Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-12-06


demanded would be paid.
Throughout this incident tho kindly ohtces
OF the United States were Invoked and We're
employed in favor of as peaceful q settiemeht
and as much consideration and Indulgence 70
ward Nicaragua as were consistent with the
nature of the case. Our efforts have since
been made the subject Of appreciatiVe anu
grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
Turkey and Armenia.
Occurrences In Turkey have continued
10 excite concern. The reported mas
sacre az Christians In, Armenia and the
there and In, other distrlcIs
OF spirit Of fanatic. hostility to Chris
yian inftuances naturally excited appNe
hension TOT the safety of the devoted
men and women who, as Dependents ~
the foreign missionary societies ~ !lie
United States, reside in Turkey, aunasl
the guarantee of law and usage anu IN
the legitimate performance Oh .ie. NJ ~ 81.
cationsl and religious mission, NO eI
forts have heen spared in their behali,
and their protection In person ana prop
erty has been earnestly and VIGOROUSLY
enforced by every means Witnin Wy
power. | regret, however, that an Az
tempt on our part to obtain better m
formation concerning the true conull'olt
Of affairs In the disturbed quarter OF
the Ottoman empire, by sending thlther
the United States consul Mt Slvas, GO
make investigation and report was
thWarted by the objections OF the TURK
ish government. This movement on olii
part was in no sense meant as ZIG,
tuitotis ENHANCEMENT OF the uniteu
States In the so-called Eastern question:
nor as an ofIicious irlterferenes with the
nght and duty Which Belong by treaty
to certain great European powers, cai.I
ING for their Intervention in polltlcal
matters affecting the good governm ent
and religious freedom of the non MUS
sulman subjects of the sultan, but 1t
arose solely from our desire TO nave an
accurate knowledge of the conditions IN
our efforts to care Tor tnose eltltleo "
our protection.
/. The, presence of our naval vessels, which are
now In the vicinity of the disturbed localities,
affords opportunities to acquire measure Oh
familiarity with the condition OF affairs, enc
will enable us to make suitable steps ior lie
protection of any interests of our country men
within reach of our ships that might be found
imported. The Ottoman government mas
lately issued an imperial trade, eXempting for'
ever from taxation an American college loi
girls at Scutari. Repeated assurances nave
also been obtained by our envoy at CONS .aii.
tinople that similar institutions, malntaiue'
and administered by our countrymen, shaH pe
secured in the enjoyment of all rights, ane
| that our citizens throughout the empire shai
| be protected.
| The government, however, in view OF eN
| listing facts, is far from relying upon sucn as
/ srrances as the limit OF its duty. Our min ST 81
| has been yigilant and alert in affordins al
| rossibIe nrotection in individual cases wher
| danger threatened or safety was Imperfect
! We have sent ships as far toward the point
! OF actual disturbance as it is possible tof tieh
1 to go. where they offer refuge to those eeilse
1 to fee and we have the promise Oh otle
| powers which have ships in the neigneorhoou
4 all I'D Al nty
/ ceiyed and protected on board these shlps
| On the demand of our minister, orders haV
| been issued by the Sultan that Turkish sol
/ diers shall guard and escort to the coas
1 American refugees.
j Missionaries Are Safe.
These orders have been carried cut, an
/ our latest intelligence gives assurance OF w
present personal safety OF our citizens an
missionaries. Though thus far no lives
/ American citizens have been sacrinceo, tLer
oar he no doubt that serious loss and uestruS
i tion of mission property have resulted froI
riotous conflicts and outrageous attacks. %
treaty several of the most powerful Eaft
mean powers have secured right ana nav
/ assumed d duty not only in behaf OF thel
| own citizens and in furtherance or tneil o"
| interests but as agents of the Chrlsua
,,nrIa Their right is to enforce such cor
| duct of the Turkish government as VIII re
| strain fanatieal brutality, and II this fali'
| their duty is to so interfere as TO nhsui
/ against such dreadful occurrences IN Turke
4 as have lately shocked civilization. the poWs
4 declare this right and this duty to be theii
alone. ana it is earnestly hepea Una, ,, p e On
A and effective action on their part will not
delayed:
The new consuiates at ErzerouIn and la
moot. for which appropriation was mace ID
session have been Professionally hllea
trusted employees of the department OF SEAT
These appointees, though now IN turkey IA
not vet received their eSeGuaturs'
Spain ana Caba.
Cuba is again seriously disturbed. a
insurrection, in some respects more ac
i've than the last preceding feNoi
which continued from 1868 to 1873, ~
EXISTS in a large part Of the eastern II
terror of the island menacing eve
! some populations on the coast BesId'
: f'eranging the commercial exchanges
the island. OF which our country tax
: the predominant share, this fiagral
condition of hostilities, by arousing Sc
| timental sympathy and melting awe
: turous support among our people, n
: entaiied earnest effort on the part of tn
!, government to enforce obedience to o.
neutrality laws and to prevent the te
: ritory of the United States from beif
. abused as vantage ground from Whl'
To aid those in arms against Spanl:
!, sovereignty Whatever may be the TT
= ditional sympathy of our countrym'
y as individuals with people who See
? I'd be Struggling for larger autonOn
and greater freedom, deepened- as SUI
' sympathy naturally must be In behs
, of our neighbors, yet the plain duty
. their government is to observe In go
:, faith the recognized obligations of int
Y national relationship. The performan
: of this duty should not be made mo
y difficult by disregard on the part
e orr citizens of the obligations groNi
= OUT of their allegiance to their countl
y which should restrain them from yiolf
II ing as individuals the neutrality viii
. the nation Of which they are membe
= is bound to observe in its relations
+ friendly sovereign states. Though n
- ther the warmth of our peoples sy
y pathy with the Cuban insurgents, II
- our LOGS and material damage con
:, quent upon the futile endeavors thus
- made to restore peace and order, I
:, any shock our humane sensibilities M
~ have received from the cruelties WIN
! appear to especially characterize t
~ sanguinary and fiercely conducted W
~ have in the least shaken the determli
- ton Of the government to honestly !
y fill every international obligation, ys,
y, is to be earnestly hoped on every grou
= that the devastation of armed conf
w. may speedily be stayed and order a
. quiet restored to the distracted islal
bringing in their train the activity a
thrift of peaceful pursuits. One nota
st instance of interference by Spain w
p passing American ships has occuri
cd On March s last the Allianca, WI
rs bound from Colon to New York, a
he following the customary track for v
IL sells near the Cuban shore, but outs
er the three-nile limit, was fired upon b
ca Spanish gunboat. Protest was promp
e- made by the United States against
IS, act as not being justified by state
en- war, nor permissible in respect of V
al sells on the usual paths of commerce,