The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-12-06

Test against the enlargement Of the area OF
British Guiana in derogation OF the rights
and against the will OF Venezuela.
that, considering the disparity In strength Of
Great Britain and Venezuela the territorial dis
| pute between them can be reasonably settled
only by friendly and impartial arbitration. and
that the resort To such arbitration should In
clude the whole controversy. and Ii not salts
ned IL one OF the powers concerned 10 permitted
Co draw an arbitrary line through the territory
| In debate and Co declare that IL will submit TO
| arbitration only the portion lying on one side
of IL. In view OF these conclusions the dispatch
In question called upon the British government
! for definite answer to the question whether
| II would would not submit the territorial
controversy between itself and Venezuela In
Its entirety to impartial arbitration. The
answer of the British government has not yet
been received but Is expected shortly. when
further communication on the subject will
probably be made TO the congress.
Hawaii is dismissed with reference to the
uprising last January, the demand made upon
the Hawaiian government for the rights OF
American citizens concerned therein and the
demand for the recall OF Minister Thurston
The padroni is denounced rs responsible for
such manifestations against helpless aliens as
the lynchng of Italians in Colorado. Con-
gratulations are offered on our good relations
with Japan, in view of her vast gains in great
ness Unimportant references are made to
our relations with Mexico, Nicaragua and
Russia. He also gives a brief resume Of the
British Nicaragua difficulty, without comment.
The Insurrection In Cuba.
or Cuba the president says the United States
must preserve international faith, whatever
the sympathy of our citizens with the insur-
gents. He continues: Though neither the
warmth of our peoples sympathy with the
Cuban insurgents nor our loss of material
damage consequent upon the futile endeavors
thus far made TO restore peace and order, nor
any shock our humane sensibilities may have
received from the crueltes which appear TO
especially characterize this sanguinary and
fercely conducted war, have in the least
shaken the determination OF the government
to honestly fulfill every international obliga
ton, yet it is to be earnestly hoped on every
ground that the devastation of armed conflict
may speedily be stayed and order and quiet re-
stored to the distra cted island, bringing in
their train the activity and thrift Of peaceful
pursuits.
Hopes That Europe May Settle Turkey.
The president expresses his regret that the
Turkish government should have thwarted
the purpose to send TO the d sturbed quar- ter of
the empire the United States consul at Sivas in
order TO investigate and report. Every effort,
he says, is put forth to insu re the safety of
American citizens and the United States min.
lister is alert But, he goes on, several of the
most powerful European powers have assumed
Turkey TO restrain fanatical brutality, and 1T
is earnestly hoped that p ompt and effective
action on their part will not be DELAYED
We have sent ships as far toward the points
of actual disturbance as it is possible for them
to go. where they offer refuge to those obliged
to flee, and we have the promise of other
powers which have ships in the neighborhood
that our citizens AS well as theirs will be re-
ceived and protected on board those ships. On
the demand of our minister orders have been
issued by the sultan that Turkish soldiers shall
guard and escort to the coast American refu-
gees
These orders have been carried out and our
latest intelligence gives assurance of the pres
ent safety of citizens and missionaries.
Though thus far no lives of American citizens
have been sacrificed, there can be no doubt
that serious loss and destruction of mission
property have resulted from riotous conflicts
and outrageous attacks
To Insure Against Massacres.
BY treaty several of the most powerful
European powers have secured a right and
have assumed duty not only in behalf of their
own citizens and in furtherance OF their own
interests but as agents OF the christian world.
Their right is to enforce such conduct of the
Turkish government as will restrain fanatcal
brutality, and if this fails their duty is 10 in
terfere to insure against such dreadful
occurances in Turkey as TO have lately shocked
civilization. The powers declare this right and
this duty to be theirs one, and it is earnestly
hoped that prompt and effective action on their
part will not be delayed. The new coasuates
at Erzeroum and Harpoot, for which appro-
priation made las session. have been pro-
visionaIly nlied by trusted employees of the
department of state These appointees though
now in Tu key, have not yet received their
eXeQuaturs.
The arbitration of the claim of the Venezuela
Steam Transport ,tion company under the
treaty of J n. 10, 1892, betw EN- the United
Stat and Venezuela resulted in an award in
favor of the claimant
Used Our Good Offices.
toward composing the differences between
Venezuela on the one hand anu France and
Belgium on the other growing out of the dis
missal of the representatives. of those y wers on
the ground OF a publication deeme uffensive
to Venezuela. Although that dismissal was
coupled with cordial request that other
their stead, rupture of intercourse ensued
and still continues.
Our Consular Service.
In view of the growth of our interests in
foreign countries and the encouraging pros
poets for a general expansion of our com
merce, the question OF an Improvement in the
consular service has increased in importance
and urgency; Though there is no doubt that
the great body OF consular officers are render
ing valuable services to the trade and indus
tries Of the country, the needs of some plan of
appointment and control which would tend to
secure higher average of efficiency Is not
denied. The Importance OF the subject has led
the executive to consider what steps might
properly be taken without additional legislation
TO answer the need Of better system of con-
su ar appointments. This matter having been
committed to the consideration of the secretary
of state, in pursuance of his recommendation,
an executive order was issued on the 10th OF
September, 1896, by the terms of which Il il
provided that after that date any vacancy in
consulate or commercial agency with an
annual salary or compensation from official fees
of not more than 500 or less that 81, 600
should be filled either by transfer or promo
ton from some other position under
the department of state of
character tending to qualify the
Incumbent for the position TO filled, or by
the appointment of a person not under the de-
partment of state but having previously
served Hereunder and shown his capacity and
fitness for consular duty. or by the appoint
been selected by the president
and sent to board for examination
is found, upon such examination, to be quail
fed for the position. Posts which pay less than
xl,UO being. usually, on account OF their small
compensation, filled by selection from residents
OF the locality, It was not deemed practicable
to put them under the new system.
The boundary dispute which lately threat
ened to embroil Guatemala and Mexico has
happily yielded to pacific counsels and its de-
termination has, by the Joint agreement OF the
parties, been submitted to the sole arbitration
OF the United states minister to Mexico.
The commission appointed under the con-
vention OF Feb. 1S, 1889, TO set new monuments
along the boundary between the United
states and Mexico has completed its task