Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-06

when further communication on the subject
| will probably be made TO congress.
The Hawaiian Question.
Early in January last an uprising against
the government OF Hawaii was promptly sup
| pressed. Martial law was forthwith proclaimed,
and numerous arrests were made OF persons
suspected of being in sympathy with the roy
alist party. Among these were several citi-
| zens OF the United States, who were either
| convicted by military court and sentenced TO
death, imprisonment or fine, OF were deported
| without trial. The United States, while de-
| nying protection to such as had taken the
Hawaiian oath Of allegiance, insisted that
| martial law, though altering the forms OF
justice, could not supersede justice itself and
demanded a stay Of execution until the pro
ceedings had been submitted to this govern
ment, and knowledge obtained therefrom that
our citizens had received fair trial
| The death sentences were subsequently com
mute1 or were RENTED on condition OF leav
ing the islands The cases Of certain Ameri'
cans arrested and expelled by arbitrary order,
without formal charge OF trial, have had at
| tention. and in some instances have been
found to justify remonstrance and a claim for
indemnity, which Hawaii has not thus far con
ceded.
MrThurston, the Hawaiian minister having
furnished this government abundant reason
| for asking that he b. recalled, that course was
| pursued, and his successor has lately been re-
oeived.
| Padrnne System Condemned.
The deplorable lynching OF several Italian
laborers in Colorado was naturally followed
| by international representations, and am
| happy TO say that the best efforts Of the state
| in which the outrages occurred haye been put
| forth TO discover and punish the authors OF
| this atrocious crime.
These manifestations against helpless aliens
may be traced through successive stages to
the vicious padrone system, which, unchecked
| by our immigration and contract 90 labor
statutes-controls these workers from the
moment Of landing on our shores, and farms
them out in distant and often rude regions,
| where their cheapening competition in the
fields Of bread winning toll brings them into
| collision with other labor interests. While
| welcoming as we should, those who seek our
shores to merge themselves in our body poll
tic and win personal competence by honest
effort, we cannot regard such assemblages OF
| distinctively alien laborers, hired out IN the
mass 10 the profit Of alien spectators and
shipped hithcr and thither as the prospect Of
gain may dictate, as otherwise than repugnant
to the spirit of our civilization, deterrent to
individual advancement, and hindrances TO
tine building up of stable communities resting
upon the wholesome ambitions Of the citizen
and constituting the prime factor in the pros
perity and progress Of our nation. II legis'
lation can reach this growing evil, it certainly
should be attempted.
The New Japan.
Japan has furnished abundant evidence of
her vast gain in every trait and characteristic
that constitutes a nations greatness. We have
reason for conRratulation IN the fact that the
government of the United States, by the ex-
change Of liberal treaty stipulations with the
new Japan. was the first to recognize her
wonderful advance and TO extend TO her the
consideration and confidence due u her ma
tional enlightment and progressive character.
our southern NeighbOrs.
ened TO enbroil 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
ventlon Of Feb. Is, 1879, to set new monuments
along the boundary between the United states
and Mexico mas completed its task.
| As a sequel TO the failure OF "A scheme for the
colonization in Mexico Of negroes, mostly i'm
migrants from Alabama under contract, a
| great number Of these hel pleas and suffering
people, starving and snitten with contagious
| disease, made their way or were assisted 70 the
frontier, where in wretched plight, they were
quarantined by Texas authorities. directed
rations to be temporarily furnished them
through the war department. At the expira'
ton of their quarantine, they were conveyed
| by tho railway companies at comparatively
nominal rates TO their homes in Alabama,
upon my suggestion, in the absence Of any
fund available for the cost of their transpor-
tation, that would recommend 10 congress for
its payment. Inow strongly urge upon con
gress the propriety Of making such an appro-
priation.
The Nicaraguan Disturbance.
In last years message l narrated at some
length the jurisdctional questions then
freshly arisen in the Mosquito Indian strip OF
Nicaragua Since that time, by the volun.
tary act OF the Mosquito nation, the territory
reserved TO them has been incorporated with
Nicaragua, the Indians formally subjecting
themselves to be governed by the general laws
and regulations of the republic.
After this extension of uniform Nicaraguan
administration to the Mosquito strip. the case
of the British vice consul, Hatch and Of sew
eral of his countrymen, who had been sum
marily expelled from Nicaragua and treated
with considerable indignity, provoked a claim
by Great Britain upon Nicaragua for pecuni.
airy indemnity, which, upon Nicaragua's re
fusal 10 admit liability, was enforced by Great
Britain. While the sovereignty and jurisdic-
ton of Nicaragua were in no way questioned
by Great Britain, the formers arbitrary con
duct in regard TO the British subjects fur
nished the ground for this proceeding
A British naval force occupied without re
sistance the pacific seaport Of Corinto, but was
soon after withdrawn upon the promise that
the sum demanded would be paid. Through
out this incident the kindly offices of the
United States were invoked and were EN-
and as such consideration and indulgence to
|, ward Nicaragua as were consistent with the
nature of the case. Our efforts have since
, been made the subjects of appreciative and
grateful recognition by Nicaragua.
Relations with Russia.
The coronation Of the Car of Russia at Mos
COW in May next invites the ceremonial par
ticipation of the United States, and, in ac
cordance with usage and diplomatic pro
| priety, our minister 10 the imperial cour
, has been directed to represent our government
| on the occasion.
, Correspondence IL on foot touching IN,
, practice of Russian consuls within the iuris
, | diction OF the United States to interrugat,
citizens as to their race and religious faith ant
, upon ascertainment thereof to deny to jew
Authorization of passports or legal docu
, ments for use in Russia. The matter hai
elected fitting remonstrance, the result o.
which it is hoped will remove the cause o.
complaint.
/ The pending claims Of sealing vessels Of tn,
: United States, seized in Russian waters, re
! main unadjusted. Our recent convention
, with Russia establishing mOdus vivendi as t,
imperial jurisdiction IN such cases, has pre-
vented further difficulty of this nature. The
Russian government has welcomed in princi
pie our suggestion for modus viyendi, 10 EN-
brace Great Britain and Japan, looking to tn,
: better preservation of seal life in the Nortl
; Pacific and Behring sea.
The Entangling Alliance.
, In my last two annual messages 1 called tn,
a attention of congress to the position we oc
cupied as one of the parties to a treaty Of
agreement by which we became jointly bounC
with England and Germany to 80 interior,
4 | with the government and control of Samoa a