The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-12-09

zeal with the subject and e IS to be earn.
| estiy hoped that their lahors may result in
An internatioual agreement which will
bring about recognition Of both gold and
silver as money upon such terms and with
socn safeguards As viii secure the use of
ooth metals upon basis which shall work
no injustice to any class Of our citizens
Ls9islasioa foe Alaska.
The territory Of Alaska requires the
prompt and early attention of Congress
The conditions now existing demand ma
tertal changes in the laws relating to the
territory.
I eoncur with the Secretary of War In hts
suG9esttons a. to the necessitv for q mill
tary force In the territory of Alaska for the
protection Of persons and property.
Tne startling. though possibly exagger-
ated. reports from the Yukon river country
OF the probable shortage of food for the
large number of people who are wintering
there without the means Of leaving the
country are confirmed In such measure n
to justify bringing the matter to the atten-
ton OF Congress Access to that country
TINS winter can be had only BY the passes
from Dyea and vicinity. which is most
dincult and perhaps impossible task How
ever. should these reports Of the suffering
OF our fellow citizens be further verified
every EFFORT at any cost should be made to
carry them relief
Reciprocity and Scala
In order to execute a. early as possible
the provisions of the third and fourth sec
tons OF the revenue act approved July -.
1897. appointed the Hon John A. Kassou
OF Iowa special commissioner plenipoten-
tiary 10 undertake the requisite negotiations
with foreign countries desiring to avail
themselves of these provisions. The nego-
tiatfons are now proceeded with several
governments. both Europe an and American.
It's believed that by careful exercise. of
the powers conferred by that act some
grievances of our own and of other coun-
tries in our mutual trade relations may be
either removed or largely alleviated, and
that the volume of our commercial ex-
changes may be enlarged, with advantages
to both contracting parties.
To Exteod Forsien Commerce.
Most desirable from every standpoint Of
national interests and patriotism Is the ef-
fort to extend our foreign commerce. To
this end our merchant marine should be
improved and enlarged.
The efforts which have been made during
the two previous years By my predecessor
to secure better protection to the fur seals
In the North Pacific ocean and Boring sea
were renewed at An early date by this adj
ministratiOu, and have been pursued with
earnestnesS.
International ar bitration cannot be omit
ted from the list of subjects claiming our
strengthen the general views ON this Ques-
ton expressed in my inaugural address
The acceptance by this government Of the
invitation of the republic of France to par
dcipate In the universal exposition Of 1900
at Paris was Immediately followed bv the
represent the United States in the proposed
exposition and liberal appropriation is
urged
The Mer ~ Case.
As to the representation Of this govern
ment to Nicaragua. Salvador and Costa
Rica, have concluded that Mr.. William 1.
Merry. confirmed as minister of the United
States to the states of Nicaragua Salvador
and Costa Rica. shall proceed to San Jose.
Costa RIGA and there temporarily establish
the headquarters of the United States to
those three states.
took this action for what regarded as
the paramount interests of this country. It
was developed upon an investig alton by the
Secretary of State that the governor of Mic
araguS. while not unwilling to receive Mr..
Merry in his diplomatic quality. was unable
to do so Oh account of the compact con-
clude d June 20, 1895. whereby that repub-
lie and those of Salvador and Honduras.
forming the Greater Republic of Gen.
trail America, had surrendered to the
representative diet thereof the right to re-
ceive and send diplomatic agents. The diet
Was uR WilIluH 10 accept utW because ne
was not accredited to that body. I could
not accredit him to that body because the
appropriate law of Congress did not permit
Mr.. Baker, the present minister at Mana
qua has been directed to present his letters
of recall
Mr. W. Godfrey Hunter has likewise been
accredited to the governments of Guate In ala
and Honduras, the same as his predecessor.
Guatemala Is not 4 member of the Greater
Republic OF Central America but Honduras
Is. Should this latter government decline
70 receive him, he has been instructed to
report this fact to his government and
await Its further instructions.
Tho Indian PP0bleN
For number of years past IL has been
apparent that the conditions under which
the five civilized tribes were established in
the Indian territory under treaty provisions
with the United States, with the right Of
self-government and the exclusion of all
white persons from within their borders.
have undergone so complete a change as
to render the continuance of the system
thus Inaugural ted practically impossible
The total number of the five civilized tribes
as shown by the last census, Is As. 494. and.
this number has no. materially increased
while the white population is estimated at
from 300 900 to $50. 900. which. by permis-
sion of the Indian government, has settled
in the territory The present area of the
Indian territory con tains 25,694. 564 acres.
much of which is very fertile land
The United States citizens residing n the
territory, most of whom have gone there
BY invitation with the consent Of the
tribal authorities, have made permanent
homes for themselves Numerous towns
have been built in which from 500 to 5000
white people now reside. Valuable resi-
dences and business houses have been
erected in many of them. Large business
are carried on in which vast
sumo of money are employed.
Injustice to the whites.
And yet these people. who have invested
their capital in the developme n of the pro-
ductive resources of the country, are with
out title to the land they occupy and have
NO voice whatever in the government either
of the nations or tribes. Thousands of their
children. who were born in the territory.
are of SC hOOl age but the doors of the
schools If the alton are shut against them
and what education they get Is by private
No provision for the pr tee
ton of the life or property of these white
citizens is made By the tribal governments
and courts