The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-26
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The King called on the British war ship
Express to sustain his demands, and the
Express promptly sent broadside into the
Prometheus. There were no persons killed.
but the United States made a prompt de-
mand for reparation. The British govern
ment gave this in the fullest manner and
without question, disavowing the act and
condemning the officer of the Express.
AGAINST JAPAN AND JAVA.
Displays of force were resorted to by the
United States in 1852 against Japan and in
1858 against Java. In the case of Japan
American sailors had been severely handled
in Japanese ports and the native courts
failed to give adequate redress. A naval
expedition was sent to Japanese waters
and this had the effect of securing the full
est apology and also agreement by
which every protection was guaranteed to
American citizens and property in Japan
In the case of Java the secretary of the
navy sent large naval force to the waters
of Java to demand that the native trial
courts give the fullest satisfaction to Amer
leans. The expedition was successful in its
purpose and all the assurances desired were
given
In 1915 seven Americans were killed and
about sixty were wounded while they were
being detained in the British prison at Dart
moor. This was brought on by clamor
for rations, which was resisted by the
prison guards. The United States demanded
explanation and suitable reparation, and the
British government complied with an in
demnity for the support of the families of
those killed and wounded.
There are quite a number of recent cases,
the latest being that of the German occu-
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mtted by Chinese on German missionaries
In that case the German government ac-
quired as indemnity a large portion of
Chinese territory as well as one of the most
valuable strategy ports of China.
The principle of money indemnity for the
killing of foreigners has been recognized in
several recent cases in the United States
One of these was the killing of Italians at
New Orleans by mob. In that case
while the United States did not admit the
responsibility of the federal government for
the act of a mob, yet indemnity was paid
out of the federal treasury as a matter of
international comfy and equity. Similar
action was taken in indemnifying China for
her subjects killed at Rock Springs. In the
case of the Virginius a large money in
IDENTITY paid. Demands by the United
States are now pending against Turkey for
the burning of American missionary proper
ty in Turkey during the Armenian outbreak
There are many individual claims against
Spain, including the Ruiz case and that of
Dr. Delgado now pending
President Buchanan adopted the pro-
cedure of reprisal in 1859. This is meas
ure just short of war. Mexico was charged
at that time with asserting to spoliatfon
along the United States border
President Buchanan asked Congress for
authority to send military force to secure
indemnity as diplomatic negotiations had
failed to bring redress from Mexico This
course was adopted by Congress, and the
preparations for the military reprisal soon
brought about satisfactory adjustment.
Nonintercourse with Great Britain was
one of the measures adopted in 1909 by what
is known as the nonintercourse act as a
means of stopping associations which up
to that time had involved many complica-
tons and harassments. Embargoes have
also been resorted to as a measure of Of
Tense against foreign nations, the purpose
being to prevent the shipping of supplies
needed by the offending nation.