Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-09-22

| in tine surrendered Islands. At least two
/ special commissioners Of e<sucatiou for
these islands might be appointed, with
/ whom the national commissioner of ell
/ ucation should cooperate. Let these re
| port to congress upon public schools for
| the new population. their report 30 in
clude careful presentation Of the facts
| upon which their conclusions may
| founded, especially the facts in regar i
| TO existing schools in the countries in
| question, III the neighboring republics
| and in the West Indies under the con-
! troll of Great Britain. !"
4 The recommendation for a graded
| diplomatic service is expanded with IL
| Illustrations Drawn from Great Britain,
which, it is held, will be of great value
to the commercial interests of the Unit
ed States Then: From this CONNER
| cial point of view, also it may be urged
that while the United States has been
subjected fer years TO the repressive
fiscal policy of other nations in securing
its tropical products, we now, through
our protecting power over the surren-
dered islands, may become in large
measure independent. Heretofore Spain
has kept her colonies in a state Of re
preston. Commerce, industry and en-
terprise have been stifed and the wealth
of the islands has been exploited for the
benefit of the mother country, 70 the
great detriment of the coIouists. -
The presidents attitude ON interna-
tional arbitration, outlined in his in.
augural address, Is commended. Refer
ring TO the protection of private proper
ty at sea in wartime, the memorial
quotes many international presidents
for its exemption from seizure and says:
1.-The committee would. then, therefore
recommend the abolition of the system
of prize money as unequal, unjust and
iniquitous in its operation, talntlng pa
triotism with the lust of cupidity ana
with the immortality of gambling III the
distribution made, not according to the
sacrifices made and risks incurred, but
according to the accident of rank. We
deem il unjust to the army as well as
TO the naval, marine and subordinate
officers, and altogether as of evil infiu
ence and example.
ave cordially indorse the precedent
set by you when you refused at the be-
ginning of the war with Spain to grant
letters of marqua aud reprisal. We re
and fully responded to III the saare spirit
by Spain, whose reservation i'll regard
70 priyateering was constant menace
to our commerce and had the same
practical Injurious effects, in driving ouI
commerce 70 seek neutral bottoms. as
would have resulted from her actual re
sort to priyateerlng.
I'VE recommend that in the treaty of
I. ! ~
ed States and Spain "a stipulation be en-
bodied, as IL our treaty of 1885 with
Prussia and of 1871 with Italy, binding
the two nations, in the event of war be
tween them, not to resort to privateer-
ing or the capture of merchant ships
and their cargoes. whether enemy on
neutral, except contraband of war or IL
the attempt to violate an effective block
ade.
eve would respectfully recommend
that such measures may be taken as
shall be deemed appropriate by this
government to bring about an interna-
tional compact that all private property
shall be exempt from c.; pture or confis-
cation in time of war, on land or by
sea, except in cases of recognized mill
tary necessity. Many other questions
will doubtless arise at this critical pc
riod in our history, which Will receive
the close and sedate consideration of the
government. We do not undertake to
discuss their details, but we submit the
foregoing as what we understand to be
the vsaxpa sss <ss, ------Az -
atoga conference, and we ask for these
expressions OF opinion the kind cousid-
era lion Of the executive. " n'--'~-'~'