The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-15

I'm fhn 10th nf GotAtnfalN.,r 1917 n
conflict took nloce at I,attimer pa
between n bodv of striking miners and
the sheriff of T,uzerne County and his
deputies. in which twentv.two miners
were killed and twelve of the wounded
were Austrian and HUNGARIAN sub.
iects This denloroh,a event noturall, :,
aroused tbe solicjtnde of tbe Austro.
Unnparjan Government which on tho
ass,,mntion that tbe killing and wounJ.
inc involved the uniustifioble misuse of
authority claimed renaration for ths
snffarers Anart from tbe seerchinp
Investigation and peremptory action of
tho outhorit;es of Pennsvlyania the
Federal Executive took appropriate
stems to learn tbe merits of tbe urgent
comn,oint of n friendly mower Tbe
Shoriff and his denuties having been
indicted for murder were tried and
acquitted after nrotrac cted nroceedings
ond tho hearing of hundreds of wit.
nesses. on fine ground that the killing
wos In tho line of their official duty TO
unboId law and preserve public order
In tho state A commemorative of the
Donortn,ont of Justice attended the
trial and reported jts course fully.
with oil tho facts In its nossession.
tbis Government exnects 70 reach n
barmonions understandinp ON tbe sub
loot with that of Austria Hungary.
notwitbstanding tbe renewed claim Of
tho latter after the result of the trial.
for indomnitv for ;ts injured subjects,
Z trust that ReIgian restrictions on
1rn;taS stotes originally adonted as n
don h. reiovod os to their nresent
NN>s
footures nf hardship and discrimina-
a. rao,,Iot;on Of tba;r aIauobtor aftor
landing
Iom boneful too of favorable change
IN tha Relg,an treatment of orr nra-
sorvad and saIted meats, The growth
of direct trade hetyceen the two conn
trios NOT alone for Reloiop consumn.
tion and Reloian nroducts but nv wav
of tronsit from and to other CONT
mental states has heen both encourap-
Inc ond heneficiaI
10 aeort will he snared to ENLARGE
tie advontooos bv seeking tho removal
of noadiasS ;,nnodiments and NV orr
ranaemants for Increased commercial
a~cbonges
T,be Nicaraoua Canal Commission.
undar tbe cbeirmonshin of Roar Ad.
n,iroi Tobn n wolker annointed Julv
o. 1907 under tba authority of n nro.
,,;s;o,, H., tho Srndrv civil oot of Jnne
A ~ tbo+ veor has nearly comnIeted
tee 1ohors ond tho results of its ax.
boustive innuirv into the nroney route
tha foos,hiIitv and tho cost NJ con,
str,,o+ion of on ,nteroceanjc canal Inv a
Nicaraguan route will he laid before
yo,,
NeyertheIess II annears that tho
Government of Nicorapno as ono Of
ito last sovereign acts hofora mprp.
inc its nowers in those of the newly
'orn,ed f1nited states of centrai mari.
20 hos Granted an ontionaI concession
70 onother associa+ion IN becon,e ef-
feotive On tho eynirotion of the nresent
grant II docs NOT onnaar what sur.
Sevs have been made or what routo
Ia ,,ronaeed undar tho nrosont oontino'
ant Grant. On that an oyominotion ef
tbe faasibi,ity of ire n,ons 10 nacossor
iiy NOT emhraoed In tho ronort nf tho
r.naI Cnmn,ission All thasa o;ro,'',, rme
stances SUGGEST tha uroanoy ~ son,o
dafnite action hy tho Congross o+ th;s
sosoion if tho Iobnro ne fho ,ost aro
"a he utilized and the Iinkina of tho
I+,o,+,o ond +ha poaisa ~ "a .ns
nractics, waterway ia to he rao,i1oJ
That the construction of such a n,or;
tine bj~bw.v 10 nov mora thar go
indisnensobia to tho+ irt;rnotn 49,,
ready intercomy ynp;cation hat,uoo, "nm a,'r
40 stern onS wastorn saahoorda ou'
mondad hv tho annoIotinn 30 tho 1Ie
woiian Islands and tba nrosnaot;,o Ia
nons;on of our ineuanoo pe ga ooru, ga
in tho poc;sc and ,hot u n',n .one1 na4,es;
aror ooIIs far tic oontrai p u' .h,a na'iOnai Uua
ernment % ara nronns;t;aro SS nhIo, un,I os
dnuht not tho Conarass ,,',,, "' I',n
nusn,a+a anS Hy,sa1n aot o.' , WI uuiS ap'
m. Irnitad Stotas 49, sp .
,rdi@.ront % snoctator ~ os - ~, Nv. .us,., ueen an
orr an.nts tronsrir;nn ~ n ~ ao.uii- rn..r
a,,ro arS 1harohm ~ rnn.i. 49, ese ~. onlnese .
tina nrovinnos orc p naOsino ~ s ,.s mar, .,,s
control of various Euronean nowers.
hut tho nrosnaot +,,ot tte pe"n powels'
merce which the energy of nmr .U citi
zens and tbe necessity of our s+onIa
oroductions for Chinese usos hoe hill
nn in those regions NAV not ha ne
iudiced through anv ercluaiva treot-
ment by the new Occupants has oh.
waited the need Of our country I heoorn.
ING an actor in the scene Our nosit;n,
among nations. having largo Pacif;c
coast and n constantly exnandinS Al.
rect trade with the farther Orient
gives us the equitable claim TO cen.
sideration and friendly treatment IN
this regard, and 1t will be INV aim 70
subserye our large interests in that
nuarter by all means appropriate to
the constant policy of our Government
The territories of Kiao Chou. of Wei.
Wal and of Port Arthur and TaIien.
wan. leased 20 Germany. Great Rritian