Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-26
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ss 1893

Prometheus. There were no nprsons
| Killed, but the United States made a
| prompt demand for reraration. The
| British government gave this in the
| fullest manner aud without question
| disavowing the act and condemninr
! the officer of the Express.
Displays of force were resorted to by
| the United States in 1852 against ia
| pan. 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 expedi-
| ton was sent to Japanese waters, and
this had the effect of securing the full
est apology, and also an 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 tt
the waters Of Java to demand that the
native trial courts should give the full
est protection to Americans. The ex-
petition was successful In its purpose,
and all the assurances desired were
given.
In 1915. seven Americans were killed
and about sixty We're wounded whlt.
they were being detained in the British
prison at Dartmoor. This was brought
on by a clamor for rations which was
resisted by the prison guard. The
United States demanded satisfactory
and suitable repaiution. and the Brit
ish government compiled by an in
demnity for the support of the families
Of those killed and wounded.
There are quite n number of recent
cases. the latest being that of the Ger
man occupation OF Kaio- Chou, over the
outrages committed by Chinese on Ger
man missionaries. In that case the
German government acquired as in
demnity n large portion of Chinese ter
ritory,as well as one of the most valu-
able strategic ports of China.
The principle of money indemnity for
the killing OF foreigners has been rec
ognized in several recent cases in the
United States. one OF these was the
killing of Italians at New Orleans by a
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 had out
OF the Federal treasury as a matter of
international comfy. Similar action
was taken in indemnifying China for
her citizens Killed at Rock Springs.
In the case of the Virginius. a large
money indemnity was paid. Demands
by the United States are now pending
against Turkey for the burning of
American missionaries property in
Turkey during the Armenian out
break.
There are many individual claims
against Spain, including the Ruiz
case, and that of DIR, Delgado, now
pending.
President buchanan adopted the pro-
cedure of reprisal in 1859. This Is n
measure just short of war. Mexico
was charged at that time with assent
ing to spoliation along the United
states border. President buchanan
asked Congress for authority to send a
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 re-
prisal soon brought about a satisfac-
tory adjustment.
Non-intercourse with Great Britain
was one of the measures adopted in
lSO9, by what is known as the
act. MS means of stop-
ping associations which up to that time
mad involved many complications and
Embargoes have also
been resorted to as n measure of offense
against foreign nations, short of war.
the purpose being to prevent the ship
ping OF supplies needed by the Offend
Ing nation.