Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-05

| self-consctous respect and self-reliant unity
| which fits an enlightened community for
| self-government within its own sphere,
while enabling it to fulfll all outward OBJ
legations.
This nation has assumed before the
world a grave responsibility for the future
good government of Cuba. We have &C
cepted a trust the fulfilment of which calls
| Tor the sternest integrity of purpose and
| the exercise of the highest wisdom. The
new Cuba yet TO arise from the ashes OF
| the past must needs he bound 10 by ties
| OF singular intimacy and strength II its en-
| curing welfare is to be assured. Whether
| those ties shall be organic conventional.
| the destinies OF Cuba are in some rightful
| form and manner irrevoCaby linked with
our own. but how and how far is for the
| future to determine in the ripsness of
| events. Whatever be the outcome.
| must see to it that free Cuba De a reality.
not name. perfect entity, not hasty
experiment bearing within itself the ele
| HentS OF failure. oar mission. TO accom-
plsh which We took up the wager of bat
| tie, is not to be fulfilled 10y turning adrift
| any loosely framed commonwealth to face
| the vicissitudes which too often attend
| weaker states whose natural wealth and
| abundant resources offset by the inCon-
gruities of their political organization and
| Inc recurring occasions for internal rival
| ries to sap their strength and dissipate
their energies The greatest blessing which
| can come 10 Cuba is the restoration Of her
agricultural and industrial prosperity,
| which viii give employment To idle men
and re-estab lish the pursuits of peace. This
| ~ her chief and immediate need.
| On the 10Th of August last an order was
| made for the taking of the census in the
Island. to be completed on the 3oth of
| November. BY the treaty OF peace the
spanish people on the island have until
| April II, 1869 to elect whether they will
| remain citizens Of Spain or become citizens
| OF cuba Until then ii can not be definitely
| ascertained who shall be entitled to par
! uclpate in the formation Of the govern
| ment of Cuba. BY that time the results
OF the census will have been tabulated and
we snail proceed to provide for elections
| which will commit the municipal govern
| merts Of the island to the officers elected
! by the people. The experience thus ac-
| CURED Will prove Of great Ya'ue in the for
| nation OF a representative convention of
| ohe people 10 draft constitution and es-
| tablish a general system OF independeut
government for the island In the mean
| nme ana 50 long as We exercise control
over the island the products Of Cuba should
nave market in the United States on a.
| good terms and with as favorable rates OF
| duty as are given II the West India Is
| lands under treaties of reciprocity which
shall be made.
For the relief of the distressed in th, is
| land OF Cuba the War Department has is
sued supplies to destitute" persons through
! the officers of the Army. which haze
| amounted to 5,493,O0G rations, at a cost OF
$l,il755407.
To promote the disarr arnent Of the
| cuban volunteer army, ard in the interest
| 81 pubic pace ard the welfare Of the peo-
PIE, the sum Of 80 was paid TO each CUBAN
| soldier borne upon the authentic rolls. on
| condition that he should DEPOSIT his arms
| with tne authorities designated by the
| United States The sum thus diSbursed
| aggregated $254175u, which was paid from
| the emergency fUnG provided by the act OF
| January ,, 1889, tor that purpose.
| Out of the Cuban island revenues during
| the six months ending June 30. 1853.
N,ll2,Ol42o was expended for sanitation.
S2:'%, 81. Z" Tor charities and hospitals, ana
| $SS9iio3 for aid 10 the destitute.
Following the exchange OF Publications OF
| the treaty of peace the two Governments
| accredited ministers to each other, Spain
sending to Washington the Duke of A~cos.
| an eminent diplon atist, previously sta
| toned in Mexico. while the United States
! transferred to Madrid Hon. BelIamy Storer
| its minister az Brussels. This was followed
| by the respective appointment of consuls,
! thereby fully resuming the relations inter
| rupted by the war. In addition 10 its cen
| suiar representation in the United States.
| the spanish Government has appointed con-
| su!s for Cuba, who have been Professionally
| recognized during the military admmIsITa-
ton OF the affairs Of that island.
| judicial intercourse between the courts
| of Cuba and Porto Rico and of Spain has
! been established. as provided by the treaty
| OF peace. The Cuban political prisoners IN
| Spanish penal stations have been and are
| being released and returned TO their homes
| N accordance with Article VI Of the treaty.
| Negotiations are about to be had for de-
| timing the conventional relations be -ween
| the TWO countries, which fell into abey-
| ance by reason of the war. l trust that
| these will inc. ude favorable Arrangement
| for commercial recipr ocity under the terms
| of sections ) and of the current tariff
! act. In these, as in all matters of inter
| national concern. no effort will be spared
| TO respond to the good disposition of Spain,
! and TO cultivate in all practicable ways the
| intimacy which should prevail be ween two
| nations whose past history has so often
| and in so many ways been marked by sin
| cere friendship and by community of
| interests.
| l would recommend appropriate Iegisa-
! ton in order to carry INTO execution Article
| VII OF the Treaty OF Peace with Spain, by
which the United States assured The pay
| ment of certain claims for indemnity of its
| citizens against Spain.
| Unsatisfactory Condition In Turkey.
| The UG1ted States minister to Turkey con-
| tinues, under instructions. to press for a
| money payment in satisfaction of the just
| claims for injuries suffered by American
citizens in the disorders of several years
| past and for wrongs done to them by the
| Ottoman authorities Some of these claims
are of many years standing. This Govern
| meut is hopeful OF general agreement in
| this regard.
| In the Turkish Empire the situation of
| our citizens remains unsatisfactory. Our
| efforts during nearly forty years TO bring
about a convention of naturalization seem
| to be on the brink of final failure through
| the announced policy of the Ottoman Porte
native Turkish subjects naturalzed abroad
| since 1867. Our statutes do not allow this
Government to admit any distinction be
tween the treatment of native and natural
| lied Americans abroad, that ceaseless |
controversy arises in cases where persons
| owing in the eye of international law a
dual allegiance are prevented from entering
| Turkey expelled after entrance. Our
| law in this regard contrasts with that of
! the European States. The British act, for
! instance, does not claim effect for the nat
uralzation Of alien in the event of his
return to his native country, unless the
| change recognized by the law of that coun-
| try or stipulated by treaty between it and
| the naturalizing state.
| The arbitrary treatment, in some in
stances, of American productions in Tur-
key has attracted attention of late, notably
| In regard to -four. Large shipments by
| the recently opened direct steamship line
| to Turkish ports have been denied entrance
| on the score that, although OF standard
| composition and unquestioned purity, the
-four was perniciouS to health because of
| deficient elasticity" as indicated by an
| tiquated and untrustworthy tests. Cpor
| A