Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-07

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British act for instance does not claim
effect for the naturalization OF an alien
IN the event of his return to his native
country, unless the change be reoog-
| nt2ed by the law OF that country or
stipulated by treaty between 1t and the
natumli1ing state,
The arbitrary treatment, IN some In
stances, of American productions In
Turkey has attracted attention Of late,
notably in regard To our flour. Large
shipments by the recently opened d.
rect steamship line to Turkish ports
nave been denied entrance on the score
that although of standard composition
and nnQuesttoned purity, The lour was
perntctonS 10 health because of den.
| ctent elasticity" rs indicated by an
ttqnated and Enthusiastically tests,
Upon due protest by the American
minister, and ii appearing that the act
Was n virtual Discrimination against
our product, the shipments in question
were admitted, In these. as in all in-
stances, wherever occurring, when
American products may be subjected
IN foreign country, upon speeious
preteNts, to discrimination compared
With the like products OF another coun-
try, this government viii use its earn
est efforts to secure fair ana equal
treatment for its citizens and their
goods, Failing this, 1t will not hest
tate To apply whatever corrective may
be provided by the statutes.
Venezuela.
The Venezuelan findings are referred
to as appearing 60 be equally satisiac.
tory TO both parties, Allusiun is also
made To the fact that our minister and
the representatives OF other powers
have entered INTO diplomatic relations
with the new provisional government.
Trade Reciprocity
Conventions OF RECIPROCITY have been
| signed during the congressional recess
with Great Britain for the respective
| colonies OF Buttsh Guiana, Barbados,
Bermuda, jamaica, ana turks and
| 1aicos islands, ana With tho republic
oil Nicaragua. Important reciprocal
| conventions have also been concluded
with france and with tho Argentine
Republic, The president urges another
pan American industrial and trade
convention, Tho Buffalo exposition Ia
commended The peace conference at
the hague Ia alluded To quite fully and
its results noted, The president says.
the convention emhodios tho leading
features OF tho American plan, with
such notifications aa were rendered
necessary by the great diversity Of
| views ana interests represented by tho
delegates. he four Titles of tho con.
vontton provide for the maintenance
Of general peace, the exercise OF good
Offices and mediation, tho formation Of
commissions Of inquiry, and interna-
tional arbitration" The convention Tor
tho pacific settlement of international
conflicts may be regarded rs realizing
tho earnest desire OF great numbers of
American citizens whose deep sense OF
Justice, expressed In numerous resolu-
lions and memorials has urged them
to labor for this noble achievement.
The general character OF this eonvon-
ton, already signed by the delegates OF
moro than twenty sovereign states,
further commends II to the favorable
action OF the senate OF tho United
States, whose ratification IL still awaits.
After discussing the mastering out
Of the old volunteer army and tho
creation Of new one the president ex-
| plains that tho force now In Manila
consists Of 905 officers and b057S regu-
lars, and 50i officers and 1888 Of the
volunteers, making an aggregate of
| | 400 officers and 1896 men. Whom
! the troops now under orders shall
reach Manila, tho force In the archi-
peago will comprise 205l officers and
G3, iS3 men. In Cuba, we now have
33i officers and 1896 enlisted men: In
Porto Rico. 81 officers and 1856 en-
listed men and battalion OF 400 men
composed Of native Porto Rlcans:
while stationed throughout the United
States are 80 officers and 1897 men
and la Hawaii IL officers and d53 en-
listed men, Provision for chaplains Ii
urged.
Postal facilities for our colonial
possessions have been constructed
| Tho domestic postal service continues
| to grow with extraordinary rapidIty.
| The expenditures and the revenues Will
each exceed $l00,000,000 during tho
current year, Fortunately, since the
revival Of prosperous times the reye-
nues have grown much faster than the
expenditures, and there Is every lndl-
cation that a short period will witness
the oblteratlon OF the annual deficit
In this connection the report of the
acknowledgement embodles state
ment Of some evils which have grown
up outside Of the contemplation OF law
In the treatment OF some classes OF
mall matter which wrongly exercise
the privilege Of the pound rate, and
shows that II this matter had been
properly classified and had paid the
rate which 1t should have paid, instead
Of postal deficit for the last fiscal
year of s66fOO0D there would have