Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-06


Consul was authorized upon the request OF
| the British Government. and with the as
| sent OF tho South African and Oratse
| Free state governments. TO exercise me
| customary good offices OF neutral gof
| the care OF British interests In the as
| charge Of this function, / am happy 10
| say that abundant opportunity mas pee
| afforded 20 show the impartiality OF inls
government toward the combatants.
LYNCHiNG Or ITALIANS.
For the fourth time in the present ue-
cadc questions have arisen WIN i'"'y ~
regard to the lynching OF ltlhah sun
jects The latest OF these oepioiao'e
events occurred nj Tallulah, La where-
bv five unfortunates OF italian origin were
taken from 81 and hanged.
"Tbe authot es Of the State and rep
resenfative Of the italian Embassy nav
ing separately investigated the 90.
renee with discreDant results pa -
larlv as 10 the alleged citizen'hip VI ~
victims. and It not appearing '"%' -
state had been able to discover az" "a
tsb the violators Of the law an l"'o-
nendert investigation has been SCI on
1oot ,brouQh the agency OF the btP'' =
mt ~ state. and Is still I'm progress
,rho results Will enable the Executive 10
-, tho question with the Government
-, T,alv in a spirit OF fairness ana Jus
100 4 satisfactory solution VIII oouO'
less be reached. ,,.,roes,,,e,
"rbo recurrence Of these distressihs
.,,a,t,os,attons of blind mob Jury, olIeDt-
ed M dependents or natives OF loiels'
country suggests that the coi''lls0
- orieen for action by Congress, III
tho dircction Of conferring upon the Gu
eral courts jurisdiction IN inis c,as9 %
International cases. where me ui''''"e.
responsibility Of the Federal Cover NJ
nay be involved. The suggestion - ho'
new.
COURTS rOk ALIENS.
81 earnestly recommend that the SUI
fect he taken up anew and acted upon
during the present session. me neI
sitv for some such provision apu'u'.'''
opDeafs. Precedent for cohs''t"''"s
Federal court for the trial ol N'-,,,,
whero aliens are sufferers IS 'a'. .oa'',,
deducble from the eNlsl'"s ~irI,,ft
- otves 10 the district ana cIV"l'
courts OF the United states liens
~ civn suits brought By dnels'
Oi tho amount involved e~-
cortafn sum. If such jealous
,,'I,. he shown for alice usn1s ''
go If merely civil and pecuniaiE IN
,,.tapce how much greater sh""iu
ii ,',,hiic dutv TO take coGni@anee ol
wv ,,,octing The alien and the I'sh'9
az aliens. under settled prlhclp'eS ~
ternationai law. no less Una" ~.
trootv stimulation. In cases oil sucn ""''1
cendent WrongdOing as MOP hluIU'''
,.o.iailv when experience has shown lna'
iocoi instice is too often helpless 10 PUNISH
the offenders ...r an the
"After many years of endeaVor on lhe
mart of this government 20 ihal emu Wv
Italian Government has cohseh'e" ~ '',
eotiations for q naturalization con'e''1.9'''
lin, for one of its objects the resuia-
ton of the status OF ltalah5 'eNVep' NJ
of an age for active military ser
,,ico, who having been naturalzed III
the United States. may revisit ltay' -
is hoped that with the mutually cOnclha-
Tory spirit displayed, successl"' 0o"-
clusion will be reached
CABLE TO MANILA.
The President invites attention to the
necessity o. a cable 10 Mania, without
repeating the observations made in lis
sprcial message of February 10, 1893. Inc
new treaty of commerce and navigation
between this country and Japan mas
given rise TO no material complaints on
the part of American citizens or interests
MEXICO.
"The year has been marked by constant
increase in the intimacy Of our relations
with Mexico. and IN the magnitude OF
mutually advantageous inierchanges
This government has omitted no oppor-
tunity to show its strong desire TO de
velop and perpetuate the ties Of cor
diality now so long. happily, unbroken
The extradition of MIS-. Mcttie Rich, d
citizen Of the United States charged witt
homicide committed in Mexico, was. after
mature consideration, directed by me-, in
the conviction that the ends of justice
would be thereby subserved. Similar ac-
ton, on appropriate occasion, by the
Mexican Executive, will not only tend tC
accomplish the desire of both govern
ments that grave crimes 90 not unpun
ished. but also TO ropress lawessness
along the border Of the two countries"
SAMOA.
The recent trouble in Samoa Is gone into
eXhaustively. and negotiations which leo
TO the recent retirement of Great Britain
and the partition of the islands between
! this country and Go1many are described.
/ The recenty-signed treaty is transmit
| ted to the Senate.