Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-11

that of the European states. The
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 recog-
nized by the law of that country or
stipulated by treaty between it and the
naturalizing 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 di-
rect steamship line to Turkish ports
have been denied entrance on the score
that, although Of standard composition
and unquestiOned purity, the uour was
pernicious TO health because of def
cient elasticity" as indicated by an
tiquated and Enthusiastically tests.
Upon due protest by the American
minister, and it appearing that the act
was 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 specious
pretexts, to discrimination compared
with the like products of another coun-
try, this government will use it's earn
est efforts to secure fair and equal
treatment for it's citizens and their
goods. Failing this, it will not hest
tate to apply whatever corrective may
be provided by the statutes
Venezuela.
The Venezuelan findings are referred
to as appearing to be equally satisfac-
tory to both parties. Allusion 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 British Guiana, Barbados,
Bermuda, Jamaica, and Turks and
CaicOs islands, and with the republic
of Nicaragua. Important reciprocal
conventions have also been concluded
with France and with the Argentine
Republic. The president urges another
pan-American industrial and trade
convention. The Buffalo exposition is
commended. The peace conference at
the Hague is alluded to quite fully and
it's results noted. The president says:
THE convention embodies the leading
features of the American plan, with
such notifications as were rendered
necessary by the great diversity Of
views and interests represented by the
delegates The four titles of the con-
vention provide for the maintenance
of general peace, the exercise of good
offices and mediation, the formation Of
commissions of inquiry, and interna-
tional arbitration" The convention for
the pacific settlement of international
conflicts may be regarded as realizing
the earnest desire of great numbers of
American citizens whose deep sense of
justice, expressed in numerous resolu-
tions and memorials, has urged them
to labor for this noble achievement.
The general character OF this conven-
ton, already signed by the delegates of
more than twenty sovereign states,
further commends it to the favorable
action of the senate Of the United
States, whose ratification it still awaits.
After discussing the mastering out
of the old volunteer army and the
creation Of new one the president ex-
plains that the force now in Manila
consists of 905 officers and 50,578 regu-
lars, and 594 officers and 1888 of the
volunteers, making an aggregate of
/, 499 officers and 1896 men. When
the troops now under orders shall
pelago will comprise 2,051 officers and
So ,483 men. In Cuba, we now have
1874 officers and 10, 796 enlisted men; in
Porto Rico, 81 officers and 1855 en-
listed men and a battalion of 400 men
composed of native Porto Ricans;
while stationed throughout the United
States are 90 officers and 1877 men
and in Hawaii II officers and 453 en-
listed men. Provision for chaplains is
urged.
Postal facilities for our colonial
possessions have been constructed.
The domestic postal service continues
to grow with extraordinary rapidity.
The expenditures and the revenues will
each exceed $1OO,OO0,OOO during the
current year. Fortunately, since the
evivaI of prosperous times the reve-
nues have grown much faster than the
and there is every indi-
cation that short period will witness
the obliteration of the annual deficit.
In this connection the report of the
postmaster-g general embodies state
ment of some evils which have grown
up outside of the contemplation of law
in the treatment Of some classes Of
mail matter which wrongly exercise
the privilege of the pound rate, and
shows that if this matter had been
classified and had paid the
rate which it should have paid, instead