The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-01

GENERAL-That is right. We want
them to understand fully from the be-
ginning and have things satisfactorily ar
ranged, so that in future We Will be very
good friends.
| SULTAN-For that reason he talks TO
you as he would to his own father, that
you might know what his feelings are.
SULTAN-With reference to Article III.
THE Rights and Dignity Of His Excel
lency," etc. That article is all right, but
they wanted still to put in that the
American Government would not inter
fere with any customs Of the religion .
GENERAL-That does not mean the
| Juramentados does it?
(Note-The Juramentados are, men who
swear that they will die killing Chris
| tians).
SECRETARY-He says that certainly
| was not in the customs Of their religion
because the Juramentados would only be
| admitted into their religious ceremonies
! after they were converted
GENERAL-"They will not be inter-
| fered with on account of their religion
or religious customs" Ask him If that
! would be satisfactory.
SECRETARY-And all the religious Gus
toms shall be respected.
GENERAL-All right, we will put in
the agreement: "The rights and digni-
ties of His Excellency the Sultan. and
his dates, shall be fully respected. The
Moors shall not be interfered with on ac-
| count of their religions, and all their
| religious customs shall be respected -
| VIII that be satisfactory?
| SECRETARY-He says that will be all
right.
| GENERAL-Well, I want him to dis
| tinctiy understand now that If any priest
/ or official is implicated in any way with
| with one of these men-Juramentados-
and we can prove it, we viii punish
! priest or official just as much as the man
who did it. I want him to understand
| fully what it means. 1 do not intend
to be trapped into anything
Now, wherever the flag Of the United
| States floats. we claim the right to send
| our troops there. We do not go as en-
emies to them. We go as friends TO
them. We are not hurting them by hav-
ing our troops there. We expect TO do
them good. have talked this matter
repeating what l have said before.
SULTAN-He does not understand that
idea of the thing. He thought it was
taking the land and selling it to the
planters.
GENERAL-Oh, no, If we take any
land we do not own and place soldiers
there and occupy same, we pay the own
ers for 1t.
SULTAN-He says that was all right,
but any place you want to own in the
island and it was property of others,
that it should not be bought from the
people without his knowledge
GENERAL-We will do just as the
Spanish did; they said convenient places;
we say we will occupy such as are nee
essary for the public interests. That
was in Spanish treaty and we cannot
wait for the Sultan's consent or any
body's consent.
SULTAN-If you would occupy, for in
stance, any place on the island here,
and it would be to the dislike of the
people of that special place and would
have trouble there with the people if
you would make him responsible for that
trouble
GENERAL-Not unless he encouraged
them
SUDTAN-The reason he discussed that
question is because he wanted friend
shrip and he wanted to prevent anything
that would cause trouble and he thought
himself responsible for things that peo-
pie did; and he wants to prevent In the
future, if he is responsible for whatever
if anything should happen in case you
should go to any of the islands without
consulting him in the matter.
GENERAL think he will find that
we treat him with justice. and Will not
take any advantage of him. We have 20
have these matters clear. but 7 have
stated it so as to have these matters |
distinctly understood that we must so to |
such places as we think it to be for the |
public interest that we should have gar |
risors. and we propose TO pay fer what |
property we have to take belonging to
others, and if we find that they do not
want to sell the property we viii have it |
appraised and give them proper value
for it, but we much prefer to do It with |
the consent of the owner.
SULTAN-He says. yes. he was quite |
assured that you would treat everybody |
with justice and that it was really friend
ship between the United States and the |
Sultan that upon matters of fhis sort |
they should work hand in hand and come !
TO an understanding.
GBNERAL-wen. it is well 70 have |
these things brought up and a thorough |
understanding had. With our Govern |
ment we deal a great deal with individ- |
uals, and If anything goes wrong We hold |
them only responsible If We have some |
evidence that Others are instigattHg them. |
and we would not hold the Sultan re-
sponsible unless We had reason to think 1
he was encouraging them 70 do Il.
We cannot finish tonight and would ike |
to finish the conference in the morning. !
Now, will the sultan and party come |
out or the ship. He can come out in the |
morning and bring Raja Muda and such |
other advisers as he wants and such |
other Of his people as ne cares 10.
SULTAN-He says there Is very little |
to discuss about. General There IS only |
the point OF the flag and the point thar |
the Americans should occupy any place /
IN the island that it should De through !
consultation with Stltan, and the third !
thing. that We make 10 stipulated price /
for any slaves that Mani to buy them |
selves out.
GENERAL-Fow would they want 10 /
modify i
STLTAS-They want TO modify It in 1
a way so that they can buy thzfnselves !
out according 70 their customary vsIne, /
because some slaves were not worth - |
and others were worth more than that.
GENERAL-They want & AZ the usual 1
rrrarEet ralre7 T-hat wn1d y 1890