Arizona republican., 1902-02-17
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. FEB. r. 1902.

An opportunity is at hand for Afi- zona's single representative in the di-
 plomatic service, Gen A CHANGE eral Arichibald J. Samp- FOR son, our envoy eXtraor- SAMPSON. dinary and minister
 plenipotentiary to Ecu ador. to show the stuff that is in him. The petty expressions to which Ameri- cans have been subjected for so long in Ecuador have grown into such ty- rannical abuses that it is necessary for the American government to step in and administer q wholesome lesson to the government to which General Sampson is accredited. or lose what ever prestige it mas in that country A special cable dispatch to the New York Sun from Guayaquil gives these particulars of some of the abuses with which Americans have to contend:
 Michael Rolan of Springfield. O.. John W. Connor of Knoxville. Tenn, and other Americans have been recently the victims Of petty officials here.
 Mr BolGn's treatment has been in famous. A mui2tto police magistrate of the name of Alausi. who keeps
  as a result it is charged, of a con- spiracy to biackmail him. He was seh- fenced to pay . fine of $1.200- The jur- isdiction of police magistrates only extend to cases involving sums under sSO but no attention was paid to this. Alausi refused to permit the profes- siOnal periurers employed in the case to be cross-ex examined. or to allow a record to be kept of the proceedings. Trrflo ar . was placed in jail.
 The Americans threatened to de- molish the jail. and their threats re- suited in the release of MT. Bolan. He was scarcely ct liberty, however, be- fore 9 second attempt was made to inprison hi.l. He appealed to Mir. Perry NJ. De Leon, the American con sul general here, who was indignant over the matter He scored the magis- trste and advised Minister Sampson aJ Quito.
 Shortly af3erward Mir. Bolan was re- arrested in Cuayaouil and confined in the pestiIential prison for four days, when he was released on lIr. De Leon's guarantee. The venaI press attacked the consul general for his action in the matter, and it is probable that he will become persona ron grata. He may have to retire
 Another attempt is now being made to arrest Mir. Bolsn, who has sought refuge in the consulate. The Ecua- dorian law admits of no appeal and there is no such thing as the writ of habeas corpus. The government has discharged the magistrate. but he re- fuses to release Mir. Bolan from the operation of the judgment, although admitting that if is m outrage.
 Mir. Bolan, who is ill., has been per secuted for two months. Matchmaking officials are numerous along the line of the railroad, and they work the same game. A number of similar cases are pending against other Americans. The .'peon' law gives petty officials un limited power. and they corruptiy as- surre jurisdiction in litigation affecting contracts.
 The Americans have endured this abuse silently until patience has ceased to be q virtue. They are now thor oughly indignant and want the United States to intervene to make Ecuador treat them with justice. There is ur- gent need of energetic diplomatic rep resentations to prevent outrages sini- lar to those perpetrated on Mr. BOlan. Interesting developments are expected in his case. The jails here are very foul.
 
 dealing out hot air to the officials of Ecuador has been evidenced in a number of quotation from the local newspapers. forwarded to Arizona from time to time. The general has established q reputation throughout Ecuador as q generous manufacturer ! of taffy. and he is very popular, ac- cordingly. But it is possible that he ! has overdone the business, somewhat, | as did the swain who praised his ! sweetheart in such extravasant terms | that she acquired an exaggerated idea | of her ovn charms and importance and | discarded the eloquent lover. It re mains to be seen whether the general | will be as resourceful in firmly defend | ing American interests as he has been | in making the president and other officials Of Ecuador think they are the proper people,
 His friends in Arizona are confident that he will give a good account of himself.