The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-26
HAY APPEALS
TO THE POWERS


double purpose of protecting the long
suffering Jews of the Balkan States and
of averting the ever-present peril of
the immigration into the United States
of horde of paupers, Secretary Hay
has adopted the unusual course of APP
pealing to the powers of Europe to
force one of their children to observe
the obligations of humanity in case of
the Jews. The appeal takes the form
of a state paper. remarkable in several
respects, which has been dispatched in
identical form to every ambassador
and Minister of the United States resid-
ing in one of the countries which were
parties to the famous treaty. at Berlin,
of 1878, namely, Great Britain. France,
Germany, Russia. Italy. Austria and
Turkey, marking the termination of the
Turko- Russian war and the creation by
the direct act of the powers of the in
dependent Balkan States.
LONDON, Sept. 19.-Secretary Hays
note to the powers which were signato-
ries of the Berlin treaty of 1878 on the
subject of the treatment of the Jews in
Roumania, which was received in Lon
don about a fortnight ago, was well
coined in British official circles. The
tone of the formal acknowledgment of
the receipt of the note here indicates
British approval of American initiative
in this matter and confirms the idea
that Great Britain welcomes the con-
tinued intervention of the AFFAIRS IN
which Europe is more directly concern
ed. in the belief that such Intervention
tends to indirectly strengthen the
hands of the British government. Apart
from this the question of exclusion OF
pauper aliens from Great Britain Is
growing more acute and anti-immigra-
ton laws are demanded in many infiu-
entail quarters. So the government Is
in sympathy with Mr.. Hays protest in
the hope that the wholesale export of
undesirable immigrants from Eastern
Europe may be checked.
The newspapers here continue to
comment on the United States note
The st. James Gazette, in semi-hu-
morous reference to 1t, says
1.-THE European governments to whom
it was addressed must have been dis
agreeably surprised, for the note fur
nished fresh evidence of the growing
disposition of the United States to take
a seat in the orchestra of the European
concert, which some other performers
view with uneasiness."
After declaring that it is difficult to
understand what President Roosevelt
hopes to gain by the appeal to the sig
natories of the Berlin treaty. the st
James Gazette concludes that the CHIEF
American motive is humanity and
says:
This indicates a spirit of knight-er'
rantry which, however creditable to @
great civilized power, is likely to give
the Americans plenty of occupation
without increasing their popularity
with the governments of the old
world"
Mr. Hays contrast of the enlightened
system of America and the intolerant
tyranny of tn surveying municipalities
Of Europe is referred to by the St
James Gazette as mot devoid of self
complacency," and as intended for the
edification of mankind. The paper re-
fers to Mr.. Hay as an American Ham
let who says:
Look on this picture ard then or
that and say whether old Mother Eu
rope should not be ashamed of her
SELF
The st. James Gazette suggests thai
South Africa would welcome the Rou
manian Jews, for whom the American
government is so solicitous and yet Sc
unwilling to welcome"