The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-07
RouMANIA YIa1Ds.
And Thus Gives American Diplomats
 Another Triumph

And Thus Gives American Diplomats
 Another Triumph
 From the New York Times Ind. Oern.)
 Secretary Hays vigorous protest against
 the treatment of Jews fin Roumania Shaa had
 it's intended effect The Roumanan govern
 ment has evidently reached the conclusion that 1t will Do wise Co pay some heed and respect to foreign opinion A Bucharest dis patch states that the minister of public in- struction, referring in the Senate to what he called 'calumnies' against Roumania de- clared that lt was inbxpedient to discriuli- nate against f0reignera and that the laws must be applied with just impartiality to everybody. 'Tt must be demonstrated that Roumania is tolerant" he said.
 The dispatch further announces that mat uraIixation of Jewp Was agreed to-" Hitherto Jews have been treatel as foreigners in Rou- mania. They have besn literally citizens of no country. and untiI our country spoke up for them in Ianeuags of earnest and stern pro- test they have hal no defense against the snhuman persecution to which they were sub joctod Naturalization will in law, and uiti- nately in fact, give to them the status oe citizenship and equality. They will become the nationals o5 Roumania. and country that would not 10 justice to Its own nationals at home would disgrace itself.
 In this new policy of Roumania, what has been called the "caivo doctrine" encounters e severe reverse. Tn his treatise on interna- tionaI law, Calvo. himself Q South American. carries to an extreme not sanctioned by us or by most other great nations the theory gen. orally held by the South American republics. treatment may be accorded them in the coun- try where they make their residence. with out the right to appeal to thelr own govern meht for protection. This doctrine. of course. would give to Venezuela the right to do as sAs pleased with the nationals of Great Brit .ts fRff md ata would deny to those governments tho right to intervene for their protection Our own policy and practice were very ', clearly laid down by Chief Justice Marshall. in thess words.
 The American citizen who goes into q for sign country. although he owes local and tenn porary allegiance to that country. Is yet, tf he performs no other act changing his condi- ton. entitled to Che protection of his own government. and if, without the violation of any municipal law, he should Dc oppressed anjustiy he would have a right to claim that protection, and the intsrposition of the Ameri- san government in his favor would be consid- ,red as a justinablo interpositlon.
 Moreover, Secretary Seward. In his instruc- lions to Mir Adams, our Minister at London. wrote in i8o9: '"rhe United States believe t to be their duty and they mean to execute t to watch over the persons and property of heir citizens visiting foreign countries. and .o intervene for their protection when such action is justified by existing circumstances and by the laws of nations" Justifying elr- ,umstances would be e denial before the local courts of such just treatment as citizens or subjects would receive. This is a chief ground of complaint against Venezuela
 The Jews of Roumania. being denied citI- Eenshlp by the Roumanian government and owing allegiance to no other. have been In a peculiar sense without the right of appeal Civilization intervened in their behalf when Hay wrote his letter of protest Other nations have associated themselves with us in calling Roumania to account The news that now comes from Bucharest shows that the measures we initiated have borne fruit