I replied, thanking the mayor and his assistants for participating in the dedication of the new emblem, and promised to faithfully report to the Department of State, and the embassy, the very solemn manner and friendly spirit in which the ceremony was undertaken and executed by them. After this the protocol ordered by the royal Bavarian court and ministry was read by the secretary and signed by all present. The city authorities ordered a copy of this protocol to be delivered to the undersigned, and also copies of the same were given for publication to the daily press of the city. I inclose an exact copy of said protocol, cut out of one of the papers, with proper translation. After a friendly conversation with each one of the delegates, they left this office expressing their best wishes for the speedy recovery of our President, and with apparently sincere feelings toward the United States of America. I have, etc., W. BARDEL, Commercial Agent. [Inclosure-Translation.] Protocol. Concerning the defilement of the coat of arms of the United States at the commercial agency. During the night of the 17th-18th of June, 1902, the coat of arms of the United States commercial agency was defiled in the most detestable manner. By the authorities of the city of Bamberg, all necessary steps within their power for the detection of the evil doers were taken, such as increased police control, and admonition for special surveillance, the offer of a reward, etc., but notwithstanding all the energetic steps taken by the authorities, the much desired results could not be reached, and thus the very lamentable, but apparently only personal motive of the miscreants remains, so far, unsolved. The emblem of office, which was taken down soon after its defilement, was to-day replaced by a new one. On the occasion of the putting in place of the new shield, the undersigned commission, by order of the royal ministry of state of the royal house and the exterior, given on September 21, 1902, and delivered on September 23, 1902, through the royal president of Upper Franconia, proceeded to the commercial agency of the United States. Upon arrival at the same, the mayor of the city of Bamberg, Ritter August von Brandt, after a brief recount of the occurrence, again expressed the deepest regret for the same, and dwelt on the good and friendly relations between the United States of America and the German Empire, which would seem to make it improbable that an insult to the United States of America was intended by the culprits, and that only personal spite could have been at the bottom of this very common action. In the presence of the undersigned commission the new shield was put in place by an officer of police, in gala uniform, which act ended the solemn ceremony. The undersigned subscribed their names for record. [Signatures of the commission.] Mr. Jackson to Mr. Hay. No. 2115.] EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR: I have the honor to report that I have been notified by Mr. Bardel to-day that the new shield was put in place at the American commercial agency at Bamberg on the 16th instant in the manner described by him in his dispatch to the Department of that date, and that I have advised him that the incident may now be considered closed. After consultation with the foreign office and the Bavarian legation here, both of which showed the utmost readiness to comply with my wishes in this matter, the new shield was sent to Bamberg, and Mr. Bardel was instructed to notify the local authorities of its arrival and to arrange with them for its being put in place. The local authorities had in the meantime received instructions from Munich. Mr. Bardel was informed that it was wished that "the new shield should be put in place with enough ceremony to indicate clearly to the Bamberg public that the authorities are not in any way in sympathy with those who defiled the coat of arms of the United States, but, as the defilement was undoubtedly the act of some irresponsible (possibly drunken) person, nothing more than this is to be demanded." He was told "to see that the incident was properly noticed in the local papers and to report as soon as the shield was placed." He had already shown so much tact in the matter that it was felt that the determination of details could be left to him with safety, and although he submitted the programme in advance, no change in it was suggested. It seems to me that the cere mony was dignified and appropriate, and that the effect will be for good. Mr. Bardel's predecessor in office was not highly thought of in Bamberg, and it is possible, even probable, that the defilement of the coat of arms may have been done by some one who had a personal grievance against him. In any case, there is not the slightest ground for belief that the defilement was caused through political feeling. I shall take early occasion to express to the foreign office and the Bavarian legation the gratification felt at this satisfactory closing of the incident. I have, etc., JOHN B. JACKSON. Mr. Hill to Mr. White. No. 1423.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 3, 1902. SIR: The Department is gratified at the satisfactory closing of the coat-of-arms incident at the consulate at Bamberg, as reported in Mr. Jackson's No. 2115, of the 18th ultimo, and approves Mr. Jackson's proposed course of expressing this gratification to the foreign office and the Bavarian legation at Berlin. I am, etc., DAVID J. HILL, RESTRICTIONS ON SOJOURN IN THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF GERMANS NATURALIZED IN THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Jackson to Mr. Hay. No. 2033.] EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR: I have the honor to report that, in view of the fact that the number of cases of the expulsion of American citizens of German origin has considerably increased during the current summer, and of the announcement in the newspapers that the Prussian minister of the interior had again (see dispatch No. 1624," of May 4, 1901) called the attention of provincial officials to the desirability of curtailing the sojourn in Prussia of native Germans who had not performed military service before their emigration, the general subject of the treatment of naturalized American citizens was brought up in conversation at the foreign office with Dr. von Mühlberg this afternoon. Statements were made on the part of the embassy as follows: No sympathy whatever is felt with the person who deliberately emigrates and avails himself of the American naturalization laws for the mere purpose of escaping military service in Germany, and there is no wish on the part of the American authorities to enable such persons to make a convenience of their American naturalization. The embassy has also consistently declined to intervene in behalf of persons whose wish was to make their permanent residence in Germany. It is thought, however, that where German emigrants have fulfilled the conditions necessary to entitle them to "be treated as American citizens" they should actually be so treated, and when they have emigrated in good faith they should be permitted to sojourn in Germany, for their business or pleasure, to visit at their former homes, or to enjoy the benefits afforded by German watering places, etc., in accordance with the terms of the treaty with Prussia of 1828. The sovereign right of Prussia to expel persons whose presence is not considered desirable is not contested, but it is thought that the American Government has the right to know why the presence of any American citizen is so considered. Dr. Von Mühlberg's attention was called to a number of cases now pending, where naturalized American citizens have received orders to leave the country after a stay of a few weeks. He said that he would take the matter up personally and would communicate with the Prussian minister of the interior in regard to it at once. I have, etc., Mr. Adee to Mr. White JOHN B. JACKSON. No. 1394.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 30, 1902. SIR: Your No. 2033, of the 12th instant, regarding the question of the expulsion from Germany of naturalized American citizens of Germany origin, has been received. Your action in again bringing the matter to the attention of the German foreign office has the Department's approval. You should lose no suitable opportunity to press and to emphasize the considerations which you advanced in your interview with Dr. Von Mühlberg. The essence of the right of expulsion which the German States claim is that it should be reasonably and justly applied in cases obviously calling for so extreme a measure. Expulsion should not be invoked indiscriminately, so as to operate as a deterrent to the exercise of the rights of expatriation and acquisition of new allegiance granted under the naturalization treaties, or so as to neutralize, by indirection, treatment stipulated thereafter regarding the recognition of the new national character. I am, etc., ALVEY A. ADEE, a Printed, Foreign Relations, 1901, page 177. JEWS IN ROUMANIA.-DISCRIMINATIONS AGAINST, CONDITION OF HELPLESSNESS TO WHICH THEY ARE REDUCED, AND OBJECTION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO IMMIGRATION OF SUCH PERSONS. No. 2045.] Mr. White to Mr. Hay. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, Berlin, August 26, 1902. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the due receipt of your printed instruction" of the 11th instant, relative to the treatment of Jews in the Kingdom of Roumania, and to inform you that in compliance therewith the contents of the same were communicated to Baron von Richthofen, the imperial secretary of state for foreign affairs (who had just returned to Berlin and resumed charge at the foreign office), and a copy of the same left with him this afternoon. Baron Richthofen said that he would "give the matter such consideration as its importance deserves." I have, etc., For Ambassador White: JOHN B. JACKSON, ACCIDENT TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. The German Emperor to President Roosevelt. [Telegram.] POSEN, September 4, 1902. With all Americans I praise Providence that saved your life from the terrible accident. WILLIAM 1. R. President Roosevelt to the German Emperor. [Telegram.] WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 4, 1902. I warmly appreciate Your Majesty's sympathetic message. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. No. 2070.] RELATIONS OF GERMANY WITH HAITI. ¿ Mr. Jackson to Mr. Hay. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR: I have the honor to report that, at the foreign office yesterday, on the occasion of the usual Tuesday afternoon reception, no reference was made by Baron Richthofen or myself to the recent German-Haitian a Printed under Austria, page 42. See also under Haiti. incident-the seizure of arms, etc., on board the German merchant steamer Markomannia, and the subsequent sinking of the Haitian insurgent (Firminist) gunboat Crête-à-Pierrot by the German cruiser Panther. Several colleagues in the diplomatic corps, however, were inquisitive as to the attitude which would be taken by the United States in the matter. The German press generally has reviewed the incident quietly, and has expressed considerable satisfaction at the manner in which it has been commented upon in the American press. The opinion is general that the summary punishment given by the German vessel will be to the advantage of all nations having commercial interests in South and Central America and the West Indies, and that the incident shows that the Monroe doctrine does not mean that the United States will object to the proper protection of its commercial interests by a European power. It was announced yesterday that the Haitian minister here had given notice that the provisional government had closed the ports of Gonaives, St. Marc, and Port de Paix to foreign shipping, and that in consequence no bills of lading, manifests, and other documents for these ports will be issued at Hamburg for the present. I have, etc., JOHN B. JACKSON. Mr. Adee to Mr. White. No. 1410.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 27, 1902. SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Jackson's No. 2070, of the 10th instant, reporting regarding the relations between Germany and Haiti and referring to the closure to commerce by the decree of the provisional government of the ports of Gonaives, St. Marc, and Port de Paix. The United States minister at Port au Prince was instructed by this Department, on its receiving the information of the closure of those ports, that this Government could not recognize such an order, unless supported by an effective blockade of which due notice should be given, as having any international effect, or as binding on foreign commerce. He was, however, directed at the same time to inform the provisional government that this Government would cheerfully recognize an effective blockade of those ports, due notice thereof having been given. The provisional government has since proclaimed a blockade of the ports mentioned. The United States minister was then instructed to report what measures, if any, had been taken in the direction of an effective blockade. He telegraphed that two chartered vessels had been sent to enforce the proclamation of blockade. This information was then communicated to the Secretary of the Navy with the request that the commander of the U. S. S. Montgomery, now in those waters, be instructed to report whether an effective blockade is now maintained. If found ineffective, the Navy Department will be requested to protect neutral vessels in their international law rights in the premises, precisely as was done in the case of the ineffective blockade |