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SEC. 2. And be il further enscted, rhattor
the purpose ofoccupying and holding the eoun.
try Aforesaid, and Of fstinrding protection to tho
inhabitants thereof under the authority OF tho
United States, the President may employ such
parts Of the military and naval force Of the Cni-
ted States as he may deem necessary.
SEC. 3. And be 1t iurther enacted That, for
defraying the necessary expenses $4,000 n
hereby appropriated out of any moneys in tbs
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to b.
applied for that purpose under the direction Of
the President.
Approved, February r. 1913.
Such proceedings are not only in accordancS
with the law of nations. bot with that law Of
nature which defines the rights Of men every
where, in barbarous as in civilized countries
1t is the measure exacted oflus by Great Bril-
tain, when the steamer Caroline was sesed on
our own shore, at midnight, drawn into the cur
rent, and fired. like some gorgeous sacrifceial
pageant, an Iphigenia colossal as the deity 10
whom she had been devoted, speeding to ths
inexorabe abyss of Niagara. s
The letter of Lord Ashburton 10 Mr. Web-
ster, July %, 1912, contains this remarkable
sentence: s s- "a 'fa
"Self defense is the first law of our nature,
and it must be recognized by every code which
proposes TO regulate the conditions and relaA
tionS Of man" aE ss
Having narrated the circumstances at length,
Lord Ashburton said: ~ ..-.a ~
"lhis force, formed Of all The reckless and
m schievous people Of the border, formidable
from their numbers and from their armament
had in their pay, and as part OF their establish
ment, this steamboat Caroline, the important
means and instrument by which numbers and
arms were hourly increasing. | might safely
put it to any candid man acquainted with tha
existing state OF things, to say whether the MIL
itary commander in Canada had the remotest
reason, on the 29th of December, to expect TO
be relieved ircm this state Of suffering by the
protective Intervention of any Amercon author
ily? How long could Government, having tho
paramount duty OF protecting its own people, b
reasonably expected to wait for what they had
then no reason to expect? What would have
been the conduct under circumstances much
less aggravated? / would appeal to you, sir, Ia
say whether the facts, which you SAY you would
alone Justify this act, namely: "a Bect ssity Of
self defense, instant, overwhelming, leaving no
choice of means, and no moment for deliberS-
ton, were not applicable to this case IN as higk
a degree as they ever were to oany case OF SIM
liar description in the history Of nations."a
Our Government acknowledged the doctrines
here professed; and, by their application TO the
case, Great Britain became ahSolred Of all liza
bility and censure. But, sir. the Caroline was
not So much an instrument of mischief to the
British authorities IN Canada as the mere pos
session of Cuba by Spaiu is now to US. We can
not avoid Cuba in any manner; it is there, at
the entrance Of the Gulf commanding all access
and escape; and it must either belong to us. orr
at least, be SO governed as not to give us eontin
ual uueasness. No man, and therefore no ma
tion, has any right to retain cause ofinjury at
the door of neighbor, without having there
also Immediately at hand, the means o. precau-
tion and ofredresS. HWheni thou buildest q
house," said the law of Moses, sthen thou shalt
make battlement for thy root, that thou bring
not blood upon thine house, if anysman fall from
thence" deuteronomy, xxii.6.) How much
more does it behooye Spain, holding the Island
of Cuba by formal title, contrary to the wish
es. OF the people over whom that title is main
tanned, to avoid the injustice which she hasex-
ercised, thus far, toward the persons and the
property ofour citizens? III
That the people of Cuba---and do not in
clude, by this, the municipal dignitanes oi lIa.
yana or elsewhere, appointed by the Captain
General--that the people ofCuba really desires
annexation to the United States, lhave no
doubt. To aiege that they are conteuted with
the present system is not only TO confess isno-
rance of their condition and history for the last
ten or twelve years, hut to deny them all tho
characteristics ofmanhood. Neither in Cuba,
nor anywhere else on this or the other side of
Ithe Atlantic, sir, can there he found anindivid-
usl Of the Caucasian race who does not aspire,
IN his heart of hearts, to some participation in
the Government under which he lives, its pow
ers, its honors, its dm0luments, as well as en-
deayor to attain the security OF his person and
possessions. lfthe people Of Cuba are so we'll
satisfied why does Spain consume almost the
entire revenue Of the island, annually, for the
maintenance of twenty five thousand soldiers,
not to mention afficers ofthe civil list spies, de-
tectives, and the like? lis larger armythan
we require for the defense of our vast bounda-
ries and the suhjugaton of all our Indian tribes.
There is no argument for union between Cuba
and Spain except community oi blood. That
! did not prove sufficient in Mexico, nor in Cen
trail or South America; lit did not restra in our
lcolonial ancestors, although of English descent,
when the time for Revolution arrived. ;ilN
Cuba would not, ifsbe could not, if she could
maintain her existence as an independent ma
tisn. Texas tried that for eight or nine years,
and failed. In every respect, thereof the prox-
unity aud natural relations Of Cuba are snch
as to demand, for her sake and our own, that
The Senator from New Hampshire Mr..
| HALEl asserts that for us to acquire Cuba by
means ofpurchase. would be an act ofgross in
justice toward Spain; which argument he foun-
Ided on certaid historical Suggestions. IIe said
Il am not skilled in the diplomatic history of
this country. but think will be found to be
a fact that Spain, our earliest ally, has main
tained her treaty stipulations Of peace, amity
good will. and friendship with1lis. from the
ine when, in LIS. She extended to US the right
hand OF friendship, when we were struggling for
a name and 3 place in the family of 4 nations
Then, in our feebleness, in our itifancyfin onr
poverty, nays in our yerysdestitution, when.w
had neither name to- 1--we, nor an al aa tosds-
lend ourselves with, she came tooouf aid;sshe
lent us money and men and ships, and she fcA-
ldered US service when il was needed, and from
that day 10 this, Spain has inaintaineds in un-
broken succession The position and the relation
ofanully and a friend pd3ai8l4i " slsi4YEs .ssg
That Spain had citizen money, er nen,t or
ships to send any !anesin lf7S, IL q fact rather
difficult to beestablshes i certain, tits that shc
lent us noae nor did sheeser assist usin any
manner. Ageaaissu
Our first treaty with her was on the 9Th Of
October T35. leng alter as had achiexed inde-
pendence, and devsn established our present form
of Government. toward the close Of aWasbing-
TONS second lteFH m. Twas not a treatysof,alh-
ance, but for thsssaltlemept oil honRdriaspbe-
tween her colonies and ue, and 10 define acuu.
srately our right 10 navigate tho Mississippi river.
(Ststutes at Large, vol 3. p. 1887 us s.twenty-
fistarticle was for indetnni6 6eaton sef ,eutragcs
which she had cemmittadl on our eilizons,-s-
Since that time, soglaras myreseaFchs exlcpds,
Iour urrslntiona withher always have been ofthp
most unsatisfactory character. 0mittiag khs
controversies in regard To- Lonisiapa.a nptiltho