The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-12-16


been observed by nations of dignity
honesty, and power, when free iron
sensitive, or selfish, and unworth,
mo ives, fail to find in he insured
lion the existence of such Z substnn
tial political organization, real, palpa,
BILE, and manifest to the world
having the forms and capable Of tn.
ordinary functions of Governm, n
toward its own people and to other
States, with courts for the admins.
tra'ion of justice, with local habita
ton, possessing such organization OF
force such materials, such occupa
tion of territory, As to take the con-
test out of the category of m.re
rebellious insurrec,ion or occasional
skirmishes and place it ON the terri
BILE footing of war, to which . recog
milton Of belligereucy would aip to
elevate Ii. The contest. moreover.
is solely on land. The insurrection
has not possessed itself Of a single
seaport whence il may send forth its
flag, nor has it any means of CON-
munication with foreign powers ex-
cept through the military lines of its
adversaries. n, apprehension of any
of those sadden aud difficult compli-
cations which war upon ocean is
apt to precipi'ate upon the vessels.
both commercial and national, ant
upon the consular Offices of other
powers calls Tor the definition OF their
relations 10 the parties to the contest.
CONSIDERED rs question of expedi-
ency, | regard the accordance of
bell,gercnt rights still 10 he as un-
wise aud pre,n .ture Ms | regard it TO
be at present indetensiole. As
measure of right, such recognition
entails upon the country according
the right, winch flow from its diff
cult ani complicated duties. and re-
quires the action from the contend
ing par les of the strict observance
oil their rights ani obllga ions. |
coniers the right of search upon the
high seas by vesse's Of brh parties.
Ii would subject the carrying Of arm,
An ammunition of war, which now
may be transported freely and with
oai interruption, III the vessels of the
Unned States 10 detention and to
possible seizure. 1t would give rise
to countless vexa'ions questions,
would release the p .renI & .vernment
from responsibility for acts done by
the insurgents, and would invest
Spain with the right to exercise the
supervision recoyniz,i bv our treaty
of 1870 over our commerce on the
high seas, very large part of which,
in its traffic between the Atlantic and
Gulf States, and between all Of them
aud the States upon the Pacific,
p,s,es through the waters which
wash the shores II Cuba. The ex-
ercise Of tn supposition could scarce
fail to lead, If not to abuses, certainly
to collisions prrilous To the peaceful
relations OF the two States. There
can be little dolbt TO what result
such supervision would before long
draw this nation. IL would be un-
worthy OF the United States to in
xugurate the possibilities of such re-
suit by measures of questionable
right or exped,ency, or by any indi-
rection. Apart from any question of
theoretical right, am satisfied that,
while the accordance of belligerent
rights to the insurgents in Cuba
might give them hope and induce.
ment 10 protract the ruggle, it
would be but delusivs hope, and
wouAi not remove the evils which
this Government and its people are
e1pe eriencing, but would draw the
United States into complications
winch it has waited long and already
suffered much t. avoid.
The recognition Of independence or
OF beliigerency being thus, in my
judgment, equally inadmissablc, it
t. consider what course shall
be adopted should the conflict not
soon be brought TO an end by acts Of
the parties themselves, and should
the evils which result therefrom,
aff cling all It ons, AMI partie eulsrly
the United S atrs, continue. In such
event, am of the opinion that other
nations will be compelled to assume
the responsibility which devolves up
on them. and TO seriously consider
the onl Y remaining measures posi-
ble, mediation aid intervention.
Owing, perhaps, to the large expsnse
OF water separating the island from
the lberian Peninsula the want of
harmony and Of personal sympathy
between the inhabitants of the colony
and those sent thither to rule them,
and the want OF adaptation Of tho
ancient olonial system Of Europe to
the present times and to the ideas
which tn events of the past century
have developed, the contending par
ties appear 10 have within themselves
no depository of common confidence
TO suggest wisdom when passion and
excitement have their sway, and to
assume the part Of peacemaker. In
this view, in the early days of the
contest the good Offices of the Uai,ed
States as a mediator we're rendered
in good faith without any selfish pur.
pose, in the interes, of humanity, and
in sincere friendship of both parties.
but were, at the time, declined by
Spain with the declaration, neverthe-
less, that, at = future time, they
would be indispensable. No intims.
tion has been received that, in the
opinion of Spain that time has been
reached, and yet the strife continues
with all its dread horrors, and all it's
injuries to the interests of the United
States and of her nations. E .ch
party seems quite capable Of working
great injury and damage to the
other, as we'll as to all the relations
and interests dependent on the ex.
istence of peace in the island, but
they seem incapable of reaching any
adjustment, and both have thus far
failed of achieving any success where
by one party shall possess and con
troll the island to exclusion of the
other. Under these circumstances
the agency of others, either by media
tion or intervention, seems to be the
only alternative which must sooner
or later be invoked for the termina-
tion of the strife. At the same time.