The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-30
on,r Foreign Relations

II there be any truth in the telegram .Ioui
Madrid via London to the New YORK
ReraH with reference to the anticipatea
interference OF European Governments III
Cuba we may have brisk time with our
foreign friends. This statement would De
ute enough, were 1t true, to give very
great animation to our foreign relations put
the added statement In the telegram from
Washington that In the event this statement
be correct the Federal Executive will inform
the Governments proposing to interfere tnat
their course will be highly offensive to the
United States, as 1t would imply design OF
controlling affairs In localities contiguous 70
this country, aud that the United States
would continue to act In the spirit OF the
MONROE doctrine.
Whatever there be in these statements we
are of opinion That the Government OF this
country cannot find support amopgst the
people unless il stands by the MONROE doc
trine whenever any European Government
attempts 10 interfere in Cuban affairs
We think there can be no truth in these
statements, and that they likely originate
from some diplomatic intelligence which wa:
guessed at, and which In no wise authorized
such version.
Per contra, it Is stated that Instead OF
proposed intervention by European Powers
the Federal Executive inquired of those
Governments as to the light in which they
would view interference in Cuban affairs by
the United States, and that the answer o.
England was to the effect that she "ouio
have nothing TO say adverse to such Inter
fereuce; and like answers were expected
from the other Governments.
But If this, again, be true, it is an act that
Joins the United States in the general ALL
ance of nations, and pledges these States to
future conferences with them, and to secure
the concurrence of those nations before these
States shall venture upon an act having any
relation to foreign affairs or any bearing upon
foreign interests. In other words, sucn an
act as that ascribed to our Government will
put us into the school with foreign nations'
and we shall be required hereafter to ask DE-.
81 RCH for permission to go out.
We suppose there is something, but we
q pprehend it amt much. The Federal Gov.
erument has been mighty tender.footed
about Cuba, and hes hardly gone far or de-
els yely upon the subject. Cuba should have
b cen annexed to the United States long ago.
p royocations have existed long ago furnish
in better reasons for Intervention than any
Of recent date. Peace and security in our
waters, the protection of our commerce as
we'll as our citizens, demanded that the
United States should have policed Cuba and
have taken her into custody and held her
until such terms were effected as should be
satisfactory. We imagine that that would
have ended in the permanent possession OF
c uba by the United States.
We have an impression that the Presi.
dents Cuban policy will be little more than
fudge. 1t began in the attempt through
poor SIcKLEs to buy it, and it will probably
end in sail-piece fixed up BY the venerable
CUSHING, not more exciting than that g J..
tlemau's dog case in Washington just before
his departure for the Alhambra.