The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-14

THE RECOGNITION OF CUBA.

The latest news from Washington City
announces that the United States govern
ment has demanded that its consular rep
resertAtive at Havana shall receive from
Spain all the rights and privileges of the
most favored nation" This is In reply to
the announcement Of Gen. Campos 10 Con-
sui Geaeral Williams that hereafter the
latter VIII not be recognized as having au-
IN sr.ty TO transact any business with the
& ,vernor general OF Cuba except that re-
lating to commerce. BY the treaty be-
t~een Spain and this country. consular
o'iicers received no authority TO cover
diplomatic questions. but the general
favored nation clause is held by Score
tary Olney to cover a privilege accorded
90 Germany.
The difficulty can be overcome ard may
soon have TO be overcome by the govern
ment recognizing the Cuban republic and
accrediting minister thereto. Custom
prevents this being done summarily. but
any serious question between the two
countries can be solved that way.
Cuha'g status VIII never be SETTLED 20
long as Il remains under the domination
of Spain. The internal dissatisfaction
with Spanish government and its gecgra-
phical position combine 10 give that island
warm place in American sympathy. our
statesmen have always foreseen that It's
independence or annexation would become
a matter OF necessity.
Secretary Adams. more than seventy
years ago. declared that should Cuba by
any means become liberated. Il would. by
political gravity. be annexed 70 the Unit
ed States. SIR. Adams recites the various
qualities OF Cuba. and concludes that they
give IL 'an Importance in the sum Of our
national Interests with which they 81 no
other foreign territory can be connnarcd.
and little inferior to that which binds the
different members Of this Union toSeth-
err" Air. Adams was strongly OF the opin-
ion that II Is scarcely possible to resist
the conviction that the annexation OF
Cuba 20 our Federal republic viii 10 IN
dispcrsahle 20 the continuance aud tnteE-
rity Of tho Union itself II is obvious.
however. that for This we are not Yet Ire
pared"
Al that time. however. this government
feared the acquisition Of the island hv
Great britain. and President John Quincy
Adams. through Mr.. Clay. secretary OF
state. in iSe5 announced 30 all the Euro
resn governments that THE United states
did not desire any change in the political
condition ~ cuba. and added one week
later that Tits government would not ccn-
sent 20 the occupation OF Cuha by any
European power other than spain. under
any contingency. Under President Fierce.
Secretary % state Marcy went further.
and declared that this country would ne
gret "a sec foreign powers interfere 20
sustain spanish rule in the island. should
n provoke resistance too formidable 20 Ne
overcome by Spain herself"
President buchanan favored. in hts mes
Esge. the acquiring % cuba ~ honorable
means. by purchase or negotiation. and
expressed the cninlcn that tire existing
conditions wcnli forever te an annoyance
10 American citizens
President Grant. IN his FIRST message IN
iSes. after rect'ine thar while the United
states sympa'hises w,;h al people str,iE-
siing for liberty. the contest haa ae, as
suned tire coalitions which amount 20 a
war, IN the sense - International law. or
which would show the existence @ a De
fscto political organiEatfea 90 the insir-
gents sufficient 90 Justify a recognition CT
their heiltgervacy. sai3.
''The principle Is maintained. however.
that this nation IS It's owa tuaEa when -
accord the rights 81 eelllgereney esther
g. people struEglias 20 free themselves
from a government they believe 20 es oy,-
pressive or 70 independent nations az var
with each other
This declaration Wo,slt form very sub