The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-04
CUBAN REBELLION
The Island Grnre1x Disturbed.

Cuba is again gravely disturbed An
instruction, in one respect more ac-
tive than the last preceding revolt,
which continued from 1868 to 1875 now
exists in a large part of the eastern in
terror of the island, menacing even
some populations on the coast. Be
sides deranging the commercial eX-
changes of the island, of which our
country takes the predominant share,
this fragrant condition of hostilities by
arousing sentimental sympathy and in
citing adventurous support among our
people has entailed earnest effort on
the part of this government to enforce
obedience to our neutrality laws and to
prevent the territory of United States
from being used as a vantage ground
from which to aid those arms against
Spanish sovereignty
DUTY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Whatever may be the traditional
sympathy of our countrynen as in
dividuals with a people who seem to
be struggling for larger autonomy and
greater freedom, as such sympathy
naturally must be in behalf of our
neighbors, yet the plain duty of their
government is to observe in good faith
the recognized obligations of interna-
tional relationship. The performance
OF this duty should not be made more
difficult by a. disregard on the part of
our citizens of the obligations grow
ing out of their allegiance to their
country which should restrain them
from violating as Individuals the neu-
trality which the nation of which they
are members is bound to observe in its
relations to friendly sovereign states.
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
WILL BE FULFILLED
Though neither the warmth of our
peoples sympathy with the Cuban in
SurgentS nor our loss and material
damage consequent upon the futile en-
deavors thus far made to restore peace
and order; any shock our humane sem
sibilities may have received from the
cruelties which appear to especially
characterize this sanguinary and
fiercely conducted war have in the
least shaken the determination of the
government to honestly fulfill every
international obligation, yet it is to be
earnestly hoped, on every ground, that
the devastation of armed conflict may
speedily be stayed, and order and quiet
.slO. ed u the distracted island, bring
ing in their train the activity and
thrift of peaceful pursuits
THE ALLIANCE INCIDENT.
One notable instance of interference
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~has occurred. On March s last. the AL
liance, while bound from Colon to New
York, and following the customary
track for vessels near the Cuban shore,
but outside the three mile limit, was
fired upon by a Spanish gunboat Pro-
test was promptly made by the United
States against this act as not being
justified by a state of war, nor per
Missile in respect of vessels on the
usual paths of commerce nor toleraible
in view of the wanton peril occasioned
to innocent life and property. The act
was disaVowed, with full expression of
regret and assurance of non-recur-
renee of such just cause of complaint
while the offending officer was relieved
OF his command.
ARRESTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS.
Military arrests of citizens of the
United States in Cuba have &C.
casioned frequent reclamations.
Where held on criminal charges,
their delivery to the ordinary civil ju-
risdiction for trial has been demanded
and obtained in conformity with treaty
provisions and where merely detained
by way of military precaution under a
proclaimed state Of siege, without for
mulated accusation, their release or
trial has been insisted upon.
RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CoNsULs.
The right of American consular Off
GERS in the island to prefer protests and
demands in such cases, having been
questioned by the authorities, their en-
ioyments of the privilege stipulated by
treaty for the consuls of Germany was
claimed under the most favored ma
ton provision of our own convention,
and was promptly recognized.