The herald., 1895-06-13
GIVEN A TIMELY Warming
Cleveland Issues a Proclamation
for FiIibusters
UNCLE SAM MEANS BUSINESS
Quitting Of Revoluhonists Ia This
Country Must Stop
War In Cuba Goes Merrily Along Engage
ment Between Troops and Insurgents.
rlerchants Subscribe Money
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON. June 12.-Secretary
Olney is thoroughly determined that the
United States government shall do all in
its power and that international law re-
quires to prevent the violation of the Uni
ted States treaties by persons who make
this country base of operations against
Spain, with which power it is at peace.
Complaints have reached the depart
ment of state through the Spanish minis
ter that men are being recruited on AM
erican soil, and that armed expedi itions
are leaving our shores for the purpose OF
attacking the Spanish forces in CUBA.
Whenever the necessary evidence can be
produced these infractlons of the law are
to be severely punished, for the secretary
OF state will leave no Just ground for
complaint that the United States has
failed in its obligations to other nations.
Meanwhile, however. it has been
deemed proper to give formal warning TO
misguided people of what they may ex-
Feet, so this afternoon the following
proclamation was issued from the state
department:
|: BY the president of the United States,
proclamation:
Whereas. The island of Cuba is now the
seat OF serious civi. disturbances, accom-
| panied kby armed resistance the auth
-
| Spain. power with which the United
| States IS and desires to remain on terms
| of peace and amlty; and
Whereas, The laws of the United States
| prohibit their citizens as well as Others
| within their and subject to their juris-
| diction from taking part in such disturb
| ances adversely to such established gov
ernment, by accepting or exercising COM
| missions for warlike service against it by
| enlistment or procuring others to enlist
for such service, by fitting out or arming
or procuring to be fitted out any armed
| ships of war for such service by aug
mentng the force of any ship of war en-
gagged in such service anu arriving in a
port of the United States. by setting on
| foot or providing or preparing the means
| for military enterprises to be carried on
from the United States against'the terri
! tory of such government.
| Now, therefore, in recognition OF the
laws aforesaid ana in discharge OF the OBJ
| legation of the United States towald a
| friendly power. and as Il measure of pre-
| caution, and to the end that citizens oil
the United States and all Others within
its jurisdiction can be deferred from sub
/ iecting themselves to legal foreitures
| and penalties, /. Grover Cleveland, presi-
! dent of the United States OF America, do
! hereby admonish all such citizens and
| other persons to abstain from every vio-
lation of laws hereinbefore referred to-
and do hereby warn them that all viola
tions OF such laws will be vigorously pros
ecuted and | do hereby enion upon
all officers OF the United States charged
with the execution of said laws the ut
| most diligence in preventing violations
thereof and in bringing to trial and pun
! ishment any offenders against the same.
| In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
| United States to be affixed.
! DOue al the city Of WaShlnutOn fhi <
| 18th day of June. in the year of our
| Lord one thousand eight hundred ana
ninety five and of the independence OF
the United States of America the one
hundred and nineteenth.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president.
! RICHARD OLNEY.
Secretary OF State.
| The issuance of the presidents procla-
| nation against extending aid to Cuban
| insurgents gave rise to considerable dis
| eussion as to whether it did not practi-
| cally amount to a recognition of the
rebels as bellgeIents. Such an Interpreta.
tion of the proclamation, however, is
not correct according to the opinion of
several well-kuown public men.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, who is
recognized as an authority on lnterna-
tional law, when asked about the matter.
| said: mo recognition of the rights of
belllgerents are accorded by the proclama-
ton, but Just the reverse is the case.
There would have been 10 necessity for
such action if the insurgents were bellig-
erents, for the reason the United States
will have the right to sell them muni-
tions if they could escape the blockade
of the Spanish fleet. 1t is simply carrying
out the law.
Senator Call said the proclamation did
not intend to accord to the insurgents
the rights of beligerents and undou btedly
did not 90 so. 1t would not, however,
have any effect in preventing those who
were willing to help the Cuban cause.
The presidents proclamation was
rather stronger than he liked. 81 am, ="
said the senator. lin favor of the indie
pendence OF Cuba, for it is foregone
conclusion that the island will throw off
the Spanish yoke. In my Judgment it is
d wild idea to suppose this government
can support the tottering government OF
Spain over Cuba, or that it ought to do
it.
HAVANA, June IA detachment of
volunteers reconnoitering on Mount Sau-
gado and Remedies has exchanged shots
with the insurgents commanded by
Peicro Diaz. The insurgents lost one
killed and three wounded. The merchants
OF Havana have subscribed $lOO 600 to or
ganize and sustain two com panies of
cavalry volunteers. Five men who tri ed
to leave this port on the schooner Cando-
ra for Cabinas, province Pinar del Rio.
without passports and under false Names
have been arrested. 1t is claimed they
were going to Cabinas to try and raise a
band of insurgents i'll that vicinity.
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