The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-16

from our shores to the relief .of the
Cuban insurgents. In support Of it's
claim, it intends to invoke the pre-
cedent established against Great Brit
ain in the celebrated Alabama claims
award, made by the Geneva Arbitra-
ton tribunal. There have been reports
heretofore that Spain at the proper
time would present a series of claims
on account of the use the insurgents
had made of the United States as a
basis for supplies for hostile opera
tiorls in Cuba. These were nothing
more than rumors until today, when
government officers received copies of
report of the Spanish legation made
by its legal adviser, Calderon Carlisle
The report is handsomely printed and
makes pamphlet of over 300 pages
The Wiborg case recently decided by
the United States supreme court Is
cited and referred to as the one solitary
conviction obtained by the United
States since the beginning Of the
present Cuban insurrection. The at
torney says it is thought proper to
show from the case of the Geneva
award against Great Britain what the
United States expected of neutral
nation and also to recall the attitude
of Spain towards the United States
during the civil war. The principles
indicated and enforced by the United
States against Great Britain as those
which should have governed her con-
duct would seem, the report, says, to
be clearly applicable to the duties and
obligations of the United States to-
wards Spain in the recent instance.
In reviewing the Geneva award the
report says that it was clear that the
United States made its complaint main
ly upon the fitting out and shipping
from England of vessels and supplies.
In concluding the first section of his
report, Mr.. Carlisle. says the powers
invested in the president of the United
States have not been effectively used
for preventing the carrying on OF
military expeditions, forbidden by the
statutes The United States, he says,
contended at Geneva, that no nation
can, under cover of the deficiencies of
it's own laws, disregard duties towards
another power
Whatever pretext and attempts may
have been made to carry on these ex-
petitions as peaceful and lawful
voyages, the fact remains says the at
torney, that from the beginning of the
insurrection, the base of supplies for
war material has been in the United
States. This branch of Mr.. Carlisle's
report concludes as follows:
To tolerate this state of affairs and these
acts is q violation of the treaties of neutral
ity, under the law of nations, as they have
been proclaimed to the rest of the world by
the United States. To prevent and punish
these acts which in violation of the
statute laws of this country, 1t is believed
that the federal government has all the attri-
butes of sovereignty with respect to the sub
jecta under discussion, and has for their ex-
ers the appropriate agencies which are
recognized among civilized nations. Nor is it |
perceived what distinction or difference in |
principle can excuse the exercise of the dill |
gence commensurate with the existing emerg- |
ency which, in the sight of the world they |
required and enforced against Great Britain |
at Geneva.
In concluding a review of the procla-
nations of various presidents of the |
United States, the attorney says that |
while 1t could not be insisted that one
nation is bound to take notice Of the |
existence of an insurrection in another |
country, as 1T is bound to recognize a |
state of public war, 1t is nevertheless |
bound to take notice Of such a con- |
citizens and inhabitants in the discharge |
of obligations. which one friendly nat |
ion owes another, and as a measure of |
precaution, must prevent the violation |
of this obligation. He declares that |
the proclamations cited in the append |
ices fully illustrate the recognition of |
this principle by the United States. |
and is especially accentuated by the |
proclamation Of President Cleveland, !