The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-22

| not occur may have hc1n pnrtly uuh 10
the energy with whIcn Monroe pr0-
bounced I"Our right and Our power tu
| prevent IT," and his determination 10
use all tho mclna within HIS cOmpr-
iCncy Ito guard against and fOrfrnd
It."
This right Of Intervention In matters
| relating To the external relations Of
cuba, asserted and exercised scvcuty
| tCarH nUU, has been asserted nnd OK
ci"isod at every CriHis In which tho
| Island hus boon Involved.
When the Cubnn insurgents In 1869 ap-
| pcalvd to the United States for rccuEni-
ton. President Grant admitted the jus-
ticc VI the claim and directed the Min
lister OF the United States ut Madrid 10
intcrpuse our good offices with the Span
| ish government in order To obtain 10y II
| friendly arrangement the Independence
| * the Island. The story or that IN
trrvpnliOn is familiar to every member
Of the scuatr, and was made the bls'S
ur It's resolution last session, requesting
| the President once more, TO lutrrpune
| his friendly offices with III" Spanish
government FOR the recognition or tha
| Independence NJ Cuba"
Thr resolution then adopted by COu--
srcSS was perfectly Understood 10 carry
with it all TIE consequences which nee
csslrily would follow the rejection by
Spain OF friendly offices. ON this point,
the situation needs no further comment.
| The action taken by Congress, In the
! last session. was taken. "Ou great con-
| sidrratInn and on Just principles on n
| right uf Intervention exercised twenty
gcVcm years ago, and after a patient de-
| lay unrXlmylcd In history.
The Tins IIns Arrived.
The Interval OF nine months which
has elapsed since that action Or Con-
gross has proved the necessity Of carry
| Ing It ont to completion. The words OF
| the Presidents annual message: THE
stability two years duration has given
to tho Instruction: the feasibility OF It's
! indefinite pruiOugltIOn In the nature OF
| things and as shown by past expert
| cHces the utter and Imminent ruin 81 thu
! Island uuiesS the present strife Is SPcel-
| lily com pOsht" ara. In our opinion. con-
| elusive evidence that THE Inability OF
| Spain 20 deal successfully with the In
| surrectIOu hls become manifest. and Il.
| Is demonstrated that her s0verrirGty IS
extinct in Cuba FOR all purposes ot its
| rixhtcl eNht~nr--a hopeless struggle
| FOR It's rs.-cSIabllshmCrt has d-geESrated
| than the useless sacrifice OF human
| life, md the utter destruction Of the
very sabi.ct-mAItsr OF the conflict
| Although the President IpFesrs to
have reached 4 different conclusion from
| ours, We believe this to be TIN. actual
| situation OF Cuba. and being unable to
SOC that further delay could lead to any
other action than that which ihs. prgsI-
| dent anticipates. We HETrA with the
! conclusion Of the message. that in such
case our obligations 10 the sovereignty
| OF Spain are superseded by higher obli-
| cations which We can hardly hesitate to
| recognize and discharge"
! Following closely the notion Of Prcsi-
| dent Monroe In ISIS. Congress has al
ready declared IN effect It's opinion that
there can be no rational Interference
except on the basis OF independence. In
lSss::. NJ now. but with mon. force. Il
was objected. rs We have shown. that
the rcvolted states had no governments
| to I've recognized. Divisions and even
| civil war existed among the insurgents
| themselves. Among the Cubans no such
| difficulty IS known to exist.
The Cuban Republic.
In September. 1895. as We know by on
cIaI documents printed on the spot. the
|
Saniz"d; constitution adopted; 4
President elected: and. in due course.
the various hruhchcs Of administration
| set In motion. Since then. so far as We
| arr. informed. this government has con-
! ,Inu"d 20 perform its functions undis-
| tuTb"j. ON tho military side. rs We
! officially know. they have organized.
equipped and maintained En the field
| sufficient forces 10 battle the "NertinHs Or
tho hundred thousand Spanish soldiers
| on the civil side. they have organized
| their system OF administration in every
| province. for. as W" know officially,
| they roam Mt will over ~ least two
| thirds OF the inland country" Dlpl1-
matIcally. they have maintained n rrEu-
| larry accredited representative" in the
United States for the past year. who
| has never ceased 10 ask recognition and
| to offer all possible information.
| There Is no reason 10 suppose that my
| portion of tho Cuban people would he
| diSsatisiied by our recognizing their
| representative In this country. or that
they disagree In the earnest wish for
that recognition. The same Thing could
| hardly be said OF all tn" countries rec
| 0GnIzcl by Monroe In lS42- Greece had
| 10 such stability when II was recognized
|
| gium had nothing OF the sort when she
was recognized by all thc powers in
1890 or the states recognized By the
treaty OF Berlin In 1875 we need hardly
say morr thnn that they were The Great
urrs OF Intervention
The only question that properly re-
| mains for Congress TO consider iS the
| mode which should be adopted for the
step which Congress IL pledged next TO
| take
The government Of tho United States
| rn;cria ms none but tn" frlcnhllrst feel
| ings toward Spain Its most anxious
wish Ia to avoid even the appearance OF
an unIrIcudlIncSs which IL wholly for
c.gn To- It's thought For more ,hnn n
| hundred yrars. amidst divergent or
| clashiEg intcrcsta ana under frequent
| and severe strains. the two governments
| have succeeded IN avoiding collision.
! and there IL no friendly office which
Spain COmld ask. which the Unit"d
| States. within the limits OF their cstab-
lishcd principles and policy. would not
b. glad 10 extend In the present In
stnnC" they are actuatcd by an earnest
wish 10 avoid the danger OF seeming 10
| prnvoR" Il conflict.
The practice OF Europe In regard 10
Intervention. as IN tho instances cited.
has been almost invariably harsh and
| oppressive. Tho rrnCliC" of the United
| States has been almost invariably mild
and fOrhcarInE Among the prcCcdCnig
! which have been SO numrrouFly cited.
there ran he no doubt us to the ChoiCc.
Tn" most moderate Is the best Among
these, tn" attitude taken by President
Monroe In !S2a liz the only attitude
which can properly h" regarded rs oh
ligLiury for u almiln" situation to-day.
| The C0urF" pursued by the United
States IN the recognition of Colombia Is
the only cuurSr which Congress can
consistently adopt.