Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-12-26
SCORES OF PRECEDENTS SIMILAR
TO CONDITIONS IN CUBA.
senate Committee on Foreign ReIa-
tons Submitted Report on
the Subject.

! TODAY presented to the senate the report
of the committee on foreign relations,
favorable to the adoption of the follow
| ing joint resolution:
Resolved. by the senate and house of repre-
sentatives of the United States of America, IN
congress assembled, that the independence OF
Cuba be- and the same Is hereby acknowledged
by the United States of America. Be 1t fur
Their
Resolved. That the United States will use
its friendly offices with the government OF
Spain to bring to a close the war between
Spain and the republic Of Cuba.
The report is very voluminous. It be-
gins with review Of the action Of con-
gress at its last session, pledging itself
to friendly Intervention with Spain for
the recognition of the independence of
Cuba.
Spain having declined these over
lures" the report continues, the only
question that remains to be decided is
the nature Of the next step to be taken,
with proper regard to the customs ana
usages of nations"
Then follows an exhaustive review of
this century's instruction of peoples
claiming independence by right of re-
volt.
After reviewing the diplomatic contest
from the revolution in Greece, the report
states, 'in the whole discussion from
March, 1921, to January. 1923, the right of
Intervention was never disputed except
by Turkey"
This was the state of affairs when
George Canning, becoming prime minis
ter of England, recognized Greek bellig-
erency.
The report adds; This seems to have
been the step which led to Canning S
somewhat famous definition of the ma
ture of belligerency In 1875
The Turkish government, we are tolo.
complained that the British government
allowed the Greeks a belligerent charac-
ter and observed that 1t appeared to for
get that to subjects in rebellion no ma
tional character could properly belong.
Recurring again to the Greek revolution
the report recites that on July 6. 1927,
France Russia and England were united
in a formal treaty, signed in London,
which committed them to a formal inter
vention in case the sultan should still
reject their proffered mediation, within
the space Of one month. The Turkish
government on August 30 reiterated its
decided, unconditional final and un-
changeable refusal to receive any propo-
sition on behalf Of the Greeks. Orders
were Immediately given to the squadron
of the powers which brought on the bat
tie of Navarrino October 70, 1927.
The report next takes up the Belgium
revolution of 1860. When the French rev.
olution of 1880 occurred, 1t spread instant
ly to the Netherlands, as we'll as at home.
Without concerning with or supporting
King William, the powers imposed an i'm
mediate armistice on both parties.
The claim of independence was made
! November 10, 1880, and was recognized
the month following by the powers in
their seventh conference, December 20.
The report says that the Polish rebellion
Of 1881 seemed to have no value as a prece-
dent except as far as it offered an example
of the power of Russia, as the Belgian In
surrecton has shown the power of Eng
land and France, when in union.
Besides the precedents of Greece, Pei
GUM, Poland and Hungary, where new
nationalites were In question a much
larger number of interventions occurred in
Europe in the process of disruption or con-
solidation, which has on the one hand dis
integrated the ancient empires of the sui
tan, of Spain, Of the church; and, on the
other, concentrated the new systems Of
Germany, Russia and Italy. Interven-
tons have occurred most conspicuousIy
in Spain by France in 1923; in Portugal by
England in 1927; again in Spain and Portu-
gal in 1886 by England and France, under
what was called the quadruple treaty; in
Piedmont and Naples by the holy alliance
in 1921; and in so many instances since
1S4S that the mere enumeration would be
long and difficult. Not only Greece, Mon
tenegro, Roumania, Bulgaria, Roumelia,
Servia and Egypt have been the creations
of such intervention or the subject of its