The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-12-23
SEVERAL PRECHDDN'rS.
all Foreign Powers Have Recognized
Insurgents.
REASONS GIVEN THEREFOR,
Ioaator CamerOn's Report to the Senate on
the Cuban Resolution Is Volum-
inous, Complete and
Convincing.

port OF Lne committee Oh lOISl6h ISlo-
tons favorable to the adoption of the
following joint resolution:
"ResoIved by the senate and houseof
of the United States of
America in congress assembled, That
the independence of the republic of
Cuba be, and the same is hereby, ac-
knowledged by the United States of
America.
Resolved, That the United States
will use it's friendly offices with the
government ofSpain to bring to aclose
the war between Spain and the repub
lie of Cuba"
After calling attention to the action
of the last congress the report pro-
ceeds to point out numerous prece-
dents First was the French revolution
In 1916 in the treaties of Vienna, Paris
and the Holy alliance. Russia, Austria
and Prussia signed a protocol in 1920
expressly intended to assert the right
of Intervention in all cases where a
European power SHOULD suffer, in its
internal regime, an alteration brought
about by revolt, and the results OF
which are menacing for other states
They interfered in the Grecian in
surrection, 1S21-27, in 1928. England.
by George Canning, prime minister,
recognized Greek belligerency in 1924,
when he declared: IA certain degree
of force and consistency acquired by
any mass of population engaged in
war entities that population to be
treated as belligerents, and even II
their title were questionable, it is rem
dered the interest, we'll understood, oil
all civilized nations so to treat them
This has been the European rule ever
and Russia, and in 1927 they made wal
on Turkey and ended the rebellion.
England took an active part in tk
Belgian revolution in 1881. In the
Hungarian revolution in 1849 Russia
openly aided Austria because of the
Strength of the belligerent." The
United States protested, but to nc
avail. France interfered in 1S49 in be
half of the Roman church, and guard
ed Rome for the pope about 20 years,
France gave as her reason that such
step was necessary to maintain the
political influence of France"
Numerous other interferences are
referred to, among them the recOgni-
tion by foreign powers of the belliger-
ency of the Southern COnfederacy OF
America" and the Berlin treaty OF
1873 to regulate the affairs of the Otto
man empire. These rights have been
based on "impediments to commerce.;
"burdensome measures of protection
and repression; requests" of one OF
both parties ito interpose"; "effusion
of blood" and evils of all kinds; "hu-
manity" and "the repose of Europe
Greek treaty of 1920; "a warm de.
sire to arrest, with the shortest posi-
BILE delay, the disorder and the effusion
of blood" (protocol of Nov. A, 1880, in
the case of Belgium; "his own safety.
or the political equilibrium on the
frontiers of his empire" (Russian cir.
cular of April 81. 1SA9, in the case OF
Hungary) "to safeguard the interest
and honor" and to maintain the pOiit-
ical influence" of the intervening
power (ITrench declaration of 1S49-5O
in regard to heStates of the church,;
finally, in the last and most considera-
Bile, because absolutely unanimous act
of all Europe, simply the "desire to
regulate" preamble to the treaty OF
Berlin in 1878, covering the recoBnt-
ton Of Servia, Roumania, Montenegro
and Bulgaria).
In regard to Asia, probably all au-
thorities agree that the entire fabric
of European supremacy, whether in
Asiatic Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan
India, Siam or China, rests on the
right of intervention. The American
precedents are handled eXhaustively.
After tracing rhe uprisings in Mexi.
CO, Venezuela, Chill and the Argentine
Republic against Spanish rule, the re.
port says the Spanish government ap'
pealed to the European powers for aid
in 1917 The czar openly took sides
with Spain, and when, in September
1917, the Spanish government asked
permission to build several ships OF
war in the Russian dock yards, the
car suggested that Spain should buy
five ships
At the same time in October, 1917
the Russian government instructed its
ambassador in London to press on the
British government the great impor.
lance OF European intervention. Pres.
ident Monroe decided as early as April
1918, to discourage European media.
ton The Greek revolt in Europe and
the military SUCCESSES of Bolivar and
Iturbide in America gave the desired
opportunity, and Monroe sent to con
gress his celebrated message of March
6, 1922, recommending the recognition
of all the revolted colonies of Spain-
Mexico, Colombia, Chile and BuenOs
Ayres.
These countries asked no moro. They
based their claim on their independ'
,ence de facto, and Monroe admitted its
force. THE provinces" he said
(which have declared their indeDend
ence and are in the enjoyment of ii
ought to be recognized"
Monroe lost no time in doubts oil
hesitation. In his annual message OF
December, 1928, he announced the
principle (the Monroe doctrine) that
the new nations which his net alone
recognized as Independent were by
that act placed outside of the Europe
an system, and that the United States
would regard any attempt to extend
that system among them as unfriend'
ly to the United States. From that day
to this the American people have al
ways and unanimously supported and
approved the Monroe doctrine.
The report deals with the power OF
congress, and cites the case of Texas
where President Jackson took about