The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-22
Camerol. Cub IL Resolu ions
DE- fiue q. meI1ca's Attitude.
INDEPENDENCE Is URGED
Comprehensive, Careful Paper
With Precedents.
MONROE DOCTRINE INVOKED
In Behalf of Those Within ITS Limits
who Seek American Form OF
Governmental Pro-
testatons Toward Spain.
testations Toward Spain.


testations Toward Spain.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Cam
.eron to-day presented to the Senate the
resolutions adopted Friday by the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations respect
ing Cuban independence. lie supple
mented the resolutions with report of
fourteen thousand, five hundred words.
The report is full of precedents, Euro
pean and American, the Greek revolution
recognition being set forth at length, as
are other precedents in the cases of Bel
gium. Poland and Hungary. These, the
report SAYS, make it clear that Europe
invariably has asserted and practiced the
right to Interfere, collectively and
separately. amicably and forcibly, where
a European people has resorted to in
surreetion to secure independence. Pre-
cedents arising from uprisings i'll Mexico,
Venezuela. Chile and Agentena are ad-
duced in support of the same doctrine as
applied to America. The Texas prece-
dent is quoted at length as is the reeog-
milton of the Southern Confederacy by
Spain and other nations. After quoting
the Monroe doctrine the report says the
United -States always has regarded Cuba
as within the sphere of its most active
and serious interests and has asserted
and exercised at every crisis the right of
intervention in its external relations. The
report quotes the Presidents message
regarding the probable indefinite prolon-
CATION of the struggle, the useless sacri-
fee of human life and the ruin of the
island, including American interests, as
calling, in the committees opinion, for
immediate action instead of delay, as sug-
gested by Mr.. Cleveland. 1t declares
that the Cubans have regular civil ad-
ministration in every province, besides
a military organization which has baf-
fed 100000 Spanish soldiers.
The next question, it says, remains, for
Congress to consider its steps after it
recognizes the independence or the island
and supports the proposed tender of our
good offices TO end the war. 1t declared
the United States has entertained none
but the friendliest feeling toward Spain.
1t asserts that European practice regard
ing Intervention almost invariably has
been harsh and oppressive, while that
of the United States has been mild and
forbearing, and ends with the declaration
that the course recommended is the only
one Congress can adopt consistently.
The galleries were crowded long before
the Senate convened at noon and many
reporters fiocked into the Senate cham
Der, in anticipation of the lively scenes
over the Cuban discussion. The attend
ance of Senators also was unusually
large and close attention was given to the
report. The presentation of the report
was of a purely formal character and
lacked every semblance of interest The
resolution, as reported, follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, that the
independence of the republic of Cuba be
and the same is hereby acknowledged by
the United States Of America
BE it further 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 re-
public of Cuba"
The report says in part:
Congress at its last session, after long
and patient consideration adopted with
practical unanimity the view expressed
by your. committee that the time had
come for resuming Intervention with
Spain for the recognition of the indepen-
dence of Cuba. Spain having declined
to listen to any representation founded
on an understanding between herself and
the insurgents and Congress having
pledged itself to friendly intervention, the
only question that remains to be decided
is the nature of the next step to be TAX
en-, with proper regard to the customs
and usages of nations.
Before deciding this question your
committee has preferred to examine with
some care all the instances which have
occurred, during this century, of insur-
gent peoples claiming independence by
right of revolt. The inquiry has neces-
sarily led somewhat far, specially because
the right of revolt or insurrection
if ineurrection can be properly called
right, seems in every instance, except
one. to have carried with it correspond
ing Intervention. For convenience we
have regarded both insurrection and in
tervention as recognized rights and have
attempted to ascertain the rights within
which these rights have been exercised
and their force admitted by the general
consent of nations"
The report then goes very elaborately
into the conditions Of Greece, prior to
and after the revolution of 1921,
showing the action of the allied powers in
recognizing it's belligerent rights and af-
terwards its independence.
Then the Belgium and Hungarian re-
volts are discussed, likewise the French
occupation of Rome, and the rebellion
Of the American colonies is dwelt upon
as precedent very nearly paralelling
the case of Cuba. Taking up the Monroe
doctrine, the report says: when Presi-
dent Monroe interposed his fat, that no
interference could be countenanced by
him except on the basis of independence
he dictated in advance the only mode of
intervention which he meant to permit.
If he waited before carrying it out, it
was only because, in the actual balance