The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-24

companied by the suites and ladies Of
the embassies and legations. The main
event was the presentation by Mr.. Cam.
eron of the report of the committee on
foreign relations favorable to his resolu-
tion recognizing the independence Of
Cuba.
This p roceedings was brief and per-
func tory, the report not not being read,
and an agree ment speedily reached by
which the resolution and report go over
until after the holidays. Aside from
the Cameron report Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)
presented further report on the same
lines, embodying the views of himself
and Mr.. Mills. The Offering of the re-
ports served as prelude to several
brisk exchanges between senators. Mr..
Hill IN. " desired to know whether
the reports went into the constitutional
question of the legislative power of
recognition of Independence. Mr..
Cameron promptly answered that every
body conceded this power and Mr..
Morgan pointedly added that denial
Of such power was "preposterous.
Mr.. Vest also came forward with
some remarks which promised to give
sharp personal turn to the debate.
He spoke of his astonishment in seeing
Secretary Olney's public statement de-
claring that the executive alone had
the power to recognize independence.
Mr.. Vest had hardly begun when
Mr.. Hale (Rep., Me- made point of
order against him on the ground that
debate was out of order. The Missouri
senator willingly yielded, announcing
that he would speak again upon the res
olution he had offered, declaring that
recognition of independence is a joint
power of the legislative and executive
branches.
Several other Cuban resolutions were
offered, those of Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Gull
lom declaring that state of war ex-
listed in Cuba warranting the recogni-
ton of the belligerent rights of both
parties and calling for the observance Of
strict neutrality by the United States /;
and one by Mr.. Bacon, declaring that
the power of recognizing independence
is prerogative belonging exclusively to
the congress.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported favorably the
resolutions of Mr.. Call, asking for in.
formation relative to American citizens
confined in Spanish prisons, and this
was agreed to by the senate.
Senator Cameron's report was very
voluminous. He reported the resolu-
tions already given in these dispatches.
He says:
Congress, at its last session adopted.
with practical unanimity, the view OK.
pressed by your committee that the
time had come for intervention with
Spain for the recognition of the inde-
pendence of Cuba. Spain. having de.
clined to listen to any representation
| founded on an understanding between
herself and the insurgents, and con.
gress having pledged itself to friendly
intervention, the only question that
remains to be decided is the nature of
the next step to be taken 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
insurgent peoples claiming independ-
ence by right of revolt. For convent
ence we have regarded both insurrec.
tion and intervention as recognized
rights, and have attempted to ascertain
the limits within which these rights
have been exercised, and their force
admitted by the general consent of
nations"
He quotes European precedents of in.
surrection and Intervention and says:
"Besides the four precedents of
Greece, Belgium, Poland and Hun
gary, where new nationalities were in
question, a much larger number of in.
terventions occurred in Europe in the
process of disruption or consolidation
| ,s,l, Il hn I,at.N boz "a
the ancient empires of the sultan, of
| Spain, of the church and on the other,
| concentrated the new system of Ger
many, Russia and Italy.
"In regard to Asia, probably all auth
Drities agree that the entire fabric OF
European supremacy, whether in AsiatiC
Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, India, Siam
or China, rest Oh the right of interven-
ton"
The American precedents are handled
exclusively, 1t says that America, both
North and South, has always aimed ia
moderate European intervention and to
restrict its exercise.
Monroe's act, which extinguished the
last hopes of the Holy Alliance in
America, produced the deepest sensa-
tion among European conservatives. and
gave to the United States extraordinary
consideration. England used it as a
weapon at the congress at Verona to
threaten the other powers, and when
they decided ON intervention in Spain
Canning came wholly over to the side
of Monroe, as France and Austria forced
his hands in Spain.
The principle thus avowed by Gam
ming added little to the European law OF
intervention but the principle avowed
by Monroe created an entire body OF
American Jurisprudence. AS an isolated
act 1t meant Little, but in Monroe's view