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

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I WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator
Cameron to-day presented To the aerats
thn report OF tho COMMITTEES OF foreign
relations favorable to ;he adoption Of the
following Joint resolution:
RESOLVED by the senate anG house ot
representative nt the ERispd States OF
America In Congress assembled. That
the Independence OK Toe republic OF Cuba
bs and the same Is hereby acknowledged
by the Gnited States OF America.
he IL further resolved. That the
United States Will use i,s friendly offices
wIsh The Euverrmcn, Of Spain 10 bring 10
n close the wsr he;~esR SpaIa aud the
republic OF Cuba.
The report Ia very vo!umnous. II
says In pur;:
Congress, 1t It's last session, after long
and patient consideration, adopted with
practical uEananlty the view expressed
bS your committee that ihr time had
come FOR reSUn8tEE Intervention with
Spain for the recognition Of the indie
peHdeace OF CUBA. Spain having de-
cllned 10 listen 20 any representation
founded on an understanding between
herself and the insurgents. and Congress
having pledged i,s"lc 20 friendly inter
rentiCn, the only question that remaluS
10 be decided i Ihr nature nt she next
step TO be tukeE VITA proper regard 10
Che customs and usICes Of nations.
Beior. deciding this question. your
Committee has preferred 10 examine wish
some care all ihc instances which have
occurred. during this century. 81 iusET-
gent peoples claiming Independence by
right OF revolt. The inquiry has ncoeS-
sarily led somewhat TJ-, especially be-
cause the right OK revolt or instruction.
II instruction can be called : right,
seems In every instance. except one. u
have carried with II u corresponding in
Prevention. For convenience We have
regarded both insurrcStioD and intrryCa-
ton az recognized rights, and have Ak
tempted to ascertain the limits within
which these rights have been exercised.
and their force admitted by the general
consent Of nations.
The long duration OF the French rcv0-
.lutionary war. which disturbed the en-
tire world FOR five and twenty years and
left Il in n state OF great Confusion. lXe,!
the beginning az our modern Internal
tionRl systems al the year 1917, in The
treaties Of Vienna. OF Paris. and OF the
holy alliance. The settlement Of local
disturbances, under the Influence US the
powers. parties To these treaties, prO-
ceeded without serious disagreement IN
I'll 1871, when the Greeks rose in inSur-
rectior against the sultan. The modern
precedeniS u European iTsCrreCiion and
Intervention. where Independence was
the issue Involved, began with Greece.
The repCrt thru reviews the reYolu-
ton in Greece in lS2l-lS2I. showing that
even before The -eTol. had made mach
Roadway. Russia. Austria and Prussia
signed proiOcIi asserting the riEht OF
intervention in 4 case where European
power should suffer az alteration
brought about by revolt, and the results
Of which are IneRac!lS for other states. y
During the war the RICH: Of !Eicrvca-
ton never was disputed exccp; by Tur-
key, Greek bclligerrncy was also rcC6S-
nIzed Ivy England. George Canning be.
Ing prime minister, 2s II artcrwar1 re-
cognizcd she southern coHtcdrrdcy 0i
America France also recognized TIM
Greek belliseren;s and entered into Il
treaty with England and Russia, com
hitting them to armed in;crvc-t;. N
should Turkey refuse peaceful media
ton. and artcrTari they did interfere
bringing on the battle OF NavarIUJ, Ccip'
Der -. 1897.
In the Belgian revolution the powers
Imposed an immediate arTuis;ice on h0th
: parties, and one nUgtH later recognized
Belgian independents.
The report tells o> the protest OF Hui-
land. followed by Holland military
expedition which was met by 1906
French troops. The repOr: continues;
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rebellion had broken OFT. and wittnu;
waiting Cor evidence OF the right or 'h7
military force OF th.. Insurrcc;iOE. every
sort OF Int:;vAntln: took place, diplo'
matte and military, joint and spa rate.
Nor did the intervention stop with the
measures taken FOR the succor OF Bel
2lun. As King William Of Holland con.
tIuu"d to reject the conditions imposed
by. the powera. and held Antwerp As 4
pledge FOR more favorable conditions Of
peace. the governments OF France and
England, abandoning the European con
cert, announced that they should pu;
their naval and military forces In mo
ton. and accordingly the British govern.
TucHt, November. 1892, cmbarEocd Dutcf
ships md Dl0ck1dod the Dutch cOlst
while the French army, November II
formally laid siege To Antwerp"
The next European people who claim
cd recognition az ar independent men,
Der o! the family Of nntiou1 so"llH &c
have been the liunSIriaaS. Her" Rus
sia intcrfrrei ard all Europe acquicsccd
IntervpGSiOnS have occurred most Cun'
spIcuousiy In Spain. b. Franc" in iS2@
IN Portugal. by ENGLAND. in la=I. hEaiT
IN Spain and Portugal In 1876 by Eng
land and t'r:tEc.'. under what was called
the quGdruplc ;r"aly; In Piedmont anl
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