The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-12-23
SENATOR CAMERON
Presents tho Report Of the Senate
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
on IN RESOLUTION, ADOPTED FRIDAY,
Recognizing the Independence of the
Republic dt euba-A Synopsis Of
the Document. Which is a
Very Lengthy One.

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tor Cameron, of the committee on for.
eign relations, presented to the senate
accompanying the Cuban resolutions,
which were adopted by the committee
on Friday:
The report is document Of very great
length, and deals thoroughly, though briefly,
In Its opening with modern precedents Of Eu-
fopcan intervention where independence was
the Issue involved, the committee having. as
us report mentions, examined with care all the
Instances which have occurred during this
century OF people claiming independence BY
right OF revolt The opening lines OF the re-
port read that congress, at its last session.
after long and patient consideration,
adopted with practical unanlmlty the
view expressed by your committee
that the time had come for inter-
tention with Spain for the recoanltioc Of the
Independence OF Cuba Spain hayina declined
10 listen TO any representation founded Upon
an understanding between herself and the In
surgents, and congress having pledged itself
TO friendly Intervention. the osly question that
remains to be decided Is the nature OF the next
step to be taken with proper regard to the Gus
toms and usages Of nations.
With little further preamble the report then
refers as It's first instance, showing that "the
modern precedents OF European Intervention
where Independence was the issue involved
began with Greece" in the struggle which
lasted from 1921 until 1877. The summary Of
the events In this strife where within a
month, the rebels got possession Of all the
open country and all the towns, except so far
as they were held by Turkish garrisons" Is
told In graphic manner. The sultan immedl-
ately called all Mussulmans to arms; the
Greek patriarch was hung at the door OF his
own church at tConstanttnople; several hundred
merchants were massacred; several hundred
Christian churches were destroyed, and the
Russian ambassador insulted."
II Is shown that no government In Europe
sympathized with the Greek rebels. Incidents
Of the struggle In which the Greeks fought for
independence are concsely pointed out, and
until the European powers induced Turkey to
consent to allow her affairs to be discussed in
y general conference, did Russian Insist that
the Greek insurrectlon should be included
among the subjects OF mediation.
The Turkish government declared In the most
energetic language that II would never admit
OF such interference or consent to make the
AFFAIRS Of Greece subject Of negotiation with
Russia These events OF the history OF that
struggle are carried along In the report to date
Ut which the sultan, declining to the last to
permit any mediation between himself aud his
devoted subjects. The three powers, France
England and Russia, on the 9th OF July 1897
united In q formal treaty signed In London
which committed them to armed Intervention
In case the sultan should still reject their
proffered mediation, within the space OF
one month. Following In regular order
In It's details OF circumstances OF Eu-
ropean nations, claiming independence on
the ground OF the right OF revolution, the cases
are mentioned OF Belgium against the Neither
lands In 1890, where the king OF Holland was
coerced into accepting conditions opposed by
the powers upon show OF armed hostility In
November, 1852, by the governments OF France
and England The coincidence rebellion In
Poland In which the czar notified 1.-THE minis
ter OF the new French king Louis Philippe that
he would tolerate no intervention In Poland,
is given attention. Then follows In the serie,
OF European nations claiming independence Il
the recital OF the deposal from the throne o.
the Hapsburg dynasty, followed by the elec
tion Of Louis Kossuth provisional president
and the Intervention Of Russia on the grount
that II she did 90 intervene Hungary would es
tablsh her Independence.
| This precedent" continues the report
"tendcd to establish the right OF every govern
ment to intervene In the affairs OF foreigl
states whenever the situation should tend I,
endanger It's own safety or the polltica
equilibrium on its frontier As far as know
every other government in the world tacitl,
acquiesced in the establishment OF this pre-
cedent II any government recorded protest
Il was that Of the United States, but even th'
United States protested only by inferenc
from the acts and language Of the president
The Russian Intervention brought the wa
20 quickly to an end that before October al
resistance was over, and when congress met
early in December. 1879, President Taylor
annual message could only proclaim wha
would have been American policy. Interven
tions have occurred most conspicuously i
Spain by France, In 1893; in Portugal by En-
gland In 1897: again IN Spain and Portugal, i
1895, by England and France, under what wa
called the quadruple treaty, and many othe
instances Of national interventions in the af
fairs Of other states are alluded to, while sine
1897. says the report, intervention in the ai
fairs OF the Ottoman empire have been SO con
stant as to create body Of jurisprudence, an
a long series OF treaties on which the ex
istence Of all political systems Of southeaster
Europe seems now to be more or less entrel
based.
mittee consider, mako 1t clear that Europe ha
Invariably asserted and practiced the right
interfere both collectively and separately
amicably and forcihly r--in- every instance, el
cent that Of Poland, where European pee
ple has resorted TO insurrection to obtain II
dependence. European Intervention In affail
in Asia are briefly adverted to,and an elabora'
consideration OF attempts made by both Franc
and England during the American civil We
receive much attention, as also recital I
events regarding the recognition Of the ind'
pendence OF Texas and the action OF the go'
ernment regarding Mexico, all Of which ni
graphically and lengthily detailed. In the hii
tory OF tho American policy II Is pointed OF
that when Lord Castelereigh, at the congre'
, of Air In Chappelle, in October. 1878, propose
10 the four other powers to intervene In IL
war between Spain and her American coloni'
nv addressing offers OF mediation to the tW
belligerents, Russia rejected the scheme, NJ
because It was intervention, but apparent
because II was medation.and to that extent n
! coenized right In the insurgents. When Pres
dent Monroe interposed his fiat, that no int
ference could be countenanced by MIN exec
from the basis Of independence, ne dleta.eo
advance the only mode OF intervention "ni'
be means to permit
After q delny OF Iouf years hoAA ehe VA
when he began his policy, the Greek revolt
Europe and the military successors OF Boiiv'
and iturbide in America gave the desired o
portunity In America, and Monroe sent 70 co.
rress his celebrated message OF Marchs, iS'
recommending the recognition Of al tne ,
volted colonies OF Spain, Mexico, Colomol
, Chilli and Buenos Ayres. Much space Is give
10 the efec. Of this act, which the report sa!
, produced the deepest sensation among Eur
! mean conservatives, and gave to the Unlt'
, States extraordinary consideration. Mon,os
: istions" Is elsborately eulogized.
In the case Of Texas IL Is shown that U
. uni,ed States government exercised the who
: right OF ,interven tion against an Americ,
, mower. Graphically the report depicts u
s.rss,s from the Intervention Of France al
England that threatened America during .
civil war, and allusion Is made TO the fren'
: minister urging his government TO recosnl
ths southern coniederaey,