The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-12-25
SENATOR CAMERON
Presents the Report of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
On the Resolution Recognizing the In
dependence of the Republic of
Cuba-A Brief synopsis Of
the Document.

ing is synopsis of the report of Sena-
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 a document OF very great
| length, and deals thoroughly, though briefly
| In its opening with modern precedents OF Eu-
| ropean Intervention where independence was
| the issue involved, the committee having, as
| Its report mentions, examined with care all the
| Instances which have occurred during this
century of people claiming indepe ndence 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 unanmity the
| view expressed by your committee
that the time had come for inter-
yention with spain for the recognition of the
independence OF Cuba Spain having declined
to listen to any representation founded upon
an understanding between herself and the in
surgents, 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 taken with proper regard to the GUS
| toms and usages OF nations.
With little further preamble the report then
refers as its first instance, showing that 1.-The
modern precedents OF European intervention
| where independence was the issue involved
| began with Greece" In the struggle which
lasted from 1921 until 1897. The summary OF
the events in this strife where within u
| 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 immedi-
| ately called all Mussulmans TO arms; the
| Greek patriarch was hung at the door OF his
own church at Constantinop,e; several hundred
merchants were massaered; several hundred
| hFiS n .faI md ,h,
Russian ambassador insulted.n
! 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
d general conference, did Russian insist that
/ the Greek insurrection should be Included
among the subjects of mediation.
The Turkish government declared In the most
energetic language that 1t 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
at which the sultan declining to the last TO
permit any mediation between himself and his
devoted subjects. he three powers, France
England and Russia on the 9TH of July 1877
united in a formal treaty signed in London,
which committed them to armed inter vention
in case the sultan should still reject their
prohered mediation. within the space of
one month. Following in regular order
in its 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 $780, where the king OF Holland was
coerced into accepting conditions opposed by
the powers upon "a show OF armed hostility in
November, 1882, by the governments of France
and England. The coincidence rebellion In
| Poland In which the czar notified the minis
.er OF the new French king Louis Philippe that
ae would tolerate no Intervention in Poland
is given attention. Then follows in the series
of European nations claiming independence TO
she recital OF the deposal from the throne OF
she Hapsburg dynasty. followed by the elec-
lion of Louis kossuth provisional president
and the Intervention OF Russia on the ground
that IL she did so intervene Hungary would es-
.ablish her independence.
| This precedent" continues the report
tended to establish the right OF every govern.
ment to intervene in the affairs of foreign
states whenever the situation should tend to
9ndanger It's own safety or the political
equilibrium on its frontier. As far a. known
every other government in the world tacitly
acquie>ced in the establishment OF this pre-
= dent II any government recorded protest
1t was that of the United States, but even the
United states protested only by inference
rom the acts and language OF the president
| The Russian Intervention brought the war
| so quickly to an end that before October all
resistance was over, and when congress met
sarly in December. 1919, President Taylor's
annual message could only proclaim what
would have been American policy. Interven-
lions have occurred most cons icuously in
spain by France, in ls23; in Portugal by En-
gland, in 1897; again IN Spain aud Iortt gal, In
iSi6, by England and France, under what was
called the quadruple treaty, and many other
Instances OF national interVentions in the af-
fairs of other states are al uded to- while since
49, says the report, Intervention in the af-
tasrs OF the Ottoman empire have been so con-
| slant as TO create body Of Jurisprudence, and
long series of treaties on which the ex-
Istcnce of all political systems OF southeastern
LlrOpe seems now TO be n-oie OF less entirely
based.
The six preeedentS above quoted, the COM
mittee consider, make il clear that Europe has
Invariably asserted and practiced the right to
Interfere, both collective and separately,
Amicably and forcibly, in every instance ex-
sept that Of Poland, where European peo-
pie has resorted to insurreoton to obtain in
dependence European Intervention in affairs
IN Asia are briefly adverted land an elaborate
consideration of attempts made by both France
and England during the American civil war
receive much attention, also a recital OF
events regarding the recog milton OF the inde-
pendence OF Texas and the action of the gov
ernment regarding Mexico all OF which are
graphically aud lengthtly detailed In the his
tory OF the American policy it is pointed out
that When Lord Castelereigh al the congress
Of AK la Chappelle ia October, 1913 proposed
TO the four other powers to intervene in the
war between Spain and her American colonies
by addressing offers OF mediation TO the two
belligerents, Russia rejected the scheme. not
because it was Intervention, but apparently
because it was mediation.and to that extent re-
cognized right In the insurgents. When Presi-
dent Monroe interposed his fiat that no inter
ference could be countenaneed by him except
from the basis Of independence, he dictated in
advance the only mode of intervention which
he means TO permit
After delay OF four years from the time
when he began his policy. the Greek revolt in
Europe and the military successors OF Bolivar
and Iturhide in America gave The desired op-
portrnity in America, and Monroe sent 10 con-
gress his celebrated message OF March :. 1922,
recommending the recognition OF ali the re-
volted colonies Of Spain. Mexico Colombia.
Chill and i3uenos Ayres- Much space IS given
to the effect OF this act which the report says
produced the deepest sensation among Euro
pean conservatives and gave TO the United
States extraordinary consideration Mouroes