Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-12-24
Report Of The Committee on Foreign Re-
latiOnS Presented to the Senate.
SOMElNSTANCES 0FlNTERVENTlON
Only One Question Remains to
be Decided.


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 ii further Resolved, That the
United States will use it's friendly
Offices with the government of Spain TO
bring to close the war between Spain
and the Republic of Cuba.
Tho report is very voluminous. II
says:
Congress, at it's last session. after
long and patient consideration adopted
with practical unanimity the views
expressed by your committee that the
time had come for resuming interven.
tion with Spain for the recognition of
the independence of Cuba. Spain
having declined to listen to any repre-.
sentation 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 taken
with proper regard to the customs and
usages of nations
Tho report then goes into detail, Civ
ing instances which have occurred,
during this century, of insurgent
peoples claiming Independence by right
OF revolt.
The Greeks Instruction against the
Sultan, in 1872, and the diplomatic
contest this outburst produced are
reviewed at length by tine committee.
The Belgian revolution of 1880 is next
taken up, and the report states that
within less than a year after rebellion
had broken out, and without waiting
for evidence OF the right or the
military force of the insurrection,
every sort of intervention took place,
diplomatic aud military, joint and
separate. Tho Independence of Hun
gary in 1915 is next quoted.
The report continues: Interventions
have occurred most conspicuously in
Spain, by France in 1923; 10 Portugal,
by England in 1927; against in Spain
and Portugal in 1886. By England and
France, under what was called tho
quadrupie treaty; in Piedmont and
Naples, by the Holy Alliance in 1921
and in SO many instances since 1S4S
that the mere enumeration would be
long aud difficult; but none of the dis.
turbed countries claimed permanent
Independence under a form of revolu,
tion un!es it were perhaps the States
of the church, or Rome, which on Feb.
ruary Sth, 1919, declared the Pope to be
deposed and set up provisional gov
eminent under revolutionary trium
virate.
The report then turns to the exueri
ence OF Asia. In regard to right, prob
ably all authorities agree that the
entire fabric of European supremacy,
whether in Asiatic Turkey, Persia
Afghanlstan, India, Siam or China
rests on the right Ct intervention.
Tho American presidents are handled
eEhaustiVely. The report says tina
America, both North and South, hal
always aimed to moderate European
Intervention and to restrict its exercise
On this point VIC have the evidence O
George Canning, on celebrated speecl
on the foreign enlistment act in 1923
"We have spent much time, sail
Canning, Sin teaching other mower
the nature OF strict neutrality: an,
generally speaking we found then
most reluctant scholars. II / wishe,
fol guide in a system of neutrality
should take that laid down by Americ
in the days of the Presidency of Wash
ington and the secretaryship of JefTer
son. -
President Monroe decided as early a
April, 1918, to discourage European
mediation. In August he made
formal proposal to the British an,
French governments for a concerto
nd contemporary recognition q
Buenos Ayres, whose de facto indie
pendence made that country th
national object Of first step towar
the establishment Of a general poliry
In December he notified both govern
ments that he bad patiently awaita
without interfering in the policy @
the allies. but as they had not agree
upon anything and as the fact Of ia
Independence of Buenos Ayras apneare
established he thought that recognitio
was necessary.
When President Monroe interrose
his fiat, that no interference could b
countenanced by him except on tn
basis Of Independence, he dictated i
advance the only mode of fnterventio
which he meant to permit. II h
waited before carrying it ont it wa
only because, in the actual balance {
European and American power, he fe
that isolated action might iniure tn
cause he had determined to heip. II
waited in vain. Neither England nc
any other power moved again. After
delay of four years, from tho tim
when he began his policy, the Gree
revolt in Europe and the military su,
cesses of Bolivar aud Iturbide i
America gave the desired opportunit
and Monroe sent to Congress his ceIt
brated message of March Sth, 1872:
recommending the recognition of a
the revolted colonies of Spain, Mexic,
Colombia. Chill and Buenos Ayres.
These countries asked no more. The
based their claim on their independent
de iacto and Monroe admitted its fore,
From that day to this the America
people have always and unanimous
supported and approved the Monr,
doctrine. They needed no reasonir
to prove that it was vital to tho
safety.
The only question that properly r.
mains for Congress to consider, ii
report says, is the mode which shou
be adopted for the step which Coz
gress is pledged next to take. III
government OF the United States ente
tains none but the friendliest feeling
toward Spain. ltR most anxious wis
is to avoid even the appearance of 4
unfriendliness which is wholly foreig
to its thought. Tho course pursued /
the United States in the recognize
of Colombia is the only course whiC
Congress can consistently adopt.
Havana, Dec, 22.-Captaiu- Gener