The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-04
PRESIDENT OPPOSES.
Does Not Favor the Resolutions
Passed by Congress.
CUBA HAS NOT YET DONE ENOUGH
To Eutitlc Her to Recognition bv
the United States.
SPAIN WILL EQUlr STEAMERS
Which Have Been offered Her Tor That
Purpose Police Arrested Hio,ous
students In Madrid.
SPAIN WILL EQUuP STEAMERS


and his cabinet undoubtedly are strongly
opposed to the present recognition OF the
belligcrcncy of the Cuban insurgents aud
to any declaration concerning their in
dependence us embodied in recent con-
srcssioral resolutions. The following is
not an official statement, but 1t is known
from careful inquiry that It accurately
represents tho administrations Views Of
the matter:
while the president and the mem,-'s
of the cabinet personally feel the SYM
pathy common to all Americans with
f-govcrumcnt. they feel that In tnoir
official action they should not depart
from tho well settled principles which
were followed by former presidents and
secretaries of state during prior insur-
rections in Cuba.
"Thcsc were clearly set forth by Gen
eral Grant In his message of 1875, in
which he dealt with the question of rocog-
milton OF Cuban Independence and also
with the recognition Of belllgerency.
Both independence ana bcligcrency
arc facts and their recognition by other
powers, as tho term implies, is merely
formal acknowledgment of II state OF
things which. rightly or wrongly, has
come about
when people, united under some
known and defined form OF government
which administers It's functions by the
usual methods. come to occupy and com
troll known territory over which IL Is
competent to administer Justice and with
In which it affords protection to citizens
and strangers. new state exists Refusal
Of recognition would not change the fact
any more than premature recognition
would create 1t. The FORMER would he
moroIv n slight to tho new government
Just MS the latter is merely an afrroni 40
the old one.
'''rhc question. naturally Is always what
government 10 actually In control Of the
country,
"Recognitlon OF bellgcrency depends
upon the same facts and is only a modified
fern Of recognizing Independence, though
the lattor implies more perfect ncoom-
plishmcnts The difference between mere
instruction and war--thoueh In both
arraed bodies are In conflicts that In Inc
former only one sovereign power is en-
ragged, while IN the latter there must nee
essariy be two. If armed conflict he car
rIed on by n substantial political orgauisa-
lion. real. paIpabe and manifest 70 the
world having the forms and capable of
the ordinary functions of government to-
ward It's own people and TO other states,
having local habitation where 1t may he
dealt with by other nations. then there Is
wor and refusal TO recognize beiliger-
encv wonll be wlllful. In the absence Of
these features there Is nothing to take 'hn
contest out OF the category OF mere re-
bc,lIous insurrection or occasional rklr-
mlshrs and place 1t on the terrible footing
Of war.
1.-The pretense OF recognizing what does
not exist is always Justly regarded Us an
nrfrlendly act and gratutous grant OF
moral support to the rebellion
1t Is understood that. Judged by ihcsa
tests. the administration docs not thinN 'h'
present state OF affairs Justiiies any chang
In the attitude OF the government. It's
function Is TO act and not express feeling,
The only action now proper is to continue
to hold responsible for Injuries to Amori-
can citizens the only government which,
so far as appears, has and Is m lintainlns
the unity In Cuba, until some other gov
eminent succeeds at least temporarily, In
I -. IL