The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22

Bulgaria. Roumelia. Seryia and Egypt have
been the creations of such intervention. or
the objects of its restraints, but also samoa
and Crete owe their legal status TO Inc
same source.
From this body Of precedent. 1t is clear
that Europe has invariably asserted ana
practiced the right TO intervene, both col
lectlyely and separately, amicapiy ana lor
cibly, IN every instance, except that OF fo-
land where European people has rcsorted
to instruction to obtain independence
The report then turns to the experience
of Asia. In regard to Asia, probably all
authorities agree that the entire fabric ot
European supremacy, whether in Aslauc
Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, india siam or
China, rests on the right OF Intervention.
The American preCedcnts are handlea
exhaustlvely. The report says; the CUES
ton of Intervention began in 1917. All par
ties had agreed as early IS 1917 and lslS
upon the proprlety OF intervention between
Spain and her colonies Roth the United
States and Europe asserted that the tifne
had come: they disagreed only as 10 the
mode. When Lord Castlercagh, at the con :
eress of AK La Chapellc, in October. lsie,
proposed to the other four powers. ITO In
ienvene In the war between SPAN ana
her American colonies by addressing oilers
of mediation to the two belliSeren'S, hus-
STA theoretically opposed and reJecteh the
scheme. not because 1t was intervention
Int apparently because ii was media,'nn'
and to that extent recognized rights OF the
insurgents. It.,
| When President Monroe in'oiposed ms
| fiat .sat no interference could be ,oun
! ,enanced byhim except on the basis OF inhe-
| nondencc he dictated in advance me only
| r,odo Of intervention which he meant u
hermit. If he waited before carryiaE !, out
| i, was only because. In the ac'uai oaianC.
Of European and American power nc le''
| mai isolated action might in)urc lhc Nau ~
he had determined to hclp' he 49,, ,,,,, ~
vain Neither England nor any other po"
ar Moved again. After a delaH 81 cur years
sron, ,he time when - rcsan ms po'ey
w. creck revolt In Europe, and the mn
/ ,arv successes Of Bolivar ana ltNrp ~
| America gave the desired opportunity anu
vonroe sent to congress- MS oeleois 49,,
message Of March s. lS2s' r'up's'i,' s,,,ins
the recognition of all the lvt .I "a n,,cno,
| ~ aaain Neyio. Colombia, Chiis anu p''"''
| Ayres. 1900 of recember. 1923
~ ~, his 1Jonroe announced the prlho'pi'
| I,bo Monroe doctrinel that the ~ t. na
nv ',bich his act alone had recoenIHeu
, Nv irdenendent were b. tina, aot p'a ~,
on,side of the European system, 49," ,, -,
/ Tho United States would resa. ,.-,,a cher,
tempt to extend that syS,v1" safes.
| uufrienuIy 10 NV t,pn.
From The, day to this the INV s,,n.
r,e have always and nnhnil'io" a., rine
p nrtoa and approved the Monroe ao ,p.t i.
p l,,, aded no reasoning to prove ,ha' i
was vital to their saie'!'
:, the case of the recognition OF i.'
.,o -enort quotes from report maui 'u"'
IS 1895, by Mr., Clay from the senate com
,,u,ec ON foreign relations which says
Tho recognition OF Texas as an ihuepVi'
dent power may be made In various "a''
Firat. by treaty; second, by p asshse 'rae
law regulating commercial inle,uo :,
~, MA Nv sending diplomatic agent
Taxaa with the usual credentials, OF in.t,s
-, NO executive receiving and ac ,re ~ W.
" automatic representative from isHaH
which would be a recogn'i,os a.. la .u, =,
oxncu,iye only Is compelled 10 man nu,,, y
In the first and third means M cnarac
~ n, the senate. in It's execuuVe eha'ae
.er would be necessary, ana IN 'he seoo"
~ ,,s legislative character. ua,,o
III M, ~ .cra,e also, without the co-opers.io
snroe other branch of the HoveriaInch. :
10, competent 10 recognize the 'N'''-''
OF any power. 49, r,t,od States h
80 constitution has the charge OF the
,oreign intercourse. Regularly he ousi
10 take the initiative in the acknowlede