The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-16
ROANOKE VA. SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1875

ted Ststes; the revolutionary party of
Cuba in the United States has communi-
cation with the insurgents in Cuba; it has
acquired the ownership or control of vari
Gus vessels; it has purchased large guam
titles of arms and ammunition and sue
cessfully sent off number of military
expeditions and enterprises from the ter
Jitory of the United States. He says the
insurgents have no fort on the sea coast
and that the Cuban sympathiZers in the
United States must begin to set foot, pre-
pare and provide the means for military
expedition or enterprise. These Cuban
sympathizers in the United States must
become the owners Of arms and ammuni
tion before they start; control the vessel
which takes them; the vessel must be &C
companied by men to carry and land mu-
nltlons OF war; the men must he armed in
order to safely reach the insurgent forces;
the vessel must be provided with pilot
who knows the Cuban waters and the
whereabouts and signals of the insur-
gents and must be especially adapted for
this warlike use by being provided with
/ boats to effect the landing of men and
arms, and without these conditions not q
single shipment of arms and ammunition
has been made from the United States or
landed in Cuba
He calls attention to the fact that, prior
to May l, 1895, three vessels took arms
to Cuba and there were some attempted
proceedings which prodAced no result.
After that date, he mentions that five
vessels were engaged in the service of the
insurgents but no proceedings were begun
against them. Beginning with Septem-
Der, 1873, down to the present time, he in
stances the number of attempts, some of
which have been successful, to ship NUM-
tions and points to the fact that in
e tl..<
ceedinSs been taken against the vessel
and only i'll two instances against the
crew of the vessel. In concluding IL re-
view of the proclamations of various Pres
ldents of the Crited States the attorney
says that while it could not be insisted
that one nation is bound to take notice of
the existence of an instruction in
another country as it is bound to recog-
nlZe state of public war, it is neverthe-
less bound to take notice of such a condi-
tion to the extent of giving warning to
the cases in the discharge of obligations
which one friendly nation owes another,
and as measure of precaution must pre-
vent the violation of this obligation He
declares that the proclamations cited in
the appendices fully illustrate the recog-
milton of this principle by The United
States and is especially accumulated by
the proclamation of President Cleveland
June II, 1898. This proclamation, it
must be assumed, he says, was not issued
until the President was officially satisfied
OF armed resistance to Spanish authority
IN Cuba and the international obligations
OF the United States made it expedient to
issue it and give warning. The procla-
nation is declared to be sufficient evil
dence in every court of the United States
of the existence of an .insurrection in
Cuba and a distinct recognition of the OBJ
legations of special vigilance imposed by
the United States in discharge of it's in
ternational duties toward Spain He con-
cludes this portion of his report by say
ing:
"The laws of the United States are
plainly intended not only to carry out all
the obligations imposed upon the United
States while affecting IL position of neu
trality toward belligercnts, but also to
prevent offenses against friendly powers
which are clearly offcnses against the
laws of the nations, whether such powers
should or should not be engaged in war
or attempts to suppress revolt. 1t cannot
be contended that the passage of these
laws has increased international oblipa-
lions, but it is clear that the failure to
pass such laws would not diminish inter
national obligations and indeed that the
laws themselves and the administra-
oich VA ohChi ny tuc authorities
of the United States cannot measure or
limit the international responsibility of
the United States. The ext tence of an
armed insurrection, solemnly admitted
by the Presidents proclamation, increases
the obligations which rest upon the Uni
ted States even in the time of peace. not
to knowingly permit injuries Ey their
citizens or inhabitants to friendly
power, and it clearly enlarges the duty of
vigilance and the measure of diligence re-
quired in preventing such injuries
The different officials to whom comics
OF this pamphlet were presented did not
care to discuss the matter for publication
or to be quoted regarding it, but all pri-
vately expressed the opinion that the only
object of its preparation was the basis of
a claim to be presented against the Uni
ted States Government by the govern
ment of Spain on account of filibustering
expeditions.