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

that Intervention Is familiar to every mem
Der OF tho senate and was made the basis OF
the resolution last session. requesting the
president once more ITO interpose his
friendly offices with the Spanish govern
mont Tor the recognition OF the independ-
ence OF Cuba"
The resolution then adopted by congress
was perfectly understood 10 carry with II
all the consequences which necessarily
would follow the rejection by Spain oil
friendly offices. On this point the situa-
ton needs no further comment. The action
taken by congress in the last session was
taken ION great consideration and on
Just principles. on right OF intervention
exercised twenty seven years aso, anu
after a patient delay unexamplcd In his
tory. The interval OF nine months which
has elapsed since that action of congress
has proved the necessity of carrying IT OUT
to completion.
In words OF the presidents annual
message. 1.-The stability two years duration
has given to the nsurrsetion. the feasioiiity
OF its indefinable proiengation In the ma
ture of things, and rs shown by past eN-
pcriences the utter and imminent ruin OF
| the island unless the present STRIFE ~
| speedily disposed, are. In our opinion. CON
| elusive evidence that the inability OF spain
| to deal successfully with the insurrecuon
has become manifest and II Is demon
| strated that her sovereignty Is extinct III
| Cuba for all purposes for It's r'sh,ini 'N
| isence-a hopeless struggle for its re-
| establishment Although the president
appears to have reached different con
| clusion from ours. we believe this TO be
| the actual situation of Cuba. and being
| unable to see that furthec delay could leaf
TO any other action than that which tue
| president anticipates we agree Win 'he
| conclusion of the message that. IN sucll
case. our obligations to the sovereignty OF
| Spain ar" superseded by higher obliga-
tons. which we can hardly hesitate 10
recognize and discharge"
or the situation in Cuba the report says
In September. 1879. as we know by official
documents printed on the spot. the insur-
gent government was regularly organized,
constitution adopted. a president elected
and in due course the varicNs branches OF
administration set in motion. Since then
SO far as We are informed, this government
has continued to perform Its functions un'
disturbed On the military side, as we OF
rcially know, they have orsanzed, equlppe
and maintained In the fell sufficient
forces TO BATTLE the eXertions of 2on,oo'
Spanish soldiers On tho civ,l SIDE ihel
have organized their system OF adnunls'rh
,lcn in every province for, AS We kho"
officially they road at VIII over nv ltls
two rds OF the island country ptpio
| matically they have maintained regular,
accredited representative in the thitc'
states for the past year, VINO has heNo
ceased to ask recognition aud to o'er III
possible information. There rs no reason
to suppose that any portion of the tubal
people would b. dissatisfied by our rcacg
MIXING their representative In this country
or that they disagree in the earnest wiSl
for TINT recognition The only qut ado
that properly remains for congress TO con
slider is tho mode which should be adopte
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