Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-22
THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
What They Have to Say 10 Senate on the Cam
eron Resolution.

ing the Cameron resolution refers
to the precedents of Greece. Belgium.
Poland and Hungary, where new
nationalities were in question and
adds that a much larger number
of interventions occurred in Europe
in the process of disruption or
consolidation which. on one hand. dis
integrated the ancient empires of the
Sultan of Spain. of the church. and on
the other concentrated the new SyS
TENS of Germany, Russia and Italy. In
terVentions have occurred most con-
spicuously in Spain, by France in 1923,
in Portugal by England in 1927. again
in Spain and Portugal in 1896 by Eng
land and France. under what was called
the quadruple treaty; in Piedmont and
Naples by the holy alliance in 1921, and
and in so many instances since 1S4S
that the mere enumeration would be
long and difficult, but none of the dis
turbed countries claimed permanent in
dependence under a form of revolution,
unless it were perhaps the states of the
church of Rome, which on February s.,
1S49, declared the Pope to he deposed
French Intervention in this great turn
in history is alluded to. and the report
says the only reason given by France
in this instance for intervention, was
that the occupa ton of Rome was nee
essary in order TO maintain the politi-
cal influence of France" and It's shown
that the British government acquiesced
in this rule of European law or prac
tice.
Referring to the Ottoman empire, it
is mentioned that since the year 1921
intervention in the affairs Of the Otto
man empire has been SO constant as to
create a pody of Jurisprudence. and a
long series of treaties on which the
existence of all political spStemS of
southeastern Europe seem now to be,
more or less. entirely based. Not only
Greece, Montenegro. Roumania. Bull
garia. Roumelia. Servia and Egypt have
been the creations of such Intervention
Or the objects of its restraints. but also
Samoa. Crete and even the Lebanon
I'VE their legal status to the same
source.
The right of itself has been based
on various grounds: 'impediments to
commerce. "burdensome measures of
protection and repression. requests of
one or both parties. humanity and
the repose of Europe Greek Treaty
of 1920.
The report continues with a descrip-
ton of the experiences of America and
deals with the achieving of independ
ance by the Spanish colonies. The re-
port says: All parties had agreed, as
early as 1917 and 1918 upon the pro-
priety of intervening between Spain
and her colonies. Both the United
States and Europe asserted that the
time had come: they disagreed only
as to the mode. When Lord Castl-
.eagh at the Congress of AiX-la Chap
oelle, in Oct. 1918, proposed to the four
other powers. Ito intervene in the war
between Spain and her American colo
MES by addressing offers of mediation
to the two belligerents.'
Russia energetcally opposed and re-
lected the scheme. not because ii was in
terVentlOn. but apparently because ii was
mediation and to that extent recognized
rights in the insurgents. Upon this Pres
ident Monroe interposed his fiat. that no
interference could be countenanced by
him. except on the basis of independence
he dictated in advance as the only mode
of intervention which he meant to per-
nit. If he waited before carrying ii out.
1t was only because. in the actual balance
of European and American power he felt
that isolated action might inlurc the
cause he had determined to help. He
waited in vain: neither England nor any
other European power moved again. No
Information came from Europe No fur
ther attempt to subject the reVolted col
onies was probable. and even the declara
ton of the Congress of Troppau in No
vember, 1920. which announced general
and active intervention against ''illegit-
mate authorities. caused little alarm,
as long as England and France were not
parties to it.
Therefore Monroe waited until the ef-
feet of his action should settle the whole
question and cover all the ground. After
delay of four years from the time when
he began his policy, the Greek revolt in
Europe and the military success of Boil
var and Iturbide in America. gave the
Congress his celebrated message of
March s, 1922, recommending the recog
nition Of al the reyolted colonies of
nos Ayres. These countries asked no
more. They based their claim on their
Independence de facto, and Monroe adj
unanimously approved and adopted the
Presidents views, and although Mexico.
Colombia Chill and Buenos Ayres We're
in consequence admitted into the family
of nations by the sole authority of the
President of the United States with ap-
proval of Congress- two years passed be-
fore the. British government consented
even to discuss the subject in Parliament
as a serious measure OF policy. On the
first of January 1925, other powers were
notified that England had determined to
recognize the independence of Colombia,
Mexico and BuenOs Ayres.
The report gives various other prece-
dents as justifying the proposed action
by Congress in regard to Cuba. and pro-
ceeds as follows: The government of the
United States has always regarded Cuba
as within the sphere of it's most active
and serious interests. This right of in
tervention in matters relating to the ex-
ternal relations of Cuba, asserted and ex-
ercised 20 years ago has been asserted
and exercised at every crisis in which the
island has been involved.
The action taken by Congress in the
last session was taken on general consid-
GRAFTON and on joint principles, on a right
of Intervention exercised q years ago
and after a patient delay uneXampIed in
history.
The interval of nine months which has