The evening times., 1896-12-21
Cor. 18th and F SITS.

much remains To he revealed We kI ov
that as early as March, 1851, tile French
minister at Washington ADVISED his o'cfh-
llent to rec OgniZc the Confederate states,
and in May he advised IL to intervene %!
forciily raising the American blockade
Mcrcier's rccon.mendation was couihuni-
d,t.d to Russell, wi o entertained Iio doubts
as to the right OF intervcntion, either uiIio-
matte or military, even at that early no
ment, when the serious operations or war
hadhardly begun
Much additional stress is given in the
report TO these schemes OF intervention
and palmerston's inG orsem.nt Of Rrtscil
view in which Palmerston suggested an
application that Russia .o;h England and
France on the offer of mediation is
not overlooked in the committees summary
Of all the circumstances that Confronted
this government at thattime.
QUESTION AGAIN RAISED.
mo serious question was again raised
with any European power in regard 10
the insurrection or Independence OF their
American possessions, until, in $50, re-
bcllion broke out In Cuba, and the lnsnr-
gents, after organizing government ana
dc claring independence, claimed recogn-
ton from the United States.
The Government OF the United states
had always regarded Cuba as within the
sphere OF its most active and serious inter
recognized states OF Colombia and Mexico
were supposed to be preparing an eXpedi-
ton to revolutionize Cuba and Porto Rico,
the United States Government interposed
its friendly offices with those two govern
ments to request their forbearance. The
actual condition of Spain seemed to make
her retention of Cuba impossible, IN which
case the United States would have been
obliged, for their own safety, To prevent
tie Stand from falling into the hands of a
stronger power in Europe. That ms einer-
gency did not occur, may have been parity
due to the energy with which Monroe an
nounced, .our right and our power TO pre-
vent IL and his determination to use all
| the means within his competency 10 guard
| against and forcfendit it,
This right of Intervention in matters
! relating to the external relations or CUBA,
| asserted and exercised seventy years ago,
! has been asserted and exercised ut every
| crisis in which the isla nd has been involved.
when the Cuban insurgents in l s6S apr
| pealed to the United States for recognition,
| President Grant admitted the justice OF the
| claim and directed the minister OF the
| United states at Madrid To interposc our
| good offices with the Spanish government
| in order to Obtain by a friendly arrange
ment the independence of the island. The
story of that Intervention is familiar TO
| every member OF the senate, and made the
| basis of its resolution last session request
| ing the President once more TO interpose
| his friendly offices with the Spanish gov
| ernment for the recognition OF the inde-
| pendence OF Cuba
QUOTES THE MESSAGE.
| "The interval OF nine months which had
| eIapsed since that action OF Congress mas
| proyed the necessity OF carrying it on to
| completion. In the words Of the Presi-
| dents annual message: The stability two
YEARS duration has given to the insurrec-
| ton: the feasibility of its indefinite pro
| longation in the nature OF things, and as
| shown by past experience the utter ana
| imminent ruin OF the island unless the
| present strife is speedily composed are
| in our opinion, conclusive evidence that
| the Inability of Spain to deal success
| fully with the insurrection has become
| manifest and it is demonstrated that her
| sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for all pur-
| poses of It's rightful existence a
| hopeless struggle for its re-establishment
| has degenerated into strife which means
nothing more than the useless sacrifice or
| human life and the utter destruction OF tue
| very subiect-matter of the conflict
Although the President appears to have
| reached n different conclusion from ours,
we believe this to he the actual situation
| of Cuba, and, being unable to see that fur
ther delay could lead to any other action
than that which the President anticipates,
sage that, in such case, our obligations to
the sovereignty of Spain are superseded
| by higher obligations which we can hardly
| hesitate to recognize and discharge
Following closely the action OF President
Monroe in 1918, Congress has already de-
, clared in effect its opinion that the re car
be no rational interference, except on the
basis of independence. In 1922, as now
bL with more force, it was objected, al
we have shown, that the revolted States
had no government to be recognized. Dl
visions and even civil war existed among
the insurgents themselves. Among th'
Cubans no such difficulty is known tn ex
Ist In September, 1895, as we know by
official documents printed on the spot
the insurgent government was regularly
organized, q constitution adopted, a presi
dent elected, and, in due course, the va
| rious branches Of administration set II
motion. Since then, SO far as we are in
formed, this government has continued tt
perform its functions undisturbed.
ION the military side, as We officially
know, they have organized. equipped and
maintained in the field sufficient forces tc
BATTLE the exertions of. 200 600 Spanish
soldiers. On the civil side, they have organ
lied their system ofadministration in every
province, for, as We know officially, they
'roamed at will over at least two third'
of the island country
FRIENDSHIP FOR SPAIN.
Diplomatically, they have maintained g
| regularly accredited representative in the
United States for the past year, who has
never ceased to ask recognition and to Offer
all possible information.
There is no reason TO suppose that any
| portion Of the Cuban people would be dis
satisfied by our recognizing their repre-
| sentative in this country, or that they dis
| agree in the earnest wish for that recogni
ton The same thing could hardly be saii
| of all the countries recognized by Monroe
in 1922. Greece had no such stability
when il was recognized by England, Rus
sia and France. Belgium had nothing o
the sort when she was recognized by al
J the powers in 1880. OF the States recog