The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-22
CONGRESS- and CUBA.
The Cameron Resolution introduced
in Senate.
BY A LONG AID
EXHAUSTIVE REPORT.

| EARAUSIlFE KEEUkIs
Other Resolutions Fol1ow-Secertary
| Olney's Position Discussed-Ambas ssa-
| dor Bayard on the Subject-Spain As
| sumes W arlixe Attitude.
Washington, december 21.-The report
from the committee ON foreign relations
ON the joint resolution acknowledging
the independence of Cuba and Offering
the friendly offices of the United States
with Spain to bring to close the war
between Spain and the republic of Cuba,
were presented in the Senate today.
/ 1t is document of very great length
and deals In its opening with modern
precedents ofEuropean Intervention where
independence was involved. the commits
tee having as it's report mentions ex-
| amined with care all the instances which
have. occurred during this century
of peoples claiming independence by right
| of revolt.
The report refers to the precedents OF
Greece, BELGIUM, Poland and Hungary
where new nationalties, were In question
and adds that large number of inter-
ventions occurred in Europe in the pro-
CESS of disruption or consolidation which
has, on one hand disintegrated the an
oient empires Of the Sultan, of Spain, of
the church. and on thessother have con-
centyated the new systems of Germany,
| Russia and Italy.
| Interyentions have occurred most con-
| spicuously in Spain, by Francs in 1928,
| in Portugal by England 1897, again in
Spain and Portugal in 1896 by England
and France, under what was called the
quadruple treaty, in Piedmont and
Naples by the Holy Alliance in 1921, and
in SO many instances since 1S48 that the
10 ere enumeration would be long ana
difficult, but none Of the disturbed
countries claimed permanent 1ndepend-
ence under form of revolutions unless
it was perhaps the states of the Church
of Rome, which on February 8. 1849. de-
olared the Pope to be deposed. Frances
intervention In this great turn in history
is alluded to and the report says: h'"Ihe
only reason given by Francesin this IN
stance for Intervention, was that the
occupation of Rome was necessary IN
order to maintain the political influence
of France, and it was shown that the
British government acquiesoed in this
rule of European law or practice
Referring to the Ottoman empire. it
nantionea. Since the year 1897, inter-
fvention in the affairs of tile Ottoman
empire has been constant. Not only
Greece. Montenegro, Roumania, Bull
garia Roumelia. Seryia and Egypt have
| been the creation Of such interventlons or
| the objects of its restraints, but also
Samos, Crete and even Lebanon owe
| their legal status to the same source.
| These six presidents include, as Tar as IS
| known, every instance where claim to
| Independence has been made by any
CLOSE of the Napoleonio war in 1915. They
constitute the entire European law on
| the subject of Intervention in regard to
| the European people claiming indepenu-
ence by right of revolution. There Is no
other authoritative source of the law"
| 1t Is clear, the report says. that Europe
has Invariably associated and Dracticed
the right to interfere, both. collectively
and separately, amicably and foroi bly,
n every instance except that of Poland,
whe, q European people had resorted to
insurrsction to obtain independence
| The right of itself has been based on
various grounds: "Impedimsnts to Com
mel &C. -" Burdensome measures or pro,
lection and oppression, Requests Of !,
~Efusion of Blood evils Of all
kinds, y" Humanity, ''and 'sThe repose of
Europe" (Greek treaty OF 1921
The report continues with description
of the experiences of America and deals
with the achieving of independence by
the Spanish colonies. MI
The report goes on: Ihe
| %cIo,- +" bv CnpuTnCl in The
last session was taken in general con-
sideration and on joint PRINCIPLES, on
right of intervention exercised twenty
seven yenrs ago, and after patient de-
lay unexampled in history.
The interval of nine months which has
elapsed since that action of Congress mas
proved the necessity of carrying 1t out to
completion. In the words of the Presi-
dents annual message, the stability
ywo years duration has given to the in
surrection the feasibility of it's indefinite
prolongation in the nature of things, ano
as shown by past experience, the utter
and 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 suo-
cessfully with the insuIrection has be,
come manifest, and 1T ia demonstrated
that her sovereignty is extinct in cuba
for all purposes Of its rightful existeE ce,
, hopeless struggle for it's ye-esta DISH
mont has degenerated into strife which
means nothing more than the useless
! sacrifice of human life, and the utter dc.
surucsion of the very subject matter OF
the conflict"
Although the President appears te
have reached different concl us1on from
ours. We believe this 10 be the actual
situation of Cuba, and being unable to
see that further delay could lead to any
other action than that which the Presl-
dent anticipates, we agree with the con-
c]usion of the message that in such case.
our obligations to the sovereignty OF
Spain are "superseded by higher ool1ga'
uions which we can hardly hesitate TO
, recognize and discharge.
Following closely the action OF Fresl'
J dent Monros in 1918, Congress has al,
!, ready declared in effect its opinion thai
, there can he no rational interference ex'
cept on the basis of Independence. IL
1922, as now, but with more force, IL was
objeotet, that the revolted states had nc
governments to be recngnized. Divisions,
and even civil war; existed among Int
insurgents themselves. Among tnt
Cubans 10 such difficulty is known &c &c
exist In September, 1895, as we know pS
| Offlcial documents pYinted on the spoI,