The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-08-21
A BILL OF DAMAGES
Spain Preparing a Claim on
Account of Filibustering.
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government is preparing big bill of
damages to be presented to tho United
States on account of the numerous ex-
petitions alleged to have gone from our
chores to the relief of tho Cuban lnsur-
gents. In support Of it's claim for repair
alton, 1t intends to invoke the precedent
established against Great Britain in tho
celebrated Alabama claims award, made
by the Geneva arbitration tribunal.
There have been reports heretofore that
Spain, at the proper time, would present
eeries OF claims on account OF the use
the insurgents have made OF the United
States as base of supplies OF hostile
operations in Cuba. These were nothing
more than rumots until today, when the
government officers received copies OF
rsrort from the Spanish legation, made
| by it's legal adviser, MIR Calderon Car
isle. The report is handsomely printed
in pamphlet form, and, with it's five ap.
pendices, makes book OF over 300
pages.
The Wiborg case, recently decided by
the United States supreme court, is cited
| and referred to as the one solitary con-
viction obtained in the United States
since the beginning OF the present Cuban
| AuSNElGOtlOns ln0 dttOIAcY BayS 1t 10
thought proper to show from the case OF
the severe award against Great Britain
what the United States expected of q
neutral nation, and also to recall the
attitude of Spain toward the United
States during the civil war. The prin.
ciples indicated and enforced by the
United States against Great Britain, as
those which should have governed her
would seem, the report says, to be clearly
applicable to the dulies and legis lations
of the United States toward Spain in the
recent instance.
In reviewing the Geneva reward, the
report says 1t was clear that the United
states made its complaint mainly upon
the fitting out and shipping from England
of vessels and eupplies. In concluding
the first section OF bis report, MIR. Car
Iisle says the powers invested in the
president of the United States have not
been effectively used for preventing the
carrying on OF military expeditions for
hidden by the statutes. The United
States, he saye, contended at Geneva
that no nation can, under cover of the
Deficiencies of its own laws, disregard ita
duties toward another power. Whatever
pretext and attempts may Re made to
carry on these expeditions, aa peaceful
and lawful voyages, tho fact remains,
says the attorney, that from the begin
ming Of the instruction, the base OF
supplies for war material has been in the
United States, This branch Of Mr.. Car.
lsle's report concludes as follower
so tolerate this state Of affairs and
theee acts is violation Of the treaties Of
neutrality under the Law OF nations rs
they have been proclaimed to the rest OF
the world by the United States. To pre-.
vent and punish these acts which are in
violation OF the statute laws Of this coun-
try, it is believed that the federal govern
ment has all the attributes Of sovereignty
with respect TO the eubiect under dis
cussion. Nor is IL perceived what
distinction or difference in principle can
excuse the exercise Of the diligence com
mensurate with the existing emergency
, which in the eight OF the world they re.
quired and enforced against Great Britain
at Geneva
In conclusion, after q review of the
proclamations OF varioue presidents OF the
United States, the attorney says that,
, while it could rot be insisted that one
| nation is bound TO take notice Of the ex-
istence OF an ineurreetion In another
country, as it is bound to recognize a
etate OF public war, II Ia nevertheless
| bound to take notice oil such condition
to the extent that it gives warning to the
citizsns and inhabitants In the discharge
Of obligations which one friendly nation
owes another, and 90 a measure OF pre-
caution muet prevent tho violation OF this
obligation. He declares that the pro.
! Carnations cited In the appendices fully
illustrate the recognition Of this principle
By the United States, which is especially
accentusted by the proclamation o.
President Cleveland on June IL, 1896
He concludes this portion Of his report by
saying:
!. "The laws made by The municipal au
! thorities OF the United States canno
: measure or limit the International re
7 sponsibility of the United States.n
! Tho officials to whom copies Of tbil
pamphlet were addressed did not care L
discuss the matter for publication, bu
privately expressed the opinion tina
J the only object OF ita preparation was thl
basis Of claim 10 be presented agains
the United States by Spain on account o.
filibustering expeditions.
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