The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-25
From the New York sun.

From the New York sun.
A large part Of the presidents mes
sage was devoted to the cuban pueS-
tion. OF the references to this SUP
iect. the most important are those
Which deal with the cXlcdicncy.ot rec-
ognizing the Cuban reyolutioniets ps
belligerents. Tho conclusions arrived
at by Mr.. Mckinley are, first that'
in the eye Of international law the
Cubans do not yet deserve TO ne recos-
nized as lelligerents| ana, seconuly'
that such a recognition would 90 the"l
more harm than good Let us "Nan'he
these assertions separately, we may
take for granted that the NteWS OF the
law applicable to the matter nave peeh
submitted to the president by the state
department md by the attorney GEN
eral, and we do not, FOR 4 ihom"nt'
doubt that he would modify his con-
clusions, if cause coull be shown Tor
deeminc those views to BE- tll-founded'
Most of the grounds for the assertion
that the Cuban rcVolutionistS nave not
vet Qualified themselves t. lie recog-
nized as bellincrcnts are set forth in
the mCssage Of President Grant, dated
Dec. Z. 1915 certain relevant pasSag5s
from which are quoted by Mr.. Mcl<in-
lowing: "rnlcss justified hy necessity,
IT Cthc recognition Of belligerencN) is
always. and Justly. regarded as an an
friendly act. and a "ratuituus dc mon
stration Of moral support to the rebel
lion" General Grant went on to re-
mark:
The conflict must be one that will
I've recognized. in the sense Of int"rna-
tiOnal law, as war. TIL" mere exist
crce Of cuntcndin% armed bodies, and
their occasional conflict 10 not con-
stitlte war in the sense referred To-.
Applying to the existing condition of
affairs in Cura the toets recognized by
puhlicists and writer's ON International
law, I fail to find in the inaurrCction
the existence of such a substantial
political organization, real. palpahle.
and manifest to the world. having the
forms ami capable Of the ordinary
functions oC government toward its
own people and 10 0thAr states, with
courts for the administration of jus
ticc, with a legal habitation, possessing
such organization of force, such mater
ial, such t'".itorN rs 20 take the con-
test out ii tro category of Il 0,ar. re-
bellious instruction ana nl1cn il on
the terrible footing of war, t. which a
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these passa-os ctoh Of which is based
ou views u"D. .uHdrd by Mr. Il. II.
LANA in hi, N,ics to Whooton; views,
however, for hich very little support
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