The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04

Senior 4. Estrada Palma, the head OF the
Cuban Junta In New York, tending 10
show that the Junta Is originating and
setting on foot In the United States
hostile expeditions against a power with
which the United States Is at peace.
One OF these papers is commission
issued 10 Brigadier Juan Riuz Rivera,
intrustlng him with the command Of an
expedition which was 10 be disembark-
ed In Vuelta Abajo, and which was TO
have been turned over 10 him by Colo
ney Emilio Nunez In connection with
this as tending TO show 70 what extent
the Cuban insurrection was being d.
rected and carried on from the United
States, Mr. Carlisle quotes at length
from the report OF Senator Cameron, re-
viewing the preliminary organization of
the movement, the uprising and pro-
gress OF the lnsurrection, thus using an
official congressional document as part
of his proof
More of the documents emanating
from the Junta are given, including a
letter from Senior Palma to General Cos
meg, under date of July %, 1895, propos-
ing scheme OF taxing the sugar plant
ers OF Cuba for the support of the In
surrection. This letter reviews the eff
forts which have been made, with more
or less success, to send arms and ans
munltion, and then says; But our ear
nest desires and diligence are dashed to
pieces against the scarcity of funds
which threatens"
He says It Is highly desirable TO OBJ
tai money sufficient TO land In Cuba be-
fore November five thousand rifles and
some millions OF cartridges, Efforts TO
place bonds In the United States, Lon
don and Paris had been frultless. and
the decision had been reached that no
other way was left but to tax the ap-
preaching sugar harvest. He proposed
that planters be allowed to grind only
on condition that they pay fifty cents
a sack on the estimated crop OF sugar,
and points out that in this way 100000
could be raised In month, Senior Pal
NAL also tells OF the trouble In getting
vessels for the transportation of eXpe-
ditions. lie says no one win rent a ves-
sci unless the Junta deposits Its full
value, from $4,000 to $4,000
In conclusion Mr.. Carlisle sums up hts
opinion as to the powers OF the authors
ties under the neutrality laws and says
that "in spite of the various failures
of justice which have occurred the laws
are sufficient In themselves to enable the
United States to come UP to the full
measure OF international duty which
they required OF Great Britain.
ITO accomplish this Is not necessary
that the executive should attempt any
interference with the judiciary, but only
that the executive should be lis own ex-
ample In preventing and prosecuting
violations of the law and impress both
the courts and juries Of the country with
the gravity of the matter in hand.
mo exercise of arbitrary power ia
suggested or required, but the vlgllant
and vigorous exercise of the exception
al powers which are given by our own
laws may be rightly expected, when II
Ia remembered that II ose laws are
passed to enable us 10 fulAll a duty un-
der the law Of nations, the violation Of
which, through the permitted acts of
lawless citizens or inhabitants may en-
tail vast and distressing consequences"