The Somerset reporter., 1897-12-09

WHICH SO important a measure must needs
rest for justification. II Is to be serious
1y considered whether the Cuban insur-
rection possess beyond dispute the at
tributes OF statehood which alone can
demand the recognition OF bcliiRer nc :
IN It's favor. Possession In short OF q
essential qualifications Of sovereignty b.
the Insurgents aud the conduct of he
war a. them according TO thu rece.v i
code of war ere no less important
tors toward the determination 81 the
problem Of btilleer,ucy than are tn ia
fiuences and consequences OF the 9 rug
gle upon the internal policy Of thu lecOg
niziup state.
Turning to the practicable aspects Of a
recognition OF beliiEereucy and REVIEW
ing its Inconvenience and positive dat.-
gers, sttil further pertinent consfderd-
tions appear In The code Of nations
there Is no such thing as "A naked feeOe-
milton of beL igerency unaccompauiea hY
tine assumption 81 International neutral
ity. Such recognition Without more Wi
not confer upon either party to a domes-
tic conflict status not heretofore ac-
tually possessed. or affect the relation
of either party to other states. The act
Of recognition usually takes the form OF
a solemn proclamation OF neutrality,
which recites the de facto condition Of
beliigerency as its motive 1t announces
a domestic law of neutrality in the de-
claring state. 1t assumes the iutcrua-
tional Obligations of neutral in the
presence of a public state of va 1t
warns all citizens and others with = the
jurisdiction of the proClaiman that
they violate those rigorous obligations
at their own peril and cannot expect 10
be shielded from the consequences. The
right of visit and search on the seas and
seizure of vessels and cargoes as CON
ira band of war. under admiralty laW,
must. under International law. be adj
mitted as a legitimate consequence of
proclamation of helligerency.
The enforcement OF this enlarged and
onerous code of neutrality would only b.
influential within our own jurisdiction by
land and SET. and applicable by our own
instrumentalities. Ii could impart to the
United States no jurisdiction between
Spain and the insurgents. 1t would give
the United States no right of intervenu IN
to enforce the conduct of the strife with
In the paramount authority of Spain ac-
cording to the international code of war.
For these reasons l regard the reeogni.
ton of the beligerency Of the Cuban in
surgents as now unwise and therefore In
admissible. Should that step hereafter he
deemed wise as a measure Of right and
duty, the executive will take 1t.
Intervention upon humanitarian
grounds has been frequently suggested.
and has not failed to receive my most
anxious and earnest consideration. but
should such step be now taken when it
is apparent that hopeful change has
snperFeheu III me polleN OF Spdlh 10
WaIu oupa new soNei iiiilehl mas
taken once III tiie hlotiiet country. II IS
pieusea III a"n'uee 10 'ht peIldrailoh
suffice to maintain peace in Cuba by the
baNonet; that vague promises to reform
after subjugation afford no solution OF
the insular problem; that with sub
s,''"s' n, . -. I'm q
ehahee OF 'dae pl9e sHS,eh OIL warfare lor
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nndieno,,
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! long shocked the universal sentiment of
| humanity has been reversed Under the
4 -.w military commander a broader
! elemenfv is nroffered Measures have al
| ready been set on foot To relieve the hol-
| rars af starvation qNhe noyver of the
! SnanIsh armies n is asserted is to be
| psoa moi In suta31 -uin and desolation
| but 10 protect the rosumptlon of peace-
! fnl Agricultural pursuits and produetive
| industries That mast methods are fntfle
to force a peac. by subingation is freely
| admitted and that ruin without con-
ciliation must Inevitably fail to win for
! snaIn rho 6a,lft5 Of contentcd nen-
dency.
That the Government of Sapasta has
entered upon "A course from which recess
sion with honor is impossible can hardly
be questioned THAT in the few weeks il
has existed II has made earnest of the
sincerity of its profession is undeniable.
! | shall not impuEn its sincerity nor
should impaflence he suffered to embar-
rass it in the task 1t has undertaken. 1t
is honestly due To Spain and 10 our
! friendly relations with Spain that she
should be gwen a reasonable chance to
| realize her expectations and to prove the
/ asserted efficacy of the new order of
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