The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-01
SENATOR CAMERON
Presents the Report of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
On the Resolution Recognising the In
dependence of the Republic OF
CubA-A Brief synopsis Of
the Document.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The follow
ing is a synopsis OF the report OF Sena-
tor Cameron, of the committee on Tor
eign relations. presented to the senate
accompanying the Cuban resolutions,
which were adopted by the committee
on Friday:
The report is document OF very great
length. and deals thoroughly. though briefly.
In It's opening with modern presidents Of Eu-
rOpean Intervention where Independence was
the issue involved. the committee having as
its report mentions, examined with care all the
instances which have occurred during this
century Of people claiming independence ~
right OF revolt. The opening lines Of the re-
port read that congress, at its last session.
after long and patient consideration,
adopted with practical unanifnity the
view expressed BY your committee
that the time had come for inter-
Ncution with spain for the recognition 81 tue
independence OF Cuoa. spain having declined
t. listen 70 any representation founded upon
au understanding between herself and he IN
surgents. ana congress having pledged Itself
to friendly Intervention the only question that
remains 10 be decided IS the nature oi the next
step 10 be taken with proper regard " the GUS
tons aud usages OF nations.
With little further preamble the report then
refers as it, first instance. showing that the
modern prcccGents oi European Intervention
where independence was The issue involved
began with Greece" IN the struggle which
lasted from lssI until isz. The summary OF
the events in this strife where within
month, the rebels got possession OF all the
open country and all the towns. except so far
a. they were held by Turkish garrisons' Is
told in graphic manner The sultan lmmedi-
ately called all Mussulmans TO arms; the
Greek patriarch was hung at the door OF bis
oh a CouSfautfuOnle. several hundred
merchants we're massacred: several hundred
Christian churches were destroyed. and the
Russian ambassador insulted."
1t Is shown that no government In Europe
sympathized with the Greek rebels Incidents
of the struggle in which the Greeks fought for
Independence are concsely pointed out and
until the European powers induced Turkey 70
consent to allow her affairs TO be discussed In
"a general conference. did Russian insist that
the Greek instruction should be Included
among the subjects Of mediation
The Turkish government declared In the most
energetic language that il would never admit
OF such interference consent TO make the
affairs Of Greece subject OF negotiation with
Russia. These events OF the history OF that
4 struggle are carried along a The report to date
y at which The sultan, declining ~ me last TO
\ permit any mediation between himself and MS
devoted subjects - he three powers. France,
England and Russia. on the .th ~ July, lss7,
united in formal treaty signed ia London,
+ Nh.c committed them TO armed intriN
\ ia case the sultan should still reject their
proncred mediation. within the pace OF
one month Following in regular order
ia its details OF circumstances of Eu-
ropean nations. claiming independence on
the GROUND OF the right OF revolution, the cases
are mentioned Of Belgium against the Neither
Lands ia 1850 where the king OF Holland was
coerced into accepting conditions opposed by
I the powers upon "A how Of armed hostility IN
lf
and England. The coincidence rebellion In
Poland in which the car notified the minis
ter OF the new French king Louis Philippe that
he would tolerate no Intervention in Poland.
il given attention. Then follows in the series
OF European nations claiming independence e
the recital OF the deposal from the throne o
the Hapsburg dynasty. followed by the cleo
tion Of Louis kossuth provisional president
ana the Intervention OF Russia on the groun'
that IL she did 80 Intervene Hungary would IS
tablish her Independence.
This precedent continues the report
tended TO establish the right OF every govern
/ mcnt TO intervene ia the affairs Of fore IN
states whenever the sitiaron should tend Il
rndAngcr its own a. or the political
equilibrium on It's frontier As far a. known
every other government in the world facility
ncquicsced in Tie establishment Of this pre-
esdent. II any government recorded protest
4 II was that Of the United states but even the
United states protested only by inference
from The acts and language OF the president.
TAc Russian Intervention brought the wal
% quickly TO an end that before october al
RESISTANCE WAS over, and when congress met
early In December. iesy President Taylor
annual message could only proclaim what
would have been American policy. latervcn-
lions have occurred most cons picuously ~
Spain ~ France. ia lsga. Ia Portugal by En-
gland. In lh2. again IA spain ana Portugal ~
1856. by England aud France. under What was
called the auadruple treaty. and many othtl
Instances Of national interyeations IA the az
lar~ Of other states are al uatd to. while since
1877. says the report Intervention in the az
Z fairs OF the Ottoman empire have been so con-
>tant as to create "a body Q. Jurisprudence. and
4 long series OF treaties which the ex-
lstenco OF all political systems OF southeastern
Europe seems now TO he moe or less entirely
| based.
The six prccedenis above quoted. the com
mittce consider. make IL clear that Europe has
! Invariably asserted and practiced the right Il
I Interfere, both collectively and separately
amcabiy and forcitiy. in every instance, exc
| cept that OF Poland, where "a European peo
| pie has resorted TO insurrection to obtain in
dependence. European Intervention IN Affairs
In Asia are briefly adyerted t0,and an elaborate
| consideration OF attempts made by both France
and England during the American civil wal
receive much attention. Is also recital o.
events regarding the recognition OF the indie
! pcnuenCe OF 1tAae anu t.t action ol the kOv
ernment regarding Mexico. all Of which arr
graph .caly and lengthily detailed. In the his
tory Of the American policy IL Is pointed on
that when Lord Castelcresgh. at the congress
OF AK Ia Chappelic, Ia October, isis. proposes
to The four other powers To intervene in tn
war between spain and her American coionie
by addressing offers OF mediation to the tw
bclllgercnts. Russia rejected the scheme. no
because IL was Intervention, but apparently
because IL was mediation. and TO that extent re
cognizcd right Ia the insurgents. When Presi
dent Monroe intcrposed his tat. that no inter
ference could be countenanced by him eAcep
from the basis OF independence, he dictated 4
advance the only mode OF intervention whic
he means to permit
After a delay OF four years from the tim
when he began his policy. the Greek revolt l
Europe and the military successors OF BOLIVIA
and Iturbidc in America gave the desired OF
purtunity Ia America, and Monroe sent 10 con
gress his celebrated message of March =. 1ss
recommending the recognition Of all the rs
voted colonies Of Spain, Mexico, Colombo!
Chill and Bucnos Ayres. Much space Is give
to the effect OF this act. which the report say
produced the deepest sensation among Euro
pean conservatives. and gave - the Unite
States extraordinary consideration Monroe
creation Of a new system Of international n