The Butler weekly times., 1897-12-09

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s--912Ez-l>2 lbs +ze pEese1Z guEs-1L@1- pro
poses . zao11ty legislation By decree. leaving
The ScaclSa eoraes, win .ha All G: Cueaa sen
ators and Eerz3ties . sclye the economic
problem AMI properly distribute t.@ existing
DEBT
N the ass,encs @: ! declaration 81 the MEAS
ures that ne goverAEaeEt p-opns@s - tase II
earring o1E Is pro@~- - .:oo3 oE@ces & sur-
gesis that Spain te let; free 10 c0aduet militia
- operations and graft political reforms,
1hI.e he United States for is pat shall er-
fo-c@ rs ne1rra! obligations and cat o. tha as
s->-alcs which = : ASSERTED Ih@ Insurgents r.
ce.Te from this col1t-y- The sgpp3sition %
al l1deta4se Dro!o2g4t.02 O. the war = 1 1iet.
J. = asserted Ena: the western PROVINCES are
already vel nigh reclaimed. that the p.aatiu-
. q cate aad to3aceo therein has been resumed
aud that 81 force q arms 4rti new and EaQla
to---- very carly az1 complete fssctEc4.-oa 5
Eor@1 zo-- The 1.1EltaEsa.e zEasl. sra-i51 Gt az
is<.rE conditions GE. Ter tHe C@ 48uZla io1
% CzGaa a5+asr> i, predicted aE* t1e--a5-haI
The disturbance al. -. occasion fsS aly change
! q attitu1e cn she part q tEe CzIseI States
Dis ECsSien Of The question ot international
duties and -esp9a,i ioi:isies o. tAe United
Stats. a. Spain understands them J. pre-
! scented. v-l:h an apparent disposition 70 charge
Us With failure iu this regard This charge !
without as-g basis n fa~- L could EyE have
/ been made Il SPAN had been coga1 1zar& ot the
constant efforts tAis goFeramea. has I1aGe az
the cost o. millions and By the employment %
/ the administrative machinery q The narioa a.
| command TO perform is full duty according 10
| the Law of nations Tha, i has successfully
prevented the departure o. single military
| eZpes1isllA or armed vessel fro-u cur shores in
! violation 81 our lass. would seen 10 be sQt-
| fcieHt answer But 0t this aspect 0t the Span
| i-h a0-e IL Is nor necessary TO speak further
| ROW.
| Firm in the conviction Of wholly performed
! oF,Ffr 44za ~ L-za
! BEEN made il diplomatic issues Throughout
| all these horrors ana dangers 10 our own peace
| this government has never in any way aoro-ated
it, sovereign prerorative Of preserving 70 Itself
| the determination q is policy and course ac-
| corGi1g to is o5n high sa1~e % right and il
! consonance with the dearest interests and
| convictions o. our own people should the pro
| loDga.ion o: the sJ-i.e 80 demand
| OF the Untried measures there remain only:
! RECOGNITION ot the insurgents a. t"lti-ereHrss
, recosE-zcLuZ - The Independence = Cuba z@u-
| trail intervention 70 end the war by imposing d
rational rc,EEsz~p-r iSe fat the ants.
| aa1 Intervention il favor q one or the other
! p--rF. ] Sre<1'; 70. q. .o-cibIe annexation f0-
| tka: c2naot he thought OF Tha-. og CIR code
of raoralitE would b criminal aggression
Recognition of B-:iiserency
Recognition OF the belligereueT % th@ Clban
! insurgents has oftea been c4uvas~ed as a pos
siole Il a1t inevitable step both in regard so
| the p-es5p ten years- struggle Gz.d during -
present 7Fr- I am not i-arnfnGt-33 that the tvrc
| houses q c1a-re>s i1 the spring 0t issi ex-
! pressed The opinion ny con current resolution
tina. i condition q public war existed requiring
or lustfgio. The recognition Of state OF Belli-.
| erency - cuba and during the extra session the
| senate voted . Joint resolution % like import
which. ho"cv4r was not brought to q vote il
the kOus@. In the presence O. these significant
| expressions % the sentiment ot the legislative
branch Il tehooyes the executive to soberl5
Sr1r.z
tant a measure must needs rest for Jus.i.ca-
| tion- 7, is to be seriously colSi2
| cred whether the Cuban insu-rec.ioa pos
| sesses beyond dispute the attributes o
| statehood which alone can demand the recog
| milton o. belligerency in its favor. Possession
| in short, Of the essential qualifications Of SOW
| ereignty by the insurgents and the conduct O
| the war by them according to the received cod.
| o. war are less important factors toward tn
| determination OF the problem OF beligerencI
| than are the influences and consequences OF III.
| struggle upon the internal policy OF the reeog
| nizing state
| Turning to the practical aspects OF a recoyni
| tion OF bciigerency and reviewing its incon
| veniences and positive dangers, still furthe
| pertinent considerations appear. In the cod
| OF nations there Is such thing 4 make,
| recognition OF belligereney unacconpaaied h.
| the assumption of international neutrality
| Such recognition without more will not con
| fer upon either party to domestic conflict
| status not theretotore actually possessed or al
feet the relation of either party to other states
The act o, recognition usually takes tn
| form OF solemn proclamation Of ueu.raiit
| which rectes the de faeto condition ot belliger
| ency as its motives Il Announces dome sti
| law OF neutrality il the declaring state. Il as
| suues the international obligations OF neu
; trail In the presence OF public state OF va,
1t warns all citizens ami others within III
jurisdiction OF tn p-oclairnant that they vio
| lnte ri tf1vl- 1r tbeSr oyx
peril and cannot expect to be shielded from I'll
consequences The right OF visit and scare
! on the seas and seizure OF vessels and cargoe
3 and contraband OF war and good prize unde
| admiralty law must under internationa
law be admitted legitimate con
; sequence o, proclamation Of bel
| lgerency. While according the equs
| belligerent rights defined by public law
= | each party IN our ports disfavors would be in
: posed on both which. while noniually equa
{ would weigh heavily In behalf Of Spain herset
j | Possessing navy and controlling the por,
: OF Cuba her maritime rights could be asse-te
{ not only for the military investment OF th
e | island. but up to the margin OF our own tcrr
? | torial wnters and condition Of things woul
!, | exist for " hich the CubaRs within their ow
4 domain could not hope to create parable
e while its creation through aid or sympath
q from within our domain would be even mo,
q | impossible than now. with the addition;
0 obligations OF international neutrality v
I would pertorce assurnc
Recognition Now Deemed Cnwise
The enforcement OF this enlarged and one
Gus code OF neutrality would only be induent!
o within our own jurisdiction bJ land and -
d and applicable By our OWE inStrumentalitv.
= could impart to the United States ne ju-isdi
d tion between Spain and the insurgents
= | would give the United States right OF inte
: ventiou 70 enforce the conduct OF The stri
. within the paramount authority Of Spain a
d cording TO the international code OF wax. r
S | these reasons / regard the recognition o. II
s beligerency OF the Cuban insurgents as no
II unwise and therefore inatmissible. Shoa
= | tha; step hereafter b. deemed Wis IS a mes
S ure OF right and duty the executive will take
Il Intervention upon humanitarian grounds d
e | been frequently suggested ana has not fails
n | TO receive ms most anxious ard ea-nes. Co
s sideration But should such step be nc
. taken when ii IS apparen. tha: a hopeful chaa
IS has superveced in the policy O. Spain iowa
o | Cuba, new government has taken once
a the mother country. II - pledged in advan
n | to the declaration that ell the erc-. n :!
i world cannot suffice 90 maintain peace in Cui
. by the bayonet; ,ha, var-ue promises OF refor
II | after sub!usation a1ori solution o. {,
q insuar problem: tha. with a substitution