Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-06

| the Independence Of cuba; neutral in
terNention to end the war by imposing
"A rational compromise between the
! contestants. and Intervention in favor
OF one or the Other party. I speuk not
| of forcible annexation, for that cannot
be thought Of That by our code uf
morality would be criminal aggrtT-
sion.
Recognition of the belligeren"y of the
| Cuban insurgents has often been cam
vassed rs possible, II not inevitable
| step. both IN regard to the previous Ten
| years struggle end during the present
! war am not unmindful thai the two
| houses Of Congress in the spring ot
| 1896 expressed the opinion by concur
| rent resolution that condition Of
| public war existed requiring on justify
| ing the recognition of a state Of bellis-
erency in Cuba, and during the extra
session the Senate voted a iaint rhsolu
ton OF like import which. however.
was not brought TO u vote in the
! House. In thu presence of these sig
nificant expressions of the sentiment OF
| the legislative branch IL hchonNns The
| executive TO s0heriy consider the cou-
! dltlons under which so Important l
ftcasurp must needs rest for jurtliC1-
ton. II IL to be seriously considered
| whether the Cuban iusuurccup III pos
/ Sc sses beyond dispute the attributes of
statehood which alone cum demand tho
recognition Of helligcrency i'm It's favor.
| Possession. short OF the essential quail
| i0CHtinns Of sovereignty by thu irslf-
| fanis. nnd the conduct OF the war by
them according to the racoSnl,:ed code
! ut wet, are 900 less important factors
| toward the determination Of the rob
| lem of helligeroncy than are the influ-
! encea and consequences OF the StruHEle
| M on the international policy 81 the
recognized state,
GRANTS SAVINGS RECALLED.
The wise uttcrances OF President
Grant in his memorable message OF
Dec. T. 1875, are siguully relevant TO the
present situation in Cuba, and II may
| be wholesome now to recall them. At
that the time the ruinous conflict had
for seven years wasted the neighboring
island During an those years an ut
| ter disrg gard of the laws of civilized
warfare and of the just demands of
humanity, which called forth express
suns OF condemnation from the ma
lions of Christendom, continued una
hated. Desolation and ruin pervaded
that productive region, enormously ar
fecting the commerce of all CONNER
cial nations, but that of the United
States more than any other by reason
OF proximity and larger trade and in
tercourse, At that juncture General
Grant uttered these words, which now
ms then sum up the elements of the
problem:
"A recognition Of the independence
Of cuba being, in my opinion, imprac-
ticable and indefcusible, the question
which next presents itself is that of
the recognition Of hellgerent rights In
the parties to the contest. In Il form
er message to Congress | had occasion
to consider this question and reached
the conclusion that the conflict in Gu
Ina, dreadful and devastating as were
its incidents, did not rise to the fear
full dignities Of war.
at is possible that the acts OF for
eign powers and even acts Of Spain
herself Of this very nature may he
pointed to in defense of such recogni-
ton. But now, as in it's past history
the United states should carefully
avoid the false lights which may lead
1t into the mnZes of doubtful laws and
of questionable propriety. and adhere
rigidly and sternly to the rule, which
has been It's guide. Of doing only that
which is right and honest and of good
report. The question Of according or
of Withholding rights Of beligerency
must be judged, in every case in view
of the particular attending facts. I'm
less justified by necessity 1t is always.
and justly regarded as an unfriendly
act and Gratuitous demonstration of
moral support to the rebellion. 1t is
necessary and 1t is required, when the
interests and rights Of another govern
ment or of its people are so far af-
fected by a pending civil conflict as
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