The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

ttin further PERTINENT considerations ap-
I, sar. ia the code of nations there = re
! ich thing ~ a naset rrco 5niilon oi Do
Il .crs-ucr uEacronai ans VI by tue a silhl-
ton o. in~s natiOIal neutrality. cnch
recognition viii nyt confer aPon eltHer
rn=fv 10 a dome tic conflict a status not
theretofore &c. Iai y possessed % aaect the
relations Of either party 10 other st;.t,s-
Tie act OF reccEEiilon usual.y thh.7 tne
form, OF = solemn proclamation 81 neu-
trsiitv. which re ats the &c faetc conc--
tfon u bs.liizer n y n is motive li an
naurcps 2 domestic law II neutrality IN
the declaring s. tie IL cSsunies the lhsr-
nat iOhai obligations "a neutral III We
prs. nee Of = public state o. Nar- AZ
warns all cilize;ls and otaers within the
jur;s fiction Of the proclalmant tnat thy
violate thcse Eicurous uhiigltiuns % tnclf
own ! ell and cinnot expect % ie shleieed
from the cons. .auenCcs The rish. Cf visit
and search on the Seas and secure ~ YES
seis aad eaFEues and curt at-ind OF war
and good prize under admirl,tg la@ mus
under International law be admitted as a
legitimate COILS equencc oi proclimatiSh
OF beliigcrcrcy. White according tEe
euuai bclliy rent rights defined by public
law - clc1 party in cur ports disiisNtts
would be imposed on both. which Mhlle
nOminaily equal, wOald weigh heavily IN
NclllL WA Nl-4l ANi-GAAs 4 49,
navy and controlling the ports OF Cuba,
her maritime r. h could be ASSERTED not
only for the military investment oi the
island, hut up TO the margin or our Own
territorial waters, and condHion OF
things would exist for which the tuoahs
within their own domain could not hope
| 10 crate a plrallel; while its Crcallon
through al I or sympathy from within our
dom1in would be even more in,s,osslDlc
than now. with the additional Obligations
OF international neutrality we would per
force assume.
Recognition Now Universe.
The enforcement Of this enlarged and
onerous code Of neutrality would only be
influen,ial within our own jurisdiction
Nv land and sea and applicable by our
oyys, instrumentalities. Il could impart
70 the Urited states no right OF interven-
tiou to enforce the conduct Of the strife
within the paramount authority OF spain
according to the international code OF
war.
For these reasons, regard the rccogni-
ton OF the belligercncy Of the Cuban in
gents as now unwise, and therefore mad
missible. should that step hereafter be
deemed wise as a measure Of right and
duty the executive will take it.
Intervention upon humanitarian
grounds has been frequently suggested
and has not failed to receive my most
anxious and elrnest consideration. But
should such a step be now taken when 1t
is apparent that hopeful change has
supervened in the rolicy OF spain toward
CuhaY a Lew government has taken
Office in the mother country. tits pledged
in advance TO the declaration that ali the
effort in the world cannot suffice 70 main
tain peace in Cuba by the bayOnet; that
vague promises OF reform after subJuSa-
tion afford no solution of the insular
problem; that with substitution OF
commanders must come a change OF the
mast system Of warfare for one in har-
nlony with a new policy which shall no
longer aim to drive the CubIns TO the
s.horfible alternative OF taking 70 tine
thicket or succumbing in misery; that
reforms must be instituted IN accordance
with the needs and circumstances Of the
time, and that these reforms, while de-
signed to give fullautOnomy 20 the colony
and to crate "a virtual entity and self
controlled administration, shall yet con-
serve and affirm the sovereignty Of spain
by a lust distribution Of powers and bur
dans upon a basis Of NUT ual interest I'M
taintOd by methods OF self expediency-
The first acts OF the new government
lie in those honorable paths. The policy
of cruel rapine and determination that 50
long shocked the universal sentiment Of
humanity has been reversed Under the
new military commander broad Glenn
cncy Is preferred. Measures have already
been set on foot 70 relieve the horrbrs OF
starvation. The power Of the Spanish
armies it is asserted, Is 10 be used not to
eDruad ruin and desolatiOn, but TO BrO-
tect the resumption of peaceful ngricul-
tural pursuits and productive industries.
That past methods are futile 10 iOrce
peare hT suhiug Is ira-ly adm ttCu
and that r;.in without Cancellation must
inevitably laii to win for Spain the fuel
ity of ccntcnted dependency.
Not a single American citizen Is now in
arrest or 8lEncmcnt IN Cub1, OF whom
tEis government has any knoWl at-rc.
The n CT future VIII de;nunstra.e S. neither
TIE ind .. Ll.-jle condition o. a p giteOus
peace, list alike % the Culaas and TO
Spain, as wei! as equitable 10 all our in
tcrosts 50 intimately Involved in the vel
fare of Cuia, Is likely 70 be attained. II
not, TIE c1lEcHry 81 luslAer ara other
acton by the United safes VIII remain
10 re taken. When tant time comes that
acton viii Ee Determined in ths line Of
indislutable right AID duty. IL VIII be
faced, vi hJut misgiving or hesitancy in
the light Of the obligation this govern
ment owes 10 itself. TO the people who
have cOnIidcl 20 IL the protection OF their
interests and honor, and 70 humanity.
Slre Of the right, keeping free from all
offcnso ourselves, actua'e es only Ey up
right and patriotic considerations, moved
neither b. passion, nor selhshncss, the
government will continue its watchful
care over the Fights and property or
American citizens, and will abate none
of its efforts to bring about by peaceful
agencies peace which shall be honorable
and enduring. II it shall hereafter ap-
pear to be a duty imposed by our Obiigl-
tiOns TO ourselves, to civilization and to
humanity 10 intervene with force, IL shall
be without fault on our part, and only
because the necessity for such action VIII
be so clear as % command the support
and approval Of the civilized world.
Annexation of Hawaii Recommend. d.
BY a special message dated the 18th day
of June last. laid before the senate q
treaty signed that day by tha Plenipo.cn-
tiaries Of the United States and Of the re-
public Of Hawaii, having for its purpose
the Incorporation Of the Hawaiian Islands
as an integral part Of the United States,
and under its sovereignty. The senate,
having removed the injunction OF secrecy,
although the treaty is still pending bgf.re
that body, the subject may be properly
referred TO in this message. because the
necessary action OF the congress IS re-
quirel 10 determine Ey legislation many
details Of tine eventual UNION should the
hct of annexation lie accomplished, as l
believe It should be.
While consistently disayowing from a
very cirly period lny aggressive rOlicy Il
absorption in IeCarl t. the Ha ya.ian
group, lcng series Of declarations,
through thFCe-q quarters Cf 4 CcGtGry, has
proc aimed the vital int, rest of the United
States in the independent life of the ISL
ltnd>, and their intimate commercial de-
Tsndcncy upon this country. At the same
time, It has been repeatedly asserted that
in no event could The entity OF Hawaiian
statehood cease by the passage Of the isl
ands under the domination or influence of
another rover than the United States.
Under thcss circumstances the logic Of |
events required that annexation, hereto
fore offered but declined, should in the
ripencSs OF time come about as the nat |
uTal result of the Strengthening ties that |
bind us TO tho c islands, and be realized |
by the free will Of the Hawaiian st lte
That treaty was unanimously ratified !
without amendment by the senats ard |
president Of the republic OF Hawaii on the |
10th OF September last, and only awaits |
the favorable acriOn OF the American sem |
ate to effect the complete absorption Of |
the islands intc the domain OF the United |
States What the conditions OF such a |
union shall hc, the Political relations |
thert o. to ia United States, the character |
OF the loc admin:s,rl;l n. tie quality |
aud ccErce uf the ciec.ive franchise Of the |
Inhabitants, the extension Of the federal |
laws TO the territory or the enactment Il /
special laws to III the peculiar condition |
Thereof, the regulation II need be Of the /
labor system therein, are all matters /
which the treaty has wisely delegated TO |
the congress
If the treaty Is confirmed. as every con
sider2tion OF dignity and honor requires,
the vision Of congrCss Will Sc. TO it 4
that, avoiding abrupt assimilation Of Gle /
mcnts perhaps hardly yet fitted 10 share /