Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-11
STOP The War IN CUBA.


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message tn Congress December q.
1896. on the subject Of the recognition
| of the indCpendrnce Of Texas, he SAID
I'm all the contests that have arisen
| OUT Of the revolutions OF France, out OF
the disputes relating 10 the crows VI
| Portugal and spain, our OF the sepa's
| tlon of the American possessions OF
both from the European governments
| and out OF the numerous and constant
| ~ occurring struggles for dominion in
! Spanish America so wisely consistent
with our just principles, mas Dcen the
action of our government that we
have under the most critical clrcum-
stances. avoided all ccnsure and en-
cuuntered no other evll than that pro-
duccd by transient enstrnngement OF
good will In those against whom we
have been, by force Of evidence COM
PEELED to decide
the world TINT the uniform policy and
practice OF the United States IS TO avoid
all Interference In disputes which mere
ly relate to the Internal government OF
other nations, -eNentually To rec
ognize the authority Of the preValllng
party without reference to our partic-
ular interests and Views or to the mer-
its of the original controversy.
But IN this. as In every other, coca,
sion, safety is 10 be- found in rigid
adherence TO principle,
In the contest between Spain and this
revolving colonies we stood aloof and
waited not only until the ability OF the
new states to- protect themselves was
fully established hut until the danger
OF their being again subjugated had
entirely passed away. Then. and not
until then, We're they recognized. Such
fVa tsI ~ MANfln
herself.
II is true that with regard TO Texas,
the civil authority of Mexico had been
expelled, Its invading army defeated,
the chief of the republic himself cap
tured. and all present power to control
the newly organized government of
Texas annihilated with its confines.
But. on the other hand, there is. in APP
pearance at least. an immense dispar-
ity of physical force on the side of
Texas. The Mexican republic. under an
ally Is allying Its forces under new
leader and menaclng fresh invasion
to recover its lost domain.
Upon the issue Of this threatened in
vasion, the independence OF Texas may
he considered as suspended and We're
there nothing peculiar in the situation
OF the United States and Texas. our
acknowledgement OF its Independence
at such "A crisis could scarcely be re-
garded as consistent with the pru-
dent reserve with which we have
hitherto held ourselves bound to treat
all similar questions. Thereupon Andrew
Jackson proceeded to consider the risk
that there might be imputed to the
United States motives Of selfish inter-
ests In view of the former claim on our
part to the territory of Texas and OF
the avowed purpose OF the Texans In
seeking recognition Of Independence, as
an Incident to the Incorporation OF
In no Ifninn concluding thus.
Prudence. therefore, seems to die
tate that we should stand aloof and
maintain our present attitude, II not
until Mexico itself or one of the great
powers shall recognize the independ-
ence Of the new government at least
until the lapse OF time or the course of
events shall have proved beyond cavil
or dispute the ability Of the people OF
that country to maintain their separate
sovereignty and to uphold the govern
ment constituted by them. Neither of
the contending parties can Justly COM
plain Of this course. BY pursuing it, we
are but carrying out the long-estab-
lished policy of our government, a
policy which has secured to us respect
and influence abroad and inspired con-
| fidence at home"
CONDITIONS FOR RECOGNITION.
These ar the words of Andrew Jack
| son. They are evidence that the United
States in addition to the test Imposed
! by public law as the condition OF the
| recognition OF the Independence by a
| netrual state tto-wit that the revolted
| state shall constitute in fact body of
| polite, having u government In sub
| stance as well as in name. possessed OF
| the elements OF stability" and forming
de facto "if left to itself state among
nations. reasonably capable OF dis
| charging the duties of the state y has
imposed for its own governance In deal
| ing with cases like these the further con
dtion hat recognition of Independent
| statehood is not due to revolted de-
| tendency until the danger Its being
again subjugated by the parent state
has entirely passed away.
| This extreme test was In fact applied
| in the case OF Texas. The congress to
| whom President Jaskson referred the
| question as "one probably leading to
war" and therefore proper subject
| for 'previous understanding with that
body by whom war can alobe he de-
| clared. and by whom all the provisions
for sustaining its perils must be fur
| nished" left the matter of recognition
| of Texas to the discretion OF the ex-
ecutlve. providing merely for the send
in of n diplomatic agent when the
president should be satisfied that the
republic of Texas had become IAN in
| dependent state"
| II was recognized by President Van
| Buren,, who commissioned n charge
d'affairs March T. 1887, after Mexico
had abandoned an attempt to conquer
the Texan territory, and then there was
at the time no bona fide contest going
on between the insurgent province and
its former sovereign.
| I said in my message OF December
last: at Is to be seriously considered
whether the cuban insurrection pos
sesses beyond dispute the attributes OF
| statehood, which alone can demand the
recognition of belligerency, in its
favor"
The same requirement must certain
" be no less seriously considered when
the graver issue OF recognizing indie
pendence In In question for no less
positive test can be applied to tho
greater act than TO the lesser while on
the other hand the influences and con
sequences Of the struggle upon the IL.
ternal policy OF the recognizing state
which form important factors when
the recognition of sbelligerency Is CON
cerned. are secondary II not rightly
eliminable factors when the real ques.
ton and whether the community
claiming recognition n or In not indie.
pendent beyond peradventure.
CUBAN RECOGNITION NOT ES.
SENTIAL TO PEACE.
Nor from the standpoint of expedl-
ency do ! think 1t would be wise OF
prudent for this government to recog-
nize at the present time the independ.
ence of the so-called Cuban republic
q.