Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-22

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the duties Of state'D has I'm.
posed for is own grievance in dealing with
recognition Of Independent statehood il not
due TO q revolted dependency until the dan
ger Of Its being again %subjugated by the
parent state has entirely passed away. This
of Texas. The Congress TO whom President
Jackson referred the question us one '.prob-
ably leading to war" and therefore a proper
that body by whom war can alone be de-
clared, and ~ whom all the provisions for
Its pcrlls must be furnished" left
the matter of the recognition of Texas to the
of the executive, providing mere
~ for the sending of IL diplomatic agent
when the President should be satisfied that
the republic of Texas had become ian indie
pendent Stute."
1t was SO recognized by President Van
Buren,, who commissioned n charge daft
fares March Z, 1881, after Mexico had ADAM
doned an attempt to reconIuer the Texan
territory, and when there was at the time
no bona fide contest going on between the
insurgent province and Its former sovereign. .
Grant Favored Intervention,
President Grant. in 1915. after discussing
the phases of the contest as 1t then appeared,
and Its hopeless and apparent indefinite pro-
lorsatlon, said:
Sin such event 1 am of opinion that other
nations will be compelled to assume the re-
sponsihility which devolves upon them, and
to seriously consider the only remaining
measures possible, mediation and intervene
tion. Owing. perhaps, TO the large expanse
of water separating tile island from the
peninsula. the contcnaing parties appear TO
have within themselves no depository Of
common confidence. To suggest wisdom when
passion and excitement lave their sway.
and assume the part of peacemakcr.
Sin this view, in the earlier days of the
contest. the good Offices of the United States
as y mediator were rendered in good faith.
without amy selfish purpose, in tine interest
of humanity and III sincere friendship for
both parties, but were ut the time declined
by Spain with the declaration nevertheless
that ut Il future time they would be indispeI,.
sable. No intimation has been received that
in the opinion OF Spain that time has been
reached: And yet the strife continues with
all It's dread horrors and all Its injuries to
the interest of the United States and of
other nations. Each party seems quite capa-
bic of working great injury and damage to
the other, as well as to all the relations and
interests dependent on the existence Of
peace In the island; but they seem incapable
of reaching any adjustment and both have
thus far failed of achieving any success.
whereby one party shall possess and control
the island to the exclusion of the other.
Under the circumstances, the agency of
others. either by mediation or by intcrven-
ton, seems TO be the only alternative which
must. sooner or later. lie invoked for the
termination of the strife"
Gnotcs Grover Cleveland.
In the last annual message of my immcdi-
ate predecessor during the pending struggle
1t WAS said:
"When the inability of Spain to deal sue
c~essfully with the insyrrection has become
manifest. and 1T is demonstrated that her
sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for all pur-
poses of Its rightfn! existence. and when Al
hopeless struggle for Its re-establislrmcnt has
dcgenerated into a strife which means moth
Ing more than the useless sacrifice of human
life and the utter destruction Of the very
subject matter of the conflict. a situation
VIII Inn prnSnntn1 In v.1,f.1 A,,a H.. -.
TO the sovereignty of Spain will lie super
scded by higher obligations, which we can
hardly hesitate to recognize and discharge"
In my annual message to Congress de-
ccmher last, speaking 10 this question. 1
said:
1.-THE near future will demonstrate whether
the indispensable condition of a righteous
peace. just alike to the Cubans and TO Snnin
as we'll as equitable 10 all our interests so
Intimately Involved In the welfare of Cuba,
Is likely to be attained. IL not. the exis-
ency Of further and other action by the
United States will remain to be taken.
When that time comes that action will be
determined in the line of indisputable right
and duty. 1t will be faced, without mis-
giving or %lesitancy in the light Of the obli-
CATION this government owes to Itself, to the
people who have cOnlideI to 1t the protection
of their interests and honor, and to hu-
mliiity.
.snrc Of the right, keeping free from all
offcnse ourselves. actiated only by upright
and patriotic considerations moved neither
by passion nor selislness. the governments
Will continue It's watchftil care over the
and will abatc none of It's efforts to bring
about by peaceful agencies IL peace which,
slial! be honorable and enduring. If 1T shall
hereafter appear to be a duty imposed by
our obligations to ourselves. to civilization
and humanity TO intervene with force, it
shall be without fault oil our part. and only
because the necessity for such action viii.
bc so clear as to the support and
:t.pYpvli pf tho .fvj!iy.l wnrl.1 ~
Recognition Not Necessary.
est is to be seriously considered whether
the Cuban Instruction possesses beyond dis
pute the attributes OF statehood which alone
can. demand the recognition of beliigerency
in It's favor" The same requirement. must
certainly be no less seriously considered
when the graver issue Of recognizing indie
pendcnce is in question, for no less positive
test can be applied to the greater act than
to the lesser. while on the other hand. the
Influence and consequences of the struggle
upon the internal policy of the recognizing
state. which form important factors when
are secondary. II not rightly eliminablc fac
tors when the real question is whether the
community claiming recognition is or is not
independent beyond peradventure.
Nor from the standpoint Of eXpediency do
! think it would be wise or prudent for this
government to recognize ut the present time
the Independence Of the so-called Cuban re-
public. Such recognition is not necessary in
o1NSA ". iho II OuIleu 6tNleS u IuleF.
vene and pacify the island. To commit this
country now to recognition of any partic-
ular government In Cuba might subject us
to embarrassing conditions Of international
obligation toward the organization so rec
ognized. In case of Intervention our con-
duct would be subject to the approval or
disapproval Of such governments; we would
be required to submit to its direction and
to assume to 1t the mere relation of a friend
ly ally. When 1t shall appear hereafter that
there Is within the island a government capa-
BILE Of performing the duties and discharging
the functions Of a separate nation, and hav-
Ing MS q matter of fact the proper forms and
attributes of nationality. such government
can be promptly and readily recognized and
the relations and interests of the United
States with such nations adjusted.
There remain the alternative forms of In.
PREVENTION to end the war. either us an i'm.
partial neutral, by imposing n rational COM
promise between the contestants or as the
active ally Of the one party or the other.
As to the first. 1t Is not to be forgotten that
during the last few months the relations
of the United States ave virtually been one
of friendly Intervention In many ways, each
not Of Itself conclusive. but all tending to the
e%xertiun of a potential influence toward an
ultimate pacific result. just and honorable
to all interests concerned. The spirit of all
our acts hitherto has been an earnest, un.
selfish desire for peace and DrOsDerity in