The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-12
fest was, in fact, applied In the case OF

,ost was, in fact, applied in the case OF
! Texas
Left Ii to the Execut We.
The congress to whom Presldent jack
SON referred the question as one purely
lending TO war and therefore a proper
| subject for previous understanding WIN
| that body, Ivy whom war can alone ne oe-
clartu. and by whom all the provisions
for sustaining it's pcrils must be 1ur-
| nis,rd.' lcry the matter Of the recognition
of Texas t. the executive, providing
merely for the sending OF Il diplomatic
! agreement when the president should De
| satisfied that the Republic of Texas had
become IAN independent state 1t was
so recognized by President Van Huren,
who commissioned Il charge daitaires
March !. 1857. after Mexico had
abandoned an attempt to recon
cuer the Texan territory, and when
| there was at the time no boNailuc
! contest going on between the insursrnt
province ana its former sovereign. 1
said i'll my message Of December last: Ut
is t. be seriously considered whether the
Cuban insurrnction possesses beyond Gas
pute the attributes of statehood "iirh
alone can demand the recognition CT hey
ligcrency in it's favor" The same re-
quiremcnt must certainly he no less Sc
riously considered when the gravrr ls'ne
of recognizing Independence is / question
for no less positive test can be applet TO
the greater act than to the lesser; Whllc
on the other hand the influences and
consequences of the struggle upon
the internal policy of the recog-
nizing state, which form IN
portant factors when the recognition
of bclligcrcncy is concerned are secondary
if not rightly eliminable factors when the
real question is whether the community
claiming recognition is or is not indie
pendent beyond pcradventurc,
Not Wiso or Prudent.
Nor from the standpoint of ~cXpedlcnce
do l think it would be wise or prudent
for this government to recognize at the
present time the independence of the so
called Cuban republic. Such recognition
is not necessary in order to enable the
United States to intervene and racity the
island. To commit this country now 10
the recognition or any party or secular
government in Cuba might sub
| jcct us to embarrassing conditions
of international obligation toward the
the organization 50 recognized. In ease
of intervention Il con0u%t WoUld hc sub
! iect to the approval or ~Gi>approral OF such
government; we would he required 10
submit to its direction and to assume to
it the mere relation of Il friendly ally.
! When it shall appear hereafter that there
is within the stands "A government
capable of performing the dU-
ties and discharging the functions
of Il separate nation and having.
as a matter of fact the proper forms and
attributes of nationality, such govern
ruent can be promptly and readily rec"g-
nizcd. and the relation of and interests ct
the United States with such nation ad.
ju>tcd.
Alternative Forms of Intervention.
There remain the alternative forms oi
intervention to end the war. either as an
impartial neutral. by imposing a rational
compromise between the contestants or II
the active ally of the one party or til,
other.
As to the first, il Is not 10 be forgotten
that during the last few months the -.
lation of the lnitcd states has virtually
been ore OF friendly intervention in mary
/ WAYS. tbtl li'i vi ll>til l'llt Ik.~lbt W
ali tending to the eXcrtiun OF a potential
influence toward an ultimate pacific re-
suit. Just and honorable to all interest.
concerned. The spirit Of all eur acts hith
erto has been an earnest, un>cltish droil,
for peace and prosperity in Cuba, unfair
nishcd by difference, between liz ard
Spain. and unstaincd 10y the blood ol
American citizens.
The forciblo Intervention of the Unite.
States as II neutral to stop the war. "a
cording to the large dictates of humanity
and following many historical precedent,
where neighboring states have interfere
to cheek the hopeless sacrifice of life i,
~internicene conflicts beyond their borders
is justifiable on rational grounds. Ii in.
wolves, however, hostile con-l RANT uio
one of the parties to the contest as we'll t.
enforce "A truce as to guide the tNentu"'
settlement.
The Grounds of Intervention.
The grounds for such intervention ma,
be briefly summarized "a follows:
tirst--In thccause humanity and to pu'
an end to tie barbaritics, bloodshcl
starvation and horrible mi,crics now *
listing there, and which the parties to thu
conflict are either unable or unwilling /,
stop or mitigate, 1t is no answer to "a,
this is all in another country. belonging
to another nation and is therefore none o
our business. 1t is especially ourduty, ful
it is right at our door.
SccOnd-Nc owe it to our citizens !,
Cuba to afford them that protection am,
indemnity for life and property which nc
government there can or Will afford. ane
to terminate the conditions that depriy,
them OF legal protection.
Ihird-1hor right to intervene NAV b,
justified by the very serious injury to tn,
commerce, trade and business OF our peo
pie, and by the wanton destruction Of
property and devastation of the island.
Fourth-And which is of the utmCs,
Importance, the present condition of af
fairs in Cuba is a constant menace to on,
peace, and entails upon this government,
an enormous expense. With such IA con
flict wagcd for years on an island SO near
us and with which our people have such
trade and business relations-whcn tn.
lives and liberty of our citizens are in con
slant danger and their property DESTROYED
and themselves r~uincd-whcrc our trad
ing vessels are liable to seizure and ar
rest at very doors by war vessels %,