The Globe-republican., 1898-04-14

| appear.
| With this last overture in the direction of
| immediate peace and its disi ppointing re-
| ception By Spain the executive was brought
to the end of his effort
In my annual message of December last
| said:
| 'Of the untried measures there remain:
Recognition of the insurgents as belliger-
| entS: recognition of independence of Cuba:
neutral Intervention to end the war by i'm
posing rational compromise between the
contestants and Intervention in favor of
on. or the other party. I speak not of
forcible annexation. for that cannot be
thought of. That. by our code of NOR atty,
| would be criminal aggression
President Grants Action.
| ThereuDon viewed these alternatives in
the light of President Grants measured
| words, uttered in 1875. when. after seven
years of sanguinary. destructive and cru Il
barbarities in Cuba, h. reached the con
clusiO that the recognition of the indie pen
dence of Cuba was impracticabl, and indie
| ien'1ble, and that the recogni ion of be-
ligerence was not warranted by The facts
according T. the tests of public law. Iccn-
mented especially upon the latter spcct of
the question. pointing on. the inconvcn-
| fence and posi- tive dangers of a recognition
OF belligerence which. while tdin, to the
already onO-ous burdens of neutrality
any way extend our influence or effective
omceS In the territory of hOstilitieI
Nothing has since occurred to change my
view In this regard, and l recognize IS
Iully now as then tlat the issuance OF 4
proclamation of neutrality, bv which pro-
cess the so-called recognition of belliger-
ence Is published, : Ould. of Itself and I'M
attended by other action, accomplish moth
ing toward the one end for which we labor.
the instant pacihcation of Cuba and the
cessation of the misery that afiicis the
island
Turning to the question of re -ognizing at
this time the independence of the present
lnsurgent government in cuba we find safe
presidents in our history fr IN an early
day. Thew are Well summed up in PreSi-
dent JacksOn's message to Congress. De-
| cember 2L 1886. on the subject of the rec
ignition of the independence OF Texas.
Jackson said: In all the contests that
have arisen out OF the revolutions of
France. out of the disputes relating to the
crews of Portugal and Spain out of the
separation of the American possessions
of both from the European governments.
and out of the numerous and tom
stantly occurring struggles for domin-
ion in Spanish America SO wisely
consistent with our just principles. has
been the actio of our government that we
h2'e under the most critical circumstances
avoided all CenSure and encountered no
other evil than that produced by tram
sient re-estrangement of good will in those
aga MS whom We II ave bee by force of ev-
idence compelled to decide.
Americas Position.
1T has thus made known to the world
that the uniform polio and practice of the
United States is to av~ id all interference in
disputes which merely relate to the inter-
nal government of other nations and event.
ually to recognize the authority of the
prevailing party, without reference to our
particular interests and views or to the
merits of the original controversy
But in this as on every other occasion
safety is to be found In a rigid adherence
to principle.
Proved Their Independence
1.-The contest between Spain and the re-
vOlted colonies We stood aloot and waited,
not only until the ability of the new states
to protect themselves was fully establise I'd,
but until the danger of their being again
subjugated had entirely passed away Then
and not unit then were they recognized.
Such was our course in regard TO Mexico
herself
1t is true that with regard to Texa, the
civil auth GRITTY of Mexico has been expelled.
its invading army defeated. the chief of The
republic himself captured and all present
power to cOntroi the newly organized gov
eminent of Texas annlhliated within its
confines But. on tn. other hand. there is
in appearance at least an immense dis
parity of PHYSICAL force on the side of
Texas The Mexican republic. under an
executive. is rallying it, forces under
new leader and menacing fresh invasion
to recover its lost domain.
jackson Wa Conservative.
Upon the issue of its threatened inva-
sion the ind- Pc ndence of Texas may be con-
sidered As suspended. and. w>re th-r- moth
ing peculiar in the situation OF the United
States and TeXa>, our acknowledgment of
its Independence at such L crisis could
scarcely be regarded a. consistent with that
prudent re,erve with which we have h:th-
ertO hell OurSelve, bound To treat all SINH
lar questions.
ThereuIon Andrew JaCAson proceeded to
consider tn risk that there might be i'm
puted to the United States motives of self
ish interests in view of the former claim on
our par, to the territory of Texas and of
thu avOwed purpOs. of he Texans in seek
ing recognition of independence as an Incl
deaf to the Incorporation of Texas in the
Union. conc .uding thus:
prudence. therefore. seems to dictate
that we should still stand aloof and MAIN
tain our preS-n attitude. if not until Mex
leo herself or one of the great foreign pow
ers shall rec 'gnize this independence of the
new government at least until the laps. of
time the course OF even:S shall have
proved beyond cavii or dispute the ability
of the people of that country to maintain
their separate sovereignty and to uphold
the government constituted by them.
Neither of the contend ng parties can
Justly complain of this course. BY pursu-
ing it we are but carrying out the long
established policy of our governmental
policy which h rs secured to US respect and
influence abroad and inspired confidence at
home
What Recognition Demands
These are the words of the resolute aad
patriotic Jackson They are evidence that
the Uuited S ates. in additi N to the test
imposed by public law as the condition of
the recognition of independence by a neu-
tai state to-wit that the revoited state
shall constitute in fact a body polite, hav-
ing government in substance as we'll as in
name, possessed of the elements OF s,abil-
ity." and forming def ,ctO, IF left to itself,
a state among the nations. reason bly, capa-
BILE of discharging the duties of state"
has imposed for its own cover anCe. in deal
ing with cases like these. the further cOndi-
ton that recognition of independent state
hood is not due to a revolted dependency