The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-19
the United States in Cuba will he the es
tabltshment OF the Cuban republic.

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the United States in Cuba will he the es-
tabltshment of the Cuban republic.
The iuterv sntion Of the powers named
in behalf OF Greece was based on three
grounds: First In order to comply with
the request of one of the parties; second
ly, on the grounds of humanity In order
to stay the effusion of blood; thildly, III
order to nut a stop to piracy ana am
archy. These grounds, like those on
which the United States may base us
right to intervene in Cuba, were teen
nivally illegal under the rules of internal
| tional law; but they were morally right
Speaking of this event Sir w, Harcourt,
an EnglShman of standing among Wrlt"s
| on International law, in his celebrated
| "Historicus' letters, says: THE emanci-
patton OF Greece was Il high act OF pohcS'
| above and beyond the domain OF law AS
| an act of policy it may have been anu
| was justiiable: but It was not the less
| hostile act which If she dared. turkey
| might properly have resented by war
II follows from this precedent that, so iar
| as International law Is concerned the m
| terVention of the United states on beilall
| of the Cubans will be a high act of policy
| above and beNond The domain of law. AS
| an act Of policy IL may be and Will be JUS
| iihable. Spain, of course, may resent IL
If she so desires.
| An effect of the intervention Of Great
Britain, France and Russia on behalf OF
| the Greeks is that it eStCpS them from
| objcoting to the intervention of the Unit
cd States on behalf of the Cubans. even
if they were so inclined, while 1t VIII
| have n restraining effect upon other lu-
| ropcan states which. IL they did not for-
mally approve Intervention In the case
| OF Greece, certainly took no steps TO pre-
| vent that intervention and afterward ac-
| Quiesced in the result.
| O.
| There have teen other and later IN
| stances of intervention on the part OF the
| great powers such as that in 1860, when
| they intervCned TO put stop 10 the per-
| secution and massacre of Christians in
| the district of Mount Lebanon. Great
| Britain, by her Intervention in Egypt, a
province of Turkey, which has been car
| ried on with armed force ever since lss2.
| admits that the interests OF n stale ana
its people are good grounds for inter-
| ference by one state in the internal con-
Germs of another state. The principal
grounds of her intervention in Egypt and
her armed occupation of that country are
| found in her interests III the Suez canal,
| and in those OF her people in Egyptian
| bonds. The justification of the policy of
| intervention because of the interests OF
the intervening state and its people be-
ing thus founo in Great Britain's course
regarding Egypt. it only remains to point
| out the fact that the interests of the
United States and its people require the
cessation of the struggle in Cuba which
is devastating the island, running its in
dustries. and destroying its population
Trade with the island is at practical
standstill, and American property is in.
Volved in the ruin. This covers the sec.
|
| finds justification for such interference IN
Cuban affairs defined by Lawrence as in
tervention.
The third ground is different from
those cited in the books. Cuba is til,
home of yellow fever. disease which has
| again and again sCourged. the people o
the United States. Our own experience
has taught us that this dread disease car
he prevented by proper sanitary precau
! tions. Sanitation is an unknown science
| to the Spanish, The conditions for a, fear
| ful outbreak Of yellow fever the wors
ever known to mankind, are ripe in cuba
once started, it will be beyond our pow
crs to prevent its transfer TO our snores
only six hours away, and its spread to tn,
interior. Standing alone this would per
haps not be sufficient. even morally, Ger
tainly not legally under international law
to justify Intervention; yet undoubtedl,
1t adds weight to the other two grounds
| just as piracy and anarchy added weigh
to the first two reasons for the interVen
tion Of Great Britain, France and Russ,
on behalf of the Greeks.
Concluding his remarks on the genera
subject of intervention and nOu-interven
tion Lawrence says: Neither selfish iso
lation nor undignihed remonstrance is th'
proper attitude for honorable and SELF
respecting states. They should intervene
very sparingly, and only on the clearrS
grounds of justice and necessity; bu
when they do intervene they should MAX
Il clear to all concerned that their vo!c
must be ATTENDED TO and their wish"
carried out" In these words the Unite,
States finds it's course in the past ap
proved and its pathway for the futur
blaZed out.