New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
THE COURTS OPINION.
APPROVAL. or TnE ADMINISTRATION iol'-
10y II CUBA

l n. TN. opinion % Justice
ryor1an embraced "a complete reNle" 90 .'e
axnlairinr Neely's crime ana arrest """ '.
@ - ,i, ..NrraIition o. cuba Il also reviewed
~ laws rolatir. a. 'Ntraelti"n ana PN'''i
-. g T,,., r4ll extending the provisions "l So
,,or go II th.. Revised statutes - i"r''e"
,,des which are occupied "r under lI' ''''
she I-ni,ed states 80 AS 10 MAKE 'i'' ' -
-. ,,her crimes omh, element IN su'h Gun
,r,.s Ra,attr- ihat the circuit 'op'' i"' "a
s,,tr,, rstsrri.t of N,w-York. 20 Which an "l4''-
cation Tor ii writ ~ haleas corpus ma" ''''
baa rendered "a decision adverse 10 N"eE
Harlan said b. had thcn Appeared 20 l'''S
- ,ta ground that IN, act az june o. lS'' N@S '''
.,,,,,i.,,,1 Their. was uo dispute that on June
3 ,eo o.b.,, tq, act under which tllS i''N''''-7
A. brought became laW. "a. was -i
control of tho T'u.t,l states ana "''HI-'u - 80
,-,,,,,s,,, .This court Justice hai4a" s"1H'
..0.i1 tale iudicial MOTTO" that sIoh Wei" '' -
date named ana are now the relations pet"''H
,,r,. and ,'..la - THAT the app1cauilty o' ''e
al,oy,. ACT 10 "a. present case 'A4 lilS - ''
question 10 be eAanliuod-aeienaS Il''" ''' -
whether within It's n4oatiiS. t"1' - D" a.,
8 f,r,jEn country or territory continuing '''
said. ..
Ne do not thiuk This question AZ az i oi-itfs
solution If regard Doe had a. tne at""Ht - -,,tb
intrndcd 20 lr accomplished iH '.' - -
;,ls13 slaiH3 ""' ''
Justice Harlan then reviewed the les'sl''o" ll'-
cc,ling the WAY with Spain. quoting 'i'' JOHN
Of frf1
(which followed on the 9th of The same m"h'i'
.r,, nrotocol between the United States ana SPAN
ana ,be Paris Treaty were IevleW"l f'f va" iU'-
nose cf showing not only the relation "i INC
United states TO Caha but Spain Ie'hau'si'"'' =.
=, ,,.,.iy,r,- over fh, island Notice Was taken of
the establishment of military government over
Cuba and General 8rooke's proclamation OF jan
NARY lSes Was quoted The Justice then referred
10 the Governor Generals establishment oi various
departments in order 90 Iromot" the civil govern
ment of the island he also called attention 10 '-4
accommodation of The postal code superse3ins all
other Cuban laws relating % postal aIaiFs. ana
related thar on June l3 last General Wood had
MADE his requisi'ion uI. the President for Nicely
CURA FOREIGN TERRITORY
Announcing th~ Courts conclusions on Tie
status Of cuba. Justice Harlan siid-
The faces above I,tailed make j; clear tha' cuba
is Foreign territory "ithin tae meaning Oi th' act
OF june :. 1870 II cannot be regarded IN ai'y coA.
stituiiona legal international sense AS part
OF the territory % the United states. While by
the ACT Of April p l..' declaring war nfi""'n
rcctcd ana emioW.Itl 20 C~' olr entire lanc and
States. 10 such 'Nicuf as Mas necessary 10 carry
the at irto effect fhat authorization was not for
the purpose oi r4linr ruH. an l;raI part Il
eompelliur a." r,.irqgisl.rncnt by spain OF its
authority ANA goyorrmcnt ma taat island and The
Withdrawal az ltS forces from Cuba ana Cuban
waters. The legislative aud executive hraucho- of
the GoNernm'st tF th' l",nt RESOLUTION - April
~, lNS expressly a45, tlm,i a"y purpose oi 'Ner-
cising sot,ltigfrr. Jurisdiction or control over
Cuba, ''cNceu Tor the iaeiilpIfiou thereof and
asserted the determination of The Tulicl States
thar object holI- ..oc.at .t-tri leave ia. gov
ernmeut and control of t-I..a its own pCotle
All that has ttcu g. ono I relation to cuba has had
that end in view. ANA Tar uS the court l. in
formed hy The puui. history of tho relations II
this country Wlfu fhai ISLAND nothing has been
conc lcol-lsi'it Wth ii.' DECLARED object Of the
with Spain
Cuba is non. ti, l'~S fuIe.cu territory within tha
meaning q tte grt nf tug-.S h.rl.S,. il is am ,r
military gnt'rIrr sIfrlt.t il and represent p, q
the President m The Nufk - 3s-i-iiu. th, inhalf-
taniS Cf THAR island fl establish .f.fuerf
their own uHd'r Wei.h. il fr.. and tatlrll.r lent
people, fh'A may r,atro. rler without
interf'r'noe ly other nations Tho occupancy ~
the island tt troops 80 -. I'utftd
necessary e~l' of the war That result could nor