Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-31
CUBA MUST KEEP COMPACT
United States Will Not Permit Repu-
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diation of Paris Agreement.
Washington, July 31.-The United
States will not permit Cuba to repudi-
ate the agreements concerning church
property made by Governor Genera
Mood. The government is backed il
this by the treaty of Paris and the
Platt amendment which makes the
Iterms Of the treaty binding on the
Cuban congress.
The passage of resolution yesterday
lin the lower house of the Cuban con-
gres is regarded as an outcropping OF
1.-The old revolutionary spirit for the con-
tiscation of church property.
The United States will not allow any
thing of the kind 1t is assumed that
President Palma understands this, and
that the resolution adopted by the
house will not be officially heard from
again.
If it should pass the senate there
| would be a courteous but firm reminder
from the state department to Minister
| Suuiers to be presented to the foreign
minister of Cuba, and it will not be
| ignored if it promises to go further
The right of the United States to in
tervene in Cuban affairs to protect the
people, and to have treaty obligations
/ fulfilled, leaves no question as to the
duty of the government in regard to
this affair.
Herbert G. Squiers, United States
minister TO Cuba, has not yet reported
to the state department the action of
the lower house. 1t is not regarded
as probable that Minister Squiers will
make report until the Cuban con-
gres as whole passes this resolution,
and the state department will take no
official recognition of the action of the
lower house. So far the resolution is
only an expression of opinion by the
members of the lower house, and the
resolution might be adopted by the
senate without calling for official no
| tice by this government. because it
lis probable President Palma would
veto it.
| By the treaty of Paris the United
States agreed to assume and discharge
the obligations that may under inter
national law result from the fact of it's
Occupation for the protection of life and
property" and upon the termination
of such occupancy advise any govern
ment established in the island to as
In treaty between nations this
word advise has meaning euuiva-
| lent to guaranteeing the continuance
of the obligations assumed by the
United States. The Plat amendment
was accepted by the Cuban conven-
ton by which it consented that the
| United States may exercise the right
| to intervene for the preservation of {,
to intervene for the preservation of
| Cuban independence, the maintenance
of d government adequate for the pro-
lection of life, property, and individ-
ual liberty and for discharging the OBJ
legations with respect to Cuba imposed
| states now to be assumed and UNDER
taken by the government of Cuba.
The treaty of Paris provided that the
REIMBURSEMENT of cession of the vari-
Gus islands by Spain should not i'm
pair the property or rights which by
| law belong to the peaceful possession
of property of all kinds. of provinces.
municipalities, public or private es-
| Establishments, ecclesiastic or civic bod
| les
In Cuba as in the Philippines the
| representatives of the United States
recognized the property rights of the
catholic church as Spain had recog-
nized them. but sought to so settle this
question as to completely separate
church and state. The church was rec
| ognized as the possessor of much prop