Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-28
TREATY OBLIGATIONS.
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Spain In her dealings With the United
States had yIolstssi neither irtssnsti.a
ia~ NOR tresty obligation. hot had piacs.i
. tsrannieai govesnmsa, aver Cuba. and
vas using harbsrous sseshots 10 trying
81 suppress the insurrvs-tioa there. TIE
Unite-i States declared war sEsiass
Spsia for the violation Of high hunani-
tartan principles The war WAS quickly
over: Spain vas coaa i~r-i. usa as the
mercy of the United Sist-s- 4 solemn
treaty was written. aud >lsaei. sealed
aI.i delivered by the tao ns'Lsns- In sas'
treaty are PROMISES sBi obligations 10
be kept by the United States.
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sna m~s-ssn n.iisr q. N. I-sts Of the i'hii-
tppino Islands on tho ssh,- terms ss ssiis
sn.i nerh...iis- q The t.n,i..i n,.,.s
es~sisa cannot In any rsi-s, iiai.sir ths
pseiss,y right. ~hisi. By las ,-i:.s :. Tho
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i,s.ii-.. o. TO private i1ii,i.ias,s, sc. whsa
snfs r~La,ss eaiy la issr TO -.id ss,-5.ixs'y.
. copy of ssi isr shall H. fsrnishr,i ~hra
I-is~si-d; such srvhis.s au.i rsssris shall
shall siihsat alsiinstisa. EaV- The rirst
To- rv,auir-. In aeoor,isns- With las. suth-a.
,ie.t.i copies sf eon'rasts. wills aud other
*. spsni.s sabjses. residing In the ter
ritssy may r~uisin In snsh '-tri'sy. .s tssy
remove ther~frons. rvtainins In sithrs -s-uf
all their rights To ssii az aisp--~ of sh-,r
psop~sty. and th-y shall has- the usss 10
saTy oa their indastry. eomn-,,- ...i r'e.
f-sston. They may psss~rS~ their stt~Stsns~
10 the crpsn cs spain. OF adept the naiisa'
aiiiy Of the ,ruitory In ~hieh th~y s..i.t-
ls.i,s s s''a iaIis.si. ALTA s .Isii T. as;.,,ss !,
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Xi. rhr spanisris residing in she tse.
stiosy shall have the sans dshss tn the
coara IS cih-s r-r.:s. -
-opJrishss saa patents s~,ui.-A ~ scss'
| lafls sssi coatiap- 10 b. fv.r-.tssi: Spsn.
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xv. tbs government ss -.ea eessssy
n,~srhsus VESSELS OF the ether country The
same treatment In rvsp-ss q. sn p0
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XVI Il is undrr.teesi that ..y sshxs.
States IN r~pcet to cuIs. arc iiu.,s-A 60 th.
timr q It's occap.ney ,ssrros; sas y .Im
apsa thr termiaatioa Of .1,h ose1ts,jy
a1yise any government ~ssabMshru - tss
lalsnd To sAsac the samc obiixattees-
II 10 absolutely essential that the Unii.
I'd States should govern the i-iinds IN
osdar 60 fuihii chs foregoing .sicuin OBJ
llsntIons. IL u granted in@~rcudenrs
end Q phIiipplne government was cstnb-
ilshs.i, how then could the United States
make laws to admit ships and sncschau.
tsiss Into the ports OF that nation. or
make and enforce laws governing the
rights Of property In that. q foreign na-
ton1 How could Il protect the Spauish
citIssn and his property rights there.
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religion. and give equal rights 10 the
spsuiar,Is In the cousssf How couli
Congress determine the civil rights and
political status Of . people living under
an independent and foreign govcrnmcntf
In order to do all these things Il must
have the authority and power. and u it
cedce this authority and power to an
Independent nation Il then is hciples
and cannot fulfill Its sacred treaty obii-
cations. Therefore. u appears that the
United States, by treaty. Inns agreed :"
hold and govern the islands. not only
fur ten years. but for all time tn come.
A treaty Il the highest and most sacred
contrsrt written among men. For ono
hundred and fifteen years the United
States has kept and fulfilled all Its
treaty obligations. II the Democrats
come into power. will they violate this
ooe7 II 80. In the future what answer
can We make TO Spain when she has
filed claims against us, based upon tho
violation OF this treaty, and said "fos
profcsscd the highest standard Of moral
ity and declared war against me upon
high humanitarian principles. and when
I was conquered and helpless. and you
could write anything you chose into ths
treaty, you did write solemn obligations
to be kept and performed by yen. and
now you hnve wiilfully violated that
which Is most sacred among nations:
where Is your bonstcd moralityT'
It is said we should treat the Philip
pines as VIC have Cuba, and we should
make the promise now. The trcaty bars
the independence Of the Philippines, but
IL not in the way of Cuba. The 21st
article provides: ''It Is understood that
any obligations assumed by the United
States with respect TO Cuba are limited
t. the time of its occupancy thereof.
but it will. upon the termination of such
occupancy, advise any government estnb-
lished in the islands to assume the same
obligations" This clinchcs the matter.
With reference to the Philippines We
agreed to do: in Cuba we agreed to ad-
wise others to do.
s. p. DOUTIIART.
Chicago. Oct, II, 1901.