The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-23
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION LAW
Reasons for Delay of Other Countries in acknowledging the
Republic of Portugal

United States dates from July 4, 177s, Il
was not until 1888 that its Independence
was formany and fully recognized by
England and by m)st of the other great
powers Of Europe. France, IL is true.
had granted recognition IN i7ls, thereby
involving herself In war with England.
But Il is worthy OF note that although
not merely the French nation. but also
the French government had assisted the
United States In her fight for her free
dom from a date some years prior 10
i776, yet Louis XVI hesitated for two
years after the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, before no finally decided 10 con-
cede full recognition 10 the new Ameri-
can republic.
In the meantime. the latter needed
money. in order 10 carry OF the war Of
liberation, and owing 70 the absence OF
IT'S recognition by the foreign powers,
Congress found 1t almost impossible 10
borrow abroad Indeed. It was not IN
~ Great Britain had recognized the in
dependence of the United States that the
money markets or the Old World became
really accessible to the American govern
ment.
United States Slow.
The United States. while sympathizing
10 a certain extent with the establish
ment OF form Of government similar 70
its own in France, IN 1893, declined 10
grant recognition 10 the republic on the
banks OF the Seine. qua1eled. indeed,
with the revolutionary leaders about the
matter. and did not recognize the new
order OF things IN Paris until nearly ten
years later. when Napoleon had invested
himself with supreme power.
On the other hand, the United States
showed very little hesitation IN conced-
Ing recognition 70 the republic OF Pan
ANA, the recognition. indeed. following
by less than q week the proclamation OF
rs Independence, born OF revolt against
the republic OF Colombia, OF which Il
had been a province. That the action OF
the United States met with the approval
Of the great powers OF Europe, was
shown by the circumstance that they
all OF them FASTENED to follow Uncle
Sans example in extending a friendly
hand 70 Panama.
Only on one occasion can The United
States be said to nave been unduly pre-
ciptate. II was when, in 1883 President
Zachary Taylor. and his Secretary u
State, Daniel Webster. were led by popu-
lar sympathy IN this country, for the
Hungarians. 10 dispatch an agent. A.
Dudley Mann. Assistant Secretary OF
State, 10 Budapest. commissioning him TO
inform kossuth and the other leaders
there OF the Instruction against the
Emperor OF Austria that the United
States would De glad 20 recognize the
revolutionary government In The event
81 its ability 10 sustain itself Indeed. .
Dudley Mann was authorized 10 conmun-
icate the act OF American RECOGNITION. .
should II be warranted. In his opinion.
by the condition Of affairs in Hungary.
As the mission Of Dudley Mann was re-
feTred TO in President Taylors annual
message Of l6i9, and his Instructions
printed by order Of the Senate, on com
nIunicatOn by the State Department 10
the Upper House, the Austrian charge
danaires addressed a vigorous protest
IN behalf OF his sovereign, complaining
10 Secretary Webster Of the improprietv
or thus officially encouraging an insur-
recuOnary movement against a friendly
government and even going so far as
20 intimate that President Taylor. in DIS
patching Dudley Mann on a mission OF
this nature, mad exposed himself TO hava
his emissary treated as a spy" Much
angry correspondence followed. which
was brought 10 a close by a letter OF
Secretary Webster. dated March Is. 1851.
the contents OF whicl. taken IN confunc-
ton with the friendly and eonciIIatory
reference 10 Austria in President FIJI
rnore's message OF December, 1850. vera
regarded by the imperial government az
Vienna as an expression OF regret. and
as an amende honoraDIv. quite sufficient
10 restore the former friendly relations
between the two countries.
tCoBnsat, 1910, b. the Brentwood ConpanyJ