Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-01

Such justification might in some meas
ure be found, for instance, in the fail
ure of the young republic to maintain
a stable government, after deter
mined effort to do so, as an unsettled
> form of government is a menace to
the peace of the world, and danger to
commercial progress, and a source of
trouble all around. Possibly it is
the dread of Intervention in any shape
or form that is keeping the Portu-
guese republic active in suppressing
all news as to. what is happening WITH
in its territory. 1t wants to put on
the best appearance it can with a
view to securing diplomatic recog-
milton by the powers outside. 1t will
have been noticed that the news from
Portugal is. extremely scanty, and one
of the first acts of the embryonic re-
public was to sever all communication
as far as possible with the rest of the
world.
! However great may be the wish or
the temptation, states will put on their
considering caps before they definitely
decide on Intervention, as they know
that in doing so they are certain to
stir up controversy, and might, pos
sibly. precipitate a war. The state
that decides on Intervention must feel
itself prepared for war If necessary
And while two or more states jointly
intervene a similar eventuality is not
Unlikely. The war between Austria
nd Prussia in 1866 arose out of the
intervention of the German Confed-
Grafton in 1864 in the Schleswig-H Ol.
stein question. The joint interven'
ton of France and England in the
Egyptian affairs was the cause OF
much friction between them. The in
PREVENTION was undertaken in 1878
and In 1882 when the Arabic rebellion
broke out, France withdrew. but the
riction between the two powers was
not allayed until 1904 when the dec
aration concerning Egypt and Moroc-
co was made The question of inter-
vention is agais mooted in connection
with the recent outburst in Morocco.
but SO far England has cautiously de-
clined to take any action in that direc'
ton, as may be seen from discussion
few nights ago in the House Of
Commons.
America would like, no doubt, to be
able to advance a clear and satisfac-
tory pretext for Intervention at the
present moment in Mexican affairs,
and it is evident that it has been ma
neuvering in the direction of either
finding or making such a pretext. Pres
dent Diaz, the strong old man from
Mexico. is conscious of this, as his
anxiety to keep belligerent operations
as far as possible removed from the
United States territory shows. Very
title provocation might give the Unit
ed States the opportunity it is looking
for and waiting for. But should it de-
eide to intervene there will not be
wanting among other states a desire
to remind it of it's own action in 1866
when it caused Napoleon the Third to
withdraw his troops from Mexico by
hints as to the possibility of war in
the event of his refusal to clear out.
In 1861 the French expedition had
been sent along with English and the
Spanish forces to compel the Mexicans
to pay certain pecuniary claims and
redress some grievances outstanding,
but on discovery that France was bent
on intermeddling in the domestic af-
fairs of Mexico, England and Spain
withdrew from the enterprise. France.
however, persisted and established the
Archduke Maximillian of Austria as
Emperor of Mexico, but when the
French army was withdrawn in conse-
quence of the attitude taken up by the
Washington government, only a few
months passed until MAMMALIAN lost
both his throne and his life. The
French Intervention was regarded, as
we see, as both unjustifiable and H.
legal by England, Spain and the United
States, not having been based on any
of those grounds which the family of
nations recognize as sfficient to war;
rant interference which carries with 1t
an implication of force. Authorities,
it may be questioned, are not on har-
monious agreement as to the legal va
lidity of the interference of the United
States between Spain and Cuba In
1888, any more than they were about
the seizure by England of the Danish
feet in 1907.
On the other hand, the Intervention
|of the United States in Cuban affairs
in 1906 was unquestionable by reason
of the fact that 1t came within the
terms of the agreement of 1901. I'm.
like the position ofMexico, Cuba may
be described as a client state, having
Uncle Sam as its patron. The United
States forces estabf shSd whatever
liberty possesses. The United States
Troops were stationed within its ter
ritory from 1898 until 1902, that is,
during the period of resettlement, and
|again from 1906 until 1909. Though
tCuba was admitted to the ranks Of in
dependent states by the treaty of
Paris of 1898, it is, nevertheless, con-
Itrolled in the last resort by the United
States government. According to the
treaty of 1903, a right Of Intervention
was conceded to America for 1.-The
preservation of Cuban independence,
the maintenance OF government ad'
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