New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-17
VIEWS OF GEN. BANKS.

OF CUBA OUGHT TO BE RECOGNIZED.
The citizens of Maiden, Mass, elated with
their electing Gen. N Banks TO the State
Senate, gave him enthusiastic public reception last
Friday evening In hisspeech Of response Gen. Banks,
after dwelling at length upon political questions
touched as follows upon the Cuban massacre:
The Journals OF the country burdenod for the last
four days with the details Of shameful and brutal mas
OF 1876 OF citizens.o Cuban territory They
by party OF men who have made their names famous
by being the perpetrators Of the most strocous crime
ming Of the world. About 5000 or 1000
spanisrds. who are partly eIled from the the
70 rule me land, having cast on the control Of
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thirsty race, and particularly hate Cubans and Amer
Sn ss GStn a
responsible for their actions, but here Is Govern
copstuted the other totally disresards ali the laws Of
nations In 1926 while Mr.. Monroe at the head Of
AFFAIRS gave the information that no European nation
would be allowed interfere with the internal affairs OF
this continent In 1880 there effort made 10 estab
az sey Ssd here but Everett who
then Minister at 81. James, defeated the measure Now
makes the hesrt sick to think what are responsible
for. II England were at liberty she would prevent
few Years ago number Of young boys, were
murdered IN cold blood by agents Of these vol,
iss American citsens are caparsd pirates
without any orders and brutslly slaughtered. How
this uaterf Ii ID point oil danger and the people
will not allow the Government TO remain inactive. 4
think 1t necessary that Immediate action DO taken IN
this matter, and oil, without regard 10 party or
politics. should sustain tue Administration IL Is SAID
that We cannot act against SPAIN because she b -
republic but she must remember that We arc repuo-
lie, and cannot stand by peaceaby and 500 our men
Dutehered without dishonor TO our flag. % -.
am not for war; my whole heart Is agsinst war o.
no good can be derived from II but what could DO
obtained by other means; but when you are assaulted
BIZ a mad dog you cannot stop 10 reason with hm-you
must defend yourself There can be no war between.
us Spain cannot take OF Cuba. she cant maintain
peace and order ut home, apd how ts she TO contend
against 4O,Oo10o0 OF the American people, But
the United States Government should recognize the
Cubans begerents just as other nations reoognaea
the South In own sad struggle. We thought
England WAS rather hssty A RECOGNIZING, and IN
sending a bulletin 10 her Ministers all over tne
world with the Information that the great he-
public was destroyed II we recognize Cuba, We only
follow the example set US by Spain herself; and II wan
bring them under the laws OF war. Whatever the uoy
eminent does IN this matter, We must JOIN hsnns sna
support her. OUT our success grows the successes %
Others struggling for liberty aud We may see Ia the emu
one grand uniOn OF all nations combination OF re-
pubiics settling ali difficulties. No lives or dies Ia
vain; lesson comes out VI everything from which We
NAV derive profitable instruction Tbeso poor Victims
Whose lives have been sacrificed Spanish bsrbery.
wal speak 70 US Through all sges TO the cad az bmor