Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-13
IIgE paLss ON ERE CUBAN RUrCIs.
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| her iTis nds v Ill hereafter need neither money
| nor men. Have these butchers no fear Of In,
| indignation of the eiS liEed world. The report
| MAKES the blood cola
| The y. Y. TrsssHs ssss that the Tag Of TIL
| United States has hecn disbOn0red In cuba, aui
tbe government Of Spain IS pow,rless TO pr,.venr
| or punish repetition II such OutragCS. W.
| are therefore forced 70 act, bat the Situation
! must rot be made worse Ny rash or lncOhsieT
| ate action. The almost Unanimous cry yesteT
| day Was for immediately granting beli!gercn'
| rights To the CUbans. Nothing could be mnr
| was unlawful, precisely because We do nor rec
| ogniae state of war hetseeH SPAN and Cuba
The massacre at Santiago a lords no aiiitiOna'
reason for the recognition of the insurrectIOu.
and such recognition would 10 nothing tow ARD
ending the civil war. Our government. W.
| hope, has already demanded full and imme-
date reparatiOn and punis hnlent of the leaders
under whose orders the outrage has been &c
cOmplished. If, as we fear, the Spanish gov
eminent cannot enforce THIS, We must in future
protect our own Dag and orr own citizens In
| Cuban waters. II there had been one or two
iron cRds in the haTbOr of Santa 20 TO sustain
the demand OF the consular representative, il is
not likely that the prisoners OF the Virginlus
| would have been shot in such hot haste.
| The Herald says:--"We should defend our
| rights, as England enforces hers, at the mouth
of the cannon, and our first act should be 10 ex-
tend belligerent rights to the Cubans for the
| safety and protection Of our own citizens"
| The New York Commercial says:-"'rhe truth
| is, Spain is powerless in Cuba. little iunta
of Spaniards rules the Captain General, and
| through him the island. The volunteers. com
| IdIcu Will "uOln Ine TouguS OF MAckeretNllle
! are lambs, and dead rabbits and plug-ugiies are
| white-rObed host, work their own dreadful
wills, and compel the execution of their fell
purposes. Spain knows her weakness in y res
ence OF these Influences, and so asks DELAY.
But why should we wait, when American citi-
| zens are slaughtered and the American iag dis
honored? The United States may say TO Spain
IF you show or confess your inability to control
your colonial subjects, and prevent their acts OF
warfare upon us, we must take the matter in
our own hands and punish the offenders where
can find them'o
The Express says "a We live in an age when
civilized public opinion will not tolerate out
| OF war OF cases of murder, the shooting Of men
| struggling for a change OF government, or Civ
ing aid and comfort to those who are engaged in
| civil war. In our civil war, many were as ready
| to cry - on Ia the gallows,' or with Gen. Dix
" shoot him. as TO cry on to Richmond; but
civilians were neither shot nor hung because
they were In rebellion or giving aid and com
| fort to those who engaged in it, The sober
second thought Is always against extreme pun
iShment, as il surely will be under the govern
ment over which CASTELAR, preSijes. But in tue
meantime, We are not to forget what the mission
OF the Nirginius was, and that public law, il
hot public Gecency, will not tolerate the use
ana means of a |. 5. port TO fit out vessels with
arms OF men, or whatever is contraband OF war
against any power with which we are at peace
Feeling and sympathy in such cases are one
thing, ana law and equity quite another. FAIR
pay Is jewel in governments as with men,
The Boston GLOBE says. So IL is hard in 2 mat
ter OF this kind TO keep our feelings unaer the
control OF reason, but we think that even the
wal iDtsl dtNUCdlts OF tlt CuOan cause must
confess that t is not TO be expected that We
Should take up arms on beha alt of men who have
abused the privileges OF our flag, and thereby
tended to embroil US in war with friendly
power. This, of course, does not relieve us from
the duty of insisting our rights under the
laws OF nations, but IL may tend 10 diminish the
feeling OF hostility which is so rampant in some
quarters against Spain. Even Secretary Fish
despite his sympathy with Cuba, admits thatthe
conduct OF its representatives has been such as
to deprive them OF any claim to our assistance.
IL IN In N a.-.
ing their Independence, and their leaders are too
reckless and fOOlharjy to claim the admiration
OF respect of reasonable men. The case of SAINTS
Rosa, referred TO by Secretary Fish, is illus
tTation of such temerity. He ~ said to be among
the victims OF the volunteers. and riSked his lii,
after having previously owed il TO the interces-
sion OF our high officials. There Is LITTLE doubt
that there were many men like him on the Vir-
ginlus, careless OF the Claims which our i9y has
to be respected even by those who have been
disappointed IN receiving material all from our
government. We believe IN Insisting on our
rights against Spain, butwe believe also in fair
hes and moderation in maintaining them. Thy
case OF the FiTgnius Will not be diiiicalt TO al
just without sacrificing the honor or the Interest
OF either country, and we trust that, in settling
sively9
The Chicago Inter- Oc>ca saws: ssThe Admins
uatioa OF President Grant has succeeded. 50
Tar, 10 maintaining ameable relations with
Span under very trying circumstances, which
TACT Is creditable to the diplomatic agents OF
both governments. The administration and the
ptOl3c VI lnlS COUNTRY nave nOpeJ much from
the new government of Spain under Castelar,
Promises have been made that the Spanish de
cTees regarding American interests In Cuba
should be observed, AMI il was hoped til tn
new government would be able TO carry thas,
pacific intentions into effect at an early dav
The NIginius affair il therefore to be deeply
depl0red, not only on account of its brutality
but for the reason that it may interrupt friendlv
relations, important particularly to the WE'LL
being OF Spain and It's rebellious possessions
near our borders"
The Baltimore American saws. q
ment received at Havana, and sent thence bv
telegraph, that the Spanish authorities a. San
tago have executed fifty of the officers crew
and volunteers captured ON board the steamer
trginius, will put new and most serious as
pect on the AFFAIR, and force not only our gov
ernment, but those of other civilized nations, to
take veTy earnest and determined action In
the face of a massacre so wholesale and brutal
the question OF the legality OF the ca pture OF
the vessel becomes secondary. and the common
instincts Of humanity will enforce the demand
that the hOstifties ia Cuba, whether they be
dign.hed as state of war or of mere internal
insurTection, shall be carried on without the
recurrence OF these bRrbar0us slaughters, which
outrage and defy every sentiment OF civiliza-
ton
The Baltimore San saws. "Cuba. under snan-
Ish rule, has become bloody stencil in our nos
tTils. Ii is worse than a human slau ghter- house
on our borders. Nothing but decided policy
Will abate this nuisance and pat a stop TO tn
horrors II engenders. There must be repara-
ton for the past and security Tor the future
What this government in former days would
doubt When this country was comparatively
an insignificant power, Gen. Jackso n dealt with
the English ana Spaniards in Florida with a
successful bO!dness and energy which serve a.
a model for American officials ever after. With
reputed great general at the head OF the gov
eminent, we look for something OF the patriot
ism and decision Of Old Hickory"
TIE CHICAGO BILLIARB TOURNAMENT
This evening !. Dion and G. Dion and Ubassy
and Snyder are matched at the Chicago billiard
tournament. of twelve games already played,
Ubassy, GARNER, j. Dion and e. Dion have
each won one and lost none; Maurice DAILY has
won two and lost none. while Snyder and Bes-
sunger and Slosson have each played and lost
two.
An Fx-GovERNoR IsDICTED FOR THEFT.-
EX-Gov. james, of Nebraska, was arrested in
the northern part of the state q day or two ago,
and arrived at Lincoln on Monday. He is un-
der indictment for theft, the charges being that
he appropriated So 900 OF the state funds when
governor, and the proceeds of sales of stone
from the old insane asylum.
The Arkansas LEGIs-ATURE-From the
best information obtainable as TO the result OF
the Arkansas special election on the 4th OF
November for members of the legislature that