The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-11-27
FOREIGH.
The Annexation of Cuba.
Fro n the Csic go TrIbuns.

crew, = large number OF journals rave bee
bowling for war The st. Louis press an
the New York World and Nail seem to b
ahead in this vociferous competition. Tn
Havana newspapers recall a similar condi
ton of this about the time Of the Lope
execution, and do no. appear TO be Dnc
alarmed at t;.c cutlery. Though the voic
for war in this case IL very loud, its utter
ances are extremely vague and, in most in
stsnces, silly. The annexation Of Cub
SEEM 10 be at the bottom Of the Who'll,
demonstration. UnthiLking people gen
orally regard annexation as tn. inevitabl,
outcome of the whole difficulty. If W
are TO have war, they take il as matter
! Of course that Cuba will be annexed. II
there is t. be peaceful settlement, by
concession or arbitration, they believe that
the Unit ed States will make annexsatiou
its ultimatum. If the Cubans achieve
their own independence, these same per-
sons are confident that there will be an
. immediate application for admission into
our Union. Each of these assumptions is
rs chimericnl as the others. unless it be the
last, which Is more absurd than all the rest.
The Cuban patriots, or insurgents, lave
no thought OF American annexation. Out
side of the ulthinking masses and two
small classes OF enthusiasts, there has been
NJ serious tho, ght of IL IN this country
Before the War, certain pro slavery men
favored annexation as 4 means Of promo
Ting and perpetuaung the institution Of
slavery. Since the abolition Of slavery in
this country, certain feryid abolitionists
have looked forward to annexation as a
means for libera,ing the Cuban slaves.
Thee have always been members of Con
eress, among whom we recall Mr.. No1r-
hees, of Indiana, and Gen. Banks, If
Massachusetts, who have nade the subject
. periodical outlet for superduous oratory.
/: has been a stari. topic for popular ex.
element, ard 1t will never be anything
more.
Cuban annexation is a myth. It's about
tie WRIST thing that could happen for the
United 5 tates mt the present time, and
probably the worst thing that could hap
pen for Cuba. /, is idle to discuss the
r-a,ons why the cubans oppose annexation.
II is enough for US to know that the PENN
sI!ars (the Spanish patty, the loyal na-
ted in Their opposition to this scheme,
though they are at loggerhsshs about
everything else. 1t will no, be difficult,
hp~-v"r, to show why the United States
can have no interes. in snch project. 10
the first ,,ace. .he separation of Cnha
from Spanish rule will inevitably lead the
abolition of slavery. Slave labor being
more universal in Cuba, and more closely
identified with its prosperity than it ever
was in the Southern Slater, the revulsion
that will follow its Ambition is likely to be
mare dcplnrabie IN ? comm .rc Al sense
Sta:s. of this country. NJ Government
o. for-ihorght and hnnasty would care to
assum. the responsibility III carrying Cuhn
through the or leal awaiting it. A, an in
teerr part Of the L ,ited States, its conii-
ton, under these circumstances. wuul be
rendered worse than ever. A carpet bag
Governm"nt would be set up, ' cur pnri
son with shch hat Of Loui~inna or Geor-
GA would be of primitive simplicity. The
c,n-l"merntc Formulation Of the island,
with tho diversity of interests, would
m K" it an easy prv for the prac.iced
p llticaI bandits who voall seize upon ia
Government. skilled in the arts Of cEc,al
plum Ter through t'rir experience in the
Southern States which they have already
helped to recon, truct Cuba has n pop
u'ation made up Of al the elements of the
world, With new species which are the
Iroduc: OF anal ,mrtion Besides the
American, Eng i~h, AMI French colonies
TIA, i.nye held tn mselrcs somew hat alno a..
there are Spanish. Portuguese, Creole.
(na.;ve). Hndoss, Coolies, Cinnamon,
other Aslatic-, Mulattoes. Quairoons,
krstis0s, and an infinite variety IF mon
grel races. 1t is said that over 100 differ
ent names are required tn distinguish the
various divisions and sui yison of tile
Cuban population. Here would be splen-
did material for the exI erieoc"d cart ct
Dagger to work upon. The wealth o.
giving America any of the benefit Of il,
and the next complication would lie n wal
Of ruces, with wheel the American Coy
errmont would lave to deal. We have
enough of thi, sort Of thing 90 our bands
now.
Let us take care of the territory We have
already before we attempt to acquire any
more, even if the temptation should come
As ]. does not ih the case of Cuba. When
we can make thrifts of Arizona and
Alaska, both of which we've acquired by
purchase; when ~ can govern the Indians
in the West peacefully and the negroes 81
the South honestly: Wien we can populate
the Northern Pacific country, and when W,
Gr'.w up to the clothes we are now wearing
1t may he time tn think cf anuc1in new
territory. That time seems now tn b. a
good way off. But the greatest objection
of all to the annexation of Cuba is founl
in our present protective tariff. Iiavanf
must be free uort, AM Cuba must bay,
free trade. The commercial interests o.
the world demand il, nd those of Anerics
more emp haticallg than any other. Amer
i"a is not prepared 10 take Spain's pos tior
relative to Cuba, and set up custom house.
all along the coast for the oppression o
the peol lie and the benefit Of official thieye.
Uus greatest interest in Cuba is for rce;p
rocsl trade, and the independence of tn,
island viii give us this without further RS
sponsibility Annexation. so far frru
being matter of course, as SO many reo
pie seem to think, is the very last resor
that ethe, Cuba or the United States viii
adopt.
Why WAR rs WANTED.