The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-11-06
A SPECK OF WAR IN THE H0R-
ZION.


longer delayed. 1t is reported
that President Grant is determln-
ed that the Cuban difficulty shall
be settled before the expiration of
his term of Office. For several
successive years he has earnestly
called the attention of Congress to
the manner in which the war was
being carried on in Cuba, and re.
commended ss..that some action
be taken to abate its horrors and
bring it to a close. The President
did not take this course to encour-
age fillibustering, but in the in
terest of humanity. President
Grant we'll knows that it would
not be in accordance with the po-
icy and spirit of the United States
Government to interfere in the
internal affairs of any other ma
tion so long as that nation con-
ducts itself with due regard to the
universally recognized laws of hui
mainly and decency. But Spain
has overstepped those laws long
ago, and disqualification OF the
age demands that the cruelties
and barbarities that have charac-
terized the Spaniards all through
that fearful struggle, shall come
10 an end.
Every intelligent reading man
knows sthat the Spaniards have
acted with a barbarity that is dis
graceful to civilization. They
have been gailty of atrocities
worthy only of the savage. The
officers have outraged and MUIR
dered women and permitted their
men to do the same. Innocent
children were marched out Of
school and shot down like dogs,
while pleading for mercy. Civil
liked nations have been guilty of
a wrong in looking on calmly and
permitting such outrages to be
perpetrated in this age of the
world. Spain must be taught that
she cannot violate the recognized
laws of nations with impunity.
And what nation is so fit to teach
her this lesson as the United
States? Only a narrow strip of
sea separates Cuba from our
shores. She is almost upon our
borders, and that long protracted
civil war Injuries our commerce
and demoralizes large portion of
our people. We hope the Presi-
dent will be firm in his demands,
and that Congress will give him
all proper support.
Another matter that seems al
most inevitable, is a rupture with
Mexico. There has been for a
long time, constant warfare along
our border. Citizens of the Unit
ed States, resident along and near
the line have been most terribly
harrassed by armed bands of Mex
lean bandits, sometimes COM
manded by officers of the Mexican
army, who cross the Rio Grande
on their robbing expeditions, gen.
orally for the purpose Of stealing
and driving off the cattle of the
peaceful and unprotected settlers,
but who when resisted, do not
hesitate to commit the most fear
full crimes. Rapine and murder
are their only occupations. This
state of things has existed for a
long time, and large portion of
the Uuited States army is kept
near the Rio Grande for the pur-
pose of checking the robbers and
protecting eurcitizens. But they
have not been able to accomplish
much, because the robbers, when
pursued, fee across the river and
are safe in their own country.
The same state Of things exists
in Arizona, though the devasta-
ton has not been so great, because
there are not so many cattle here
to steal as in the settlements on
the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
But the line, where it is, has been
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