Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-10
The Lon lem Times on the Spanish,
Policy ia Cuba.

al editorial article dealing with tn,
| Spanish question presents the condition
| and consequences Of Spanish rule il
! Cuha in the following fashion:
, 1t was governed as If it existed merely
| for the sake O. the mother country. The
| import dGti-S. Tor example, were dictated
! By an ignorant wish TO keep as much OF
| tine trade as possible in the hands OF
| Spaniarjs. and although that device
failed as consficuouslv as pro:ec;ionist
schemes usually 90, il ar;iticiai.y i'm
posed an immense loss OIL the planters
anu the tTe. workmen. The natural
market Of Cuba was America and Eng
land. AID tv far the NEST of the sugar
went {" those epuutIit-, in spite OF the
protective 1utie- imposed by the United
STATES in retaliation for the heavy taxes
levied on the articles they sent to Ha-
vana. Nevertheless the Cuban planters
bitterly resented SYSTEM which con:is-
Gated the n, hes Of their soil 70 serve the
ends Of Spanish merchants and MANI
fac.UT.--. TLe se,iisAHesS ct Spain was
tn NOR. !rto}erlblc beca.se the Cubaus
saw III Jamaica an island absolutely free
to Sell and buy IN the best L t,kets OF the
world. 1-- Spanish Government saws
nothing ah0ut i system which .0rcel the
-oI,r7;sts IA ,,r1rcf,sa Snsr;s5 H.
ties nj nm ar.ificjrI rr;.e, md TIM. in.
famed Them with . sense of ju;.7.tira
Mar 3,.s j. ,.,-u r,far Il, y cars. ~ mar
hars sill! deeper Injustice. Cuba was
,Gmi,.jst--ed bv ofirials from Snoin
Governors, military commanders. Off
cia!;, aud even soldiers we're All sent
from, tho ,,,,hs- cor,,rr Va,v os,an
III ,,.f.r. No., 7.Ro Lo4 Eaa, fo,,,5 INV
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70 U.rara - -, .,rs,,, tr,!,, -.
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-. -!-.' -''t'--his
- '..e I'i'. ~ M 'ei tous t.ni "nsH
se' over io"rI'7ss 'o,oH!s,7 A. 'he oi7-
'''"SG 90 ~" .''u.'S u "'!iso 'l"A tue
cai'''"-- an" tonll'7 mo e'-''-oh WIN
" peop-e h9 PROUD - themselves tHeS
oI'en s''Ire,. up more bitterness by tAe.r
insults than the government did 10y It's
UNJUST fiscal laws. Al the same time the /
Cublns had to pay the UiiicIgis whom
they were no, permitted to choose They .
had also to finnish direc; contributions (
to the mother country: ard. As the 1el-
pie were net allowed to control the tx
reniItCre Of their own money. il WAS !
srent rac},lasslv. The G,ovarrnfen. :
forced a n.ner cIIrrercv on the i.IanG ne /
a means Of naving IL d.b,s or3 tins
+ba ooIor;s,s usre nilIoced ;pai-.c,I, ns
Ill ~ ;,;o.1. 80 49,
", W % ~. IN, as teHu7'
&c % &c d i.t'!a !--oie
. mem Ioie tuAH A. - L-aI'9 - ,He paa-
!sH nose. II Is wonder, indeed tNa' :
the planters, the freedmen ana tie slaves ,
bore tie seihsGness OF Spain so long. !
No doubt there was, ana Is, Spanish
party IN Cuba, Just as throughout the |
war there was an Eng |
I!sh party III the colonies which are
the t nIted states. Il Is clear
at least, that Cuba Will never be ra"l- |
fed by such means as Spain has hlth- |
erto employed. Even If an end were !
put to all open resistance the island !
would remain IN state OF suppressed /
civil war 50 long as = Is ruled IN the |
old way. If, indeed, Spain should !
abolish slavery, make trade free, give .
most OF the puDslc posts to Cupans, !
grant them selt-governinent and spend |
every shilling OF their revenue within |
their OWN shores. the Island might, |
perhaps, become as peaceful as an In !