The morning times., 1895-11-01
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Does not a government composed OF
persons such as / have described. give the
lie In the most direct manner to the asser-
tions made by the Spanish officials in
! regard to the character of the revolution?
Does it not show most clearly and plainly
! that 1t Is one in which the whole Cuban
people, from the highest to the 10 west
classes, take an active part? / leave IL
| to you to decide IL.
"And if these facts are not sufficient to
! show both the character and the extent
! of the revolution, please look over the list
| of the gentlemen, who from all parts of the
| island, have ben deported to the penal
colonies of Africa, and you will find that
| all of them are men OF note. either for their
| talents or for their wealth; lawyers, jour
nalists, physicians, merchants, and planters.
..Su..ti a revolution of the whole Cuban
is what the Spanish officials are pleased
TO describe as disturbance caused By
assassins. ]. But they have purpose in so
cIiaracterizing It, and /; Is no other than
10 Justify, in some way, the war OF extermi-
hi,ns,f 'noi Tyd kas declared @ viii be ged d BY % his
government against the cub1h peoplei
BRUTAL METHODS Of WAR
"'They are not yet satisfied with the rivers
of human blood with which in times past
they Inundated the fleiis. or ltaiy, OF the
Low countries, of our continent, of America,
and only Il few years ago. OF Cuba itself.
The Spanish newspaper rpfl Havana, III
Pueblo urges the Spanish soldiers TO give
no quarter, 10 spare no one, TO kill all.
all wIthont exception until they shall have
torrents of Cuban blood in which TO bathc
1T Is well! The Cubans accept the
challenge but they Will not initiate their
tyrants and cover themselves with infamy
by waging savage waf. The Cubans
prisoners, they will not attack hospitals,
and they will cure and assist with the same
care and solicitude with which they care
and n ssrst their own, ,thcwOunded Spaniards
who may fall into their hands. They have
done SO from the beg inning OF the war, and
they Will not change Their humane policy.
brought our island, one or the Richest on the
glob., TO the verge or universal bankruptcy.
1t has produced thousands OF millions OF
dollars, aud where has all that wealth
gone to? II has gone TO support our masters
In their ignoble sloth ana to provide for
their vices aud dissipation.
our people were Threatened in It's very ex-
istence, and fully conscious or the great
odds against which they would have 10
struggle they deterniined TO lace them,
and now their watchword is: Freedom
aud independence or death.
TO THE BLARE OF TRUMPETS.
After this speech Col. Tanner remarked
that the audience was already wide awake.
for a bugle blast and they responded in fine
style, with yankee Doodle"
Coz. Tanner called tneni the kids of en-
campDlent 80. They played several airs
and when they reached "Dixie" the au
,iience was in full military support with
the music, and cheered .'the Kids" with
a VIM The Henderson Drum Corps was
the guest OF the committee and acted as
body guard to the beautiful band EN-
broidered banner. which was rendered
through The Times for theuse OF themeetine
by Mrs M. Virginia del Castillo Johnston.
Corp. Tanner made particularly happy
presentation uT hOl. SIMON WOii. WHO
could fairly wen Judge of his popularity
in Washington by the storm OF applause
and cheers his rising to sneak evoked
MR.. woLF'S ADDRESS.
Mr. Wolf spoke Of the generous heart of
the great American people. He made
prominent the fact that the blood Of the
|. present. American generation was :ie same
that has for the past century responded
to the cali Of the oppressed FROM every
part OF the world. He made the point
4 that if Spain were involved in u eiyil war
| this country would have no right TO in
terfere. He also referred to the fact that
in 1861, in civil war, Spain 'iisr,glried
| the very conditions she now asks this
! country to observe. He continued:
THE American people, strong and pow
! erful as they are in the civilization or
| the nineteenth century, must look with
| jealous care to the future welfare OF its
| own country; TO the projection OF its bor-
| der, and they cannot for moment allow
| any effete and tyraunical foreign govern
ment to own one foot OF land contiguous to
| the United States, which may in time be-
| come u menace to the integrity OF the
| Union.
From commercial standpoint, aside
I from all the considerations already spoken
| of, we must have free ingress into Cuba
| and all the lands south of us-- The late
I James G. Blaine. h1.. he never doue another
| act for the welfare and glory of this ma
ton than that of the great reciprocity
! treaties advocated by him. would have de-
| served immortal recognition IN the part
! of his cuuntrymen."
! Mr.. Wolf then showed by table Of sta
| tistics the business between Cuba and this
country.