The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
THE CUBAN QUESTION.

Senator John Sherman preserves a cool head
on the subject of the annexation of Cuba, in
case it can establish its independence of Spain.
He says: 'I have been and am now opposed
to the annexation of outlying territory like
that OF Cuba, especially when it is well settled
by nation speaking different language and
with different institutions from ours l think
Congress would readily recognize the inde-
pendence OF Cuba if the insurgents would es
| tabltsh de facto republican government over
the island. Further than that / do not believe
the general sentiment of the people of the
United States would be in favor OF going"
This is tolerably clear and explicit, and it
would seem to apply to other outlying terri
tory besides Cuba.-Boston Herald.
So barbarous and inhuman is the pronunci-
amento of the representative of Spain on the
| island that the Government of the United
States would appear to better advantage in a
protest aud recognition of the helligerent
rights OF the patriots than in hunting down
Americans who propose to aid in the achieve
ment of Cuban independence. Cuba has even
greater cause for revolt against the rule of the
Spanlard than the thirteen American colonies
had for revolt against the English kings. 1t is
unfortunate that the prevailing sentiment of
the people of the United States finds no in
dorsement and expression at the White House.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
However limited or widespread the present
desire in this country for the annexation of
Cuba may be, there is no desire to wage a war
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into the Union against its peoples viii. But
the dominant sentiment of intelligent Ameri-
cans is, we believe, that Cuba has suffered long
enough from Spanish misgoyernment, and
ought to be set free from it and permitted to
pursue her own destiny, whether it be per-
petual independence or annexation. What
ever some OF their misrepre sentetiTes may say,
the American people sympathlze with struggles
for liberty against tyranny every time.-NeW
York Tribune.
There is no question that the people of the
United States are heartily in favor of the Ma
tional Government taking any action that will
give the Cuban insurgents moral if not actual,
support and comfort in the struggle for lib
erty. 1t is probably almost as true that Presi-
dent Cleveland is as DESTROYS of taking such
action as soon as the circumstances will permit
it. Such recognition of belligerency will come,
when it does occur, with poetic Justice, for
Spain was overanxious to accord to the South
ern States similar recognition during the
great rebellion.-St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
The Chicago Times-Herald, Tribune and
Record, Philadelphia Record, ST. Paul Pioneer
Press, Indianapolis Journal and Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle are few of the lead
/ ing newspapers that agree with the Leader in
the belief that this Government should recog-
niZe the belligerent rights of the Cuban revo-
lutionists. The Chicago Times-Herald suggests
that public meetings be held in the principal
cities to express sympathy with the struggle
for freedom-Cleveland Leader.
The greatest Cuban uprising is in this coun-
try. General Gomez, the New Worlds second
Washington, announces that he proposes to
maintain himself on the defensive during the
winter and allow his army to grow by the
steady increment OF patriotic feeling, and in
the meanwhile the seat of war is transferred to
Chicago, which has declared war upon the
administration, and demands that this Gov.
eminent recognize the patriots as belligerents.
Pittsburg Press.
If the instruction can be maintained until
Congress meets, and then promises to be OF
long continuance, it is highly probable that a
resolution will be introduced and passed ac-
cording belligerent rights to the insurgents.
A poll of the members of the next Congress re-
Gently taken by the Chicago Tribune fore
shadows such decentralization Ledger.
The Cuban rebellion has demonstrated itself
to be widespread effort of the inhabitants OF
the island to throw off the Spanish woke.
America, whose independence was won after a
seven-year trtssle with Great Britain, naturally
sides with the Cuban patriots-Philadelphia
Item.