The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-08
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. OCT. 3.
DIR Duty TO CUBA.

The silence Of the government OF the
United States upon the subject of Cuba's
struggle for liberty seems to have been
bought by payment OF the Mora claim.
Upon no other hypothesis can its attitude
be explained. and upon no consideration
can It long be justified
Appeal has been made 10 this govern
ment by Spain 10 abide by the law of ma
tions and I'm any other cause we would be
wise and prudent to obey IL. But In the
cause of liberty. In the cause OF any peo-
pie OF the American continent seeking TO
shake OF foreign yoke we are not bound
by the law os nations because we have de-
olared for hundred years or more that
the efforts OF the entire American people
will ever be directed TO the freedom OF
this continent from foreign domination.
This doctrine has been so emphatlcaIy
declared and so eloquently upheld by
American statesmen that no European
power can plead Ignorance OF it as a fun
damsntal principle OF our national policy.
Edward Everett. Ia his brilliant speech
upon the effect OF our example upon the
South American states. said: Peace We
would extend. but by persuasion and ex-
ample; wars we may encounter. but II Is
In the sacred cause OF the injured and tho
wronged; 10 raise the rights Of trampled
humanity from the dust. to rescue the
mild form OF liberty from her abode
among the prisons and the scanolds OF tho
elder world. and TO seat her In the chair
of state among her adoring children" II
49, a..
60 Cuba. which. although surrounded by
water. n in ali material aspects part Of
the South American continent
Monroe. ip his famous message 81 1921.
said ''Tn the wars OF the European DOW
ers. IN matters relating 70 themselves we
have never taken any part. nor does 81
comport With our policy 50 80 10.
With the movements IN th's hemisphere
We are. ot necessity. mora Immediately
connected and by causes which must "a
obvious &c all enlightened snt impartial
obssrvers."'
IN iT95 Washington wrote. 'Such viii 30
cur population. riches and resources. whea
combined with eur peculiarly harry ana
remote situation from tho other quarters
81 the globe. as 20 bid defiance IN a 'ust
cause to any earthly power Whatsoever"
This condition he predicted would ~ ours
ia .wenty years: hundred years after Ne
s;lll hesitate
II 1918 President Mcnroe's cabinet decia-
sd net 20 'ioln IN any project ~ iaterpo-
sitloa between Spaln and ire South Ameri-
cans which should not Ia 20 promote -.
complete Independence % those rrovin ccs. e
In $50 Jefferson wrote that '-jhe day 3
rot distant when We may formally re-
culre a meridian 81 partition through the
ocean which separates ths two herli-
spheres on the hIther s.8e 90 WhlcA 70
rurorcan gun shall ever - heard
In IS21 Gallstla told ChateauArians that
the United States would preserve neutral
fly In European affairs. bat "ou the ether
hard they would rot suTer others q lg-
ierfere against the emancipation 81 Ameyl-
ca" 4 year previously - announced -
the French minister thar tafs government
had recognized the Independence o. -
spanish-Aneriean provinces because Am
erica. having acquired The power. BAD d.
terTnlned 10 ae 70 longer governed by
Eurcpe.~
We need = Tecur % tNs uttsranees &
the grand exponsats q American gcr.os.
Cor tns euietade ~ recent wears hss luIiea
our patriotism - s,eeA But We can SET
~lyhln ne law 81 nations as construed ~
cur government. pur.os the rcvait ~ ,hs
Spanish colonies. ire pciicy GO ths Un1tca
states was governed ~ the Monroe rrln-
csple; As sooa as the movement assumes
such a steady ard consistent farsa as -
make tss success o. ;he provinces proa-
able the rsats - which they were en-
titled ~ tie saw q matters have been en-
tended 20 thcra"
This recognition usually takes she form
81 "a proclamation " neutrality an