Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-10-04
IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY AMER
IOA MUST SPEAK.
From tho New York sun.

From tho New York Sun.
The government of the United
States cannot afford to overlook the
manifesto issued by the Prime Minis.
ter OF Spain In this shameful proc
lamatiOn Senor Canovas del Castillo
warns the Cuban revUlutionists that
death or Punishment awaits them. 1t
behoves us as the leading representa-
tiyes OF humane and enlightened feel
ing on this continent, to answer this
manifesto by an official declaration
that the rights of belligcrents must be
conceded to the Cubans.
So loug as we refuse to recognize
the Cuban insurgents as belligereuts,
Spain has the leg;p right to sentence
them to death by COURTS martial, and
to buy in our markets armored YES
sells and munitions of war. Why
should we continue to grant to Spain
an access to our markets which is de-
MED TO the revoutionists? And why,
by an attitude Of Indifference, should
we connlve at her barbarous treat
ment of men whose crime is that they
are struggling to be free? Is it be-
cause Spain recognized the Confeder-
ates as belligerents within forty days
after the battle OF Bull Run, a battle
not more decisives1 s1than that fought
near BayamO, the result of which was
that Marshal Martinez Campos, the
Spanish commander In chief, had to
fee for his life? Is ii because the
Madrid government has paid the Mora
claim, claim which is acknowledged
To be just many years ago?
There Is no true hearted American
who will answer these questions in the
Affirmative. There is none who will
say that the Cuban revOlutionists have
a weaker claim to recognition as bel
| ligerents than that which we pressed
successfully.on France in ITS. 1t is
impossible fur us to pay the tremen-
dous debt then incurred to the French
nation, except by passing on the hon
orable obligation to another people
combating for liberty. 1t would be a
blot upon the record of our country if
Cuba, alone Of Spanish-American COM
munities, should be left without a
proof Of sympathy from the earliest
and greatest of American republics.
The Cuban revulutionists have met
all the conditions defined by interna-
tonal law for the recognition of bel
ligerents. For many months they
have made head against the entire
military and naval power of Spain.
They control great part OF the is
land. They have in the field a larger
force than the American colonies
could muster at the time when their
title to belligerent rights was recog-
nized by France. They have organ
lied provisional government and
have commissioned delegates who are
authorized to conduct negotiations
with foreign states. The objection
which withheld us from recognizing
the Gillian insurgents against Presi-
dent Balmaceda, does not apply to the
case OF Cuba. An attempt to over
throw the duly elected president OF a
republic is one thing; an effort to
throw of the yoke Of an oppressive
monarchy and found republic is an
other. Every motive which prompted
us Ia the FIRST quarter OF this century
to regard with satisfaction the liberia
tion of Spain's possessions on the
American mainland, should be EN-
phasized 10 the case of Cuba, which
now has to bear the whole brunt OF
Spanish tyranny and greed.
There never was a case in history
where the duty of according to insur-
gents so much protection as is assured
to recognized belligerents by interna-
tional law, was SO clear and impera-
tive. To the programme Of butchery
and blood announced by Senor CanO-
vas del Castillo, our government should
reply by declaration that the Cuban
reyolutionists have made good their
title to be treated with all the len
iency prescribed for belllgerents by
the law of nations.
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