Evening journal., 1895-08-31
Has Been Brought to our Doors.

Has Been Brought TO Our Doors.
The Cuban struggle for liberty has
been brought to our very doors by the
arrest Of band Of Cuban patriots by the
msrshal Of our district and their incar
ceration in the United States Court
House In this city. That the officers OF
our government acted In strict accord p
ance with the law and their dutic1 there
can be no doubt. This country has
never given the revolutlonists belligerent
rights and the penslty for f'ibusteriug
Is very plain. as viii be seen by the fol-
lowing extract from the code.
livery person who, within the terri
tory or jurisdiction Of the United
States, begins, OF sets on foot, or pro
vides. or prepares the means for any
military expedition or enterprise to be
carried from thence against the territory
on dominion OF any foreign prince, state,
OF any colony, district OF people with
whom the United States are az peace,
shall be deemed guilty Of high misdo
meanor, and shall be fined not exceeding
SO 600 and Imprisoned not more than
three years
The merits Of the struggle Ia Cuba
against the oppression, extortion and
general bad government Of the Spsn-
iards is fast forcing itself upon the
Americans. The past history Of the
United States makes It Incumbent upon
the government to aid tbs Cubsns to
the extent OF recognizing then as
belligereRts. The yoke which the
naughty Spanisrd has placed upon the
Cuban is much harder and harsher than
Great Britain ever dreamed OF placing
upon her American colonies And YET
we rebelled and we're promptly accorded
the rights Of bslllgsrsnts By France.
Granting that the relations existing
between France and Great Britain at that
time were not the most cordial, we should
undoubtedly have had the countensnce
and support Of the former country had
the diplomatic strain been less pro.
nounced. What we were 80 eager for
ourselves In our struggle for llbsrty we
should cheerfully grant to Cubans who
are engaged in a similar struggle, but
under more adverse circumstances BY
reason of the clrcumscrlbed sphere Of
their oper ations.
The United States Is not 90 much In =
debsed to Spain for past tavors that this
recognition should be withheld from the
down-trodden Cubans. That the
spanish Governments prompt recog-
milton Of the Southern Confsd-
eracy in the dark days OF our do g.
mestic troubles Is sufficient warrant
for us In the matter OF Cuba A
Democratic administration should not be
bound BY the precedent set by the
Republican admlnistrAtlon OF President
Grant, neither should a liberty loving
people bs the last TO recognizs As
belligerenta men who are daily and hourly
shedding their best blood upsn the altar
Of freedom which they have set up
The wrongs, patriotism and valor Of
the Oubans entitle them to recognition
from country which has passed through
similar struggle and become one Of the
greatest Of eArth's nations. They are
Sighting bravely against tremendous odds
Let their sympathlzers Ia this country 20
TO their aid and carry with them not
only the munitions Of war but also The
best wishes Of a land whose proudest
boast Is that the foundations Of It's gov
ernment rest upon personal. political and
religious liberty. IL is not all that We
can do but the history Of our national
career demands that az least this much
oe done, and done speedily.