New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-22

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public of cuba be and the san Is r. by acIno"l-
edged by the United States e AmeiiGa
VIII use It's friendly offices with the oiovernrent OF
Spain to bring to a lose the war between SPAN
and the Republic of Cuba.
An ADDITIONAL REPORT
Senators Mills. of Texas and Morgan. of Ala
bama of the Foreign Relations Committee JOIN In
making additional report on the Cameron rcsola-
! ton. While they give to the majority report their
unqualified approval concurring in al that Is said
! in that report they deem II well TO present some
additional reasons for agreeing 10 it and for the
passage Of the resolution They quote the report Of
! the Committee Foreign Reat in l>59, when
! tuat committee was considering the Sena;e bill
making appropriations to ia cilitate the acquisition
of cuba by negotiations" and make this comment
that report:
That report covers d period Of flfty-nne years,
forth the political conditions and ne dis
asirous effects OF Spanish rule during that time.
They the same in their leading chara cteristlcs,
that existed at the beginning of the instruction
that was set on foot by the native poputton IN
lS6s, in the outbreak at Yarra, which was followed
| by ten years IF iniernecine warfare attended with
horrible butchery. me causes INA, prONohteu ,Ie
uprising of the native Cubans are the same mat are
stated In the report OF the committee mace Ten
years previously. in 1883
The summing up of that repor: is nen quoted as
follows:
There can be no doub; that an immense majority
Of the people OF Cuba are not only IN iavof pit az
Gently desire annexation TO the United states. IL
would be strange. indeed. if they were not 50 de-
al influence IN the local. oi
island: unrepr sented in the Cores governed ny SUE
cessive hordes Of hungry officials sem IRON me
mother country to acquire fortunes 10 ne enjoyed a.
. ONE, having no sympathy wiki The people among
whom they mere sojourners ard upon Nhom they
look as interiors. liable to be arrested AT am mo-
nent on the most trhng charges: tried by military
courts Or submissive judges removable az pleasure
punished al the discretion Of me Cap1ain-Geneld
they would be less lhan men If they were contented
with their yoke. ~ ,
menos The alp, werful Minister Of to-day may be
a fugitive tomorrow. With the forms Of repre-
lie f.pf
tanned by the bay0net-a despotism tempered only by
frequent, violent and bloody revolutions Her hnan-
cial condition is Of extreme embarrassment.
Spain il not the mother country of Cuha. even IN
the sense OF having supplied thai Island w,th large
part OF the ancestors of her present population S1e
is cruel stepmother. whose INTRODUCTION mo tne
cuban family has been the iInmeoiate cause Of ins
c"mmifiee were engaged in ISL in providing for the
purchase Of cuba by negotiations with Spain. and
were as gentle in their description of Spanish rule IN
cuba as decent respect for the WORLDS knowledge
of the truth of the actual situation or the peopie
there would permit 1t Is daa enGUSn waout me
ing years have interposcd in Cuba
After quoting the speech made in the Senate Oh
February II. 1879, by Judah p Benjamin. which they
consider more compete statement OF the conditions
Of The people of cuba ne methods OF the spanish
Government in that island then than is stated in the
repor; of the committee in 1919. they continue:
The relations Of Spain and the United States were
then strained by the disturbance Of actual insur-
rectofl IN Cuba as they were aterward from 1858 10
1913. and have been almost since and now by
excessive ard lnhuman abuses OF power IN Cuba 20
which no Limit can he anticipated either as 10 the
time when they vii! end Or the increased cruelty
which Is now settled fnatuIe OF The present spans
war Of determination. The President recognizes the
fac, that the present war Is for independence on the
pare Of The Cubaas. and hot or the qualification Of
personal ambition or alone iof the redress d per,
sonal or political grievances wiki wnich the painful
history or their surerings IS crowded For the sake
OF Liberty and the indspendence II their country they
are wiling 20 forget the recompense that IS due them
for Their =, natyidua; sperns, , r.a,,os
Diplomatic Delegate Penipotentiaiy TO the United
Sstemb HS of f pha Of c 3S ne lie
have been received informally for the purpose of
on December 2 1855. he addressed a note 10 the
Secretary Of State accompanied by statement Of
tcially That document has been printed ~ the or
der Of the Senate and is appended IA the papers
the causes of the revolution In Cuba; that It
had reached that stage In which the issue between
.he contending parties is independence or eXter-
minaton."
THE GRIEVANCES OF CUBA
The recent message Of the President is clear on
the point that he has been forced TO the same con-
cusion. The Delegate then stated the facts show
ing the preliminary organization Of The revolt. the
uprising. the battles and campaign that had al
ready been fought, including the great and victori-
Gus campaign of Gomez against Captain General
Campos which caused him TO be recalled TO Spain
and be supp!anted by Captain General Weyier, the
government their treatment Of prisoners; that the
government he represented is not negro govern
he of the war the protests Of res
ident citizens OF the United States in Cuba against
their cruel treatment by the Spanish forces: that
their lives and property placed under the
special protection OF the Cuban Government, ana
that they are exempt from taxes and contributions
by the Constitution OF the Republic of cuba when
that Government Is recognized by thelr respective
Governments. The letter OF the Cuban Delegate
thus addressed to our Secretary of State has APP
pended to il several papers which set forth fully
he grievances complained OF by the Cuban people
I'm is nature il Is declaration OF the independ.
once Of the island Of Cuba stating the grounds or
their united action. That declaration is In keep
ing with the historical narrative given by MI
Benjamin IN his speech herewith presented ana
lations in 1889 and with the messages OF President
Grant and President Hayes and the letters OF MI;
~ Mr tsh ana Mr. Evars AZ Secretaries OF State.
An ,hese papers are uniform in their statements
and OF The wrongful and tyrannical course Of
spain toward them In none oi tnen Is any rac.
or reason stated 10 excuse or paiiiate the cruees
Thai spain has inflicted upon her subjects IN cuba
In OF then, Is any ead pqrpose np anew MAO
,eriaI part OF them on the authority OF the span
ish Government or upon any Official or other cred
IDLE hs sq tenor u the messa ahe r5ssds9, s
Sess9H 81 Stated In all these papers part OF
his message rel ting TO cuba he has laid them
and has left to Congress the duty OF making
PROVISION for the security OF the rights the prop
and OF enforcing the right OF indemnity on behalf
OF the legal successors OF those who have been
Wisest policy but he has RETAINED from saying
that delay Is required by our National honor, OF Or
this message will show that 1t agrees with the
Of %ns has tns ne
spirit o. trannica domination row prevails IN
SsS n sss kept d sf hs
The message OF Mr.. Cleveland, who has no aver
sion TO Spanish rule In H%ss confirm MIR IN an made
by Estrada Palma against Spain. In the exposi-
ton OF the case q cuba which he presen.ed 10 our our
situation In Cuba as II H. described IN the report
it.A in. pr IN RQ NJ