Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-10

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towns, The sure result would seem to be tina
tho Industrial value Of the island Is fast d
minishing and unless there Is speedy ant
radical change In existing conditions, II will
soon disappear altogether. That value con
sists very largely. OF course. In Its capacity X
produce sugars, q capacity already much 70
duced by the interruption 10 tillage, Which
have taken place during the last two years.
It Ia reliably asserted that should these In.
terruptons continue during the currant year
and practically extend as 1t Is now threat
ened, to the entire sugar producing territory
OF the island, so much time and so much
money will be required to restore the land X
It's normal productlveness that II Is extreml Is
doubtful II capital can DO induced 10 ever
make the attempt The spectacle Of the utteI
ruin OF an adjoining country. by nature one o.
the most fertile and charming on the globt
w0ul engage the serious attention OF the gov
ernment and people OF the United States unde'
any circumstances In point OF fact, they
have concern with 1t which Is By
no means Of wholly sentimental
or philanlhropIc character 1t lies 10 near u
Us as to be hardly separated from our territory
Our actual pecunisry interest in 1t is second
only to that Of the people and government oil
Spain. II IL reasonably estimated that at least
from 90, 00O,O 900 to 800 1000 Of American cap
tal are invested In plantations and In railroad
mining and other business enterprises on the
island. The volume Of trade between the
United States and Cuba, which In 1889 amount
cd to about e6i,000,00O, rose In 1898 to about
1850 900, and In 1894, the year before the In.
surrectlon broke out, amounted to nearly 100,
0Oj.0 0. Besides this large pecuniary stake In
the fortunes OF Cuba, the United States finds
itself lnextricably involved In the present con-
test In other ways. both vexatious and costly
Many Cubans reside In this country and directly
promote the lnsurrectlon through the press by
public meetings, by the purchase and shipment
Of arms, by the raising Of funds and by other
means which the spirit Of our institutions and
the tenor Of our laws do not permit to DO made
the subject Of criminal prosecution. Some OF
them, though Cubans at heart and In all their
feelings In interests, have taken out papers ss
naturalized citizens Of the United States, q
proceeding resorted TO with a view TO possible
protection BY this government and not unnatu-
rally regarded with much Indignation by the
country Of their origin.
These inevitable entanp lements Of the
United States With the rebellion In Cuba. the
large American property interests affected
and considerations Of philanthropy and hui
mainly In general have led to a vehement de-
mand In various quarters for some sort OF pos
tive Intervention on the ph.t Of the United
States 1t was at first proposed that belllger-
ent rights should be accorded TO the insure
gents-a proposition no longer urged because
untlmely and In practical operation clearly
perIlous and injurious TO our own
interests. 1t has since been and
Is now sometimes contenled that the
Of the insurgents should be
recognized. But imperfect and restricted as
the Spanish government Of the island may be,
no other exists there, unless the will Of the
military officer In Temporary command OF a
particular district can be dignlhed Us o
species OF government. II is now suggested
that the United States should buy the Island,
suggestion possibly worthy Of consideration II
there were any evidence Of q desire or
willingness on the part Of Spain to en-
terrain such proposal II Is urged, finally,
that oil other methods failing, the existing In
ternecne strife In Cuba should be Terminated
by our intervention, even ut the cost OF war
between the United States and Spain, war
which It's advocates confidently prophecy could
be neItherlarge In Its proportions nor doubtful
In It's issue The correctness OF this forecast
need be either affirmed nor denied The llnitah
STATES das nevertheless the character TO main
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tull as nauon winch plainly dictates that
r'eht and might should DO the rule OF us con-
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