The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-11
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Respect for Spain.
-. 1t may also be said that this persistent
attitude of the United States towards
Spain in connection with Cuba unques-
fionably evinces no slight respect and re-
gard for Spain on the part of the Amer
lean people. They, in truth, do not forget
her connection with the discovery of the
Western hemisphere, nor do they under
estimate the great qualities of the Span
tIish people, nor fail to fully recognize their
9splendid patriotism and their chivalrous
devotion to the national honor. They
view with wonder and admiration the
+, cheerful resolution with which vast bod
les of men are sent across thousands of
miles of ocean, and an. enormous debt ac-
cumulated that the costly possession of
the Gem of the Antilles may still hold it's
place. in the Spanish crown.
And yet neither the government nor the
people. of the Unified States have shut
their eyes to the course of events in Cuba
nor have failed to realize the extent of
conceded grievances which have led to
the present revolt from the authority of
Spain, grievances recognized by the queen
regent and by the cortes, voiced by the
most patriotic and enlightened of Spanish
statesmen without regard to party, and
Demonstrated by reforms proposed by the
executive and approved by the legislative
branch of the Spanish government. 1t is
in the assumed temper and disposition of
the Spanish government to remedy these
grievances, lOIl %tS tlLuICdllOllS VI
f1uential public opinion in Spain, that
this government has hoped to discover the
most promising and. effective means of
composing the present strife with honor
and advantage to Spain and with the
achievement of all, the ostensible OBJ
jects of the insurrection.
A Way Out of 1t.
Nevertheless, realizing that suspicious on
the part of the weaker of the two COM
batants are: always natural and not all
ways unjustifiable, being sincerely desirous
own account that the Cuban problem should
be solved with the. least possible
delay, it was intimated by this
government to the government of
Spain some months ago that if
satisfactory measure of home rule were ten
dered the Cuban insurgents, and would be
accepted by them upon guaranty of its
execution, the United States would en-
deavor to find way not Objectionable to
Spain of furnishing such guaranty.
= While no definite response to this intf-
nation has vet been received from the
Spanish government, it is believed to be
NOT Altogether unwelcome, while, as already
suggested, no reason is perceived why it
should -hDt be approved by the insurgents.
Neither party can fail to see the impor-
tance of early action, and both must realize
that to prolong the present state of things
for even a short period will add enormously
to the time and labor and expenditure
necessary to bring about the industrial re-
cuperation of the island. 1t is, therefore,
fervently hoped on all grounds that earnest
efforts for healing the breach between Spain
and the insurgent Cubans upon. the lines
above indicated may be at once inaugu-
rated and pushed to an immediate success
full issue. The friendly offices of the United
States, either in the manner above outlined
or in any other way consistent with our
constitution and laws, will always be at the
disposal of either party.
Whatever policy may arise, our policy
and our interest would constrain US to
object to the acquisition Of the island or
to any interference with Its control by any
other power.