New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-04

was at war with her dependencies on this continent,
IN the early part of this century. our Government
mad IN fact. taken the very step proposed in this
He referred also to the action OF President Grant
during the ten years struggle between Spain and the
our Minister at Madrid offered the good offices Of
me United States to bring that war to close on
then the ruler of Spain accepted the substance Of
the proposition in spirit saying: We want no
ina dgnifed and honorable manner" He made
hen that hSses s. must first the Seass
might vote on the question of separation These
together With the fact that the whole matter became
public and created excitement In Spain which mace
point taken by him at the friendly counsel by our
Government; that independence should be recog-
that such counsel from our Government would he
assented to by the Spanish Government lust now,
Spain would accept the proposition or be compeneu
to recognize Cuban independence without flehdiy
The Immediate recognition of belligerency was a
was the point covered by the first resolution both
OF the Senate and Of the House In mere h sun
had exceeded those upon any Other sn1,ec. f os
pecay on Of the the 9 Committee Charged with this sub
Jec had received letters from citizens depreca'ine
ways from those who called themselves business
men-brokers and financial men-who were opp1,sra
40 d any ess To- sar Tsry & the
or spanards. but chiefly about the market
POPULAR SENTIMENT FOR CUBA.
The unmstakable voice of the people of the United
States as expressed in the enormous majority gwen
in this House262 TO Twas in favor or recognizing
the belligerency of the Cubans. 1t was against TINS
that all Spanish influences in this country were
most strenuously exerted. II to this nope OF
recognition OF beiligerercy that all friends OF Cuoa
turned The was plain 1t would be OF ines
give them a flag: it would give them status in the
York harbor tomorrow with their lone star flag
they would be liable to be treated as pTa.sS' ne
should be done but with a recognized flag they
could enter as the ships from all countries DO. Ihey
sDppe euS Of every na Men eond go openly
in armed expeditions TO Join them They Gonid ne
gotate loans-negotiae them as openly as the SPAN
The spanish G9ver9msnt buys vs.. Munitions mntIss
loads ships In fact the United states is to-day me
%ho are Struggling for bery and our Government
has been busy for year in oeeyg the end n tbs
port or that. catch some one trying to carry arms
aid Cuba We had no, even cS S our ~ as, as
Hawkins We. pursued the Cubans out upon the hisn
seas at The bshest Of spain ., s this Justice? Is
this observing neutrality in this struggle? Either In
the cubans? Such has not been the policy Of our
Government in early days. In 1915 the Spanish Mn Mn.
were struggling just the Cubans are now, de-
manded that our ports be cosd TO the
and the Mexican Congress and other places Which
King sam my master He denoGnced them as pirates
and bandits and demanded that they should be so
demands. and recognized the belligerency of the
struggling colonists. He directed the Secretary OF
ssass 49, s Ths President thought
Sf not tn make s ss svs SFss ?
condition of its admission into the ports OF me
demand Of tbs Spanish Minister that the revolution
lists be treated as pirates IN these digniied ana mo-
to calm Of the United States was that they should
no n
they continued overlook the injuries received
from Span is nd G6o Ws a cs might
they claim that would not interfere TO their dis
both parties as they were before the Commencement
of the struggle that our laws reguiatins commerce
injury on these principles the United states nave
INSURGENT SUCCESS PROBABLE.
The action taken at this time not done by
proclamation announcing the recognition of bellger
ency. That was a later custom. Madison and Mon
roe actually recognized them-in fact, recognized
the flag Of every colony and OF every part
Of every colony In insurrection and flags Of particu
lar cities There were two flags from Buenos Ayres
there Both were recognized as soon as success was
probable? For year they had banled the armies of
Spain. In recent statement by the Spanish Min
he sd that Spain had Rs sent
With this great army more than forty war vessels
subdue them Far from being subdued they had
fought on successfully for a year each month and
be be nuhy had
extended over COO miles from the eastern to the
We're today largely penned in the cities The Span
ish newspaper organs had been constantly claiming
that the Republic had capital and that If one
were pretended they would at once capture it, But.
sad Mr. HIT we see Rn from a be s
capital. which they have held undisturbed for nearly
a year-undsturbed because they defed Spanish
power while the dispatches in the morning papers
give accounts Of engagements in the environs OF
Weyier in Havana had more cause to be uneasy than
President cisneros in his capital at cubtas
1858 to 1873 with which it is so often compared That
TevoSons no M their power far
the Province of Santiago: The armies OF Gomez ana
their way steadily through province after province
until they have come into Pinar del Rio al the west
er r has been harmonious, effective and
victorious from the first IT is exactly what what
steady and consistent form to make sue
seS should Ad have a M tn them the
rights to which they entitled by the law Of
Mr. n 1s eS sed 2'6 hs the had full
senation In the Parliament OF Spain The great
cor,es Consisted of spaniards from Cuba not Gu
bans. Speaking Of the so;called Cuban volunteers
volunteers and noted for ferocious hostility to the
cubans. They were simply spaniards ii, in Cuba who
due from them under the laws OF Spain in Cuba. In
stead Of returning to do duty In Spain
THE DUTY OF THIS COUNTRY.
Mr.. Hit said In conclusion: at is sometimes OBJ
jected that ought not to encourage the Cubans
to separate government, as they would simply enter
upon anarchy and successive revolutions, so often
has happened with other Spanish American COL
onies. But in fact. Cuba differs from all the others,
except Chill. in that two-thirds OF its population
are OF European origin Chill and Cuba the only
two spots In Spanish America where the Spanish
race colonized in the fashion in which the Anglo
6axons coonized by transplanting their people and
building up their Chill has been for nifty