St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-12-19
SPANISH PEACE IN CUBA.


SPANISH PEACE IN CUBA.
The SpanisrQs in Cuba have =
very strange aud brutal idea OF how
peace = b bs1soursd il that island,
very much O. DE nne:
aHe makes . solitads asd calls IT.
peace"
The following from L. Union
CONSTITUTIONAL, Of Havana, which
represents the Spanish sentiment Of
the capital shows how it is proposed
to restore peace 10 the island:
the only way to tseat the in
surgents is to exterminate them.
We shall exterminate every person
who helps them, directly or indl-
rectly. We shall destroy every
thing that can be of use to them.
All the world shall know that il the
Spanish soldiers are compelled to
leave the island nothing but ashes
will remain of Cuba. After the ex-
termination of every one who dsres
to look in an unfriendly way upon
our flag We shall rule Cuba with an
iron hand. 90 that for centuries to
come there will not be another at
tempt to overthrow our sacred
rights in the island"
That this plan Of ending the revo-
luton by determination is not exag-
gerated or overdrawn is proved by
the actual occursnces in The island,
for Weyler is at this very moment
preparing to drive from Havana
every person who sympathizes in
any way, directly or indirectly,
with the rebels. It concerns him
little il by this act he reduces
Havana to q mere village. Spain
proposes to be master in Cuba, even
il it becomes necessary in order to
do so to exterminate every native
and re-people the island with
Spaniards.
This has been done before. 1t
was done by the Spaniards when
they first settled Cuba and the other
West India islands four centuries
ago. It was tried ty Crom we'll in
Ireland and by Russia iu Poland
but unsuccessful:y. 1t is : relic Of
the old barbarous idea that il . na-
ton will not submit patiently to the
yoke OF the tyrant the safest way
to assure peace is 10 exterminate
The natives.
The only question is: Will the
people Of the United States stand
i; will they sit quietly by and see
The fair island Of Cuba ruined and
into . desert? We be-
ieve not; we hope not. It may be
rom 3 diplomatic and international
point Of view, none Of our business
how Spain Furnishes the Cubans.
A nation, like . man, has, theoreti-
cally, the right to destroy its own
property-but the American peo-
pie are no. SO cold-blooded as this
they are not So wrapped up IN
European ideas Of diplomacy as to
lee murder ana rapine and extermi-
nation going on only . few miles
rom their shores without an ire
'is;ible desire to interfere and stop
Them. Senator Mills sounded the
keynote of American sentiment
when he declared that il 1t were
proved that Maceo had been assassi-
mated by the Spanish authorities,
md that Spain had made murder q
part OF its system OF warfare, it was
our duty rs = civilized nation to in
terfere and stop such barbarism To-
ward people with whom We have
expressed so much sympathy.
And it is equally our duty to inter-
Fere II La Union Constitutional
voices Spanish sentiment-that it is
me purpose OF SPAN "to extermi-
nate every person who helps the IN
'urgents, directly or indirectly"
Even Europe has been 50 aroused
BY the Armenian atrocities as to
threaten the Turk. Will we tole-
ate an Armenia IN Cubs?
There is very strong sentiment
q the United States on the CuO1n
question, and it Is growing stronger
every day. The adoption by Spain
II the policy Of assassination AZ
proper warfare. or extcrmination
V the surest settlement of the revo-
utio0, ought to call forth from US =
,rotest-not . mere verbal protest,
,ut an armed one, for Spain will
understand that . great deal better.
Times Democrat.
One OF the most significant fea-
;ures ID connection with tue late
presidential election is the fact that
he four States Of New York, Penn
'ylvania, Illinois and Ohio each
:ast more than q million votes, and