Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-12-12

spain. ~ ~ reuSOuholy cstiuntcu tnes ~ ioe's
from sso. 0c0. 900 TO 90 o.00) OF American cap
itai are invested In plantations nnd In 70 'iroad.
mining and other business enterprises on the
island. The volume OF trade between tho
United States and Cuba, which In 1859 amount
cd TO about t5L0oo.0oO. rose In 1903 10 about
1850 0,Oo1 and In 1891. the year before the III
surrection broke out, amounted TO nearly sso-
90 20 O. Besides this large pecunary stake In
the fortunes OF Cuba. the United States hnds
itself inextricably involved In tho present con-
test In other WAYS both vcxatious and costly.
Many Cubans reside In this country and directly
promote the instruction 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 ana
the tenor Of our laws do not permit TO DO made
the subject Of criminal prosecution. Some OF
them, though Cubans ut heart and In all their
feelings In interests. have taken out papers as
naturalized citizens Of the United states, q
proceeding rcsorted TO with view 70 possible
protection by this government and not unnatu-
rally regarded with much indignation by the
country OF their origin.
These inevitable entang lemcnts OF the
United States with the rebellion In Cuba, the
large American property interests anectcd
and considerations Of philanthropy ana hu-
manity In general have led to n vehement de-
mand In various quarters for some sort OF pos
tive Intervention on the part OF the United
states Il was ut first proposed that belliger-
cnt rights should DO accorded 10 tho insur-
gcnts-a proposition no longer urged because
untimeiy and In practical operation clearly
perllous and injurious to our own
interest. II has since been ana
Is now sometimes contended that the
independence Of the insurgents should De
recognized. But imperfect and restricted rs
the Spanish government Of the island may BIO.
no other exists there, unless the Will OF the
military officer In temporary command OF
particular district can DO dignified as
species OF government II Is now suggested
that the United States should buy tho island
suggestion possibly worthy OF consideration II
thcro were any evidence OF desire or
Willingness on tho part OF Spain to en-
tcrtain such proposal 1t is urged. finally,
that oil other methods failing. the existing In
ternecine strife In Cuba should be terminated
by our Intervention. even Ut tho cost OF war
between tho United States aud Spain. war
which its advocates confidently prophecy could
be neither large In Its proportions nor doubtful
in It's issue The correctness OF this forecast
need be either affirmed nor denied. The United
States has nevertheless the character to main
tain Us q nation, which pluinly dictates that
right and might should be the rule OF It's con-
duct
II would seem that II Spain should offer TO
Cuba genuine autonomy. measure Of home
rule which while preserving the sovereignty OF
Spain would satisfy all rational requirements
of her Spanish subjects. there should be no
ius, reason why the pacincation Of the island
inInh, not be effected on that basis. 1t was in
,Imated By this government TO the government
a, Snain some months ago that II n satisfac-
tory measure OF homo rule we're tcnicred
the Cuban insurgents and would be ac-
cented by them upon q guaranty Of its
exsr,,,ion tho United Statcs would en-
deayor to ind way not objection
able TO Spain OF furnishing such guaranty.
II should be added that IL cannot be reasonably
assumed that the hitherto cxpcctant attitude
oT tho limited states will be Indefinitely main
tanned While We are anxious to accord all
due rcsnect TO the sovereignty OF spain. we
cannot view the pending conflict In oil Its
features. and propcriy apprchend our incviti-
ble relations TO II and It's possible results with
M, consiIorinr that by the course OF events
we may be drawn into such IN unusual and
unnrccedented con ,ition rs will TX limit to