New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

The Senate resolutions regarding 'uha are
serious matter II is TO be expected 'h''t ,"''
vii, n~,mn,l, I've adnptc1 by The House in place
of those presented to tie latter body on lhurs-
d,v Thcv are concurrent in form. ana 80 VIII
M, go f, tie President for his Signature nor
Will they have any legal force. lh'E VIII ho'
grant the Cubans recognition rs bell!G'r'h'S' HOT
affect. cxccp; by moral influence our r'A'""hS
with Spain. They are. however, III 'NP''NN'o'.
Of the popular VIII. without regard 10 party VI
which the President can srarc'N IAN !" INV
account If he adopts them ~ HIS rune 81 ''''''''
4 crisis in the affairs not only "l '"'''' p", VI
SDain herself VIII br 1T hand. For he VIII 'hch
NJ once rcc0.niz, the insurgents IL p'li'c'rch'S.
That is perfectly LEGAL right 81 any country III"
not nj all cause for war. any moro '"'i ""'
Spaln's recognition of the Southern 'oh'eu-
crarv in 1861. Yet it can scarcely fail 10 give
rise fo serious friction between TINS c"uhlr! ana
Snain. He viii also, rs he IS directly rclu's'en'
"intcrpoSc his friendly offices with the spanish
"Goycrnmcnt for The recognition or the lnuc-
"ncn1cncc Of Cuba" The phrase FRIENDLY ON
eos though well meant is grim bit OF irony.
Such IN intcrposition would almost certainly ne
rororl.l Ivy Spain rs an affront. II would not
he sufficient cause for war; but if she did not
hands were already oycrfull Of military troubles
There is no use in nlincing words This ac'
Of Congress. If concurrcl in by the President,
VII probably mean Il rupture OF rri'huE I''i-
ticns and nosslhlv Il war, with Spain That is
the fact which the House Of Representatives, ana
after il the President. have to consider They
have also 70 consider the alternative. mat Is 10
have human slaughter house m1in'alncu III or
very doors As far back rs the Oldest OF Us can
remember. cuba has been shamcfuily miSsoV-
crrcl Within the memory OF those VINO aIe
not old. a ten years struggle for freedom WAS
finally suppressed by the Spanish with whhtoh
sayagery unsurpassed In the annals or modern
warfare. Spain has deliberately set out To sup
prcss the present uprising in the same manner
Sho has MT IN command Of her army The most
cr;iel actor in tina, former butchcry. and he mas
,roun,I, ordered n renewal of the horrors which
marked his earlier campaign. In the other war
,,, snonlsh deliberately murdered three help
loss nrisoners for eve, one rebel killed in battle
They are apparently about 10 do the same AGAIN.
They will do it. unless restrained Ivy strong
hand, and there is only one hand mat j. III aI
likely to restrain them. Whether that mana = Il"
he intcrposcd is the question Congress ana Inc
President must answer.
II Is n serious matter. II Is 10 he hoped every
member o. the Government M Washington ap-
prcciatcs its seriousness. There Is no use III
chcrishinc vain illusions about The erect OF
.frcndlv Offices" We all know perfectly well
how Spain would regard any such advances. Sh'
would reject and resent them. and hccAu~" OF
them would increase the har>hnc'S of her CON
d,,ct toward Cuba and her disregard ~ internal
,ionol comfy toward the United States W" do
not know what the merits Of the Nayarino alAlr
NAV finally prove 10 be- We do know That The
Alliance affair was gross outrage. ana ihlt NE
Virginius affair one 81 the blacklist h!'iS
upon the history OF our times. An lnncdil'e
and wholesale renewal Of such atrocities may
reasonably be looked for rs soon rs this Govern
ncnt recognizes Cuban bclligcrcncr or interpo,"s
a word in favor Of Cuban independence. II
would be a crime to provoke such conduct WITH
ont first being fully prepared 10 deal with IT,
II these resolutions are 10 be adopted ana acted
upon. there should be at the same time mass
ing Of our Navy in Southern waters. ana rcidl-
ness AT a moments notice to clear the decks Tor
artipu