Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-12

L is reliably asserted that should these in
tsrruptions continue during the currant year.
and practically extend it is now threat
ened, to the entire sugar producing territory
of the island, much time and SO much
money will be required to restore the land to
its normal productiveness that it is extremity
doubtful il capital can be induced to even
make the attempt The spectacle of the utter
ruin of an adjoining country. by nature one of
the most fertile and charming the globe
wouli engage the serious attention of the gov
eminent and. people of the United States under
any circumstances In point OF fact. they
have a concern with it which is by
or philanthropic character. 1t lies
us as to be hardly separated from our territory
Our actual pecuniary interest in it is second
only to that OF the people and government OF
Spain 1t is reasonably estimated that at least
from $50 O00.o0) to 90 5000 of American cap
ftal are invested in plantations and in railroad.
mining and other business enterprises the
island The volume of trade between the
United States and Cuba, which in 1889 amount
ed to about S64.OOO. 600 rose in 1898 to about
slO30 1000. and In 1894. the year before the in
surrection broke out. amounted to nearly $685.
0O9.0 o. Besides this large pecuniary stake in
the fortunes OF Cuba. the United States finds
itself inextricably involved in the present con-
test in other ways. both vexatious and costly.
Many Cubans reside in this country and directly
promote the insurrection 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 and
the tenor of our laws do not PERMIT to be made
them, though Cubans at heart and in all their
feelings in interests. have taken out papers
naturalized citizens of the United States.
proceeding resorted to with \ view to possible
protection by this government and not unnatu-
rally regarded with much indignation by the
country OF their origin
These inevitable entanglements of the
United States with the rebellion in Cuba. the
large American property interests affected
and considerations of philanthropy and hui
mainly in general have led to a vehement de-
in arra of
tive intervention on the part of the United
States 1t was at first proposed that belliger-
emit rights should be accorded to the insur-
gents-a proposition no longer urged because
untimely and in practical operation clearly
perilous and iujurions to our own
interests. 1t has since been and
Independence of the insurgents should be
recognized. But imperfect and restricted
the Spanish government of the island may be.
no other exists there, unless the will of the
military officer in temporary command of a
particular district be digniied
species of government 1t is now suggested
that the United States should buy the island. a
suggestion possibly worthy OF consideration il
there were any evidence of desire or
willingness on the part of Spain to en-
terrain such proposal 1t is urged finally.
that all other methods failing. the existing in
ternecine strife in Cuba should be Terminated
by our Intervention. even at the cost of war
between the United States and Spain, war
which its advocates confidently prophecy could
be neither large in its proportions nor doubtful
in its ISSUE The correctness of this forecast
need be either affirmed nor denied The United
States has nevertheless the character to main
tain a nation, which plainly dictates that
right and might should be the rule of its con-
duct
1t would seem that If 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
just reason why the pacifcation of the island
might not be effected on that basis. 1t was in
tinated by this government to the government
of Spain some months ago that If 4 Satisfac-
tory measure of home rule were rendered
the Cuban insurgents and would be &C
copied by them upon guaranty CT its
execution the United States would
deavor to find way not objection
able to Spain of furnishing such guaranty.
It should be added that it cannot be reasonably
assumed that the hitherto expectant attitude
OF the United States will be Indefinitely main
tanned. While we are anxious to accord all
due respect to the sovereignty OF Spain, we
cannot view the pending conflict in all it's
features, and properly apprehend inevita-
BILE relations to it and its possible results with
out considering that by the course of events
we may be drawn into such an unusual and
unprecedented condition as will fix limit to
our patient waiting for Spain to end
the contest, either alone and in
her own way. with our friendly cooperation.
When the inability of Spain to deal success
fully with the insurrection has become mani
fest. and it is demonstrated that her sover-
eighty is extinct in Cuba for all purposes of it's
rightful existence, and when a hopeless strug-
gle for its re-establiShment has degenerated
into a strife which means nothing more than
the useless sacrifice of human life and then
utter destruction of the very subject matter OF
the conflict n situation will be presented in
which obligations to the sovereignty of
Spain will be superseded by higher obligations
which we can hardly hesitate to recognize and
discharge.
The Venezuelan boundary Question.
The Venezuelan boundary question has
ceased to be matter of difference between
Great Britain and the United States their re-
spective governments having agreed upon the
substantial provisions Of treaty between
Great Britain and Venezuela submitting the
sions of the treaty eminently just and
fair that the assent of Venezuela thereto may
confidently be anticipated
Government Revenues and Expenses.
The secretary of the treasury reports that
during the fiscal year ended June 80 1885, the
receipts of the government from all sources
amounted to siC9, 1854 8 80 During the same
period its expenditures were S43i .687. 654 4S.
| The excess of expe nditureS over receipts thus
amounted to s.. eos. 1870 The ordinary ex-
| penditures during the year were S4,Ol5, $50 81
less than during the preceding fiscal year. OF
the recefpts mentioned there were derived
from customs the sum of Si60,021 .75I.67, and
from internal revenue, s146. $50. 6i5.66 The re-
| ceipts from customs show increase of s.,
| s63,i3a2a over those from the same source for
| the fiscal year ended June 80, 1895. and the re-
| cefpts from internal revenue an increase OF
| s3. "a. 53s.9 81
Thevalue OF our imported dutiable merchan-
disc during the last fiscal year was s3t9, T57 40
and the value of free goods imported 81 o .961.
40 being an increase of 50. 5e367, in the value
of dutiable goods and s1 .23i O3i in the value of
\ free goods over the preceding year. Our ex-
| ports of merchandise foreign and domestic
| amounted in value to sSss. $685. being an in
crease over the preceding year of 81 .06S. ia
The average ad valorem du ty paid on dutiable