San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-12-07
CUBA'S PLEA.
URGES RECOGNITION AS HER RIGHT
BY CONDITION.
Spain Has Not Conquered Her, Cannot Do
So, and the Monroe Doctrine Calls
Aloud For United States
InterpOsition.

New York, Dec. 7.-Gonzales De-
Quesada, charge d'affaires of the Gu
ban republic at Washington, last
night telegraphed the following state
ment to the Herald: "The Cuban le-
cation in this country will strive dur
ing this session of congress which be-
gins Monday to continue and bring
to a decisive end the labors which it
initiated last year. A concurrent res
olution, substantially declaring that
the belligerency of the Cuban patriots
fees of the United States should be
directed toward obtaining the indie
pendence of the island, was then pass
ed by three test votes, two in the
house and one in the senate-thuS ac-
knowledging the feeling of the people
of the United States in emphatic
terms. Since then the feeling has be-
come stronger every day. Notwith-
standing 100000 men have been sent
by Spain, the Cubans occupy the in
terror, having captured two import
dreds of arms and several pieces of
artillery have been sent to the army
of liberation to operate from Port
Nlaysi to Cape San Antonio. We can
claim that Cuba is free today. We
can assert that Spain is trying unsuc-
cessfully to reconquer Cuba. She is
attempting to exterminate a foe, not
to subdue a revolution.
.Our civil government, supreme in
three fourths of the island, and COM
plete military organization instead Of
q vanquished foe, is proof of re-
sponsible determined rising nation
atty, and not, as yesterday, an OPP
pressed colony. This nationality cam
not be crushed even by the landing
of new European armies in the terri
tory on which the Monroe doctrine is
perfectly applicable.
"Inasmuch as the French troops We're
compelled to withdraw from Mexico,
cannot the United States demand the
evacuation of Cuba by the armies Of
Spain. or require that Spain shall
fight her battles with the troops she
already has on this side of the ocean.
Cuba is not struggling for herself
alone, she is fighting for the salvation
of the continent. Should the CubaDs
be defeated after a long and barbar-
GUS war, Spain would have to keep in
the island an immense standing army
to prevent any further uprising.
"This quarter of million men, this
large navy, would be menace to
SPANS old colonies. The Monroe doc.
trine did not prevent Cuba from be-
| ing SPANS center Of operations
against Latin America
''The United States, in the name Of
justice and Americanism, has been
fit to settle the boundary dispute be-
tween the British colony and sister
republic. With more justice and in a
matter entailing the highest of Amer
Justice and Americanism, has seen
States can end this war Of invasion
and subjugation carried on by the
Spanish monarchy against what was
her exploited colony of Cuba"
1.-The Cuban legation representing an
uncomfortable, gallant and brave peo-
pie will do it's best to contribute to q
rapid conclusion of the cruel war,
will work increasingly for the indie
pendence of Cuba. and its belligerent
rights proclaimed by America will en-
list for us the sympathy OF every lib
erty loving American.
I" GONZALES DE QUESADA.
Charge d'AffaireS"