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for the insurgents and would send them
armed relief. He said: THE concurrent
resolution VIII be merely an expression of
both houses OF Congress and beyond that
1 Will only say that you will find the Presi-
dent right, as usual A recognition of the
Cuoan5 belligerent rights would mean that
the insurgents would have precisely the
same rights as Spain. Our people could en-
list and would be treated as prisoners of
war. The insurgents could then buy ma
terial OF US the same as Spain can now
and even munitions or war. They could not
arm their ships In our ports. but could
buy all sorts of equipment"
Mr.. Dickinson recalled history Every one
understands now" he said. that I'm the
case OF our war.Sp9in recognized the bellig-
erency of the Confederate State before the
battle of Bull Run took place. Immediate
ly after that recognition Of the Southern
issued an order TO the captain general of
Cuba TO open the ports Of Cuba to ships
bearing the Confederate flag and 10 grant
TO ships carrying the Confederate, flag all
the privileges OF the most favored nation.
Under that order Confederate privateers
captured our merchant ships and carried
snsm tb into G Sae the Rr
Nine-tenths OF the prizes captured by the
Confederate cruisers and privateers We're
thus protected in Cuban ports
ut is generally assumed that in the ten
years war from 1865 to 1S7S--the last strug-
gle of the Cubans for independence-that
the Cubans were finally conquered by
Spain. This Is not true. The present cap
tain general, Weyler. was in command for
a greater part of that war. and the effort
70 subdue the insurgents was as complete
a failure at the beginning OF the ninth year
Of that war as IL has been at the close OF
the first year of this war. Spain In the
ninth year called of her butchers. like
Weyler. and sent over Captain General
Campos, who declared a truce and invited
a conference. which resulted in the nego-
tiation of a treaty OF peace-as much a
treaty of peace was ever negotiated be-
tween nations.
''Campos contracted in the name of Spain.
to give Cuba substantial autonomy, or
home rule. leaving Spain in the relative
position toward Cuba that England now
occupies to the Transvaal-the power of
dealing only with foreign nations. Cuba
thus trusted Spain. and the insurgents laid
down their arms. The sequel was very
short With the Cubans disarmed and
Spain once more In control of the island,
Spain repudated every agreement of the
treaty, and from that time until the break
Ing out OF the present rebellion Cuba sent
delegation after delegation to Madrid, APP
pealing for those things which she had
won and which Spain had stolen, and APP
pealed In vain.
THE Cuban news we see in the press Is
edited by Spain. but every friend of Cuba
in the United States and especially at
messengers from Cuba, which IL Is not
thought best TO publish for obvious rea-
sons. The bulletins edited into the daily
press of the United States by Spanish off,
and so on. are false. The Cubans, so far
from having been beaten. have won 20 per
cent. OF every engagement"
Mr. Dickinson was asked: DO you think
that the feeling Is so strong among our
citizens that they will organize and send
expeditions of relief to Cuba?"
Il think IL is being done now" said Mr..
Dickinson, only 1t will not do 20 let IL be
known prior to the recognition of the Gu
bans belligerent rights for fear that our
own government would interfere"