The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-04-24
.PBIHB'S CUBAN ADDRESS.
The President Of the Cuban Junta Makes
Statement in Regard to Cuba.
THE ISLAND MUST BE FREE.
A ElSm Resolve to Listen to No COmpFO-
mise and to Treat with Spain Only
On the Basis Of Absolute In
dependence for Cuba.

New YORK, April % II, Estrada
Palma, president of the Cuban revolu-
tionaFy junts, gave ont the following
address TO the people Of the United
States last night:
The geFsistsnoy with which the American
press has, during the last few days, been treat
Ing Of supposed administrative reforms 70 be
introduced In Cuba By the government OF
Spain compels NE 70 request the publication
OF the following declarations which make in
behalf Of my government, Of the Army Of
Liberation OF Cuba and Of the Cuban reVOlu-
tionary party;
The question OF the supposed reforms is not
matter which az all concerns those who have
already established an independent govern
nent In Cuba and have resolved to shrink
from no sacrifice OF property or life IN order to
emancipate the island from tho Spanish yoke.
If the Spanisrds resident IN the island who
are favored by the Spanish government
with all sorts OF privileges and monop-
Olies, and il the handful Of Cubans,
too pusiilanimOus or too proud TO &C
knowledge their error or a few foreigners,
guided only by selfish interests, are satisfied
that Cuba should remain under Spanish dOmi-
nation, We, who initiate under the flag OF the
solitary star; We, who already constitute the
republic Of Cuba and belong to a free people,
with its own government and its laws, are
firmly resolved to listen to no compromise and
TO treat with Spain only on the basis OF absO-
lutte independence for Cuba.
II Spain has power to exteFminate US, then
let her convert the island into a vast ceme-
terry; II she has not, and wishes to terminate
the war before the whole country Is reduced to
al han Lat No. Es-v-k
that will put an end TO IL, and recognize our in
dependence. Spain must know by this time
that, while there is a single lViag Cuban with
dignity-Gnd there are many thousands
Of them - there will not be peace
In Cuba nor even hope OF It. All
good causes must finally triumph, and ours is
3 good cause. It is the cause OF justice treated
with contempt, Of right suppressed By forcs
and Of the dignity OF people offended to the
last degree. We have thrown ourselves into
the struggle advlssdly and deliberately We
know what we would have to face and We
decided TO perseVeTe until ne should smanoi-
pste ourselves from Spain. And We know
that we were able to do it, as we
know We are competent to govern our
selves. Experience has taught US that
as a people, We have nothing to envy the
SpanisFds In fact. we feel ourselves superior
20 them, and from that We can expect no i'm
proVement, no better education. With regard
20 the knowledge OF the modern institutions
and democratic sentiments, We are Far more
advanced than the Spanisrds, In that re-
spect, and In many others, We have nothing in
common with the Spanish people We are
Americans, we breathe the pure sir Of free In
stItutions and we contemplate with envy the
government OF the people, by the people and
for the people