New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-05
Dr.. Lyons
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for over a quarter of century.
ADMIRAL MEADE ON CUBA.
IN FAVOR OF INTERVENTION But NOT
OF BELLGERENT RIGHTS.

THE UNITED STATES SHOULD ACT NlGoRousii
AND INSIST ON AN ARMIsTICE TO BE FOL-
LOWED BY CUBAN AUTONoMY-ENGLAND
ATTACKED BY THE SPEAKER
.yiu there be war with SPAIN? said Au-
miral Richard w. Meade last night 10 d ii'ou'''
reporter in Chickering Hail. Just before GUMS
on the stage to deliver his lecture on ne |'''
bean Sea" Il don't know l sincerely nope
NOT for do not want to this country IN
yolved in war with weaker Power wish 10
see her lake somebody Of her size England Is
the fellow I'm after. You must remember ti"'
Spain was friendly to this country during our
Civil War. 1t is true that she granted pehis-
erent rights TO the Confederate States put t"a'
she could not very well avoid. she ala ho''
however. send out prvateers to prey upon Amer
lean commerce nor did she send out any block
ade-runners The same was true OF France
Every one of those chaps carried the British
ensign. I know. for had the pleasure of over
hauling nine Of them myself. and succeeded In
putting good amount of money into the United
States Treasury as a consequence. During the
war hauled down six British flags myself But
l never found one of Spain
OBJECTIONS TO BELLIGERENT RIGHTS.
Speaking further and particularly of Cuba.
marked that he had written something especially
for insertion in his lecture After covering the
main ground in his lecture. reached the sub
ject Of the island Of Cuba and said: What shall
be done by the United States with reference TO
this bloody struggle at very doors? shall we
grant begerent rights? No. There are null
titude of objections to that If we grant these
rights to insurgents WHO have neither capital,
a constituted government. navy or seaport
We give the Spaniards the right to board ana
overhaul and capture on suspicion American yes
sells anywhere outside the marine league OF our
own coast. And should probably see Spanish
cruisers stationed a few miles away from Sandy
Hook boarding and overhauling every American
vessel southbound. That is what the granting
Of belligerent rights means. and II would I'M
doubtedy so exasperate our own people as to
lead TO war with Spain. 1t would not otherwise
materially benefit the Cuban insurgents as our
Government would still be bound by international
law to maintain It's neutrality toward each OF
the parties Shall recognize the independence
Of Cuba which means with Spain? Here is
another crop of difficulties. Cuba entirely indie
pendent may become another Hayu. Are we
prepared for this? Do wish TO see such a
state of affairs going on less than one hundred
miles from our Gulf frontier as goes on daily in
Haytio No: don't think our people would care
to see Cuba converted into another Hayt, with
the horrors attendant
A PLAN FOR SETTLING THE DIFFICULTY.
Here is better scheme IT Is the one we
should favor, and the only one. In the first place
we must remember that during the Revolution
airy War Spain. whether through self-interest or
MOTT is not worth while now TO nquire-was
friendly TO the American Colonies in their
struggle with Great Britain. Moreover. all our
intercourse with Spain since 1873 has been
friendly and as a rule honorable alike to both
countries. During the Civil War Spain acted
fairly and honOrably toward our Government
and people should remember that General Grant
when President did remember all this and in the
long revolt Of the Cubans acted with the greatest
hrmness. prudence and justice. There are to-day
three parties in Cuba the Conservatives. the Lib
erals and the Autononistg. The first are the ex-
treme Spanish lOyalists. the last are those VINO
believe that Cuba should stand in the same rea-
ton to Spain that Canada stands to Great Bri-
tain. TINS is a reasonable and just demand.
! Our Government should favor 1t. and then the
| President supported by Congress. should act
| promptly and vigorously. our entire fleet should
| be modified in the waters of Florida Bay An
army Of $4,000 regulars and volunteers should be
| called out and modified in our guf ports READY
| to sail at a moments warning Then the United
/ States Government should notify both Spain and
the insurgents that this bloody and savage butch
| cry at our doors should cease: that. right or
wrong. we intend to act as police 10 suppress a
! dreadful nuisance in our immediate vicinity, ana
|
clared by both sides and autonomy granted by
Spain to Cuba. This would save the honor II
Spain, would be reasonable for the insurgents,
and no decent human being loving genuine ib-
erty could object to such course In this last
decade of the nineteenth century. am almost
certain We should have no war with spain 0u,
| IT, bln1 to her own interests. she should
stupidity defy and resist this humane demand,
then our fleet and army can take Havana and
proclaim the independence OF Cuba as a territory
under the protection Of the United States
HITS AT GREAT BRITAIN.
This was the Adrnirars last word. and
throughout his original plan Of settling the diff
fculty with Spain and Cuba the audience fol-
lowed him with strained attention. At the last
his hearers applauded him the echo before
they filed out of the hall The lecture was given
under the management of Lafayette Post and
the auditors We're largely veterans OF that or
ganization their families and friends. In the
course OF his address Admiral Meade dwelt
upon England's greed and eternal grasping after
territory His lecture enriched with stere-
opticon illustrations, and IL noticeable that
the pictures Of Grant Of Paul Jones' the various
contests In which Jones was engaged, the fight
of the Alabama and the kearsarge. the Battle
OF New-Orleans, with Andrew Jackson in the
chair" and the pictures OF the cruiser New York
and the battle-ship Indiana came in at oppor-
tune moments to enforce some hit at Great Brit
ain. The applause was loud and prolonged, and
the audience rose at the speaker when he said
But. standing here tonight, / dare to predict
anger between Great Britain and this country
will sound the death knell of the British En-
| pire." He alluded 10 England step
! mother" and made fun of the recently formed
flying squadron of England declaring that "Our
/ Naval Intelligence Office knows that France
could have done the same trick much better in
less than one-haf the time"