Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-07
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with practical unanimiiy the
dotted States II use OF Berreser.
tatlvos has expressed We on
cial sympathy with the osuso Of The
Cuban revolutlonss. The resolutions
adopted, only two 10 number aud very
brief at that, declare that IN, CUBAN
struggle lisa war instead Of an in.ur.
Tocll ~, a. II Ia designated by tho Span
ish authorities, and while declaring
neutrality express. the opinion that the
President Of tue United states should
tender the "irisndly offices" Of tho
United State, toward securing tho In.
dtpendonus oft Gem OF the Autillo'.
This will surely be looked upon
By the dons A. pill whose sugar
coating 10 not only exceeding thin but
not up TO the Dutch standard.
To reitsTale somewhat, Spain holds
the Cubans who are iu arms against It
to be simply outlaw; II will rerigniEe
them on no other footing, AMI the acts
OF iS present oaptaiu-gencral fully
carry out the temper Of the govern
mont To be asked, therefore, to join
with Va In securing Independence Tor
the island must, from their stand
point, be- regarded As adding insult to
injury. or course the enlouto a.
present existing between tho two
countries. aaj which for some months
has been more In namo than auyihing
ellie, will nov become merged Into that
diplomatic condition whion always
pfecedss a suspension OF Oiilclal inter-
course AltogstheT-straiued relations;
and lust now isr the strain will endure
before tu pture occurs depends entire
ly upon what further tension II any
shall be brought 10 Tear.
The House Of Representatives
undoubtedly expressed the views
and desires Of the great body
Of the American people, whose
sympathy for tho Cubans has nj
all times been 70 pronounced that the
official action taken by the House yes.
terday became merely the popular re-
heK, by no means the Initiation OF the
subject. spain Is Always disposed TO 10
ugly when her toes are troddon upon
or her interests As,Ailei, aud both OF
these are nov visited upon her At once.
Bhe lea puefiIo nation 1t the besI, one
that has afforded the world the most
striking example In existence Of the
deoadcncs u a country whose sense OF
honor 10 80 dwafied that II will Tepu,
dIate usuonsl debt aud whose eye
tenn OF Gtateorafg IL simply network
OF priestcrat spalns once splendid
navy Ia now In the fth class anu IL
utter Inability ~ carry On n war at
home OF abroad Il illustrated Ia the
1rst case ny the prolonged anu nearly
succe siul contest which Don Carlos
this ptetendrr, with a hausiul OF fJl.
lowers, made with the government
forces some years ago, aud the seconJ
istKemplihsd In tue present attempts
10 suppress the Cuban uprising.
Spain acting alone would scarcely be- "a
AhNhAAN ~ AAa hhAhhHANtN lH"NAN hNh
to brlsIlr up and make WY faces at
the mis- lest Of all the fret.
olss, powers u the globe ia PERFORM
Gnoe which possesses sone OF tue
features 1i opera boutr. Il IL now
hinted, however, that as,Tt Of under
staining has been arflvei &c by Spain
with Grrht Britain out Of which al
alliance loIRiug 20 tbs clipping Of the
American eagles wings may grow.
Ihis, n true, wOulI lend cOusiiotab =
gravity 10 the sluntioui aud yet II
eau scarcely be believed that English
statesmen are ~ willing 10 Invite
serious trouble that tuey viii "staud
IN" with nation when they would
have to nelp m1'crially ami winch
could help them but very little II at all,