The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-04
SEATTLE. WARRINGTON, SATURDAY.

C-a-. sh-osxA Aasr minister a. Madrid. e.
.sr-d sne good assees o., the Tn.te3 States
% brig rat war - 4 eSase Q. tie ea~ss
os Cuban Independence. SPAN 70 ee 7a;4
an Indemnify. which the L5s,eo Sa2-es
~sselsss r1arars@~-
'-The rs--cx-lfson os The b-flsxsrsncy %
.he struggling Cuban pecpis right ncS is
. FAR more important AMI irnrnefisse rTac-
tlg4s question. Thai IL THE paf-s covered
by the FIRST resolution. both By the senate
ard the ho1ss and transcenis everything
else I. - 20 the question Of recognizing
their fseliigersnry that Cur people have
given fhetr earnest attention everywhere
rhroGshozt the United States. They have
sent TO ,hls house petitions an1 memorials
h--y ora nursasr. coming from legislatures,
chambers OF commerce. boards Of trade.
societies and individual organizations by
tens os thousands On. the other side tz1t-
vis5ssaI members have received letters from
citizens dsprecaffng any action Whatever
These letters are almost always from
those xho call themselves business men
brokers ard nnaacfai narn-wha are ep-
posed 10 4ay agitation or discussion Of a
foreign question. and seem 10 care very
htsie about either the Cahans Or Span
larss but chiefly about the market. The
unmistzkable voice Of the people Of the
United States. expressed In the enormous
majority given IN this house tesa 10 ID is
IN favor Of recognising the b~liigereney Of
tbs csb&ns. IL Is against This that all tho
spanish fnauences in this country are
most sirenuonsly exerted-
1T Is to this hope of recognition OF bel
hgsr-ncy that all cabans and friends Of
Cuba turn. The reason Is plain. They
known IL gouA be Of importance and In
estimsble assistance 20 the Cuban cause,
IL would give them q fag IL would give
them status In the world. II they pro-
cured vessel and entered New York har-
bor tomorrow with their lone star Gag
they would be hahie 20 he treated as pl-
rates. The spanish minister would imme-
diately claim that this should be done
Bat with a recognized flag they could
eater a. the ships Of all countries do.
They could buy munitions Of war openly;
they could buy supplies of every kind.
Msr could go oaenly, IL not In armed tx-
I.esiitlons. 10 Join them. They could neSo-
tate loans negotiate them as opealy as
the Spanisrls do now.
The Spanish government buys munl-
tons sar al Hartford and at Philaael-
phta-b-ys supplies. loads ships-in fact
the United States is today the base Of
operations Ia a furious war 10 crush
those who are struggling for liberty, and
our government has b. n busted for a year
IN 0beying the limitations of the Spanish
minister, Is this fairness is this fl9-
~'NN- - e+at@ SA9ft sA.a= IN tiA1S
struggle? Either in spirit or in fact are
We not efficient oppres<ors of the cslhans,
such has not been tho policy of our gov
eminent In earlier days. In 1sf5 SnaniSh
Minister de oais. when the colonisis in
South America were struggling j,.st as
The Cuhans are now, demanded that our
PORTS shoeid be closed to the revolution
ISIS under the flags Of Buenos Ayres. Car
uhagcna and the Mexican congress and
other places, which have, he saws re-
Noi'ed against the authority Of the king
my master. He denounced them as nj
rates and bandits. and demanded that ;hsv
should be 50 treated. President Madison
dlsresarced has naughty demands and rec
oshl1ed the belligsreucy OF the strussling
colonists.
The success Of the Cuhans is now nr,h-
ahie. For year they have baffiei the
armies Of Spain. In a resent statamsn,
hy The spanish minister addressed TO ma
people Of the United States. he said ,hat
spain had sent 125.eo men 10 Cuba Win
tnis great army more than forty war YES
sels nave been cooperating 10 shut the
tsoans N and snbiue them. Far from he
Ing suhdued, they have fought on success
ihAy Tor a year. each month and each
week pressing forward. bringing province
AFTER province under thsar power. until
their authority has extended over SO miles
IRON the eastern 10 the western end OF
the island, and the Spanish forces are to-
day largely pennei in the cities.
II is sometimes objected that We ough,
not 10 encourage the CItans to a separate
government. as they would simply enter
upon anarchy and successive revoiut.o.ls
az has so often happened With other Span
tsh~Amertcan colonies But IN fact Cuba
differs from all the others except Nhls
IN That rwo-thlrds Of i,s population are Of
European origin. Chile ard Cuba are the
rsa7ts-
the Spanish race coi0n3zed In the fashion
which the Anzl0-s8 coIonlzsd. nv
iransplantng their people ard buildlag
~ thetr own race Chile has been far Tffv
wears conspicuous in South America FOR
ability and energy. Her securities wera
good IN European markets forty years ago
The ether spanish American countries
have. In fact, Populations largely indian
N blood rnief hv a small proaorrion Of
people of ne European race The million
white people of Cuba organ nlzea into a.,
tn9ependert Eovernrneu' VIII soon setsie
into a stable condition and enter unor a
rarser of prosperity. u Is our sa,v To
treat them tssiav with fairness ~ observe
= neutrality thH, ss real Americans WIZ,
ara descendants az those who struggled
through contest agsin~' tvrsnny uke
tbat today IN Cuba. should not BE- false
20 fhe memory ~ their fathers Or the ira
5iHors and spirs, 81 their hisrory
I'VE are under 70 obligations 10 favor
Spain ard oppression ss against Cuba an4
freedom Remember how Ssasn Invaded
ans =aiz~a up1n SantA pornln-o When the
TINTED States vas engaged IN the var -
fhe rebellion u was disclosed IN ~ de-
hates IN the Spanish corsns sfte~uzr,l fhar
that occupation % Santa Do-slrve vas
entered upon expressly 20 5bRsrf fhe in
rs~r-a - tA@ United Sfaf~@ Art prevs-,
etir eh'ain1nx 4 statia- 81 SanAna y was
~ this spfrft that Spain 40 esriv ~r-uEr rel
.ha Aaiifrerprrv ., fhs Cs-, fslseTa.es a
rne-t ~ before Nlood vas shefi in hasrie 7.
pss d1ne sn cooperation siih Louis VA
pa'ean ~ha. also pursuing fhe same
z-nassse % oppression. f1ek a2varfaga %
cur troubles - evsrthrow lie reugI,1il- =
NsxE~o ana at un a. e-ne.re here W@
Asva - aeh; - grai'r'isas ari should -
seffle--sss ~ ~ ss1ft7ra-;s fat ;he.as -
sus.iee art that ralsgAterea self-irr-ve=t
Nnsh Is the ,rue Ts;ae in the policy - ua-
t'7s
When This vote has heer s--rn as 8.
p .'i ~. s,vs-,S helrs.s-Eiv irv ,his h9use. cer-
-atr~.rx etfa fse senate t- sVure~sirr fNs
VII - go ua-,gl~ - tA. f-n3tst Sgsse<
sa ~ar~as doaht thar fhs executive E8li
a. a-s ra,av rha vaA-e ~ ihe nation ard
tha. We vii sve@~siiy hear ;aat the o-rss-
fens has recognized 10 t-si' iEere7ry % ne
struggling TsHsus
s-rAe wa~srE csuse - Srs'r Nas ben
,--,a-~-f f-~ru Ws~k - x~sk rsr "a
r-.,~.As asx, y ~tii ~ 30 tr-s rnsH ~a
.Aan have a. ess - az 70 ts, ile-,el .rti,
ss-sfe~-srr= srf ah-rn .-assors of Wryfs-'s
savage .-~ras5nns. snt t7s ssts-s hassu=-
xs~st~a-sst tsesr rtSsr4 a.-- -ra.- arms
~en ~ iyv ;a~ 'll'~rs- farv ha1- ss-rrs
save zas Se fel tines s.z-ra-ssls go
r5ksfef
S~arsa- Ts~a, Va eeket ? fssse rts>-
.,..t,r, xr.sf4 carry Nifs -r~gu -. rerys,-
e-.s..r 81 Cuban hEti sze-T--v
FFifs reolsei fhsf they $500 ~,t ~ shsra-
selves g.sit h~ saa ~ s~t' var tf..y
es.,.sss tesz - ft- rerasr. -1 - -sr C.hsrz