New-York tribune., 1896-04-07
NO CAUSE FOR HASTE.
DARWIN r. JAMES on THE CUBAN CUES
TION.
HE THINKS THE CAUSE OF THE ISLANDERS Is
JUST But DEPRECATEs INTERFERENCE
tNTII. A MORE STABLE GOVERN

MENT Is ESTABLISHED.

MENT Is ESTABLISHED.
..J svronathIze deeply with the Cubans. but think
II would be well to let them alone for awhile longer
until they have OF a standing ana can Sho"
TO the world a firmly established government
instead of the somewhat nebulous one they are
said 70 have somewhere In the interior oil '"e
island.
This Is the idea OF ex-Congressman Darwin H.
James who was asked yesterday what his views
were in regard to Cuban recognition. Mr. James
was a member OF Congress from 1883 to 1877, from
what was then the lid District, but Is now part u
the Id and Vth districts. Although it Is nearly ten
years since Mr. Jamess term expired ne taxes 1"
keen interest In Washington affairs. and last evening
N his home in Gates-ave. he readily consented TO
give his Views or the latest Congressional action
While my sympathIes go out. as those OF every
American ought to an oppressed and struggling
people | must say am inclined TO accept the views
Of Senators Hale and fIoar and Congressman 'ou-
tcIle In other words the time for recognition Is not
yet ripe. In my opinion. And am aware that thls
IS not the popular side OF the question
''The resolutions their face recognize CUBAN De-
ueerencv but | do not believe President Cleveland
will recognize them He is not obliged to take any
stems I'm that direction and am strongly inclined
TO believe that the resolutions VIII be pracucahS
withou moral effect But again. | do not WISH 10
he understood being against cuba or her Peo-
pie We ought to respect the rights OF SPAN ana
A time America ouSHt !" ~ ~ ''' ~ -
right for her to go ] do not apprehcn1 war. mat
crisis il past for the present
What do you think Of the annexation th'ory'
II never did believe In nations poaching on othor
preserves The United States IL different from
England and other European nations IN that
resncct Our conduct toward weaker nations has
always been honorable. and II our National tradl-
tlons are carried out IL always will he. Thcr" Is no
earnest talk of cuban annexation in TINS country
And there has been since the old slave days
when the pro-slavery people wanted II lor a ne"
slave State We could not. however AFFORD 10 Jet
any her nation possess Cuba. she ~ TOO near our
doors In any other hands except those or me
Spanish cuba would he "A most Naluapl" poSseSSlon
Her commerce would grow. her agriculture Woup
he lncrea sed wonderfully. and millions upon nonS
of dollars could bo extracted from her SOL 10 me
benefit OF a free people. which now and tho past
under the Spanish yoke are no forthcoming
Americans could do all this. and make or the slahh
a paradise upon earth. teeming with rlch"s bh'
then comes the question agair. would annexation
ho WISE Time alone will tell one thing Is certain
tho United States must View with Watchtul son'i-
iuie the attitude Of other nations.
MAYOR Wurster said yesterday. when told by a
Tribune reporter ~ the passagc Of Nh" cuban reso,
luiions I'm tho House. that he had always pell'''n
that our Government should act moderately. ana
oniv after careful consideration on such subjects
a. this where international complications were in
VOWED g.,
II have alway- thought" he said. 'tn1i We should
r.. extremely careful not to get mlNch Np ~ inc
affairs Of foreign countries when 10y 50 doing We
Iav oursclvcs open 10 tho possibility or ncurrlng
tho cnmity Of a foreign Power II - not our bust
ness 10 ntcrf.r" with other nations IN th"r i"A hE'
Nth one another or with their own colonies. what
over our sympaihes NAV be