The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-04


may be truly friendly act. In cases al
most precisely parallel. where Spain was
at war with her dependencies on this
continent in the early part of this cen
fury our government did in fact take
the very step proposed in this second
resolution. During the presidency of Mad
ison, Spain was at war with her Ameri-
can colonies. The colonies refused to open
any negotiations unless the acknowledge
ment of their independence was made its
basis, and little later President Monroe
said; ITO promote that result dnde-
pendence) by friendly councils with other
powers, including Spain herself. has been
the uniform policy of this government"
In his message of 1921 he repeats this
language second time-almost the lam
guage of this second resolution. Again.
during the ten years struggle between
Spain and the people of Cuba from 1853
to 1878, General Grant, through our minis
ter at Madrid offered the good offices
of the United States to
BRING THAT WAR TO A CLOSE
on the basis of Cuban independence.
Spain to be paid an indemnity which
the United States should guarantee. ).
The recognition of the bellig OF
the struggling Cuban people right now
is a far more important and Immediately
practical question. That is the point COW
cred by the first resolution. both by the
senate and the house, and transcends ev-
erything else 1t is to the question of
people have given their earnest dtten-
ton everywhere throughout the United
States. They have sent to this house Pc
utionS and memorials beyond NUMBER.
coming from legisla lures. chambers or
commerce, boards of trade. churches, so
cieties and individual citizens by tens OF
thousands On the other hand, individual
members have received letters from cit
liens deprecating any action Whatever,
These letters are almost always from
those who call themselves business men
brokers and nancial men-who IRE OPP
posed to any agitation or discussion OF
a foreign question and seem 10
CARE VERY LITTLE
about either the Cubans or Span:ards.
but chiefly about the market.
THE unmistakeable voice of the people
of the United States, as expressed in the
enormous majority given in this house
(262 to I'D is in favor of recognizing the
belligerency of the Cubans. 1t is against
this that all the Spanish influences in
this country are most strenuously ex-
erted. 1t is to this hope of recognition
of belligerency that all Cubans and
friends of Cuba turn. The reason is plain.
They know it would be of importance
and inestimable assistance to the Cuban
cause. 1t would
GIVE THEM A FLAG;
it would give them a status in the world.
If they procured a vessel and entered
New York harbor tomorrow with their
lone star flag they would be liable to be
treated as pirates. The Spanish minis
ter would Immediately claim this should
be done. But with recognized flag they
could enter as the ships from all coun-
tries do. They could buy munitions of
war openly; they could buy supplies of
every kind. Men could go openly, if not in
armed expeditions, to join them. They
could negotiate loans-negotiate them as
openly as the Spaniards do now The
of
war at Hartford and at Philadelphia
buys supplies, loads ships-in fact. the
United States is today the base of opera
tons in a furious war to crush those
who are struggling for liberty, and our
government has been busted for year
in obeying the limitations of the Span
iSh minister.
IS THIS FAIRNESS?
rs this justice? Is this observing neu-
trality in this struggle? Either in spirit
or in fact are we not efficient oppressors
of the Cubans? Such has not been the
policy of our government in earlier days
In 1915, the Spanish minister. de onls.
when the colonists in South America
were struggling just as the Cubans are
now, demanded that our ports should
be closed to the revolutionists under the
flags of Buenos Ayres. Carthagena and
the Mexican congress. and other places
which have, he says 'revolted against the
authority of the king, my master He
denounced them as pirates and bandits
and demanded that they should be SO
treated President Madison disregarded
his naughty demands and recognized the
belligerency of the struggling colonists-
1.-The success of the Cubans is now
probable. For a year they have baffied
the armies of Spain. In recent state,
ment by the Spanish minister, addressed
to the people of the United States he
said that Spain had sent 125,OOo men TO
Cuba With this great army more than
forty war vessels have been cooperating
to shut the Cubans in and subdue them.
Far from being subdued, they
FOUGHT ON SUCCESSFULLY
for a year, each month and each week
pressing forward. bringing province at
ter province under their power, until
their authority has extended over $50
miles from the eastern to the western
end of the island and the Spanish forces
are today largely penned in the cities.
ut is sometimes objected that we ought
not to encourage the Cubans to a sep
arate government, as they would simply
enter upon anarchy and successive rev
olutions as so often has happened with
other Spanish-American colonies But IN
fact Cuba differs from all others, except
Chill, in that two-thirds of its populatlon
are of European origin: Chill and CUBA
are the only two spots in Spanish Amer
lea where the Spanish race colonized oy
transplanting their people ana oulloihS
their own race. 1ulii LdS pSSAi ~
fifty years conspicuous in South America
for ability and energy. Her securities
were good in European markets Iorty
years ago. The other Spanish-American
countries were, in tact popu.a.I lsnI IL
largely Indian in blood, ruled by small
promotion of people of the European
race.
THE MILLION WHITE PEOPLE
of Cuba once organized into an indie
will settle INTO
p stable condition and enter upon
career of prosperity. 1t is cur duty 70
treat them today with FAIRNESS anu 70 ~.
serve a neutrality that is real. americans
gled through a contest fsainst tyranny
like that today in Cuba, Should not De
faiea 10 the memory of their fathers nor
n the traditions and spirit OF their MS
tory. o.i;eo+ions 70 favor
Snain and oppression as against CUBA ana
freadom Remember how Spain invaded
and seized upon Santo Domingo Wheh lne
United States was engaged d IN Lne "i IN
of the rebellion 1t was dlsclose9 III
the debates in the Spanish cortes after
wards that the occupation or Santo DO
mingo was entered upon expressly 10
thWart the influence OF the Onitsd otaees
and prevent our obtaining station at
SANTANA. 1t was in this spirit that Spain
so early recognized the belligerency OIL the
confederates a month before blood was
shed in battle. 1t was done IN co-opera-
tion with Louis Napoleon who, also pur-
suing the same scheme of oppression, took
ADVANTAGE OF OUR TROUBLES
to overthrow the republic of Mexico and
set up an empire there. We have no debt
of gratitude and should be influenced by
no sentiments but those of justice and
that enlightened self-interest which is the
true guide in the policy of nations :.
when this vote has been given las II
win he nverMhelmingly by this house,