New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-25
THE CUBAN SITUATION.
AN INTERESTING BRITISH VIEW.
Edward Russell in The Liverpool Daily Post.

Sir Edward Russell in The Liverpool Daily Post
The impulse to protest against the interference OF
people at a juncture when the shock administered 70
pronouncement on the Venezuelan affair has not
altogether subsi1ed But let all narrow prejudices
be thrust aside in order that an unimpeded View OF
the issue In its moral bearings may be considered
The Senator who pronounced Spain to be the most
nation not entitled the respect and consideration
due to other nations" had ample warrant In the
ward. for assigning her such an unenyiable pre-
eminence. The ireaeherous crgeties Of fi saO
has been signaized by oppression and unappeasable
avarce from that period onward. It was inevitable
upon inquity should in the course Of few centuries
dwinde down TO the shadow Of It's former greatness
From Mexico to Cape Horn not single ROOD OF land
now owns the sway of Spain. The emancipation OF
these lands has IN esTg sse been be hut of for hs
Of revolution born of oppression and oedueathed as
Legacy p TO the R snan or hs
nants Of half continent in that quarter Of the GLOBE
her tide the Mariana, Pelew and Carolina Islands
is also recognized. She has also few places OF
' CUBA t and Porto Rico however stand 50 immeas
urably ahead Of all her other possessions In value
H he hn 'o of ro is
matter o, surprise For the present Cuba Is alone
has been too suggestively contagious in Spanish
Colonial history to inspire hope Of peaceful enjoy
ment Of either. possession. A glance at the methods
way toward fixing the conviction Of waverers as 10
all spanish goods enter Cuba duty Free while a
heavy import. duty is levied on all Cuban products
-as Cuba has appropriately been known for ages
has long groaned under the exactions Of Spanish
been habitualy provided for by snug sinecures IN
Cuba. Claims for military service have been met
Cuba The expenditure has additionally been in
excess of the revenue, resulting at the present time
In an accumulated debt OF nearly ESOOoW In
reality however Cuba Is not the financial debtor
Of Spain in the the accounts Of revenue and ex-
pendture would seem TO indicate The Peninsular
tage by it's systematic exactions Spanish imports
already alluded 10, and Its persistent quarterng OF
The military canons of Marshal Campos were
much too mild to consort with Spanish ideas. He
was recently recalled and II Is the ruthless pro- Pro-
which has extorted from American sentiment the
expression embodied In the resolution Of the
recently presented to the cortes through Marshal
Campos represented that the concession Of sefgov-
eminent would cause most OF the insurgents to Inn
meiately lay down their arms. 1ustincaton Tor the
course taken by the United States Senate must be
AZ. CUBA contains es snch biz durna doses Of
horror that the least fancfu OF the American public
can scarcely fail to conure up from the records o.
the Victims. The sentiments OF humanity cannot be
subjected to such outrages forever
IAN able English Member Of Parliament, re-
ferring. in a private letter. to the above ex-
pressions. says: MY feeling is that no nation
Mas right to hold colonial possessions for the
mere purpose Of exploitation. Unless there be
a real desire to further the interests OF the
colony. or to benefit humanity. 1t ought not to
De held think colonial system
VIII stand that test. Once 1t was not so fully
realized and acted on as now. Our colonies now
look with anection On the mother country.
Cubans cannot possibly do SOY