The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-03

hope nor prospect Of the Gu
bans and S~paniards settling their
differences upon the basis OF mutual
concessions. for the very good reason
that Spain herself Is resolved not to
Cubans are equally resolved not to ac-
cept them even II they were at this
late day honestly made. II / am right
in that conclusion. then the present
heart-breaking struggle must go IN
under our very eyes until the island Is
destroyed. or until one OF the other OF
the contending parties Is exhausted
unless the government OF the United
States i%ntervenes and commands that
peace must be re-established."
The Messenger does not belong to the
lingo" class. 1t does not run with the
annexation Of foreign territory
"cranks." It would not go out enlark-
ing our already wide borders and bring
ing a mongrel. mixed, undesirable
population. It wants to see no COM
plications growing out OF foreign ag-
gressions on the one hand, nor does
it desire armed interference in others
Quarrels on the other hand. But IL Mr..
Taylor is correct in his conclusions-if
Cuba Is to be ruined, blasted. and its
population practically wiped out. 1t
would be the part Of wisdom and hu-
mainly for the United States to inter-
vene to save the contamination OF ruin.
and If necessary to invite the interven-
ton with them of England and possibly
some European. powers The United
States have failed to do their duty under
the circumstances. Our government
has been too Indifferent. too inert, per-
haps even cowardly. We make n
more quotation from Mr.. Taylor's adj
dress:
whenever the affairs Of one state
are SO bounded up in and interlaced
with the affairs of another state that
the international difficulties and con-
ditions of the one seriously interfere
during a considerable period of time
with the internal peace or prosperity
of the other. then. upon the principle
Of self-defense, the injured state has
| the right to intervene in the affairs OF
the offending state in order to re-estab-
lish her own tranquility.
I'm Europe the right Of Intervention
| can only be asserted through a concert
or the great powers, because by tneiT
cooperation the balance Of power is
preserved. In America, as we are the
one overshadowing and. dominating
power, the duty of Intervention in an
extreme case falls upon us alone"
He thinks this country shoruld inter-
vene without any reference to other
great countries, and because of our
great nearness to Cuba and the close
ness Of business transactions.
He opposes a mere recognition of bel
ligerent rights for the Cubans, believe
ing it would probably cause a val
through complications hat might re-
suit" and he therefore favor the
prompt recognition of Cuban indepen-
dence, and says it would not give to
Spain under the laws Of nations a casus
belli. And yet such a mortal blow de-
livered by us now would so completely
nit the mark that the fierce bird OF
prey that is still wheeling it's lei upon
the vitals of Cuba would fall from its
perch pierced through and through"
The congress meets next Monday
when the friends Of Cuba will ltake
early action probably and it will be
then seen what shall be the attitude OF
the puissant Republic in the cruel, re-
morseless war waging near it's borders