The times., 1897-12-26

upon him, So long as the decllr /, Ion
of beliigt renoy, so often demanded 1y tire
American people, is dependent upon the
will of the President, he will perform
his International duties and VIII not recog-
nize as belligcients those whom he Knows
to he purely and simply rebels.
But, behind all this, the note recalls
to mind that the Executive is not the
only power in America; that the parlia-
mentaria us have it in their hands to pass
joint resolution which would become oh
iigatory. and to which 4 Presidential veto
would not apply; that public opinion in
America is clamoring loudly for the TX
tension tC all Cuba OF the same regimen
mental and moral condition capable OF
carrying Us with its impetus, il not To
impossible conflicts, to various difficulties,
from the bosom of which armed conflict
might be engendered.
''Ano t. avoid this the American gov
ernmen: dcSiIes, not demands--I repeat, .e
sires-that there be coInnunica ted to the
Spanish government, H. a friendly way,
its hopes that the horrors OF war may
shortly be brought TO an end. not only N
the new world, but throughout the eniirc
planet.
"A rter these claims the government turns
with persistent inyerisimiiitude to the
principle OF Intervention, cherishing the
idea, the most absurd that can be cherished
and one that in this world could only occur
TO low Ell order of intelligence and 20 an
inferior Misunderstanding the idea not
only OF Intervention where the American
Government is not called, but of inter
vention With our approval, with our - 10
uon, witt the completely Of our country
in its own dishonor and disgrace. That
Ameiica believes us TO be Sd low AMI So
base, without understanding how-by such
traitoruus inSinuations she degra des .Ind
deba ses herself.
Governments may under the title 1f
friends intervene between two belligerent
nations, but under no preteXt Whatever
is ii permissible for them to intervene be-
tween constituted government and frac
tous subjects UP i'll arms against that ;,US-
ernment. What would the United States
say III We were 10 invite ourselves To as
sist then IN sllbduing their Indians?
This impudent Intervention OF one people
in the aft airs OF another cannot, by any
means, be admitted without the risk that
all the foundations OF modern govern
ments may be shaken as by an earthuud ze,
and that the topmost towers of the prouGest
states n.;.y ali 10 the ground Nobc ly e.
Gently has verified this rs has the 4 meri-
can people; witness the positive ref usal TO
tolerate the empire in Mexico, because it
had not been set up by the national viii,
but by foreign intervention. Where oull
we stop if the peoples were permitted lot
only 1kv sY.t,
The al airs of its neigtbors, but to ;ri.icise
even the exercise OF the power and func-
tions of tteit governments?
1T II ay, and it must, be claimed against
all these tendencies of a national charac-
ter that they may assume an international
character, Ike those double or triple riti-
zenshil;s tolerated by the United States, aud
full OF explosive bombs tas is every lie
and fraud, that may, because OF The evil
With. them, burst at any moment.
But il a friendly government had the
right e ask US TOW we rule in Cuba we
should have the right to inquire of that
goyernn ent why it tolerates in New York
municipal scandals that dwarf all 5Ie
Panamas IN the world; why it tolerates
the slaughter of men who have q right TO
life, as IL the case OF SO many Italians
subjects but short time ago dead i,y
violence and without resistance Why
does it tolerate the butcirery Of Austrians
such as these committed in Anatol:a
and in Armenia thanks to tue la wlessness
and c'telty of police without heart and
without conscience? Why does it tolerate
those lynclIings which suspend all laws,
mock all tribunals and apply the methods
OF justice used by primitive man In he
cursed days of the ordeal by battle ana
OF continuous eNtemination? Why does
it tolerate the hunting of Indians, who ia
cite packs of hungry dogs and aSsassintte
legions of ferocious maralders, as :f the
world were still wholly barbarous?
IAN these things the Americans Will
rectify, but by their own viii. by their
OWN conscience, in virtue aud by the
operation Of their inherent sovereignty.
about which we have no right to advise.
nor ever the right TO notice. much less
the tight of scandalous and shameless
intervention.
We have abolished the traffic in sla yes,
closed the exchanges where the prices of
slaves were quoted, returned the sons who
had been sold at public auction TO their
redeemed but aforetime slave mothers,
made millions OF beasts human beings,
but all of it by our own free WILL without
anybody having dared TO impose it upon
US, not even under pretext OF frfel ldly
counsel.
Let come to US what ma come in the
matter OF the government OF Cuba but
let 1T come of our free will, since for il
we desire the credit, which would be lost
TO us III the work of redemption were
born not of cur own convictions hut of
foreign violence