The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-19
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He CUBAN QUE51H

ktvItW oF TINE He CUBAN QUEe
CUBAN QUESTION. i Of the American
ton domeStjc, foreign or international whir
d~ ehan nv ono. We are interested 10
fwholesal4 laughter Of human beings: End, I
tW6 Of property belonging to the people Of
avoid 1hc disastrous effect which it has upol
wosiS There Is not a single change in the
llt. n ets materially values, throughout the
teo0 I'LL Che United States is the powe
W6i3&k tpaIn, discussing this
0&.1AP-Ess<A~A~se~iesN Review, says:
pain herself has demonstrate thai she
Cnbabr conquer It. Her sovereignty over it
sxtinI FOR all purposes of its iightful ~existen
"a re- Establishment has degenerated into o str!E
the d bless sacrifice Of human life and the utlt.
haiti Of the conflict itself" This deplorable !
TO hulaanity, but it Is a special and grieYous BID
STATED by reason Of their intimate commercial
thies Sith the people Of an island so near to ori
Of on territory, Our with Cuha, az
Ing q the present war TO 500, 0ND, 600. has beel
II Al erican capital invested in the island haya.
unprA uctive; many OF our citizens reduced II
70 an eal 10 congress for aid; while too fnany j
into 4 parrish dungeons from which some of Tho
throt III the door of death. But, last and worsI
broke and disquieted by an endless asTife ia.
tnterIih II politics, With a patience almost uncs
dnriI1 the period OF the great war that begaal
yean&)ater with the treaty Of Eaniaa; then can
last eeat war that has row been in progTest
half. SThus we have been called upon to wi.aes
CuhS mt Of the last twenty nine. Throughout
conn ercial losses VIC have been In a state Of A
OF ou& feet has become e cosstsuard; and oar Ill
staited that for more than q year the Spanish
10 gu&Fd my place of residence with soldier, nj
ure tbs impossible state of things has become !
thus roduced is the one obstacle in the path 0
1mk44mutng upon u.s. Business mel are plain
uncee einty now hangs like a cloud over all fuLt
bis great folly to suppose that the Cuban q
set sskie IL we will and go about our own busin,
our national affairs with all its disturbing consa
until we take hold of it and solve it wisely, not
that Of humanity,
Defay IS absurd and The administration d
that matters are promptly settled. There isl
The Spanish people are not all crazy. If t1ej
Hrgcnts In the little island Of CD
nSp the United States. Conclud
The timsAha passed when the isolated
the d{acussaP with Spain of any one PHI
Brti4 wrong to any of OR citizens, /
nal reSUk I'll Avill surely follow firm and deei
pvernmeE q ng as a unit with the question:
I thefpra en by congress, upon its reasst
zbdyipg Near and definite propositions; J
1ttontxYb ongselves but to Humanity, by
'r144pn$ - Mo-, as well as by virtue of the
= IN s0fu SO long raging in Cuba, bor
n2y internal peace but al'
kkAkterests of our citizens; |.
3ddrint FRlS5nJ 1aa1Esnch evils incident to thf
(Ae last fwdnkyytnne, the government of the UE
33aendly odaces1s peacemaker to Spain in hope
,ef susceptlbilities to bring to a close a strife i,
Of both countries; the third, declaring tn
states, in view. Of SPANS refusal to accent such
io6nf,' hAas11 How resolyedH sact upon It's own rogpa
the end that the war in Cuba may be b
d Spain fails to accomplish that result in a re,
'aand. s\{NY
ssghssnri& erteee of this resolution should tht
hatiA-kkaAveuG the annlication of such moral
result, we reserve the right to take sucn oga
p6de necessary by future events. The mere
maioFitiss in both houses, coupled wlal
Of the president, will, | cannot doubt, sd
Cuban policy Of Spain that it will die in u short
N our part. The Spanish people themselves "
fruitful strife OF which the masses who are mali
ice are thoroughly weary, will see that the 60
'xistfng conditions Is ifm1possible; whiIee f5roigt
counsel her to pause in tho presence of such SC
,ther hand, Spain should resolve to resist our MIC
'ould do no more than suspend diplomatic rel'
llution az has been indicated could not be iusti
t3tsMdndNoNNu4p@te NJ e mark that tn
vhetting It's beak' upon tie vitdls of Cuba won
1hFoushsAndl through"