The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30

DAIRY between veneruela and British Guiana
instead Of robbing by force an Ameriesnu-
public II H. one would say. an exemplary
and righteous sort Of interference which
prevents an interloper from committing
frespasS Now AZ for Cuba: is she L para Of
the OLD World or Of the Newt Is not Cuha
a much n part Of the New World a. Crete
IL Of the Old. and have We not the same
right and the same duty to stop mas
sacre and devastation In the one case
that the no-called oonceI7 Of European
powers professed to assert and perform
Ia The otbeTR As q matter Of fact bow
ever, for nearly two years AID q half we
have refrained from exercising our right
TO put an end 70 scenes of honor AZ our
doors Far from practically refusing
Spain permission 10 suppress a revolt in her
own domain even vet we ave not reoog.
nired the rerolutionists as belligerents.
though on the outbreak Of our own civil
war Spain hastened TO recognize the Con-
federates as belligerents before the first
battle OF Bull Run. All that the Cuhans
now in the field desire from us is what the
Scandinavian colonies on the main
land obtained many years before we &C
knowledged their Independence. Gen
GOMEZ md Ger. GARCIA repeatedly hare
declared that they wish nothing from us
beyond the recognition Of their belliger-
ency. II % TO recognize them il to refuse
permission to Spain TO suppress revolt In
her own domain. then Just such q permits
sion was refused TO rs by England and
France as we'll as Spain during our war Of
the rebellion
II is not impossible that Spain In her
peculiar hatred Of the United States might
offer 10 oede Cuba to Germany, provided
the latter power would assume the Cuban
debt During the war of the Spanish
American mainland colonies for independ-
enoe Spain gladly would have made over q
part Of her claims on the New World to
France and other powers represented in the
Holy Alliance in return for such assistance
in the shape Of fleets and armies as would
have sufioed to put down the Instructions.
The scheme, however, came to nothing,
because the Holy Alliance Was informed by
both England and the United States that a
transfer Of title to American possessions
for such a purpose would not Re allowed
We daresay that the German Emperor
thinks that a grave mistake was made by
GEORGE CANNING al that time, and 1t may
be that q good many Englishmen DOW think
90, toe. II is certain that, bad the plan Of
the Holy Alliance been carried Out.
the whole of Spanish-AmerIca, which
then extended from Oregon TO Cape
Horn, would have been thrown open
to European colonization. and the same
thing eventually would have been
true Of Portuguese America We have no
doubt that, even as things are, the German
Emperor considers himself the heir pre-
sumptive to the Dutch dependencies in the
Western as well as In the Eastern Eemi-
sphere that he has an eye ON the Brazilian
province Of Rio Grande do Sui, which has
long had a large German element in its
population and hat he would gladly come
TO terms with Spain for Cubs If he dared.
he knows, however, that We would
fight sooner than suffer such a bargain
to be consummAted, and be also knows
that the American feet would mo- have to
fight single-handed against the German
and Spanish fleets combined. France and
Russia would recognize, and seize with
avidity, the precious opportunity of
strengthening the dual alliance with our
boundless resources in men and money. As
for England, she would, no doubt, remain
neutral. 1t certainly would not be for her
interest TO promote the colonial aspirations
Of Germany and to cooperate with that
power and Spain against the United States.