New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-05
F~om The Spectator, London. Sept. 25

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FNom The Spectator London, Sept %
Suppose General Woodford expressed great re-.
gret on tha part Of his Government on accoun, @;
Inc distracted state OF Cuba Went on 70 polit OUT
the terrible S n nat end Ges sRs for SPAIN
fare sctuaed the President in drawing afternoon
to ,nf eee ayo 9t Ra anRess there was
rent in the condition OF things before the meeting
Of ha RR GoGi be- for
American government to consider Tnas nin and
S,,,ha 70 prevent the comnlete ruin OF That un.
fortunate island Iansuass Of hs ~ n!n menac so
But every diplomat ard every foreign Once oihciai
Knows Pereh s ~ sssmons %sin for its good
quickly manages to assume the position oeSfe" ny
the Is hSrdy Necessary for that. war
takes place, sympathies will be with our own
sh o S.1 heS and Sid bo S bus because we
,hst the rule Of Spain In Cuba Is an outIGge on
prejudce in favor of insurgents. but i Is cle cav
that the whom spain sends TO rmoa are n "a,
tive Cubans may NOT re very worthy ser cau Ui
people nut this does not alter the isct maj Sp Sdn
Ism rule has turned the island into n~n up3211
csrih 40 man would live in .uba who o, could Jn
possibiy I've spyWheIe ee me o rwreiehed lads
.ert rom CASTLE or Andausia die Of misery fever
a. ana -, cGers and otfclals are said sell the
to take money from tne on var 70
cease This unho,y partnership. 4 the accounts
sre true rakea section OF the army bS n
,nrs"o .. go oeScorsand Of these Of course. there
arc many for Spain has never been "ltnou, d Sn n
lercd depressed and hopeless by me HIS me- h re-
around nsm In he sR , Of a, IN an island n tho
~ Il rsand with p0D rats aS ot U ,wsniy aho
sand disciplined men are unable to pun down a.. a
iody Of about forty Thousand rebels YET we
gnsd %apos0n r on snS al mo now pos.esses in cuba
cnp, e. roughly. about seven hundred miles long
A, its narowes point it is only tHon5y-ssy.en
nils rlds Ar ne broadest not more than NINETY
Spain commands tho sea. and can ther" orr mo
h,r troop. as $40 VIE. Ye' in spite Of n, ihese
rro=-ess in putting down the rebellion during re
ss GHr re var an any further and to forbid the
turn ~ re8co ~ tho niseraoie Is ana - v..
and 10 America chooses - undertake the woFk or
putting stop 20 the hidcous crue'cs pract.sed IN
crba al Engshmsn should applaud ner ana snops
whlch have Influenced her statesmen IN putting
pressure Spain When nation II. Is , COTS a.. 1e
mis, NOT demand a certificate Of origin as 10 her
motives Certificates Of origa are a. i2o"sn ion
wnss J.. on the right side and Is Intended TO pre-
vent sucA condition % things as exists III '""a
Bmt, though j: war comes. oar sympa;hes VIII ne
with America and against Spain IN h'r ai'e,nP', -
ton OF cuba even worse than they are Just
tbrjr bcst 70 prevent war Every nation has It's
au,y a, well a. iis destiny. and We holi la
and decent government shall prevail in Spanish
America. Still. We can understand ne yes.
no the carving out OF this duty. Tnev may We
argue: war with Spain over CUBA VII mean y.
tho end the admission OF Cuba "a two STATES OF inc
American Union If, At the same time. iia wan u
admitted as a state. shall be introducing ln.o
the heart Of orr constitutional o, into TIE SenaIe
ak representatives chosen at the best ny an ~.
serior and degraded population. who are not III
TO hep govern the American people. or at me
worst. nominated by some great captanst CoIn-
blnation such as the Sugar Trust Inc aIer-
native Is nt0icrabe. We have quite eno o, r. IT,
croes and ha,f-castes and degraded spaniards r.
ready. We have also allowed the trusts 10 lax
Ia a. IL.
some change In the Constitution VIII alIow Us ~
hold now acquisitions on a different footlns i.' a.!
nov We decline 20 add TO the inferior clement ~
orr population. It may b. our duty TO driil span
TN America into good living. but not III we nave
made arrangements iAat VIII Guard Us ron ho ,.s
derr,dltion Of own Institutions. t5ut thousn
+: nay be extremely difficult to see no" these ar
gunents are be mel we feel ihat they az mat
H.. OF domstic concern. and cannot pron,aoiy Or
d-,,ssed out side Americas own housenoii. Here
an We can do Is say that America mas a uu.y
IN ,eCard TO Spanish America: ana thsi III pIi-
sia.ce o, that duty she should put stop 10 tns
l3ng agony OF Cuba. II her Constitution VIII no.
safely admit OF her doing 80 tie sooner she puts
b. Constitution N order The better lot H'' '' '
better 10. humanity.