The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-10

ss counsry yleri bas nothing bnt
sha nboainen IT The ssern pelicy Of
Gaaovas he last, doilas and the last
ss5u man aud eyles, according to DIT.
aylor uho relies npon The Spaniards
tbsmselyes Tor authority 10 this matter,
IS tse. most ruthless soldier chat has
ridden - the head Of Spaniel battal-
IONS, sssineA the dark days sahen Alsa
Nth bis bloody hands strovs tocrush
life ont off tie Low Censtries z
Esl 10 Is shank cal, then, that he has
yonu left Cuba forever Tie pro-
esanne. sf autonomy. originally held
Soas 81 tysBoyaa. and nov made conspic-
uone by sagassa. is regarded by Mr
Taylor as 8 mere diversion to coociliase
public apioiion 10 he States, while I'M
possible Of reslization. Even Il Senor
Ssesssa we're wiling 20 atse,aps 70 ses
The Mar 81 = liberal grant Of self
sseovaspneDt 10 Cuba the Spanish ma.
8 fioa as whole. would promptly repu
iiass al such ! grant and this judgs
lasneps % may add seems % have been
soonfrmed only recently By the declared
sIs policy of tbe gooservasye party 10.
Spssn and Cuba. B.
then as the writer claims,
s.Sfanish ssasesmapsbip Is impoteDs 70
Ssasre tie The pending problem " what
I + rsas si, aims 10 Sc done What ii the duty
of The Uaited States Here se 6nd
Tor prepared with programme.
uhsch couserva.ive citizeos may not be
read 20 pprose, II view Of their feel
ino thar sufheiees time should be con-
ceded othe Sagasta miaistry 10 test lis
Cuban policy e is the duty Of the
United Stasea to intetvese without fur-
.her delay, Is DIT: Taylor's conclusion.
and he 6Dds Wsrrset for It 10 certain
wela knowu passage % Mr glevelapd's 8
rreasage 20 sne second session of the
ifty.fonFth congress, ID International
lsa andsio sbe Monroe doctrine It ia
& our opIon that nntil the United States
las formally recognized the iodepend
enes of the Cuban insurgents it you'd.
n pos ssreDgsaen ibs american case to.
drsg 10 the Monroe doctrine, especially
because chat doctrine. even 10 isa
Z original form is still 9 mat
81 ter m sos controversy vish such govern
nents AZ Germany To introduce it
nov u6nld arouse fresh discussion aud
excite synpstby with Spain amopg the.
eosoDzag powers The needlessuess Of it.
moreoser, is apparens when one conaid-
ess thst userDationsl Ian jnstifes inter-
ventiop 90 tie ground Of humanity and
The conservation of "a naf:cns interests
10 var whose consiouaDcs sseus end
Iess
Bat With such Justification as iateroa-
tiensllax provides Mr. Tayioreviden'ly
you'd not hesitate TO adviss speedy ac-
sios by congress sad she executive, 10
irm and hearty eorcer. And his
proposition is nos the passage Of indes
peDdence o. bslligereDcy resolutions at
fsss, bus resolations couehed SO mildly.
ae 10 avoid war whi:e doing great exc
ou,ion On this poin. heis worth quot
somewhat fully.
What hope TO zee is the proupt
adoption BY congress, upon its reassem
bling, Of joint resolution embodyins
shree clear and de6nite propcsitious-
The frst asserting our right sud duty
not only to ourselves. bat to humanity.
by vis,ue of the universally recognized
doctrine of intervention. as we'll as BY
rirsue of the Monroe doctrine, to put
40 end 10 the dreadful cocTacs SO loog
raeiog IN Cuba, because it involves not
osly the constant disturbance Of our in-
,ernaI peace, but also the des.rnction OF
great commercial and property interests
Of our citizens the second. asserting
thar, otter enduring patiently all sucb
evils Incident to Is years Of war in
Caba out Of the Iaet % the government
of the Upi.ed States has offered in vain
It's frieodly Offices as peaceuaker to
Spain in hope Of aiding her without Of
fense to her susceptibiii,ies 10 bringing
to close strife so destructive co the
material interests Of both countries /;
the third. declaring that the govern
peas of the. United States, in view of
SPANS refusal to accept such
friendly and respectful mediation.
has now resolved to exercise
upon its owD responsibility its
entire moral Influence. to the end
tha. the war 10 Cuba may be brougbt
to speedy close, provided Spain fails
TO accomplish that resul. in reason
able tue, to be clearly indicated
s1r Taylor thisks that Spaia would
prouptiy succumb to sucb resolution.
Il woaId SO completely bls the mark