New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-17
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LOT thc situation in Cuba he distinctly under
stood 1t is the United States that mas van
oushcd Snoin. II is to the United States that
Spain is s,lrrcndcrinG tie island. 1t Is 'he
United states flag that Is the emblem OF su-
prcrnc authority 1t is the | nlied STATES "o'
crumcnt that IS now invested with the lawful
control of the whole island. Any one WIZ
thinks otherwise and acts upon any o'hor theory
will be making an unfortunate ana perhaps 'o'
him disastrous mistake The armiSticc between
fine United states and Spain must be ohs'rV'"'
Tho man who breaks II. be ne American VI
Spaniard or cuban. will be committing crime
If he break it by attacking our forces. the VIZ
tors Of III Cancy and Santiago viii know now 10
defend themselves. IT n" break II ny A'''"-
inc the SpanardS. lie VIII assall the honor al
this Government. ard this Government VIII
know how 10 deal with him ana io Vindl'a'' lis
honor II would bc no light matter for any one
to break the peace after the United S'a''S "o'-
crnmcn; has dccrecd It's rc-c>tahShmrht.
It is. Of course inconccvablc that any Am"ri-
cans will do such n thing. That even me most
,rrcconcnblc of the Spanish volunteers VIII 90
- Is not 10 he unprecedented Marshal hihco
NAV resign 10 show his futile dlSaWiroVai OF
Spoins surrender but he will not resist the de-
cree. nor will any of his lcutcnanis. Il ought
10 I've equally out Of the question That any "l
tho Cubars will seek to continue tho STRIFE. ana
40 far as the true leaders and the better portion
Of the Cuban people are concerned we h'll"f'
II is. Unfortunately there are in Cuba. ~ "iS'-
whore fire enters dcmagogucs and malconcnii.
Men loud against all forms Of power
Unfurnishd brows. tewTos'uous tongues
Expecting all things IN an hour
Brass mouths and iron lungs
To such strife is the very breath Of life. and
nlnndcr and oppression are the highest joys "i
being. Such men are reported now To he busy
lnfaming the passions Of the thoughticsS MOD
and melting them to disregard the armis;icc'
defy the United Stat"s and conilnnc guerilla
hostilItIcs against the Spanarls. II viii lac re-
membcred that the criminal classes of fAris
tried similar game in 1871. the results Of
which were no, inspiring TO repetition Of tn"
ATTEMPT. We have no idea that Cuban revolt
AGAINST law and ORDER would be more sue
ccssfn
I'm this contention thc United states Is moi re-
nudia,inc. but IS scrupuously and exactly full
filling the obligations It assumed in th" Art 81
Intervention II did not then recognize the
indcpcndcncc or sovereignty Of the so-c1lloi
Cuban Republic 1t did not promis" to cstab-
lish that republic. or to put the insurgents
i'm control Of the island II avowcd The lni"n-
ton of pacifying the island. That means 10
nut an end 10 fighting and 10 make the late
hcliseronis dsarm II means 10 max" the
Spanlards stop fighting III" Cuhans. ana equally
to make the Cubans stop fighting III" SpanarhS
II means to make the alien Spanish army du't
the island and 20 make The nnlvc hollig"ren's.
both Spanish volunteers md Cuban insurgents.
dsband and return TO ways Of peace. non
that I, accomplished and not until then. u VIII
10 time to consider the question OF turning IN"
island over n tho control OF iis inhabitants.
Until that time the authority Of ihc United
States In Cuba Is and must remain supreme"