The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-04-02
it is not unreasonable to apprehend tha,

independence will be similar also. In
other words. it Is very probable, Ii not
certain, that in Cuba, as in South
America. when the war against the
Spaniards ends, wars 0f factions will
begin. And inasmuch as in Cuba a
large part Of the revolutionary forces
consists OF negroes and mulattoes, high
places OF command being held by men
of color, who, have done their share Of
fighting, will claim their share in run
ming" the government, those wars of
factions are likely TO become embittered
by race antagonisms OF peculiar acri.
m0nv.
Those Of us who by warlke interven-
tion that l., by shedding the blood OF
our own people AMI by sacrificing the
treasure Of our own country for the
purpose Of "liberating" Cuba-expect TO
stop bloodshed and destructive disorder,
and to establish civil liberty, peace, and
prosperity there. may thus meet with a
disappointment as keen as that Of
Henry Claws was. To accomplish their
humanitarian end entirely, more inter-
vention by force will probably be re-
qnired against thu faction disturDers.
The same men whom our first interven-
tua had liberated would thpD hate aud
fight their friends and libaratOr> OF
yesterday as their enemies and Oppres-
sors Of to-day. Whoever regards this ns
IN overdrawn picture need only read
the history OF the American republics
soatll of us, md imagine that the Uuityd
States had helped them against the
Spauiard by warlika intervention. and
them attempted to establish and main
tain peace and orderly government
within these borders. Such a study
wili.convince every candid mind Of tlip
complexities of the t.sk. AnI moody
can foretell how far, after We had once
embarked in such task, our sense OF
responsihility-not to speak OF ilIe
growth Of a reckless spirit OF adventure
would drive US on.
Would not then the annexation cf
Cubn to the United States appear as the
OILY remaining shift? Probably it
would. This would mean the lncorpora-
tiOn in our political system OF a country
with population of over 100000 souls,
which is essentially nncongenial, II not
positively hostile, TO our political and
social principles, ways of thinking, and
habits; a country the climatic conli :
tions Of which are such that its priuci-
pal aboring f0rce-. that is, the hulk of
its cltizenship-can never consist of
people Of fAnglo-Sax0n, or, more broadly
speaking, Of Germanic. blool;a country
that is sure to breed lnterDllnable race
an,ug0nisms-an evil OF which we al
ready have more than enough; a country
in every way untitled for the building
up of well-ordered democracy as we
understand it. The idea OF embodying
in our political system such country
with such u population, Of making
ourselves responsible for, maintaining
a republican form OF. government and
peace and order there. ant. of permitting
such Statezfor a State it would tp-
come to takean important part Ill gov
erniIg our whole republic is so appal-
ling that every thinking American may
we'll hesitate before yenturing upon any
step likely TO lead us on to it.
1t may be said that all this is mere
conjecture, II so, it is conjecture based
upon historical experience which nc
serious man will make light of-tho cx.
perience that no American republic
Fsouth OF us have ever4nDjoyel many
years Of internal peace and prosperity
except under such government IS that
of Pofirio Diaz in Nexico-an intelligent
and vigorous matrlal dictatorship clad
in Republican garb-for such it ls-a
kind OF government which. although the
| best Mexico or any Southern republi,
ever had, we would surely not tolerate
IN this country, and which we conlt
never exercise over others without lata
injury 10 our own FREQ institutions. La
the face OF so grave situation as til
present, 1t is not ungenerous and Ger
tainlY not unpatriotic to consider th
future Of cur own country at least a
muc as that OF any otEer.-Carl schru
in Ha, per's Weekly.
The GRAPHIC gives space TO The fore
going as showing something OF The d.f
ficnlties which have all along ccnfrOnte
both Cleveland's and McKinley's nd
miDistratiQns in the handling Gf III
' Cuban question. Tie article present,
too, a powerful argument for the cor
servation class. Chanting that all thu
Mr.. SchurZ says is true, however, Iii
report OF tha Maine EoGrd OF inQulr
, places Spain III li3ht which show
the INDUSTRIOUS trpacilery OF the who'll
Spanish race 1t is tad enongh-tll
, starvation Of 100000 non colnbataDts i
t in Cuba ard the threatened llvin
death Of twice that many more-tll
das'a'dIy deed in Havana harbor tlroug
, which 2Sb defenders Of ths America
flag and its institutions we're sent
! their death while peacefully at rest j
Q the harbor Of supposedly rrienll!
!. notion, is damnable aud demr,ds som.
! thing more than a play upon wor,
: boanAin ths red lapa OF a Ing draw,
i out exchange OF diplomatc risamaro!,,
Ii YcGrit1s,sLd the matter, ard v
, , think we d., Huron DID not refun
some Of her Z fer cent bonds into th"'
. drawing Spcr cent. The parties llol
J, J, ing them Simply agreed to accept Of
: per cent instead Of I.