Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-15
on CUBA.
Two Years Ago tie Advocated This
COuntry's Present Policy.

We publish a speech OF Congress
man Newlands on the Cuban ques-
ton delivered two years ago. 1t cov-
ers all the questions DOW under dis
cussinn and rs Il matter OF argument
and prophesy meets all the require
ments of subsequent events:
Mr. IIitt-I yield ten minutes to
the gentleman from Nevada, Mr..
Newl nds.
Mr.. N~ewlrnds- Mr.. Speaker, the
senate resolutions are substantially
the same rs those which were passed
recently by the house. though they
are not, perhaps, couched III language
so diplomatic and courteous. Two
objections are urged against these
resolutions. One is that there is not
a state Of public war in Cuba. The
able and convincing speech of the
chairman OF the committee ON for.
eign affair MIR. Hi;,l has fully es-
tIblished that there is IA stale of pub
lie war i'll Cuba. One hundred and
twenty-five thOusppd soldiers have
been employed for Il long period Of
time i'll attempting t" suppress the
rebellion, and, Notwithstanding the
great strength employed in that ef-
fort, thr~ee-fuurths of the island il now
i'll the hands uf the insurgents.
1t is true that the insurgents have
not been able to meet the army Of the
opprcssor with the the force aud vigor
with which equal armies meet. They
have been obliged to resort to tie.
tactics always employed 10y insur-
gents against a strong and desputic
lower. fhey have been obliged to
resort to guerilla warfare the war If
attack md FetreHt and reattack: us
the chairman Of the committee 50
APPLY stated Yesterday. They have
been gucrIllas. not bIuditti. The
latter attack only for plumber. but
tile Cuban insurgents have had "A
high and noble purpose the liberia
ton Of their country. and though
their destruction of property has
been great. it has It's JUSTIFICATION in
the fact that only 10y destroying the
sugar Gro : and thus impairing the
rcveuu Of the Spanish government
can its efficacy in suppr. ss!rg The re-
bellIon be impaired. But the war
so conducted has been effective. IN
organized government has been
created which now wicl 2 5 its power in
threc-fourths Of that island, and the
captain general Of the Spanish forces
has declared that he will require at
least two years more to supprcas the
rebellion. ! take II, then. that there
Is existing IN Cuba Il condition Of AZ.
fairs which insiiiicS us in asserting
that there is u state Of iuhIic war and
that the insurgents are entitled to Lc.
Hgcrcnt rights.
Tho mex obi elton urged Is that
Spain is a friendly nation and friend.
ship requires that we shout / not in
tervene III difficulty between II
friendly nation nu.i her col mics. H..
ierna;I"nai lass is appealed To. But
thns law Ia not a rule of urtiuu wli,h
a he iuforccd by any tribunal. 1t
is IA code in etiquette between ma
tons. And what does lhat code OF
etiquette require: Why. simply
that nations should bear toward each
other the general f]ricuIIimcss aud
courtesy which ind viiuaI- in orgnn-
izcd society entertain, but whenever
Il nation. like an Individual. puts it.
SELF i'll ii position wher" it is charge.
able with the cIudiution Of the ub.
legation 81 honor, and with acts Of
pcriidy and cruelty. then the TricnI.
ship may well ccas" in the case Of a
nation. just as in the case Of an in.
dividunl.