The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-28
OUR CRISIS
WITH SPAIN.
Rev. Mr.. Scllcck Dis
cussed Situation.
THE PRESIDENT UPHELD.
Present Danger is to Be Found in
the Power Of Passion.
THE PRESIDENT UPHELD.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION BY WAR

Rev. W. G. Sellsck Of the Church OF
the Mediator spoke to his people lost
hit on "Our Crisis wita Spain He
upheld the president in the course he has
TAX en- and thought the trouble could be
settled without war, ana, nt the same
time, without sacrificing the hontr of
the country. He believed that 1t was the
duty Of the United States TO interfere In
the Cuban question in 4. ne way, aud
thought that perhaps board OF inlerna-
tionsl arbitration would 30 able to settle
the Cuban question properly. He said
.Our present danger Is In the power OF
rassioE. or course, war II ay oomes
Iartly because Spain NAV be the apgres-
sor 10 ompsl IL. and partly becsuse ap-
pnrsntly. there are gdou MANY people IN
this country who want II. suppose
some would like 10 see war Tor the ex-
citement it would Afford Others To gst an
insight into modern methods or va Iare I;
others 10 make II oney, and still others
bt cause they think An erica ought TO
drive spain cut Of Cuba once ana Tor
ever"
Hs then spoks OF the terrible destruc.
tion ana ruin that war would triDa. and
spoke of the SET sationsl hewsi hIers as
.'fire cutters" Continuing, be saiu
"proviied Spain does not desiIe war
vita the United states and IS nos resoiveu
to have it, It ought not tn Co necessary.
TIE terrible crime perpetrat.d "a IN navann
hsrbor must to htoneu Tor IN soine why
ms far ms IL can be Tone.
sThere may be no alternative to this
dire process OF retrihutioE; we cannot
tell; but II So IL should cume Only niter
other measures have failed. am wiling
to have our country 60 TO war as iast
resort hut not as first RI scrt. 1 cannct
sympathize with those people who think
We ought to 70 to hehtinR spain l,nne
diatelv. end ought to intercept her Cor :
redo hotila at this very m0ment III
Spain will not hear to reason and right.
AZ she " III not consent To r. Ter the exist
inc difficulty to an international court OF
ArbfurHrIur, tten she must take sfae- -eeh--
sequsn css OF her folly and ipiquity; but
her blood would to upon her own heau
In tho eye Of God ana men.
"Ih. que ton arises, hov ever: what
Is our duty with reference to the strug-
Gle la Cubaf' We have reliable informa-
ton which puts before US most sorry
situation Yet l suppose that IL Is only
within the list year or thsreabouts that
such suffering ss exists at present mas
been known there.
lion. 1t grew ont CT SPANS attempt 10
Negotiate q loan OF 1850 600, 600 with Cuba
as auarsI ty. It is rsslly an old story Of
oppressive taxation and bad government.
IL Is natural that spain shoutd resent
our sympatby with ole OF her oepsnoeu-
cies.
"Notwithstaudin oil these minor con-
alterations, / believe IL 10 our duty to in
tesfsrs In some way In behalf OF fhe poor
victims of t1at unhappy island.not for
the sake of territorial acquisition ana
not for revenge. but for huil anity's sake.
pure and simple. We do not want Cuba
for anne tion. and hops We shall not
have such an ubject In view. The hor-
rors and atrocities OF the barharous war
fare ought to cease Our gosernment as
the nearest neightor, may best act the
part If the G on samaritan tot despoil-
Cd and BLEEDING sufferer. l oslieve our
moral responsibility requires Us to inter
vene somehow. 1he question Ia: How"
II tank the course which We now ex-
pect the president TO take is the right and
v ise onc--to go forward with prosram
of relief, and to try and induce spsin &,
give over ter method Of starvation and
recognizes CnbaN indepm dense but be-
lieve tnat she should be Free"