The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-05


of The Maine. because the facts found
| by the court. prove that the ship was
| DESTROYED either by direct command
| on the criminal conniyance or negligence
of high Spanish officials, VINO had the
oversight of the harbor.
CYRUS Thompson, Secretary OF state:
II think it evident that Spain Will
never be able to restore order IN Cuba
until she starves all the inhabitants
to daoth. Her course so far has been
one of hatchery and starvation. and she
has nothing more humane or effective to
onplv. If she could have restored or
der by the ordinary methods of war,
she has had ample time to do it.
at is thoroughly contrary to the genius
of the American Republic to stand by
and see such butchery as is now going
on in Cuba. Fifty years ago we would
not have stood by and seen as much of
it as we have.
THE Maine, | believe, was blown
up by Spanish treacEery. 1t was GER
tainly no accident and the President
ought to demand immediate reparation.
j. G.. l.. Harris, lawyer:
1--WE ought to help Cuba on the same
principle that France aided the colonies
in obtaining their independence from
Great Britain. The island is nearer to
us than any other government, and the
United States ought to have it as Il
means of coast defense. Lastly, we
ought to put a stop to the cruelties and
barbarities practiced on the island by
the Spanish government
"The President ought at least to de-
mand large indemnity for the blowing
up of the Maine. The responsibility not
having been placed on the Spanish gov
ernment. the destruction of the ship can
hardly be made a casus belli.
W. Z. Bachelor, stock farmer:
IF n country can't govern it's subjects
without starving them, it must make
room for somebody that can.
1--WE went to war with England in
1912 on the right of search. | certainly
don't think we ought to grant Spain the
right of murder
Dr. ID. Il. Evcritt dentist
Liberty. christianity and common hui
mainly alike cry to us to stop the awful
butcheries now going on in Cuba. we
are that islands nearest neighbor, and
it is our duty to intervene.
1.-THE murder of the $50 Americans on
the Maine should be avenged for the
reason that the ship was in Spanish
waters and no matter who set off the
mine Spain is responsible"
A. b. Stronach. merchant:
"As Crba's nearest neighbor we
owe it to that island to now interfere i'll
her behalf. 1t should have been done
two years ago. and because it was not
done the United States is even now par
tiolly responsible for the terrible but
cherries now going on i'll Cuba.
..Brt if we go to war it should be on
account of the blowing up of the Maine.
Though there is no good reason why the
vessel should have been sent to Havana,
once there Spain was responsible Tor
her safety. There can be no doubt THAT
the vessel was destroyed by treachery OF
the Spaniards.
Jas. III. Pou. ex-chairman State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee:
81 am in favor of President MclAin-
,ev,s immediate intervention with view
70 securing the independence of Cuba,
unless he sees a probability of securing
the independence of the island, in when
case he should have reasonable Tune.
Wo sbould not fight q needless war.
..As tn satisfaction for the destruction
of the Maine | rather think we ought
not TO accept a money indemnity, but
demand the freedom of Cuba as salts
faction for the destruction of the ship.
..Jf the President will free Cuba, we
can afford to let him take his own
method Of doing so, and If it can be
done without war so much the Dettef'
for free Cuba must be.
Col Bennehan Cameron, capitalist:
oIb n Monroe
doctrine we are logically bound to in
terfere in Cuban affairs otherwise we
VIII he in the position of the dog in the
manger-doing nothing ourselves aud al
lowing no one else to do anything.
Spain ought, at least, to be made to
nav a large indemnity for the Maine.
II. A. Johnson. a representative negro
LAWYER and author of the only history
Of the negro race in America ever pub
lshed:
America protesting to be Christian
nation cannot afford to allow such in
human treatment to go on at her very
doors without Intervention, to say Moth
ing of the serious injury that has al
ready been inflicted on American COM
merce by reason of the hopeless persecu-
ton of the Cubans by Spain.
II ilt VI blIC iiftoh' StIoAs "
the Maine affair are to be believed, that
ship was undoubtedly destroyed by enc
mics of America and since the boat was
in Spanish waters, under Spanish pro-
lection, it is reasonable to suppose that
those enemies were .SDaniards. The
Maine being there on a peaceful MS
sion her destruction, in the manner in
which it was done, is a cause for war
MANY VOLUNTEERS.
Now that it has been officially am
| nounced that only those in the regular
National Guard will be drafted into ser
vice i'll case of war, the Governor. more
than ever is. being deIuged with letters
from individual volunteers who take
this useless means Of expressing their
desire to fight rather than go and join
the nearest military company.
Among those received by His Excel
lency yesterday were the following:
J. G. Martin, late Assistant Adjutant
General of North Carolina and late
Lieutenant Colonel Fourth Regiment
North Carolina National Guard, writes
from New York: ''In view of probable
conflict with Spain, | have the honor
to tender you herewith my military SER
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