Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1898-10-06
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of our country, are savages guided
and directed by men of savage in.
stincts. The government at Washing
ton realizes at the outset that large
standing army must be maintained at
Manila because those people under
stand nothing but the arguments OF
force.
The people of Cuba are to be given
a stable government Of their own, II
they are capable of seIf-government
But they are also of a class capable o!
first realizing only the argument OF
force, and it is presumed that there
must be a standing army of not less
than 100000 soldiers of the United
States maintained on the island of Gu
ba for an indefinite length of time.
The Cuban insurgents fought for in
dependence. They did not fight alone
for relief from Spanish oppression.
They have established form of gov
ernment and call it republic. But
the plain people are ignorant, illiterate
and without anything like an adequate
knowledge of the value of the ballot.
They have in their midst a number of
shrewd men who have formed for them
a government on paper, but il is not
stable government TO permit those
Cuban political leaders to at once OBJ
tain control of the island would be to
transfer the ignorant masses from
Spanish rapacity TO the rapacity OF Gu
ban leaders who have Spanish blood in
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lessly oppress them, all the while de-
luding them with the belief that they
were governing themselves,
1t was because President Mckinley
foresaw the danger of this probable
condition that he sxerted his powerful
influence and succeeded in preventing
the congress from recognizing the indie
pendence of the Cuban republic. Since
our army and navy have subdued the
! Spanish forces in eastern Cuba II there
had been any actual government in eX-
| istence, some manifestations Of such
government would have been made.
But there is no capital, no presidential
headquarters, no congress, no depart
ment of state; in fact, nothing to indi-
cate that the Cuban republic ever had
any existence.
Gen. Gomez, Gen. Garcia and the 9TH
ers who have armed followers are likely
to cause a great deal OF trouble for our
country in the efforts which will soon
be made to give a stable government to
the Cuban people. They have fought
for spols, for their own enrichment.
They will be satisfied with nothing else.
They have already so indicated. Gen.
Garcia, with his rag-tag and bob-tail
army left Santiago in high Indignation
because Gen. Shafter would not permit
the pillage Of Santiago.
, 1t is the opinion of our best and
J strongest statesmen that good govern
? ment can be given to Hawaii aud
] Puerto Rico with but little show OF
, armed force. Those peoples do not re-
p quire the Argument of force. They are
d iractaDle, and desire to do right. Al
+ The outset there must be- force used nj
$ Manila; probably for az least full gen
] Grafton. llut ripe statesmanship vii
be required 10 deal with The solution
, Of the problem Of W hat will be the bps
D government for each Of these posses
j sious
70 The Cuban republic will wait awhile
z The form Of government will Dee die
u lated hy tAis country As q result n
& this war the United States is rcsponsI
r blc before The nations of ihe world fo
.- the protection Of thc Cubans from }hei
own inherent enemies Hs vtll as frou
Il foreign aEgressors; and the good fai1
Of the United Siaies stands pledged O
Z give 10 Cuba q stable government. Thi
De- problem cannot Dc solved 90 once. Tl
'- situation is vrntc. ard its Fratitf
u fully realized ia the capital of this rs
Dr. public. SMITH o. FET.