The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-25
g|DR IHURSION'S
IMPRISONED SPEECH.


=. fer the Independence q the island
,ere to crfgicGze sas Dysssnt ss-
Iteration: ! yield 70 30 man living 10
rspees. my admiration for ana NY
l.ss~ace n the Judgment. tat wisdom.
x.,,fe.fsn, tae Arnericassisn. Of Will
u.x,nles Waen he aftsTea l.>oa his
L-..~.rpfior. he faced aislss.i. sitaa-
r,.as sss duty TO 2ESesed with care
ii csu.son-
~as the plain duty ef the president
ee United States to give to IN" LIB
IN rlatsfry Of Spain reasonable tine
I...cn 10 test Us proposed autonomy.
a. slr,e has been givsn- Autonomy Is
o. - .saed the vide world over 70 be- .
~r.eu5us failure. Sagas;a Is power
~ - sanoo il poweriess 20 put an end
~ fss eoniict TO rehab-iitate the island
!. relieve the suffering. starvation and
I ess
z In time far action has come No
~tsg reason for it can exist tom 9rr0w
j. = sxists today. Every hours delay
4 : ADDS another chapter to the awful
~ IL misery and death. Only one
-. can lnteryene--the United States Of
nnaea.
Leg. cannot refuse 10 accept this re-
nas.iity which the God OF the uni
- has placed upon us as the asie
- power in the new world. What shall
q action be!'
IN. Thurston briefly advert4d to the
legations OF recognizing the 5alllyer-
SEE a. Or the independence of the cubAns.
"a to say that It was TOO late for either.
Il 10 annexation ne said;
IT .oa.d oppose annexation .sith rly
IL breath The people Of Cuba are not
4, people; they cannot assimlate with
and beyond all that ] am utterly and
Inzltsrxbiy opposed 10 any departure
kom The declared policy Of the fathers
tStfsh would star, this republic for the
I. Nks time upon a career of conquest and
artshm.a.sn utterly at variance with the
hin9 .!x.ared purposes and the manifest des-
IS Of popular government. Lea the
- kRd understand that the United States
s.,(an not propose 10 annex Cuba; that 1t
Vol loi after a foot of Cuban territory or
dfD4 toiiar or spanish money.
tssna -fae American people Will never consent
ken she payment of one dollar. 10 the suar-
4nteiag Of one bond. as the price paid
oAA Spain for her REIMBURSEMENT of the
'lou anl abe has 50 wantonly outraged and
:. essssatsd.
rc.xy Nj. President. there is only one action
is intervention for indie
II aissience Of the Island; Intervention that
kim as he landing Of an American army
eass Cuban soil. the deploying OF an Amer
r feet of he harhur IF Havana: So
twsation which says 70 Spain: Leave
- Island: withdraw your soldiers: leave
,tionts cahgns. these brothers of ours in the
lnsn6luH 10 fern and carry On government
. sfeP sAsEseives.' Such intervention on our
hay~zn would not itself be war. II would
fassabtedIy lead to war. Bat If war
hf. s, would come by an act II Spain
resistance of The liberty and independ-
4 ~ p. q the Cuban people"
N ~ Re maintained that Of ali the people on
Re Island the native Cnhans were the
oreslas qualified and fitted fof government.
crosjAr Thurston paid high tri'3u.e To the
experiment for the work II has accom-
althY shsd N preparing for any emery eacy.
td speaking Ct congress he sad:
naTWe are not in session 10 hamper or
ss'sssktpp,t .ho nyasiaen, ,ys mr., ,sr. :, "a.
,ce.eI ''0 - a"'
kin1F and assist him. Congress can alone
n,tod&ss 'sxss and 10 this congress Inc united
fcse Of his bread land. from sea 20 aea
from lakes to guif look To voice
" .pfsF wishes ana execute their VIII.
Iim.dihr President against the intervention
neea the United States in this holy Gauss
,rtsdR pee Is but oae velce OF dissent. that
fre4ee Is iAe voice OF the money changers.
ny fear war Not because ~ aug Chris
,nm, sentiment against war and in favor of
e Z Ne. bat because ,Aey fear a DECLARE
nd Of WAY CT the Intervention which.
~ result In war would have dcpress-
90 stHeet ou the stock market.
~ President. t so not read my duty
@ the ticker. / do not accept my les
IN patriotism from WAN street. lie
fsse war
MA vita Spain would Increase the
Ahsss and the earnings % every AtnerI-
faarsad. Il would tacgcase the OUT
q every American fsctory. 81 woula
saiate every branch Of Industry ana
EHsic commerce. q would great. in
1 use tae demand for American labor.
= the ead every certificate chat rep
fkA;ea share ia, a, An,.vt-..- s..