New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-23

The hereto as in no other Christian land In ~
capital OF its faith was not respected that when
the hordes OF Charles fell upon Rome they conc ,nnro
p n ha 2'S d} eyen ro the S'H
Rome still bears the marks OF tns aoomlndoe oS
asiation: for IL has rcen pOssple "hohy 10 ~
ltorae The marks o. the nails driven in he trescoes
OF Raphael at the Vatican, on when naioeros "e'c
hung.
EXTERMINATORs, NOT CIvGLiZERs.
Now proud cxtcrminaors canno: be civilizers
They do not a,smilatc peoples They only make
them suffer. and exploit them til they exasperate
them and force them TO revolt.
The re1eh too a,er hsyng sprs,d oysT I bsl
M,hin Their own hoandarlss Bg on Ie,ng ,nr,
a fertile deposit There t. not nation where ne
French have been which has not preserved 70 this
is his that their great man. Napoleon. has 70,
NAMED the great man OF all European peoples. and
villages Of the lands where he ruled for the
morlent Bat when the Spaniards retired from the
wha. did they lcave@ Nothing bu, very disagree,
able cultural aspiration such a. was introduced into
Italy into the scr, Tuscan dialect, They would Ike
nov io cxtermlnate the cubans and make them
the Indians nd the heroics in this connection il T.
only necessary TO recall the horrible tragedies assoc
clated with the name Weylcr
Is I, surprising that the Cuhans object being
eNtermnaied; that they struggle aud resist and
for help Is II astonishing TINT the Americans.
who near these acspalrlnS calls VINO receive those
groans AMI supplicat.ons-is ii astonishing that
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have fe, In iis hear, the dcepes, indignation and
scandal to civilization this yeritable outrage on
divine law. paradcd ~ its very doors and before
such an act % humanity IL a violation o. the rnes
Of intsrnaon', honor % tho prescriptions OF JUS
/ tic" and the exigencies OF law
Such reproarhe~ would De unlustinei and in
. auitous coming rom any qaarter but coming from
u not the whole history Of France the apostleship
- onfranchsement by word by counsel and by dnt
aFa rms tort i. hon ~ sod
ing 10 break away from cruel domination?
The moral result Of this success Whatever aprens
viii be favorable to civilization and humanity
] spain once driven on, OF Cuba ,he United states
I vii be con,en, either to leave The Cuban free TO
establish an independent and autonomous republic
or for certain reasons the enfranchised island VIII
F h.. annexed md become n State IN the Federal
Union. In either case the CuhRns Will bc gan"rs
/ In the hrst instance they would be- the masters OF
their destiny. I'm the second they would become
living free members ot great ceytry d"vS,ea
into consideration. ! am not certain whether. IN
4 their own interest. the realization OF the second
/ hypothesis would ne preferable.
DANGER or INDEPENDENCE
/ /, IL a dangerous transition from the obscuri,y
Of servtude 20 the llght % liberty. The eyes are
/ eazzed and one Is apt 70 lose ones way. The
example Of the other South American republics.
which. having ihro"n oil tho spanish Fok.; my =
never ceased 20 osr!late between directorship and
/ anarchy would 10 indicate hat the tubans
might Ind IL To their advantage 10 accept the pro-
/ ,rrfirx tut.age OF A people already infatuated 10
IN. OF liberty who wouil guiN" 'n'i a'otis
no
say. them more than one hard trial ana cru'I "N-
pcrcnce. -, ,,,,,. ,o,,,.
At the moment when Franc lost Cnnaaa one 10, on
her statesmen said ~ sore day rrahI So - h ns
/ - her continental colonies she VIII D" lounn 10
go on pyoTpc1n nos pg sae Which have kept their
colonies In fact she may surpass mem IN M, nap
rruestlonab.y he true II applied to spain cuba.
which cannot he paffd IKE her G rcsourees
and s,erillzos her efforts. When she shail nave
been cured OF Il ana amen IN l0 cS,cnr the down
/ ward tendency which is leading to most threat
since the fall OF Napoleon Spain has become What
Poland was-a field o; tscord and anarch ny Sn rs
ar.h ~ =" 40 one seems 10 have arm. and
prsctical Iea % government some exaggerate
liberty 10 the point o. license. others pluns" mead
Smg lsto XowhcTS - be found that peaceful
working OF liberal institutions which i.ndSir f., 4
fne is not s@rronndcG rs was Poland by neishbors
eager TO disnembcr her o,herwise nC,H' y, 70
estnbilsh regular and wisely constituted state she
How then viii It 70 possible for Spain 70 govern
wei her colonies when she is so nap mana sly
play beyond tho sens II wisdom which she had
n"vcr shown at home? Tho loss Of cuba may
mori Grasplng =, The las, fact hat Nilhin her
nf III, She an may earn 70 mend her ways md aeain
hecome in the roacer, Of Europe harmonious
Frenchmen hope Inst such may be the case.
They have much to complain o. In regard 10 Spa'ii
They cannot forget that II was THROUGH the perndy
OF the men who governed her In 1870 mat was
ha,chcd the ahomn lble plot or the Hohrnzoiiorn
cnndlla,ure which forced France into the field Of
battle where she lost for a time her military su-
nremacy NoiwIt nst,n ding this poignant rccol-
lection Fr-nchmen would not hesitate TO pro-
nounce IN favor ~ Spain II II were lust 20 do so.
FOR their Judgment is not Influenced by n grudge
or A hate. Their fault. alas' IL rather TO forget
To hate what should be hated
We do not hesitate. therefore. In tho name OF
Justice and right. Of humanity and liberty TO range
ourselves the side Of America. That certain In
tereste,i motives and unacknowedgcd conshlera =
tious may be mingled with the generous impulses
| wnch prompted her 10 take sides with cuba is
I quite possible. hut this impure alloy cannot blind
n, To the general charac or 81 the enterprise How
ever covetops some Cf her citizens may he. the
tinted stats I'm this instance Is not freebooter.
She is liberator. and the Eternal will be just in
crownlng her arms With victory.