Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-29
HAVANA PRESS COMMENT.
Recent Editorials Show the View
That Is Taken of the Cuban
Situation.

That Is Taken of the Cuban
Situation.
HAVANA, Aug. 2o-Some recent editori-
ais in the Havana papers throw interesting
side lights on the situation. La Union Con-
stitucional said the other day:
1T is impossible now to conceal the fact
that, within the last three months. difficult
ties have been steadily arising between the
Americans and the insurgents here and in
the Philippines. News received of late from
different sources indicates that these diff
ferences exist and will almost inevitably
terminate in a rupture. For instance, the
Spanish officers who recently arrived from
ManZanillo assert that the rebels and
Americans there used TO fire at each other
daily from their respective camps.
''Spain's hatred toward her common en-
emies was for long time of equal grade.
The different methods. however; employed
by the Americans have naturally had the
result of making Spain's hostility less
toward them than toward the Cuban reb-
els. The Americans ought. indeed, to be
ashamed of their allies, for they came to
Cuba ostensibiy to aid the oppressed. and
to secure justice.
La Lucha, discussing the duty OF the
Madrid government, stated its view in this
'.Spain's sovereignty has not been repre-
sented in Cuba by her land and sea forces
only. 1t has heen represented also by other
factors and interests which are really the
ones from which she has derived her
been primarily due. The. first obligation
resting upon her, in treating for peace, is
to protect the great wealth of those Span
iards and pro-Spanish natives in Cuba who
have been the real element of resistance
against everything contrary to the integ-
rity of Spanish territory.
The honor of the army must oil course
be saved; but there are also the concerns
of those now representing at least SO per
cent of Cuba'S wealth, who through all the
changing events, have continued loyal 10
IN, ar1I GfiI pnnff
ernment must bear in mind that none OF
the Spanish colonies has had Spanish
population as large as Cuba s. or so many
natives who have been faithful TO Spain.
In the Spanish colonies of former days
those that are now republics and that We're
necessarily abandoned by her because or
the efforts of the foreigner to conquer the
peninsula itself-there was nothing Span
ish, either in numbers or in wealth, to
compare with what is Spanish in numbers
and wealth in Cuba to-day.
Therefore, it follows that the govern
ment in feeling about for solution of the
present problem, ought to try to abide by
a course that would save. as far as possi-
BILE. the great interests created in Cuba by
the Spanish family
Ell Diario del Marina, reproducing the
editorial in Ell Impartial. of Madrid. enti-
tied 1.-The World for the Americans" which
that paper published about the time war
was declared, says:
"The Monroe doctrine has been immense
ly extended among the Americans. Ihey
feel strong enough, perhaps, to change
themselves from gold miners into conquer
ors. 1t is SO handsome for these barbarians
of civilization to cry out, The world for the
Americans To-day 1t is against Spain
that they apply the principle. Tomorrow
il will be any other European nation. There
will always be q chance to test their pre-
tensions. The American invasion, so terri,
flying and astounding, can only be checked
by European patriotism. But, alas. this
patriotism is coming to an end; FOR II mas
seen Spain unjustly trampled down in the
name of humanity"
La Union Constitutional, bitterly protest.
ing against reports that peace Is TO be con-
cluded only after great territorial sacrifices
by Spain, says: ,
I'm the battlefield or in the discussion OF
a peace treaty. in war and in peace alike,
let us always be the Same-genulne span
iards IT, for interest of our race and Tor
rights sake, 1t becomes necessary, let us
sacrifice everything to defend Spain's hon
or until the last Spaniard has given his
life at the foot of the flag that waves over
FL Moro. Thus we shall show that we are
willing to do our duty. Thus shall We
render a great service to Europe. If the
Old World is to made subordinate to the
New: If the citizens of the New World are
to impose their ambitions upon the conven-
ience of the civilized nations of the Old
World and IL the Old World has forgotten
its most important interests and Spain is to
be abandoned in this Titanic struggle, car
the sacrifice of her sons; IL this is to be
our fate, then let the period close in a
happy day on which Spain shall lend her
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