Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-04-20

the contest, es well to enfesce truce al Ia
guide the eyentfui settlement
The grounds for such Intervention ma. IN
briefly summarized as follows w
!. In the cause OF humanity and to pyt m
end to the barbarities. boodshed, sta va.
ton and horrible miseries now eyI,,ia,.
there. and which the parties TO the cnnt,iass
are either unable or unwilling to ston ~
mitigate. IL Is no answer to say this IL ali
In another. country. belonging to another
nation. and Is, therefore, none of our hnsI
ness. II is specially our duty, for 1t is right
at our door.
2. We owe 1t 10 our citizens in Cuba "a
afford them that protection and Indemnity
for life and property which no government
there can or will AFFORD, and TO that end To
terminate tie conditions that deprive them
or legal protection.
q. The right to intervene may be Justified
by the very serious injury TO the commerce
trade and business of our people and by the
Wahton destruction of property aud deyasta-
lion or the island.
Fonrth.-And which Is OF the utmost Inn
portance. The present condition of affairs
IN Cuba Is a constant menace to our people,
ana entails upon this government an enor-
nous expense. With such a conflict, waged
Tor years In an Island so near us, and with
which our people have such trade and busl-
ness relatlons-whcn the lives and liberty OF
our citizens are In constant danger, and
their property destroyed and themselves
ruined-where our trading vessels are liable
to seizure and are seized at our very door, by
war ships of a foreign nation, the expedi-
tons of libustering that we are powerless
10 prevent altogether, and the Irritating
questions and entanglements thus arising
all those. and others that need not men
ton, with the resulting ST ,alned relations,
are constant menace to our peace and COM
pei us TO keep on n semi-war footing with
nation with which we are at peace.
Destruction of the Maine.
These elements or danger and disorder al
ready pointed out have been strikingly Illus
rr1fpH Of We "a
and justly moved the American people.
have already transmitted to Congress the
report of the naval court of Inquiry on the
destruction of the battle ship Maine in the
harbor of Havana during the night of the
10Th OF February. The destruction of that
noble vessel has filed the national heart with
inexpressible horror Two hundred and nifty
eight brave sailors and marines and two
officers of our navy. reposiug in the faneed
security OF a friendly narbor, have been
hurled 10 death-grief and want brought to
their homes aud aurrow TO the nation.
The naval @ourt OF Inquiry which, Ii Is
needless to say, commands the unqualified
confidence OF the government. was unanl
nous In Its conclusion that the destruction
of the Maine was caused by an exterior ex-
plosion. that OF submarine mine. 1t did not
assume to place th, responsibility. That re-
mains TO be fixed.
In any event the destruction OF the Maine,
by whatever exterior cause. Is Il patent
and impressive proof OF state of things
in Cuba that Is intolerable. That condition
Is thus shown to be such that the Spanish
government cannot assure sa fety and Sc
curity TO vessel of the American navy in
the harhor of Havana on mis- sion o. peace
and rightfully there.
Further referring In this com ecton to re-
cent diplomatic correspondence, IA dispatch
from our minister TO Spain Of the 2Gtn ultimo
contained the statement that the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs assured him pos
itiyeiy tnat Spain will do all that the highest
honor and justice REQUIRE in the matter OF
above referred
the 3lst utlmo also contained an expression
arbitration Of all the differences which can
arise In this matter, which Is subsequently
explained by the note Of the Spanish minis
ter at Washington OF the 10th inst, as fol-
lows:
GAS to the question of fact which springs
from the diversity OF views between the re-
port Of the American and Spanish boards
Spain proposes that the fact be ascertaned
by an impartial Investigation by experts
which decision Spain accepts In advance"
TO this have made reply.
The long trial has proved that the object
for which Spain has waged the war cannot
be obtained The fire of insurrecton may
fame or may smolder with varying seasons,
but II has not been and 1t Is plain that 1t
cannot be extlnguished by present methods.
The only hope OF relief and repOse from a
condition which cannot longer be endured Is
the enforced pacifcatlon of Cuba. In the
name Of humanity, in the name of ciyliza-
ton, In behalf OF endangered American In
terests which give us the right and the duty
to speak and to act, the war In Cuba must
stop.