The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-30

nit those who desire to resume the Gulf
walton of their fields to do so and as
sures them of the protection of the Span-
|. ish government in their lawful occuna-
ton"
Concluding the reference to Cuba. Mr.
Mckinley said
THE near future will demonstrates
whether the indispensable condition of
righteous peace, just alike to the On
bans and to Spain, as well as equitable
to all our interests, so intimately IN
volved in the welfare of Cuba, is likely
to be attained. If not, the exigency If
further and other action by the United
States will remain to be taken. Whom
that time comes that action will be de-
termined in the line of indisputahla
right and duty. 1t will he faced, with
out misgiving or hesitancy in the light
of the obligations this government owes
itself, to the people, who have confded
to it the protection of their interests
and honor, and to humanity.
Sure of the right, keeping free from
all offenses ourselves actuated only nv
upright and patriotic considerations
moved neither by passions nor selfish
ness, the government will continue its
watchful care over the rights and prom
erty of American citizens, and will
abate none of it's efforts to bring about
by peaceful agencies peace which shall
be honorable and enduring. If it shall
hereafter appear to be a duty imposed by
our obligations to ourselves, to civiliza-
ton and humanity to intervene with
force, it shall be without fault on our
part, and only because the necessity for
such action will be so clear as to COM
mand the support and approval of the
civilized world
At that time Mr.. Mckinley believed
the promises of Spain. Every one Of
them has been broken. The horrible
order of concentration" has not been
modified, but the policy has been carried
on until humanity rev0lts at the starya-
ton and death it has produced. Instead
Of permitting those who ''derire to re-
sumo the cultivation of their fields" it
is well known that the fertile lands of
Cuba are as unproductiye as a desert.
If this country has any right at any
time to Intervene with force" what
more provocation is needed than the
murder of our sailors, the butchery of
the Cubans, the starvation of the women
and children, the destruction of the pro-
auctions of the island, and of our trade,
and the other like acts?
The time was when the recognition of
Cuban independence would have saved
the explosion of the Maine and the star
walton of the Cubans. Then Mr.. Cleye-
land and Mr. Mckinley delayed and
delayed accepting promises from Spain
which the history of that country did
not Justify any student of history in ac-
cepting. With broken promises, and
murder of Americans and starvation of
Cubans in mind. are we to accept fresh
promises TO enable Spain to continue its
piracy until such time as it can blow
M another American war vessel and
spread starvation again over the most
fertile island in the world?
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Mckinley have
declared 1T to be our duty to. intervene
If the war should not be stopped I'm a
reasonable time If Spain has not been
given reasonable time" and has not
demonstrated the extinction of its right
full sovereignty, how long time must
elapse before a reasonable time, and
must Spain starve all the cubans and
blow up our whole navy to prove the reeY-
tinction of its sovereignty"