Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-04-17

those people in certain resolutions
recently passed, an equal obligation is
imposed upon the most powerful nation
On this sid of the world to protect a
country that lies at our very doors
against perfidy, cruelty and oppression,
for 1t should be remembered that the ten
years rebellion, 1868 to 1873, was only
ended upon certain guarantees of auton-
omy and representative government
made by the Spanish Government
guarantees which were repudiated when
peace was restored-and that Spain's per-
fidy lit the fires of a new rebellion.
In these resolutions what do we do?
We simply express the opinion of the
two Houses of Congress that Cuba is en-
titled to belligerent rights and that the
friendly offices of this government
mould be used to insure the recognition
of free Cuba. We have extended he
hand clothed in velvet, but it should be
understood that under the glove of vel
vet is concealed the hand of iron which
Will ultimately by vigorous action break
the bonds which hold an outraged col
ony to a p%erfidious, cruel and deSp0tic
Government.
L think this country has a duty to per-
form besides a duty to its own people.
We have not a right to pursue the policy
Of selfish exclusion any more thar an in
dlvldual has in organized society. I
think we have a duty to perform to all
the republics of this continent that now.
with the exception of Mexico, cast dis
grace upon the very name of republican,
ism. Instead of maintaining the policy
OF selfish exclusion which we have main
tanned for years, saying to the great pow
ers of Europe, and particularly to Eng
land, Hands Off! we will not permit
you to extend to these countries tie
government Of law and Order" we have
a certain duty to discharge to humanity
and to civilization in seeing that those
countries are no longer dedicated to
disorder and violence. There is a GER
tain duty as protector that devolves
upon the people of this country with ref
erence to the nations of this continent.
1t should be exercised through the Pan
American C0ngress-through treaty re-
latlOnS for mutual cooperation and sup
port-by all the moral influence which
a great nation can exercise in it's COM
munion with weaker powers. and, if
necessary, when civil war, anarchy and
mutual depotism. by an armed interven-
ton, commanding order ami good GOV
eminent.
Now, of course, we all understand that
the people of the Latin race are not 80
we'll fitted as hose of the Angln-S ,Non
race for free government. We thluugh
generations and through centuries have
had a training for freedom-iu our trial
by jury. in our legislative system, and by
all the machinery of forms of govern
ment-so that it may be said that the
republic of America W IS the very evoIu-
ton of the education of the ages. The
Latin race has not been prepared for
such an evolution. Yet must we saw
that the colony of his European depot
ism must be kept always under the heel
OF the OppressOr because its people are
not fitted for self-g0vernment. Shall we
keep people in darkness in order to train
them for the light? I apprehend that
the very fact that disorder and violence
eA1SI III the central american and
South American Republics, that the
Latin race is lily fitted for free govern
ment, is no objection to a bold and de
cided stand on the part Of this country in
favor Of the independence of Cuba. for |
claim that the very first step in the evo-
luton of liberty is to break the shackles
that bind a dependent colony to a des-
potic country.
So from Every point of view my judg-
ment is that we should taKe a firm self
reliant, and powerful position with refer
ence to this entire continent-with refer
ence to the Central American and the
South American Republics, and with ref
erence to dependent colonies suffering
under oppression and cruelty. In that
view, regardless of the talk about the
friendship which should exist between
nations and the etiquette that should
control friendly nations in their dealings
with each other. | say that some duty
deVolVeS upon us toward civilization and
humanity and human liberty, and this
duty is best discharged by prompt and
rigorous action with reference to this
struggling country at our very doors.
Here the hammer fell
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