The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-15

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t5sn sSs Ursiea States and SPAN VIII ae
al p~so~s We hope FOR @v~rrsors The
taat peacs might cSzne. Beginning VILE
he year A =. -sza. Il 1say rrz.hfBtfy -
sad that Cuba hAs k>sn az war vz-n
Spain Al Intervals from saas TINE up
20 fas 5sow-ng ~ OF tAs Maine thar. aas
been ps@sce. tns 2sac7 that preparss sn5
waited Tor ansthsr opportunity % - -
vsnxs1. 70 destroy TIE Tyrzn- and &c FREE
Justice sscxerAd tas Goddess 81 Liberty
. a@~rg= tee yirgans1s massacre. 1ut
e9uIsrc4azsE1 lesS oacE TIE hand hat
~cU43 have struck the blow % freedom
For ten years . cruel AMI Irauulan war
Vas waged. Millions II DEB; ~zs piled Gp
and Hundreds II Thousands 81 lives xere
sacrificed - MamraoEa- From 1ss5 % 30
7.. 80 Span12-1s and 4ss9s CuSarAs psr-
shed On ne Island Of Cuta- TIE Span
iar4s d4e1 70 e-Sazwe Cuba. -5e Cu5znS
died tsat Cuba Il gst b~ free ard irGe-
pendent What & difference! STU c1za-
rs-c3alisI would choxa tie voice o. fire.
60TE IL tELs land CT tie free. rad Lot the
destruction o. tire Maine n the aarDo- 81
p-3Ied The American people 20 put on t2e.r
liberty caps ara arm themselves WITH
rst-!buIive justice. But before they a-ess
4 shat they declared Ihesr purposes thus:
Whereas, The ahao-Tenr conditions
whsch have existed for more than three
years n tae stand o. Cuba. - near sur
OWL borders, have shocked the rno-al sense
o. the peop,e % he United States. have
besn = disgrace 10 civilization. eulmn2--
al re a
United States battleSh4p wita 5S ot its Of
ncSrS and crew while "a q friendly visit n
the harb0r Or Havana. ard Cannot loager
be endured IS mas been So. forth 1y The
president % ne United S,ates Il rs
message e congress u April y. 1855 upon
Taich the aclioD o. congress vas invited:
therefore.
Resolved First-That the people Of The
island OF Cuba are and o. right ouga; 10
Re freq aa1 Independent.
oSccnd-T'1at Il Is the duty OF the
United States 70 demand and me govern
nen. CO the United States does hereby de-
rnana. thai the government % Spain az
once TsADQa4sh lis authority AMI govern
znent II the isiaad of Cuba and withdraw
IS land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters
1Th!rd-That the p.eSiden. OF the United
States Be. and be is hereby directed and
empowered 70 Use the entire land and
naval forces % the United States. ard 20
cali Into zclua. service Of the United
States the militia Of Ire seveTa. states 10
such extent as may 5e necessary q carry
these resolutions i--o effect;
"fcurth-Taat the Tn1Ged States hereby
c.sc4aims any 5iso3sttioa Or intention 10
exercise sovereignty. jurisdiction Or con-
tfo! oyer SAID island except for the pacih-
cauoE thereof, and asserts It's 3e:erulna-
ton, E'hen that is accom- pl.shed to leave
the government and co1tro. os he island
70 liz people
Nowhere else in the history o. nations
Will be found such declaration. and only
republic. the United States 0. America,
c2asa make IL IL stands, next 70 The
Declaration % Independence, z monument
/ 70 Christian fire. men. Il required a p@o-
PIE endowed with intelligence, and I'M
cued with the love Of humanity. TO make
such resolutions. No greater cause can
exist for war, aDd for no greater cause
can war De- wagsd. The Gcd os nations
CT battles. o. man. was with us from the
beginning. an shall W. now surrender
the fruits OF victory? To whom shah We
surrender them? To the forces and the
principles that fought against Us? Never
To tae people CO Cuba. OF Porto Rico and
the Philippines. whose cooperation We
asked and received. we owe something.
To the Cubans, whose cause We sspoused,
We are obligated 10 see that they are
free and independent" We are no: seek
ing territorial expansion. nor annexation.
bU. the laureis % var gave US allies and
made Us sponsors. I; Is our duty. then.
10 establish ana maintain q republican
form Of government over the territory &C
qgired from Spain as the result % hu-
naDItsr'en war Let those people govern
themselves e they show ability 20 Go 50:
Il net. we owe Il 10 them and 70 ourselves
10 Undertake 20 inStruc. and enlighten
them II the essentials Of self government
In doing this We cannot overlook nor need
" deny The commercial interests that
will speedily ripen into friendships that
economic questions and social conditions
must Strengthen in our favor The people
OF Cuba. % Porto REQ and ~ the Philip
pines are tractab!e, docile and law-sbsd-
ing, and x only needs a human. and fast
government 20 make them seIf-reiian.
progressive. and IN short time BE
of mana ging their own government and
political affairs. This government OF ours
must grow. ard its growth need not cause
Us u .grore or abandon the Monroe doc
trire. BY erecting republics around as
w. strengthen orr system and expand cur
principles. not our territory We need
not SEEK war, but We should always b.
prepared % maintain our rights. and 20
10 this W. must have a navy In keeping
with oar greatness as a people The re-
cent call for sold ers shovel that our
militia have been neglected: and the cry
% the volunteer "A camp shows that We
need trained officers. Peace has come but
he wa- has developed our po.er as
greater nation. and hope VIII make Us
A better people. Certainly We VII be more
respect ed abroad. and efete usouarchhe@
Will ever I'm enber that ne destruction
q the Maine erected The republics 81
Cuba. Porto Rico aE1 ne Philippines. and
that g kind Providence blessed with sue
cess The Yankee boys mat fought for free
dom =. p. CARROLL