Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-14
ON CUBA.
Two Years Ago Pc Advocated This
COuntry'G Present Policy.

COuntry'S Present Policy.
We publish a.speech of Congress
man Newlands on the Cuban ques-
ton delivered two. years ago. 1t Gov
ers all the questions now under dis
cussion and as a matter Of argument
and prophecy meets all the require
ments Of subsequent events:
Mr. Hitt-I yield ten minutes to
the gentleman from Nevada, Mr..
Newlands.
Mr.. Newlands = Mr.. Speaker, the
senate resolutions are substantially
the same as those which we're passed
recently by the house, though they.
are not, perhaps, couchcd in language
so diplomatic and courteous. Two
objections are urged against these
resolutions. One is hat there is no
a state Of public war in Cuba. The
able and convincing speech Of the
chairman of the committee on for
eign affairs [Mr. Hitt] has fully es-
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Tic war in Cuba. One hundred and
twenty-five Thousand soldiers have
been mployed for "a long period Of
time in attempting to suppress the
rebellion, and, Notwithstanding the
great strength employed in that eff
fort, three-fourths of the island is now
In the hands of the insurgents.
1t is true that the insurgents have
not been able to meet the army Of the
oppressor with tile the force and vieor
with which equal armies meet. They
have been obliged to resort to the
tactics always employed by insur-
gents against IA strong and desputic
power They have been obliged to
resort tn guerilla warfare-the war Of
attack and retreat and reattack; rs
the chairman Of the committee so
APPLY stated yesterday. Thoy have
been guerillas, not banditti. The
latter attack only for plumber. but
the Cuban insurgents have had "a
high and noble pnrpose.-the liberia
ton Of their country, and though
their destruction Of property has
been great. it has it's JUSTIFICATION in
the fact that only by destroying tile
sugar gro 8 and thus impuiring the
revenuc Of the Spanish government
can its efficacy in suppressing the re-
belllon be impaired. But the war
40 conducted has been effective. An
organized government has been
created which now wiel3s its power in
three .fourths of that island, and the
captain general OF the Spanish forces
has declared that he will require at
least tw" years more to suppress the
rebellion. | take it, then. that there
is existing in Cuba a condition Of af.
fairs which justiRes us in asserting
that there is Il state OF public war and
that tue insurgents are entitled to he
igerent rights.
The nex objection urged Is that
Spain is a friendly nation and friend.
ship requires that we should not in.
tervene III Il difficulty between g
friendly nation and her colonies. III,
ternational law is appealed to. Blu
that law is not "a rule OF action which
can he ipforced by any tribunal. l
is a code in etiquette between ma
tons. And what does that code o
etiquette requirsP Why, simpl
that nations should bear toward eac.
other the general friendliness an
courtesy which individuals in organ
ICED society entertain, but wheneve
a nation, like All individual, puts il
self in q position where it is charge
able with the reputation Of the oil
legation OF honor, and with acts {
perfidy and cruelty, then the FRIEND
ship may well cease in the case Of
nation, Just as in the case of an liz
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