The San Francisco call., 1899-07-05
THE CUBAN AMERICANS.


votes and we hear no fattery Of them IN stump
speeches To the hvphenated Americans from the
four corners of the earth there has lately been added
a new field from the fifth corner and the new hyphen-
ated mongrel is called Cuban-American He is
man who wants to get all the joint advantages OF
American markets and prices, and the cheap labor
and tropical productions OF Cuba. He is man with
out country or pedigree, professional parasite,
whose God is dollar, and whose business 1t is to
embron nations to make trade out OF the blood OF
their people. The parasite prates deal OF patriotism
and has the art of making people believe that the
blood and they shed and the moneys they waste
in needless wars for his benefit sacrifices made for
their country and mankind Men OF this class have
organized a Cuban-American League, with head
quarters in New York Its officers are William
O. Mcdowell, president; Charles w Butler, treas
urer; Antonio A. Aguirre, secretary; DR.. Leon Bou-
land director of the educational department. Here
we have an Irishman, Scotchman, Spaniard and
a Frenchman running Cuban-American affairs and
educating" the American people to break the word
and promise and pledge OF the nation by annexlng
Cuba
These men have begun debating American policy in
fashion if possible insolent than that of Great
Britain. On June they to the President OF the
United States this insolent letter:
The Cuban American League desires to enter its
most earnest protest against the continuing OF the
tariff barrier and foreign OF postage between the
United States and Porto Rico, the Philippines and
Cuba So far as Porto Rico and the Philippines are
concerned they are as much part OF the United
States as Alaska or any OF the Territories and we be
licve their continued treatment in the Of tariff
and postage as If they foreign countries is con-
trary not only to the letter and spirit of the const
tuition of the United States but the best interests
of the nation and so far as Cuba is concerned we
recognize it is destiny that she should become and
continue permanent part Of the United States, and
in order that any of her deuded people that try to
oppose or delay this consummation may benefit from
the educating experience resulting from free trade
with this nation, we urge that so long she shall
remain under the flag OF the United States every
courtesy existing between the States Of this Union
be extended her-that Is free trade and national
postage rates The Cuban-American League recog-
nize5 that such policy will attach her people and her
interests to this nation with ties strong as those
which bind California, Louisiana, Illinois and New
York to their sister States"
If this letter is nsoent the answer is extraordn-
ary The making OF tariffs and postal is a civil
function OF Congress- That body and that alone,
der the constitution. can change, suspend extend
them The Cuban-American letter was answered by
an Assistant Secretary of War who said:
"In reply beg to inform YOU that the subjects
erred to in your letter are now receiving the earnest
attention OF administrative authorities, especially that
OF the military branch OF the public service The
statements made in your letter will be duly weighed
in connection with an equitable adjustment OF the
important questions"
The military branch" is considering whether it
will set aside the laws OF Congress and decree free
trade with Cuba! The military branch is contem-
plating the extension OF American postage foreign
soil which Congress has soemny declared shall not
be made part OF our territoryl II the military
branch" doesn't see what it wants will it please ask
for it,
These things which it is reported by the Assistant
Secretary of War have under earnest considera-
ton" are none Of its business. To make them so is
to be guilty Of the boldest usurpaton. If the Re
publican party propose identity itself with such
declarations and such doctrines it is time to look for
new leaders who respect the constitution and believe
in free government.
The military branch" is spoken of If it were
one of the coordinate branches Of the Government,
when the men who made the constitution regarded
military establishment evil justified only by ne
cessity.
Surely we are going the pace that kills republics if
this branch is guilty OF debating its power and
right to nullify the laws OF the country
Tobacco and sugar, two prime industries of this
country which of such importance to our farmers
as to require their protection by tariff enacted by
Congress- are be ruined by the insolent demand OF
this Cuban-American League, and if the army weigh !
that league against the American farmers and find
them wanting there will come Congress in which !
the army will be stripped OF its power and its arro-
gance will be humbled.
EXPEL THE ''GRAFTER."
I HEN the Republican Central Committee
\N| holds its meeting Friday it should proceed