The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16

that Spanish fury and Cuban despcru'ion did
not ~convoTt cuba int, a waste strcWn with
and this, which CONSTITUTES an eternal claim
the world and in the Present condition Of
those relations that are. maintained under
The name Of International! Law, The title that
no power will dispute, 81 considering them
selves a part in the consttution Of our dchni-
tive government
Any course not having this reality In view
Is to go knowingly against the proper interest
Of our people. because II Is 10 Indulge in the
most dangerous delusions, when all the brains,
doctrine at our command wouli be but scauty,
AN those who would make the Cubans be-
lieye that they can assemble .as In a desert
and unknown island IN the midrle OF the At
lantio TO dispose of their d~estinies by them
selves are considered by me az prisoners OF
public conscience.
We can aspire to much. because It Ia within
the, convenience of tho American. people. and
within their practices and principles 70 throw
constitution; but in what might be called our
international status. the most that we can
attain ia a situation similar TO that Of Belgium:
Belgium is guaranteed by the weigh OF strength
of the Powers that signed the treaty Of the
BACK ts@ ID d beTP r Tie 's SSiiy wHnIe GgTS p pSw sr S snSy.i 9e
eret by the world, and. therefore. II would
he the result. not Of an equilibrium. that makes
Hnbor inati"n oisnrpear, but OF an enormous
4 am ignorant q how our Legislators will
suCGS9d IN Nh q ;ssfi am and run f{m 70 nat
do PERSIST IN pretending that the Washington
Government should have nothing 10 say in
the i~nisrnaiona is'ati9ns 4 Cuba whatever
surnlountabls barrier, and may Ind ourselves
for many years in the position Of the ottoman
provinces hat AustTia-Hungar administers
and militarily occupies.
1T j. thus that | see our situation. How
many. other Cubans see 4 bnt there ara few
who dare to say IL, while there is a great num-
Der bent on doceiving themselves and In de-
ceiving the others, telling them that we have
conquered inderendenoe, and that, all limita-
which they Imagine as though We lived in the
MON, would be a manifest usurI alton that
would justify the frenzy Of a resistance which
would lead Us to suicide.
Peoples. however. are not destined to COM
init suicide, but 70 attempt 10 live. progressing
in welfare, in culture and in humanity. VIII
We attain this with so much delusion, 50 many
hollow words ard 50 much looking back ward?
At oil events. What 10 certain is hat. the
general clHnior asks for what IN my views
seems unntial able Gag !. in these cor tiuons.
90 10 represent those who, perhaps diner rom
n, my s T9y yS OF i anp1nycd m AHd vi EEsn II xf + Ts s6S, G'I
bent Oh seeing ,i5ins, through the prisil OF
81 their passions. held by them to be heroic
and suhlineY Do you not see that ] would 10
d&ooTsdd to % s sIl, UNEQUAL Strqsg,e IN which l am
wrought as i on purpose e lnjure and deer
me- ! NONlu 'lI De ue llDaN VINO hts'kS me |
welfare Of his fellows. the positive good Of
pcnc". order and progress, but the servant ~
the foreign government, who II recOnciled 10 |
the aims 81 the usurper No: the fatherlsnd
has 10 right to demand barren sacrifices
This IL not the time for thoss who believe |
that 30 say the truth, however hitter Il may no.
Is the first OF the civic duties. but for those, |
who, poesessed Of the spirit o. giddlness. wish
20 YOU'D AL who d. not think. d. not dream
and do not rave like them Have We not heard
e.? The first voice that sounded. il 10 trace a
circle. OF fire around the convention with the
sword " the guardian angel Of paradise.
None will enter there but those who have
crossed The revolutionary Jordan. As II tho
revolution Lad sought the end 81 conuuering
Cuba for n handful Of Us sons, and not 10 place
the Cubans. all the Cuban, IN the meet cOndI-
tions 70 serve w~orthi|y. IN Tho measure Of their
abilities, for the great work Of making Cuba
regain lost time and "a. socially. financially
and politically a factor Of prcgrosE and rot a
focus Of disturbance and dlscord In the world |
I greatly appreciate the honor you have
desired 20 do me. that you have already ten
uered: but. as | owe my belief In all its integrity |
TO you and Ia Cuba. ] believe that, thinking
as ! do. L. behooves me 10. stay where ] am. 20
serve while | can In the admlnistfa alive sphere. |
and 10 serve afterwafd. as i have alv avs done, /