Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-08-03
CONQUEST OF CUBA.
ISLAND PLACED AT MERCY OF
WALL STREET.
Senator Hale on the S!tuation-Remark-
able Statement from One of the Fore
most Republican Leaders-GrOsvenor
Says We're After Pelk

What is this country going to do
with Cuba? This is g question which
many are urging the administration
to answer without further ado. When
the United States interviewed in behalf
OF Cuba and the American-Spanish
was resulted, a resolution was passed
by congress giving out in so so many
words that this country was not en-
tering on an era of conquest so far as
Cuba was concerned, but since the
war has terminated nothing has been
done to carry out the promise then
made. Some are growing restless over
the matter, and Senator Hale, one OF
the stanchest Republicans in the coun-
try uttered speech on the floor OF the
senate few days ago these remark
able words
THERE ARE VERY POWERFUL
INFLUENCES IN THIS COUNTRY,
LARGELY LOCATED IN NEW YORK
CITY, LARGELY SPECULATIVE
AND CONNECTED WITH MONEY
MAKING ENTERPRISES, THAT
ARE DETERMINED WE SHALL
NEVER GIVE UP CUBA.
81 THINK THE TIME WILL COME
UNLESS SOMETHING EARNEST
AND DRASTIC is DONE BY CON-
GRESS, THAT THE LAST SOLDIER
OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE
WITHDRAWN FROM CUBAN SOIL.
DO NOT THINK THE PRESIDENT
FAVORS THAT, l DO NOT THINK
THE SECRETARY OF WAR FAVORS
THAT"
II such a man as Senator Hale has
reached the conclusion given above
is 1t not about time for sober minded
people of all parties to awaken to
the true condition of affairs Austin
Statesman.
Next to Hanna and second in COM
mand of the Wall street tools is Cen
eral Grosvenor of Ohio, and he said
recently on the floor of the lowtA
house Of congress in referring to
Cuba:
I'VE are going to make all we can
out of it."
But there has never been any doubt
about what the controlling influences
of the Republican party will do with
Cuba since American soldiers landed
on the island any more than there is
doubt about what highway robber
will do with money that falls into his
hands, and the writer thereof would
just as soon trust highway robber
as to trust the controlling influences
of the Republican party.
AS to what the country will do with
Cuba depends entirely upon the YER
dict of the people in the general
elections of this year. If Bryan is elect
ed he will not be controlled by the
combinations of Wall street and Lon
don capitalists and will deal honestly,
fairly and justly with the Cubans, but
if the people allow the reelection of
Mckinley the Cubans will fare about
as those who fall into the hands OF
highway robbers. And the people OF
Mexico may well thank their stars that
the Democratic party was in power at
Washington in 1S47, as the American
flag would not have been hauled
down" from over the City of Mexico
if the controlling influences of the Re-
publican party had been in power, and
the people of the United States would
have been taxed hundreds of millions
of dollars annually to hold the Next
cans in subsection. Besides, Texas
would never have been republic II
the controlling influences of the Re-
publican party had been in power at
Washington in 1886, for American SOL
diers would have been sent shortly
after the battle of San Jacinto, while
the Texans were weak and bleeding,
to take possession in order that the
tools of the money power coud say OF
Texas as General Grosvenor said the
other day of Cuba
1--WE are going to make all we can
out of it,"