The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
A VIEW OF CUBA LlBRE.

Gus chief Of tender Doodle, after tho con
test is over, comes TO the front nohly.
Re thankful, You little fellow. oneu Your
pockets and let MS pick your pursel
~
There is not a just demand in all the
document because We have no right TO
make demands, Had we In this struggle
been nghtlnH alone for cuban freedom.
had II not been the anger and resentment
Of nation for the outrage perpetratcd
upon our jackies aud their wholesale mur
der we could not In honor make a dcmand
We should have long ago vacated the Is
land If Cuba is not capable OF sclf-gov
ernmeut. we lied when we dtrlarcd that or
right Cuba ought TO he FREQ. BY what
measure Of the standard of our original
declaration Of faith In human Kind. that
grand Instrument framed hW tue fathers OF
the republic do we elect to pronounce upon
the dtness OF people for self government
| How dare we under the stars ana stripes
give utterNnce 10 such hcrcsEf now
! dare vc under the blue be 90 colossal
In all this matter It Is the lcprosy Of tue
continent which has been speaking, not the
| sound people.
| will Inspire the heart Of the patriot IN
| Cuba TO stand pat. TO utterly Ignore the
| pnsillanmous demands OF our base ADMIN
ncrccnares hired by Doodle WIN constl-
/ tutc the force the United states VIII send
! to subdue Cubo II Cuba stands upon me
! we declared 20 be Cuba's.
~
Now. for the benefit of the Atlanta gen
tlcman, LET us look at ''our reasonable de
mands" Cuba Is asked to respect the
Monroe doctrine. When had We to ask
this! The ornaments Of tho world know
that the Monroe doctrine must he respected
of they must clear for action. What Is
the use Of humilating a little sister re
public by demanding something which
mighty England knows she must respect 20
the determination of free people to keep
one half the earth free. clear Of titles,
| kings and All tho dantfoolcry enibodicd IN
the Idea Of hereditary advantage Of rights
ANA privileges. Grover Cleveland had only
10 remind England OF this Monroe doctrine
once.
cuba is not to contract any debts when
Cuba can not pay out Of her own rcvc
mes" Whyf What the devil business *
Il Of ours? Did our friendly cooperation
In the whipping Of Spain give us right
over Cuha's credits and make us the al
mlnistrator Of Cuba purseY The Intent of
this, apparently. is to prevent Cuba from
getting into entanglcmeuts With foreign
powers suppose Cuba did DO not the
foreign powers know that the Monroe doe
trinc stiil stands Have we this right Of
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Americas or tho countries OF South
Americnf Does not this emanatc FROM
Wall street?
"Cuba IS asked IN lot the United States
to Intervene Tor the maintenance Of indie
pcndence and peace and order" what a
beautiful Independence that would he II 4,
right rho United States does not dare t.
seek In the affairs Of the States. except
upon The request nj u state In most extra
: ordinary Eases Instance tho riots Of Chi
cago. Was II popular. by the way? Wa,
IN Ig
| Intoi
An Independence imposed by superior
power! What superb independence is
contemplated.
Scuba is asked to validate what has beer
done during military occupancy" what
| right had we 10 military occupancy al an,
time? BY whose permission did our troop
: lipger Ia Cuba? Was It the win Of PEG
pie who were free7 Were they consulted
? or did the carpetbsgger and the military
parasite come with even less grace thar
the iackals who visited and humiiated an,
T oppressed and plunderod the South afte
= the late war after that South had beel
4 defeated by the superior forces OF valian
brothers Of the North? trust me, II wa
= not those who did the hghtlng who under
[ and peace. u was lighters NJ the kidne!
of silver Spoon" Butler Of nfamou
r memory, who smelled vars smoke ana
q and kent afar while wars smoke lasted
: thu srHlaw8gs such as the citizens OF Ncp
b Orleans, resolved Ia endure no longer
i kicked out OF the city on the 14th Of on
r March. We have thrown the festerini
. 1 carrIon of an armys wake Into the islam,
q and asked nation which we solcmnly de
clared free 10 recognize what these loafef
and parasites have done. Why: Nolidnt
n the thefts Of the postmaster Of Havana
J Cuba is asked to institute plans 70
3 sanitation" This is 50 glaringly to tuba
q own Interests that il Is like asking IN
II sick man please n cure himself ~
I, something the administration did NOT hay
X The courage To ask Spain. and the uuquie
3. ana the clandestine traffic with Cub
a brought us the fever during the cont n
uance n the war which we ended Wh
j. make this 4 condition precedent To grant
5 Ing Cuba a very doubtful and qDaling'
u freedomY is II doubted that Cuba woul
n reject our aid in sanitation, we remove
:" our troops and left tho rich island to solv
u It's own destiny under the stars
I, 49,
If THE title 10 the Isle ~ Pines is N b
10 settled by agreement" Funny! Would
+ be settled by war. is II feared. n we KEEP
" our promise and recognized Cuba as "
- months ago said Cuba was absolutely free
y CUBA is asked TO lease or sell 20 III
n. United States coaling stations What
!, glorious condition precedent 20 our keepin
|. our word! Why should free country d
10 itY Would the United States sell or Teas
le coallng stations to England or ever, I
y Inc prince of Monaco for the yacht who
=. c,rrles around his blackieg majesty
ie guess not. Why should Cuba do itf
y Now, all these conditions must De ~
: Allied before the United states VIII kee
y. ifs solemn and presumably sacred promls'
- A tnlef even would feel some computation
- about violating a promise ne had mad
~ before the world can not believe TO-
y, =, IRIS renresrnts the honor Of the America
=, :. natlontapd ! do nor mean by America
\, naIion the fellow that obtained DIS Or,
~ ~ No nollrIcal recognition by fathering n
~ ~ us,,,,erv sehedule framed BY the big man
10 iacturers-uor do mean Platts and bird