The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-21
INJUSTICE TO A TEXAN.

The Nashville American ought 10 be
more careful than It seems TO De in at
trlouting important ntteIances, alp ar
ing in the public prints, to the p.oper
source. 1t has lgnorauily ana reeNlossly
put words in the mouth Of non. Joseph
W, Bailey Of Texas that bel ne To an-
other Congressman B1uey" the gen
tleman from Kansas, lac America an
says.
CONGRESSMAN joe Bailey OF Texas IS aa.
osnet A.uef.cal WAC nds 4carbe4 sOA.etAiAs
Dy an oJstgSunJ y5.l 10 Cuua ri.a v,a!.
vas not eAleHlel eaaugA 10 enable n.u b.
opiAlD \ thorough knowi.dse o. CUBAN ehar-
aoter. our ;. VAS suntc.cae 10 give h.in q
tbLiy euFrec, idea VI toe preyail.ns seuu
uent and attitude OF those peo$le relative
70 th.s country Among other things Mt.
Bailey says:
GA Cuban SOL. that you are in a hostile ooun-
Try, il Is IN the air. The Cabans nro ou1
btter entm.es, while the Spaniards are our
Trends. Tna may sound like q paradox, but
I Is the simple truth The Spanards are
the substantial citizens Of the Island. They
compose W per cent OF the business element.
They would welcome American control OF the
Island OF Nuba--in other words. would well
come any stable government that would
guarantee 10 them their property rights and
Their personal rights
The Hon, W. ] Bailey is congressman
at-laTge in the present house from Kan
Eas. He has recently been to Cuba and
the views quoted by the american are
those expressed by him in an Interview
some days ago. CONGRESSMAN Bailey Of
Kansas is republican and would doubt
less be glad to see the admins ration
hold on to Cuba to please the Cuisine
element notwithstanding this country
pledge to give Cuba her complete indie
pendenee.
To this element In Cuba and to tn
iIrperialists In the United States It mat
ters not THAT the Cuban native popula
tlon Is overwhelmingly In the maiorit
In the island. that they are in fact 9Th
people" and unanimously opposed to an
nexation to the United States TIL
voice OF the people" ia too desplsed
force TO challenge the respect or tn
consideration of those who look beyon
right and justice In an endeavor to Sc
personal gain and aid the commercio
elements. Tho spolls a. conquest out
weigh all questions OF National homo
with such people
Congressman Joe Bailey OF Texas
Is not one OF this class The effor
therefore. by the Nashville American
mako capital asainst, the Cubaus an
give the scheme to retain or absorb Cub
a boost by pointing to such prominer
Southern representative as Joseph "
Bailey as convert to the theory tn.
the Cubans are not entitled to our frlent
ship, consideration or Assistance, nu,
fail completely when the simple fact
announced that # WAS an adminlstratio
republican, Bailey who went to Cuba an
Is now oritielslng the cubans. aud NJ
Bailey of Texas"
Whatever enmity exiets among the nj
tive Clshens toward this country hs
been directly engcndered by the condu
OF the administration at washingto
The people down there have been tref
ed as those OF conquered province ar
suspicion of our purposes has been a
lowed 10 develop everywhere. m
c,sbans do not know today whether tn,
are to be given full independence or no
Gratitude which otherwise might ha,
been expected has been naturally turn,
into suspicion. indignation ana emit
For such attitude. therefore. az the c,
bans now occupy the administration
Washington is directly responsible.