Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-08

Senator Teller still regards Cuba with
the easy and somewhat precipitate OPP
timsm which inspired his much discuss
ell fourth resolution in the Intervention
act. At that time. nearly three years
ago, this nation was on the verge of one
OF the most momentous acts of war pos
s;ble to any power. in which it was de-
sirable that it should have the utmost
FIRE adom both in the immediate event of
conflict and also in dispensing of the Sc
Cuent results thereof. But Senator Tel
Ter then insisted that this nation should
undertake that mighty enterprise with
its hands bound and its eyes blinded:
that it should. unasked commit itself in
advance to Il certain course. without
knowing Whether or not that course
would be the best. His principles seemed
10 be to take a leap in the dark. leaving
the landing spot to be ascertained after
the nation had reached it. and to pledge
the nation to deal with certain circum-
stances in certain way without know
ing what those circumstances We're or
were to be. Similarly, at the present
time. this nation is on the verge of one
of the most momentous acts possible in
civil life-the establishment of new
sovereign state among the powers of the
world. And similarly Senator Teller
urges that it should do so With hands
bound and eyes blinded. trusting in hap
Ply -go-lucky fashion that somehow or
ether all will go we'll after the event.
and that after making a headlong leap
in the dark the nation will find itself
Oh. it's feet and on solid ground.
With such views we cannot believe the
nil of. ha IF
the nation will agree. There is too much
belief in the old saying that bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush. Prudent
men do not voluntarily relinquish ad-
vantageS to which they are entitled (and
il they are acting in a representative
capacity they have no right toy until
they have made certai> OF gaining others
Of equal value. Men of conscientious re-
gard for duty do not transfer their OBJ
legations to others without first making
sure that those others Will properly dis
charge them. Senator Teller comedies
! thatthis nation ought to have certain es-
! pccial rights and privileges in Cuba. But
/ instead of retaining them. now that we
I have them, he would have us relinquish
them altogether and tiust to getting
! them again at some future date. He be-
/ heVes that our relations with Cuba
should be closer than those of any other
I land. But. instead of keeping them SO.
| now that they are So he would put this
/ nation back on the same ground with all
others. and trust to Cuba's voluntarily
taking it back into intimate favor. In
| other words. he would do in a semi in =
ternational case that which he would not
dream of doing in domestic relations. and
which no level headed man would do in
! business: something. moreover. which
this nation is not bound to do by law OF
morals. and which. as we confidently be-
| lieve. and as the utterances of Cuban
papers which we printed yesterday seen
certainly to indicate. the Cubans them
| selves do not wish or expect us to do
This country has vast interests of its
own which must be protected, and it ha:
great obligations toward other nation
which must be discharged. Those thing
are not to be done by giving Cuba