The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-27
THE PLAN IN CUBA.

The legislation now pending in Con-
gross is the second step in violation of
our pledge to give Cuba independence. 1t
provides that the American troops will
be withdrawn when four things take
place:
/. That "the United States shall have
supervision of all treaties with foreign
countries made by the republic of Cuba. :
2. That Cuba shall not undertake TO
pay the debt incurred by Spain in her
war with Cuba prior to and after the in
teryention Of the United States
9. That Cuba shall agree either 10
lease or to sell to the United States such
coallng or naval stations as in the opinion
OF the President of the United States may
be necessary to the protection of the
interests of this country"
4. That " the United States shall have
sufficient supervision Of tile laws of
Cuba relating to sanitation to protect this
country from epidcmics liable to origi-
mate there
,nting on these conditions, the
State has avigorous and able
from which VIC quote:
vhcle scheme may be summed up
manner: Instigated by a faith
less administration, faithless and subser-
Went Senator'S purpose to endow that ad-
ministration with power to use the mill
Of Init
purpose of coercing the Cubans into put
ting their maritime cities permanently
under the guns of American war vessels
anl surrendering besides certain material
attributes of sovereignty. This is greed.
it is bad faith. 1t is bullying-to use
President McKinlcy's own words, it is
criminal aggression. If this scheme. in
defiant violation OF our solemn national
pledge and every consideration CT equity
and wise public policy, shall be success
full the United States will stand disgraced
among the nations.
"a fixed figure for the time of scorn
To point his slow, unmoving finger at.
THE national honor requires that the
Senator's who have not been seduced into
acquiescence in this outrage shall exhaust
every resource to defeat it, f1libustering
If need be until the session expires and
maintaining that form of opposition il
the same proposals shall be made at the
extra session now in contemplation. If
this infalny is to be committed let the
sole responsibility for it be upon Presi-
don't Mckinley and his Cabinet. Let the
national legislature have no share in 1t.
II William Mckinley is to use the army
of the United States to levy tribute upon
RI ind VIZ
have solemnly acknowledged, let there
be no division of the infamy
We append parable from the New
York Evening Pest which may serve to
resolve this issue into it's elementary prin-
cipies and render the morals of the case
easier OF assimilation:
Jonathan. an unconmmonly well-grown
lad Of fifteen, one day found his small
next-door neighbor. Juan, fighting with
Carlos, over a iackknif which each. of
them claimed jonathan. after pretend
ing 10 examine the grounds of the quar-
rel believed out that the knife be-
lorgad to Juan, and that come what
might. Juan should have it. Then, as
an evidence of good faith and dsinter-
estcd friendship. lie began stripping off
his coat in order to join the fray
sAt this moment along came Professor
Morton and the Rev. DR.. Cabbott and
several other excellent clergymen. Pro-
fessor Morton was such a silly old man
that he didn't even believe in the siren
uous life; and he actually tried to per-
suade the two lads to give up their
manly sport OF pummelling each other,
and to settle their difference peaceably,
Professor Morton was soon reproved
for his error. however. as the Rev. Dr.
Cabbott. with the approval of the other
clergymcn exp med to him that boy
who would fight for the rights of his
little friends had reached pitch OF
moral subIimity hitherto unknown alnone
boys. The cIergymen, therefore. urged
Jonathan to go for Carlos, and mean
while they stood by to watch TINS SUD
limo moral spectacle.
THE struggle continued till Jonathan
drove Carlos home with bloody nose
Tier the subllmely moral Jonathan sal
down with little Juan, to put some
courtplaster on their fingers and wipe inc
mud off. In The meantime I'll hold your
knife for yod Ssaid Jonathan, for
afraid you'd drop it,. Juan was not over
eager to accept the generous of1er' ou
he couldn't be so suspicious of the SUB
timely moral Jonathan as to refuse MN
the knife for Just a few minutes.
Jonathan turned 1t over, opened 81
four blades. and examined the corkscfeV
aud the nail-i Then he remarked VIII
a sigh, that although he couldn't think o
taking such a handsome present iron