Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-12-07

OF electors and the manner of exercis-
ing suffrage; second, to organize courts
of0 justice. with native judges from
the local bar; third. to frame the in
sular budget both as to expenditures
and revenues to meet the Cuban share
of the national budget, which latter
will be voted by the national 'Cortes
with the assistance of Cuban Senators
and Deputies; fourth, to initiate or
take part in the negotiations of the
National Government for commercial
treaties which may affect Cuban in
terests; fifth. to accept or reject COM
mercial treaties which the National
Government may have concluded with
out the participation of the Cuban Gov
eminent; sixth, to frame the colonial
tariff, acting in accord with the pc
ninsular Government in scheduling
articles OF mutual commerce between
the mother country and the colonies.
Before introducing or voting upon
bill, the Cuban Government or the
Chambers will lay the project before
the Central Government and hear its
opinion thereon, all the correspondence
IN such regard being made public.
Finally, all conflicts of jurisdiction
arising between the different municipal
provincial and insular assemblies. or
between the latter and the 1nSular
executive power and from their nature
may not be referable to the Central
mitted to the courts.
That the Government of Sagasta has
entered upon a course from winch re-
cession with honor is impossible can
hardly be questioned; that in the rev
weeks it has existed it has made ear
nest, of the sincerity of its professions
is undesirable. D 1 shall not impugn its
sincerity nor should Impotence be SUI
fered to embarrass it in the task it has
undertaken. 1t is honestly due to
Spain and to our friendly relations with
Spain that she should be given a rea-
sonable chance to realize her expecta-
tions and to prove the asserted efhcacy
of the new order of things to which she
stands irrevocably committed. she mas
recalled the commander whose brutal
orders inflamed the American MIND ana
shocked the civilized world. She mas
modified the horrible order of concen-
tration and has undertaken to care for
the helpless and permit those who de-
| sire to resume the cultivation OF thelr
fields to do so and assures them OF the
protection of the Spanish Government
in their lawful occupations. She has
lust released the Competitor prisoners
heretofore sentenced to death and VINO
have been the subject of repeated dip
lomatic correspondence during both
this and the preceding administrations.
Not a single American citizen is now
under arrest or in confinement in Cuba
knowledge. The near future Will de-
monstrate whether the Indispensable
| condition of righteous peace, just
| alike to the Cubans and to Spain as well
as equitable to all our interests so init
mately involved in the welfare of Cuba,
( is likely to be attained. If not, the ex-
| igency of further and other action by
| the United States will remain to be TAX
en-. When that time comes that action
will be determined in the line of the in
| disputable right and duty. 1t will be
| faced, without misgiving or hesitancy,
I in the light of the obligation this Gov
eminent owes to itself, to the people
who have confided to it the protection
! of their interests and honor, and to hu-
manity. Z
Sure of the right. keeping free from
all offense ourselves, actuated only by
upright and patriotic considerations
moved neither by passion nor selfish
ness, the Government will continue Its
watchful career over the rights and
| property of American citizens and will
| abate none of it's efforts to bring about
by peaceful agencies a peace which
shall be honorable and enduring. If il
shall hereafter be a duty imposed by
our obligations to ourselves, to civiliza-
ton and humanity to intervene with
force it shall be without fault on oul
part and only because the necessity fol-
| such action will be so clear as to com
mand the support and approval of tht
civilized world.