The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-16
CREAM Of the SPECIALS
GIVES UP CUBAN POST.
President Orders Abandonment Of
Naval Station Near Havana.

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Oyster Bay special to Chicago Record
Some days ago the President gave or
ders TO the Secretary OF the Navy to
oring sway 1000 tons of coal which Ad-
miral Crawford has had stored-in a fine
new warehouse at Triscorpia, little
suburb OF Havana. just across the bay,
and to turn over to the Cuban authori-
ties the warehouses, docks and other
property OF the Government of the Unit
ed states at that place. This includes a
railway about three miles long, which
connects the docks and warehouses with
the main system of Cuban railways. and
was intended for the convenient distri-
button OF freight This railway and the
docks were not built with Cuban money,
but with appropriations by our Congress
for the benefit of the navy; the ware
houses were leased from private owners;
property. whatever. One of the first
things their Government did. however.
was tn call for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
TINS property. and, as 1t was the last link
GGcnnecting the army and navy of the
! United States with the Island of Cuba,
no official notice was taken of their de-
mand as long as Congress was In session,
nut when adjournment was taken with
out doing anything toward fulfilling our
duty and obligations toward the Cubans
the President took the ground that we
were no longer justified in asking or ac-
cepting favors from Cuba. and ordered
tne pfonerty TO be vacated.
THIS Is being done with great reluct-
arlce by the naval authorities. not only
because of its significance as surren-
der OF the only foothold we have on Gu
ban soil. but because 1t is not uncommon
for one nation to lease coal docks upon
the territory of another and they think
that the cubans are rather cheeky In or
dertng us to get out. The President
thinks differently. He Is not willing to
rest under any obligations whatsver to
China q ~ A.
treat the people of that island with such
Injustice and shows such a selfish policy
toward them
Nor viii he allow any steps to be taken
tons until we can look Cuba In the
fece without blushing." We have set the
new republic a very poor example of ma
tonal morals. but we should preserve our
national decency and not demand favors
OF Cuba as long as Congress is prevented
by the beet sugar ring from carrying out
our national good faith. 1t is true that
the constitution of the Cuban Republic
was amended upon our demand SO as TO
allow US to have three naval stations
upon its coast the locations to be select
ed by diplomatic negotiation, but IL the
President should make overtures in that
direction under the present circumstances
he would run the risk of receiving a well
deserved snub. The Cubans might sug-
gest that II would be well for us to vim
dictate our national faith before asking
them to trust us any further. We cane
not demand our rights from Cuba as long
as we refuge what Is due her from us.
We cannot accept our rights from such
feeble and embarrassed nation without
sacrificing our self-respect.
That is the way the President feels
about the matter, and no further steps
will be taken about the establishment of
naval stations in Cuba until Mr.. Oxnard,
the lobbyist of the beet sugar ring, per-
mlts Senator Elkins, Senator Burrows
and the other Senators whose votes he
controls to respect the national honor and
obligation.