The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-15
NO FAToR|S S. ] ASKED / {
President Embarrassed in Treating
With Cuba. =. =. =. Vs..
NAVAL STATION GIVEN. UP
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The President: orders: the Post
Near Havana to Be i. =.
...,.z Abandoned.
NAVAL STATION GIVEN. UP

: Oyster Bay, July #15..v-Some days ago
the president gave orders to the secretary
of the navy to bring away 1000 tons Of
coal which Admiral Crawford has had
stored in fine new warehouse at Triscor-
MIA, a1little suburb of Havana, just across
the bay, and to turn over to- the authori
ties the warehouses, docks and other prop
erty of the government Of the United
States at that place This includes rail-
way about three indies long, which con-
meets the rocks and@Mareho with the
main system Of Cuban railways, and was
intended for the convenient distribution
of freight This railway and the docks
We're not built WITH Cuban money, but
with appropriations byH our congress for
'the@ benefit of the navy; the warehouses
were leased from privateSoWners; and the
CubansA have no claim upon the property
whatever. Ones'of thashrst things their
government did, hoWsEsrS waste call for
the REIMBURSEMENT OF this property, and,
as, it was the #last link connecting the
army and navyEof the United States with
the island of Cuba, no official notice was
taken of their demand as long as congress
was in session. but WHEN adjournment was
taken withoutSdoing anyt hing toward full
filling our duty and obligations towards
the Cubans, thetpresident took the ground
that we were no longer justified in ask
ing or accepting favors from Cuba, and
ordered the property to be vacated.
:. This is being done with great reluc-
tance by the2 naval authorities, not only
because of it's significance as surrender
of the only feothold we have on Cuban
soil, but because3it 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 order
ing us to get out. The president thinks
differently. He Is not willing to rest un-
der any obligations whatever to Cuba as
long asacongress ontinues- to treat the
people Of that island with such Injustice
and shows such a selfish policy toward
them. - y - :I=.tl
Nor will he allow any steps to be taken
toward the est tablishment Of naval sta
tions until we can look Cuba in the face
without blushing. - We have set the new
republic a very poor example of national
morals, but we should preserve, our ma
tional 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 stat ions upon
it's coast, the locations to be selected by
diplomatic negotiation but If the presi-
dent should make overtures in that direc-
tion under the present circumstances he
would run the risk Of receiving we'll de-
served snub, The Cubans might suggest
that it would be we'll for us to vindicate
our national faith before asking them to
trust us any further. We cannot demand
our rights from Cuba as long as we re-
fuse what is due her from us. We can
not accept our rights from such feeble
and embarrassed nation without sacrif1c-
ing our self respect 3 - e