The Cuban Question

Author : UNKNOWN. AUTHOR
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330444986
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Position of the United States on the Cuban Question written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-27 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Position of the United States on the Cuban Question Notwithstanding the frequent official announcements made by the Spanish authorities of the "final suppression of the insurrection," the fact is to-day incontrovertibly established that the movement is at present more powerful, more active, and less likely to be suppressed than ever; and this is virtually acknowledged by President Grant. In his message to Congress he says: "The existence of a protracted war in such close proximity to our own territory (Cuba), without apparent prospect of an early termination, cannot be other than an object of concern to a people who, while abstaining from interference in the affairs of other powers, naturally desire to see every country in the enjoyment of peace, liberty, and the blessings of free institutions." The policy of this cabinet seems to have, of late, operated a change favorable to the patriots. Nor could it be otherwise, first because in view of their recent advantages obtained by the invasion of the extensive district of Guantanamo, the assault, storming and capture of the fortified places of Mayari, Sagua de Tanamo, Jiguani, Yara and others, and their frequent victories in other quarters, which have so alarmed the Spaniards that they have peremptorily demanded reinforcements of 30, 000 veterans from Spain; and second, on account of the inhuman course pursued by the Spanish authorities, not only towards the prisoners of war, but also towards the defenceless inhabitants - men, women and children - of the cities under their complete control; which course is wholly consistent with their antecedents in the Netherlands, Spanish America and their civil wars. The principal cause, however, of the intimated change in the policy of this Government, is undoubtedly due to the frequent outrages committed by the Spaniards against the persons of citizens of the United States, and insults to their flag, in addition to the non-fulfillment on the part of Spain of its treaties and obligations on the Slavery question. In the impending state of affairs I have deemed it a favorable opportunity to address myself to the Congress and the Press of this country, and endeavor to lay before them the Cuban question in what I imagine is its true light, making use of every freeman's right to express his views to the people of America, even though, as an old member of the press in my native country, I should not be authorized to appear before the enlightened American representatives of popular opinion. The Island of Cuba, with a population not much inferior to that of the British American colonies when they proclaimed their independence, has been struggling for its political and civil rights ever since the time when the rest of the American colonies succeeded in throwing off the yoke of the Mother country. The Cubans, as far back as 1821, made their first bloody effort to rise against Spain, but it was not until 1826 that this took such large proportions as to give it any probability of a favorable result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.