| Show CUBAN MISERY the real situation in cuba to la now beginning to be well understood in its appalling details among the so cabled peaceful cubans cubana driven away from their farms dad and homes by the order of a spanish gener althere are according to actual count who are destitute and doomed to a lingering death unless munificent relief to is sent them from other than spanish soura sources ea the red cross society of america to is doing splendid work but people to Is a terre rot ci crowd to provide for conservative estimates place the number of those unfortunate creatures who have already perished of hunger at about an eq equal aai number of fir a ll 11 have been sent to cuba cawing ng vhf tho war and of these there remains 1 in service the other SIM ato toab having olm died or become eted this would mean that the cu re ao a W war ar or rebellion has now MOW cost eu boire 1 0 lives without counting ie insurgents slain in battle the armenian outrages that but lately stirred the christian world were not hot more horrifying than these cuban butcheries but cheries A remarkable tact fact however to is this that notwithstanding the heavy sacrifices of the mother country to retain her precious possession and notwithstanding the stern cruelty with which the policy of her generals has been carried out the rebels still remain the masters over the greater part of cuba there are it is said cubans under arms they are operating in every province including havana and seem to be gaining in strength the prospects of spanish victory seem to be more remote than ever these facts have been vividly impressed on the public mind by the reports of the conditions given by people whose sound judgment truthfulness and conservative views cannot reasonably be doubted it to is no undue meddling in foreign affairs wheal the people of the united states through their representatives look into these matters with a view of demanding beir their adjustment cuba is so near our own shores that her affairs have a special interest to us for a strong man to remain inactive in his own house when aware that some atrocious crime to is being committed perhaps against helpless women and children in the house next to his would be criminal the same principle holds good between nations the stronger has always considered it a duty to act whenever it has been apparent I 1 that a neighbor had became too weak to maintain order and keep down anarchy within her borders there may not be any desire to annex cuba the islanders may not want american citizenship but that is not the issue the real question to is to restore order in the disturbed spanish possession and give it such a government as an shall be able to protect life and property if this can be done by means of a friendly agreement it is in all the better if not the sacrifice it would cost to bring it about would be an acceptable one in the sight of the whole civilized world |
