The Outlook For Cuba-- A Duty for the President
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The Outlook For Cuba-- A Duty for the President
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There is yet plenty of fighting in Cuba; the Cuban cause yet engaged the attention of Congress and the administration; Spain is yet perverse and Cuba yet inflexible; we have reports of Weyler's deeds of savagery; we hear, says the New York Sun, again of Spain's sham reforms and of Cuba's persistency in rejecting them; we see no sign of sucess for Spain, or of the pacification of Cuba by Spain's long war upon her. Both of the armies are yet in the field, and each of them has the strength of further hostilities.
As to the fighting feature of the revolution, it is to be said that, within a week, we have had reports of combats in all of the provinces of the island. The Spanish troops have been assailed near the city of Havana and the city of Matanzas; they have had to defend themselves in the west and in the east; they have been held at bay in Santa Clara by Gomez, in Santiago by Garcia, and in Pinar del Rio by Ducasse. It is probable that as many as 6000 Cubance, and twice or thrice that number of Spaniards have been engaged in the fights of which we have heard during the past week. The war is yed going on under circumstances similar to those that have existed ever since it began. At no time in this year any more than in previous years, has there been a great battle in Cuba.
As to the Cuban question in congress, we are able to say it is yet there. Within a week Senator Morgan has introduced a joint resolution providing that this government shall accord to each of the contending parties in Cuba ll the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States. Whithin the same time there have been two stirring debates in the Senate upon Senator Allen's resolution which was passed on Monday without a dissenting vote, protesting against Spain's violation of the rules of civilized warfare in the case of Gen. Rivera. Other questions relating to the Cuban war have recently been brought up in Congress. It has been impossible to keep cuba out of sight even at an extra session called for a special purpose.
As to the fighting feature of the revolution, it is to be said that, within a week, we have had reports of combats in all of the provinces of the island. The Spanish troops have been assailed near the city of Havana and the city of Matanzas; they have had to defend themselves in the west and in the east; they have been held at bay in Santa Clara by Gomez, in Santiago by Garcia, and in Pinar del Rio by Ducasse. It is probable that as many as 6000 Cubance, and twice or thrice that number of Spaniards have been engaged in the fights of which we have heard during the past week. The war is yed going on under circumstances similar to those that have existed ever since it began. At no time in this year any more than in previous years, has there been a great battle in Cuba.
As to the Cuban question in congress, we are able to say it is yet there. Within a week Senator Morgan has introduced a joint resolution providing that this government shall accord to each of the contending parties in Cuba ll the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States. Whithin the same time there have been two stirring debates in the Senate upon Senator Allen's resolution which was passed on Monday without a dissenting vote, protesting against Spain's violation of the rules of civilized warfare in the case of Gen. Rivera. Other questions relating to the Cuban war have recently been brought up in Congress. It has been impossible to keep cuba out of sight even at an extra session called for a special purpose.
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Raleigh Daily Tribune
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Raleigh Daily Tribune, “The Outlook For Cuba-- A Duty for the President,” The North Carolina Experience in the Spanish American War, accessed April 28, 2024, https://csilkenat.omeka.net/items/show/7.