Cuba and the InterventionLongmans, Green, 1905 - 359 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 68
Page 12
... forces . Lopez escaped to Key West . He was arrested in Savannah , but was released in response to a popular demand . In 1851 , Lopez made a third attempt . Correspondence from the Island , and expressions of sympathy in the United ...
... forces . Lopez escaped to Key West . He was arrested in Savannah , but was released in response to a popular demand . In 1851 , Lopez made a third attempt . Correspondence from the Island , and expressions of sympathy in the United ...
Page 13
... force in their midst , however small , ready to start the battle against their tyrants , it was supposed , would summon them by thousands to the standard of revolt , and convert the colony into a free republic . These state- ments have ...
... force in their midst , however small , ready to start the battle against their tyrants , it was supposed , would summon them by thousands to the standard of revolt , and convert the colony into a free republic . These state- ments have ...
Page 18
... force ; offences against the government , whether really committed or only suspected , have been punished at the will of military officers or under the forms of military courts , and the Island has been , in fact , governed , even in ...
... force ; offences against the government , whether really committed or only suspected , have been punished at the will of military officers or under the forms of military courts , and the Island has been , in fact , governed , even in ...
Page 21
... forces and date their orders and proclamations ; but they fly from our troops and never offer battle , except when forced to do so ; and their only mode of warfare is to apply the incendiary torch to estates , thus reducing to ashes and ...
... forces and date their orders and proclamations ; but they fly from our troops and never offer battle , except when forced to do so ; and their only mode of warfare is to apply the incendiary torch to estates , thus reducing to ashes and ...
Page 27
... forces of the Central Depart- ment , and the armed groups from other departments , having met in convention as the only fit means of terminating , in one sense or another , the pending negotiations , and having con- sidered the ...
... forces of the Central Depart- ment , and the armed groups from other departments , having met in convention as the only fit means of terminating , in one sense or another , the pending negotiations , and having con- sidered the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acceptance administration American authorities American occupation appeared April April 20 Article attitude became Church City of Havana colony commercial concessions Congress Constitutional Convention Court Cuba's Cuban Constitution Cuban Government Customs declared Department desire duties effect election established existing fact force foreign Government of Cuba held important industrial insular interests intervention Island of Cuba Isle of Pines issued Jai Alai Joint Resolution Justice Matanzas Matanzas Province matter Maximo Gomez measure ment Military Governor months municipal notably obligations official opinion organization Palma party peace Platt Amendment political present President McKinley proper protection Province provisions Puerto Principe purpose question recognition regarded relations Republic of Cuba result revenues Santiago Santiago de Cuba Secretary Secretary of War Senate Señor sovereignty Spain Spanish statement sugar tariff Teller Amendment tion Treaty of Paris United vote Washington Wood
Popular passages
Page 230 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 74 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 74 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 247 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Page 245 - Joint Resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 233 - In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Page 56 - I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries and isthmus bordering on it, as well as all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being.
Page 52 - Third. The right to intervene may be justified by the very serious injury to the commerce, trade, and business of our people, and by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the island. Fourth, and which is of the utmost importance. The present condition of affairs in Cuba is a constant menace to our peace, and entails upon this Government an enormous expense.
Page 226 - It is understood that any obligations assumed in this treaty by the United States with respect to Cuba are limited to the time of its occupancy thereof; but it will upon the termination of such occupancy, advise any Government established in the island to assume the same obligations.
Page 319 - ... the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the Southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein. ARTICLE VI The Island of Pines shall be omitted from the boundaries of Cuba specified in the Constitution, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty.