Cuba and the InterventionLongmans, Green, 1905 - 359 pages |
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... April , 1869 , the Assembly met at Guiamara . On the 10th of that month a government was organized , with a ... April 5 , 1869. He said : " The rebels have no communication with each other ; 20 WAR AND ITS RESULTS.
... April , 1869 , the Assembly met at Guiamara . On the 10th of that month a government was organized , with a ... April 5 , 1869. He said : " The rebels have no communication with each other ; 20 WAR AND ITS RESULTS.
Page 66
... April 20 , 1898. That report says : " The event in itself , though in a certain sense a distinct occur- rence , was linked with a series of precedent transactions which cannot in reason be disconnected from it . It was THE YEAR OF THE WAR •
... April 20 , 1898. That report says : " The event in itself , though in a certain sense a distinct occur- rence , was linked with a series of precedent transactions which cannot in reason be disconnected from it . It was THE YEAR OF THE WAR •
Page 74
... April 16 , the following resolutions were adopted by the United States Senate : " First . That the people of the ... April 20 , 1898 , became operative . By subsequent action , there was attached to this bill the equally famous Teller ...
... April 16 , the following resolutions were adopted by the United States Senate : " First . That the people of the ... April 20 , 1898 , became operative . By subsequent action , there was attached to this bill the equally famous Teller ...
Page 198
... April 14 , 1902 ( examining credentials of Congress- men and counting and rectifying vote of electoral college for ... 20 , 1902. " Other less im- portant information followed . Señor Mendez Capote was chosen by his associates to make ...
... April 14 , 1902 ( examining credentials of Congress- men and counting and rectifying vote of electoral college for ... 20 , 1902. " Other less im- portant information followed . Señor Mendez Capote was chosen by his associates to make ...
Page 199
... April , and landed at Gibara , on the northeast coast of the Island . From that point , he crossed to Santiago , and ... 20th of May saw the streets , residences , and public buildings radiant with bunting . Many of the leading ...
... April , and landed at Gibara , on the northeast coast of the Island . From that point , he crossed to Santiago , and ... 20th of May saw the streets , residences , and public buildings radiant with bunting . Many of the leading ...
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acceptance administration American authorities American occupation appeared April April 20 Article attitude became Church City of Havana colonial 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 interest 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
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Page 228 - 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 244 - That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.
Page 72 - 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 72 - 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 243 - 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 231 - 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 54 - 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 51 - 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. With such a conflict waged for years in an island so near us and with which our people have such trade and business relations — when the lives and liberty of our citizens are in constant danger and their property destroyed and themselves ruined...
Page 199 - The United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen Regent of Spain, in the name of her August Son, Don Alfonso XIII, desiring to end the state of war now existing between the two countries, have for that purpose appointed as plenipotentiaries: THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WILLIAM R.
Page 224 - 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.