The American-Spanish war; . INTRODUCTION. Gen. STEWART L. WOODFORD, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Spain. IT is an honor which I deeply appreciate to be asked towrite these introductory words to such a noteworthy col-lection of papers as this volume contains. The island of Cuba suffered during many years from unrest,disorder and civil war. For about half the time between 1868and 1898 it was the theatre of struggles which wasted itsresources and destroyed nearly one quarter of its continuous had been these struggles and so dreadful theirresults th
The American-Spanish war; . INTRODUCTION. Gen. STEWART L. WOODFORD, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Spain. IT is an honor which I deeply appreciate to be asked towrite these introductory words to such a noteworthy col-lection of papers as this volume contains. The island of Cuba suffered during many years from unrest,disorder and civil war. For about half the time between 1868and 1898 it was the theatre of struggles which wasted itsresources and destroyed nearly one quarter of its continuous had been these struggles and so dreadful theirresults that in our last Presidential canvass both our greatpolitical parties practically pledged themselves to such actionby our Government as should restore order and compel peacein Cuba. Spain was three thousand miles distant and Cubawas less than one hundred miles from our coast. The burdenand the duty of humanity were upon us, and our people ofall sections and all parties recognized this duty and acceptedthis burden. In March, 1
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