Cuba in Revolution

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Excerpt from Cuba in Revolution: A Statement of Facts Fully convinced that the cause of the Revolution now existing in Cuba, if rightly understood, cannot fail to command the sympathy and moral support of every enlightened and Christian people, the undersigned, acting in the name of the Republican Government of that Island, presents to the public the following plain statement of the causes which provoked and justify the uprising of the Cuban people, and of the principal events which have taken place during the three years of armed conflict, whereby the Patriot Government and forces have been enabled to maintain their control over two-thirds of the territory of the Island. This same conflict must inevitably continue until the Spanish Government concedes willingly, or otherwise, to the people of Cuba that which they demand with singular unanimity and persistence. The Cuban people claim the right of self-government, they demand the immediate abolition of slavery, the freedom of the press, of opinion and of commerce. These things conceded upon the part of Spain, she may hope for the gratitude, the respect and the cordial friendship of the people of the Island. Denying them, she must expect only perpetual hatred, and continued warfare, maintained with unflinching zeal by the present generation of Cubans, and bequeathed, if necessary, as a holy inheritance to their children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.