The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-28
CAN SPAIN CONQUER CUBA?
The Question is Not Uheifsr She las
Achieved Her Independence.
VESTS ELOQUENT APPEAL IN SENATE.
He Urges That Bcltgercncy be Granted.
, Vote fo be Taken ou the RESOLUTION
To.pay-Army Appropriation
Elli Passed.


WASHINGTON. Rob. .i.-fn She sen-
M+t"'.i'' tt.. e-...
Hlc today I'D '.ita App' ''.
tt4 fe- .to N.si-clase lctcuu. steamers
. s..r. ,..et and IiDldUu for "a
Tor lh' ''i". 'D-s. "'"
aaNuc itiINne dl N'"poit 'F'"'' '"'
4era passed. Also the army appropfia-
aor IlI with u8 greater delay ihan t-at
.l t.. .f,. f.I,.. road ir fru lt np-
'''t '' '' ... ..,.,
IlDlfiatcs over s-c.o'10o. and is iAc "i''
ha. na..,I fh. senate.
rIf Cuban IfiNgnre.Cr rcfolNtloN Wa
taken up. and ou le suggestion of Ml.
.I.I..tn- in cnalEe oi it. unanimous COM
SOM Was aiten thal. at O'Clock t0-mor-
Tow flD t0lc shall De taken on me Pc te0-
IufIon and al amendments. ln the como
..t af fr. -unIert Mr 1911 SAID ne
lad desired to speak. nli hal 10 l,"E'
inr city. ANA wouia not ask i3f nei's
and Mr sherman lhfp., OF onW s.,i'
Chat he would occupy main an holf l'-
lu0rIlW fn remarks UI fhe resolution.
Wr tyi'rt oDrm. of California; cone
fI...I fID enDDrh nenlu Uy hIm yts-
e.i.t ,anf. nairs frif the question of
lT. firo.nfron 81 cuban Dclugerucy
a. OF Cn0an iraeDsnierco was one solely
r.t--tr,'rf of fne Gov,rnment. ana tnat
CONGRESS lHH 300 rcnt fu impose its Mhi
upon ihe President in such matter. ~
rI fnn r..t.UffIln of cuban iuutpen-
eenee hr said fnaf tle Independence of
..,. roItrrrrlrf could not Nf recognized
....r f.. r...I ..ffnI disturbances were
r...,.ft.aIIr closed. and untu tnc cause
. th. f,,r.rf country Was desperate.
,..,. r.i.....llfra conditions the iccogui-
,4r, of fr, fnf.oaf.i,rre of Cubn wouid
rDf orlv contrary to au proccdcuts
I.t c.nfr4ry fo fhr actual justice Ol
rT ...
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Mt'- % ,.,-
SIR VAST asked what would have uc-
com. of The struggle Tor American ii-
dependence u France bad ac.cl on tnr
s.. ... /. NH
California.
THE American people. Mr. vest sel'i
would have io-lay been Ent..sN aD'
Il.fs instead Ol Dll-a licD c-u].Aa oi a
IIte country.
fIau.r durirl thr struggle, uui fc'on-
rz.I fhc fuGsuendelco oi .hc nitod
Sfaf.s. and had eoue further imam any
other rounffV had ever gone on a nle
t.ee- except from sflf-lnfcrtsf. She hdd
sent her armies and fleets eng saa put
npon the people ol the United states
debt oil unlyiug gratitude.
EFF we mean io stand uy these people
in Cuba. Who are lmitauns u.s. and are
themselves. we must help them Do ihcI
hour of need. 4 ao not 80 So tar as
10 say that We should Io R it .y oal al nun IN
'.'' ...i'. nr c,'t nt ID, llc can. at
T,ii.. ,5. sffer,Tt or thfa fnouarrnv
w. cl,. '"' ,,.t5 tle f'eftrrecffou-
tt"r,,+ a., t,a, O., r.r-hltc I'm the
,e,,r4 of ico.8- ateoiufelv hopeless
I t.ir.l.ae as d believe undor God. 20
.o-dao Never win come au hour when
Srafr San rs1ssDrt nor dominion over
tiD island of cuba li is Impos IDLE for
ian t1 do ff / sneak from the great
fe.rrfrrs of 'hfefrfv and oXuericuof. Ihe
COINS. of SPAIN ou this c0utucst is
r.aried v.ifh blood ,rhcre was Ia time
nhlu spanish dominion extended from
Tho southern limits Of the United states
40 fhe mosl sOutherly point OF South
America. No American can ever forge,
t...riI.. fnD rnrnnfei of Mexico and