The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-26
MR.. MILLS CUBAN SPEECH
GENERAL WEYLER ARRAIGNED
AND SPANS BLOODY REC
ORD SHOWN UP;
RESTRICTION ON EX,CONFEDERATES.
senator Hills Bill to Remove Them
Passed the House With Only One
Dissenting Vote, That of Mr..
.eBoutelle of Maine.

up incidentally today on Mr.. Mills reso
luton for the forcible occupation of the
island of Cuba in order to aid the Gu
bans in securing local self government.
Mr.. Mills spoke for two hours in sup
port of the resolution. He was unspar
ing in his arraignment of General Wey.
Ter as an "atrocious scoundrel and vii.
lain," and in his recital of Spain's bloody
record in the old and new worlds.
Mr.. Morgan also spoke briefly in
further support of the Cuban resolutions,
Mr.. Mills resolutions went to the cal
endar after the speeches.. The rest of the
day was given to the legislative appro-
priation bill, which is not yet completed.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March 24.-The displace-
ment of the Cuban resolutions had no an
parent effect in diminishing the attend
ance in the senate galleries today as it
was expected that Mr.. Mills resolution,
proposing the use of the army and navy
IN taking possession of Cuba and holding
1t until the people had established local
self government, would occasion debate.
Bills were passed amending the law
prescribing the death penalty for Indians
convicted of rape and leaving the punish
ment discretionary with the court; au-
thorlzing the Kansas City, Watkins and
Gulf Railroad company to build bridge
across the Red river at Alexandria, La
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar was
adopted requesting the president to
transmit to the senate all dispatches,
correspondence etc., from November 5,
1919, to 1873, concerning the pacifica-
ton of the then pending conflict in Cuba.
Mr.. Mills was recognized at this point
in support of the Cuban resolution in
troduced by him yesterday. He said the
resolutions heretofore before the senate
were steps in the right direction, but
very short steps. The people of Cuba
had far greater claim on the United
States than mere recognition of belliger-
ency. If Ireland struggled for liberty
the hearts of the Americans would beat
in sympathy, and SO if Poland or Hun
gary asserted the rights of liberty, but
the United States had much closer rela-
lions to Cuba than to Ireland or Poland
or Hungary, for it was part of the West
ern hemisphere, over which the Monroe
doctrine extended the influence of this
country.
Mr.. Mills declared that the Monroe
doctrine was Il law of protection, and as
such God was the author of it. 1t was
TIC sahc rlShI VI sci pfotectioh winch
an individual exercises in abating q nui-
sance of destroying powder houses near
his premises.
Jefferson had used plain words in
threatening to join England and sweep
the French fleet from the seas if France
persisted in holding the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river. The same spirit had
brought forth President Cleveland's
Venezuelan message. Cuba stood as the
lynx 10 fhn nd aryin
said Mr.. Mills, had been to resist any
transfer of Cuba to another monarchy.
The United States had stood by as a Jail
or and prevented Cuba from going to
France or England. And, if we insisted
on keeping Cuba in the possession of
Spain, was it not the moral obligation of
the United States to see that Spain gave
Cuba fair government; to see that the
hell of Spanish despotism was lifted from
the Cuban people?
.'The day will come" said Mr.. Mills,
when the American conscience will be
aroused to it's guilt in permitting the OPP
preston of Cuba, and when that con-
seriousness is aroused the American peo-
pie will fill this chamber with senators
who will stop that oppression"
The senator read of atrocities attribu-
ted to General Weyler, and added:
'This is the work of that atrocious
scoundrel. He could not be in Cuba
today if the United States would draw
her sword. How the cheeks of our
American women must be suffused; how
our children must blush to know that
this government stands idly by while
Spain, with the keys of her dungeons
dangling by her side, permits such an
villain to raise his hand against
defenceless women"
The protection which Spain gave to
n..l. %1<, xxrbt oh 10 he IL
gives to the dove Cuba cries to us,
"Deliver us from this monster" but we
stand meekly by, serving only as SPANS
TAILOR. In the senator's own State of
Texas they had, he said, drunk Of the
dregs of Spanish brutality. He related
the circumstances of the humiliation of
Santa Annals forces on the Texas soil
and reviewed the bloodiness of the Vir-
ginius affair. To the shame of this gov
ernment,, we had permitted the Virginius |
to stand almost without repara-
ton. For 53 people butchered by
Spain while rightfully claiming the pro-
lection of the United States, after 9, dip
lomatic correspondence of years, Spain
paid $4,000.
Mr.. Stewart asked if Spanish bonds
were not potent factor in resisting IN
PREVENTION.
Mr.. Mills replied that there was some
hing beneath the surface; he did not
know what this mysterious force was
but he felt that it existed. He did not
know how far sugar stocks would be at
fected by action on the part of the
United States. 1t was asserted that
.rade would suffer. but Mr.. Mills de-
,lared that S100,000,000 would be
small expenditure for the glory of re.
easing the prisoners on the island of
Pines. 1t was the duty of the United
States to protect and relieve those peo-
Die or else say to England or Russia,
Take that island and protect its peo--
de-" Until we do this, Il stock of
bloody guilt is on our hands.
Referring to the objections coming
rom commercial sources, Mr.. Mills
quoted the words of Goldsmith, Honor
ails where commerce long prevails"
The senator said he had just received
letter asserting that another fool has
urned lingo" and asking him why he
lad not left jingoism to Mr.. Lodge and {
Mr. Chandler. The letter was signed 1
"A Disguised Democrat"
"Now, if had the Y rays" said Mr..
,Iills, "and used it in examining the
,ocket of the writer of that letter, l
would find sugar stock there" /
The senator closed with the fgurative {
'icture of Cuba lying like cripple at
ur gates with extended arms and S
drunken cheek, crying Help us, help '
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