The evening times., 1896-02-28
CUBA LlBRE near
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mas Pioouiru III ldAS ID VI Spain Aiuh
failed 10 keep her engagement: had violated
1t. and the consequence was that. in few
years afterward, the Cubans took up arms
again.
Mr.. Sherman alluded to the historical
crueltics exercised by Spain and her mil
itary comniapdcrs-by izarro and Cortez
in Mexico and Peru, and by the Duke Of
AHA in the Netherlands Speaking of the
rebel general, Gomez, Mr.. Sherman said
that he was man of standing and char
actcr-probably an idealist. But he ought
to be, and would probably soon be, con-
sidered patriot.
He referred to the sympathy which
Gen. Grant had felt In the struggle going
On in Cuba during his Presidency and to
the fact that he himself had offered a
resolution in the Senate on the subject
But Hamilton Fish. he said. was then Sec
rotary Of State and was largely controlled
by the commercial interests OF the city of
New York, and Mr.. Fish was very much
opposed to Gen. Grants policy with re-
spec 10 Cuba and resisted I, TO the utmost.
and finally Gen. Grant welded.
Therefore he tMr. Shermani had moi
called up his resolution for consideration
because he knew that. without executive
approval. il would have been perfectly
idle for the Senate TO take any measure
for the relief OF Cuba.
ANNEXATION TO MEXICO.
He went on TO say that he was not In IA
for OF the annexation OF Cuba to the
United States. He did not desire to con-
quer Cuba or TO have any influence in her
local autonomy. Iu his Judgment, Cuba
should be attached to Mexico, because Gu
bans and lIexicans spoke the same Ian qua &c.
had the same origin, the same antecedents,
and many Of the same interests.
Mr.. Sherman sent TO the clerks desk
and had read extracts from a Spanish
book. printed In a New York newspaper,
reciIing horrible cruelties charged against
Wey,er. some of the indictments being so
bad that he directed the clerk to omit them.
He spoke OF these deeds as barbarous
atrocities and as inhuman crueiiies, and
said that Weyler was demon rather than
a general.
He denounced the idea Of putting such
man In command OF 100, 900 troops, TO ride
rough-shod. kill and slaughter a feeble body
of people: and he declared-in the most sol
enn terns-that .'if this kind OF policy is
pursued by Spain in Cuba, and IL the people
of the United States be Informed of IL, there
is no earthly power that will prevent the
people OF ti,e United States from going over
to that island. running all over its length
and breadth, and driving from it those
robbers and imitators OF the worst men that
ever lived in the world.
Applause spontaneously broke oct from
the crowds in the gallery.
h- 2hf.rptop continued
carries out his projected plan, there is
not country in this hemisphere which
will not contribute to put an end to this
violence. 1t has lasted long enough. That
people ought to be allowed. in their way,
to form their own government, to be as
free as we are.
Every Christian man, every man who be-
lieyes in the civilization OF { he age, every
American in this broad lard, hates tyranny
and oppression, whether it conc from a gov
ernor or tyraut. We are opposed to cruel
ty. We do not wish an Armenia near our
shores.
I'VE viii not shield ourselves behind the
position taken by Great Britain, that Ar
mcna is too far away, and that She could
not prevent Aunenians from being mur-
dered. That was, no doubt, a true position
for England TO take. 1t would be difficult
for England to interfere. But this island
lies right at Our shores. A few hours Will
carry us across to Havana.
Beautiful island it IS, too; ri ch in
products the bestt sugar land in the
world; with a people of a gentle and
kindly race. not disposed TO warfare ex-
cept to resist tyranny and oppression.
Whatever Mr.. Sherman conciG ded,
mag be the result of the adoption OF this
measure. / desire to take my share OF
responsibility for il. And, with n Con-
fidercc in the Judgment of the Almighty
Ruler ofthe universe, believe it Will be wise
if We can assist and If all the otherr nations
of America will concur in giving TO the
people CT Cuba the same liberties which
we now enjoy" tApplausc.)
Mr.. Gallinger spoke in favor OF the resolu-
ton. He would give Spain to understand
that the same love OF liberty which burned so
brightly on the battle fields OF the Anerf-
can revolution was still in the hearts of the
American people.