Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03
THE HOUSE FOR CUBA
Ioysr Branch Of Congress Passes lis
Own Resolutions Of BelliSsrency'
x - VOTES AGAINST THEM.
neutrality Enjoincd-A Cow
srnmcnt by the People 10
Alive should Intervene
xuo...ary. 40 Protect Americana

THe - 80 agreed 20 the Cuban resoio-
to "a, bv its Committee on foI-
ssn Aaars. The i0i'0"'"S
text ,..5 bv the House of Representa-
a.. senate concurring)' Iha'' III
t''' ,.,,r of Congress. a state oi p"'
the 'i'' ..,s,s IN cuba. the parties 10
ie WI" entitled 10 beiligerent rish's'
"Al'" ,.,,,ea states should observe d
anl '". .,,.,v between the belligerents
SUI ,..ed That Congress dep'o'eS '"e
,.,n of life and property eauseu
oes" ,r now waging in that islanu'
p' .,..,,ng that the only permanent
"n" 80 the contest. equally in the
s'' - spain. the people OF Cuoa
ih'.'' cations would be in the estab-
.-....,, Of a government by 'he cno'oe
.so ,eople OF Cuba, it is the sense %
rh,t the Government Oh 'he
-, s.at.s should use It's good oiiices
,-,.r5l, influence to that end'
"''- ..,'..,,.1 That the United States mas
.....,..rod i'm struggles between any
I,,roo.,n government and their COLONIES
.tis continent. but from the very
va, r.iations between the people OIL 'he
,..,,.9 states and those of Cupa' o"liis 10
... ,ro,,ujty. and the extent OF the coi"-
-. l.stween the two peoples the pres
,,,r * entailing such losses upon
.eorie Of the United states that
....,cress is Of opinion that the HSN-
,..,rent Of the United states should De
.,.nared TO protect the legitimate H.
-,s,s of our citizens by Intervention. II
necessary
WAS NOT NECESSARY.
Mr. McCreary Democrat. Of Kentucky
s...r.l 10 know why the fourth in
~. above series of resolutions was
.,, read. This resolution pledged to the
President the support of Congress In
irving ont the foregoing resolutions.
N,~ uru. replying. said that the fourth
.e.olnton had been omitted because the
Greater number Of the committee had re-
,,astel him TO drop it, since, In their
,ri,lor the sense was contained in the
..,f.,r resolutions. and was. therefore,
unnecessary.
4. .fa request OF Mr. Hit. 80 minutes
or Zach side was allowed for debate.
Nr uitt opened. The resolutions, he
o,I had been considered with great care
Iv the committee in many meetings.
,.s..rg through several months, and after
consultation with many eminent Jurlsts.
I, was the belief OF the committee that,
:u the interest Of peace, in the interest,"
~ the United states, and in the interest
AZ those who were struggling in Cuba,
q
ihized. the resolutions presented were a
rr4ctcal. conservative. and effective
mode of action. The United States Gov
,rrmeut. he said. should be prepared 10
rrotcct the interests Of American citlzens'
hlt 10 Intervene. If necessary. All the
resolutions had been carefully considered
so that they could not and certainly
ought not. cause any trouble between the
United States and any country that was
not seeking TO pick trouble with us.
That belligerency was fact was proved
u1t BY newspaper reporters alone but
the reports OF United states consuls IN
cuba. The war i'm cuba was not re-
reduction Of Shat which prevailed from
ISsS 10 1873 II was a far greater one,
three times greater. IL had gone on until
u had swept from one end Of the island
to the other. until to-day the Spanish au-
tb0ritv was not in fact extended over
than one fourth Of the surface Of the is
land The Spanish Minister at Washing
ton had made a statement on the I'D
of February 20 the effect that l2j,OVO
troops had been sent TO Cuba by Spain.
Was not that war? Was that police
putting down Disturbances? Recently the
cap.a.n-roucral of Cuba had issued two
l1ug prOciamat.Ous. which had been read
with horror. II would DO. Mr.. Hit said,
I'm fN.fa a
guerilla war merely Guerilla warfare was
q great and terrible instrument, indie
e.a.ous OF the Spanish race. one hun
lr,l and fifty thousand of the finest sol
l..is Of me world had marched into
sran and attempted 10 subdue a people
which could only resist by guerilla war
fare, ana thc Spaniards destroyed that
French army. Was not that, Mr.. Hit
ASKED. Wir'
QUOTING THE WAR"
Should amy Spanlard deny that 1t was?
There was NOT a Spauiard who was not
proud of that history. Mr.. Hit recalled
the fact that The belhgerency of the
South C0ufederacy had been recos-
nzed Spain a month before the first
battle of the war-the battle Of Bull Run.
The Government Of the United States
should now. through its State Depart
t"'ttff ASH AiAl Ailf ifDlit bl 'Nbd Sii5"iN
have government OF their own choice.
Wherever American interests were inn
perlei. Mr. Hit declared in conclusion,
marines were landed TO protect them.
The great arm OF the republic. he eX-
claimed, ought 10 De ready always 10
follow It's people and protect their inter
ests their property and their rights.
anywhere in the world. applause on the
noor and in the ganeries)
Mr McCreary. "a member Of the Com
mlttee on Foreign Affairs, declared him
sed cmphaucaly In favor Of the pending
resolutions lie was not yet, however.
in favor OF anneXing Cuba to the United
States. lie Was ready 10 do everything
consistent with the honor and integrity Of
ue United States TO give independence
u Cuba (applause) and TO free the strug-
ging patriots from cruel and relentless
arsrousm MIR. McCreary spoke OF the
bi-il. outrages and barbarous atrocities
oi Pee Spaniards In Cuba. The time had
SON De- declared. when Congress should
q ,9mtttinR The time had come when
he lhuman war I'm Cuba should be stop
i'l. Daba had an organized government,
legislature. an organized army and
ICY i. p.c had successfully met 10000
SPANISH soldiers. In his opinion the reso-
.Lu'.s reported from the Committee on
,ittn Affairs were proper and should
.tap'ed. lie wanted TO see Cuba free.
snl he believed that. in Gods own time.
'ina would be a free ana Independent
republic. Applause)
Mf Adams Repubicanl. Of Pennsyl-
Naua' chairman Of the subcommittee on
iDi appointed by the Committee on
l.itiBn Andrs, advocated the resolutions
4hey haG been drafted. he said. In the
most conservative sufrif HE c,y, o,tp
ION was that the actual recognition OF a
new government was an executive f,uc-
ton.
MR SI,IZER MoI,1 ~