The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

recognize the war. She fills Moro cas-
tie, exiles men to penal colonies in At
RIGA; she infiicts penalties unwaFranted,
even if war did not exist; and with
war public and notorious, it became
the duty of the United States and all
other countries to demand the
RECOGNITION OF CUBANs
as soldiers, not as felons.
The United States should be the
first to step to the front and say to
Spain; You have long enough LAGER
ated those people"
The senator said the attitude taken
by the United States, acting according
TO Its plain duty need give no offenSe
to Spain. But if it did give offense,
then it was q choice between that Of
Tense and one against the God Of ma
lions. Such a choice had been made
with firmness and confidence. Mr..
Morgan said the Cuban republic al
ready existed. 1T might yet be in en-
bryo, Moses in the bullrushes, yet in
time the world would recognize it as a
republic. If the island of Cuba had
been as close to Great Britain as it is
to the United States, Cuba would have
been absorbed a century ago.
Mr.. Platt asked if Mr.. Morgan con-
sidered that the adoption Of this con-
current resolution, not receiving the
signature of the president. would &c
compl1sh the recognition of Cuba.
Mr.. Morgan said it was open to
doubt, in view of the lack of author
itative deter elimination, as to the need
of the presidents signature to a Teso-
luton
Mr.. Morgan said he approached this
question reluctantly, but that the COM
mfttee on foreign relations had found
itself confronted by a large mass of
petitions and had
FELT IT TO BE INCUMBENT
upon it to take some action. 1t was
necessary to either report adversely
or favorable. and he would say here
what he had said in the committee,
that he contemplated war at the end
of whatever action the United States
might take; not that Spain would be
justified in reSenting any interference,
but because of the feeling entertained
by Spain toward this country. He
also said that he believed that Spain
would be under obligations ito this
country for action which would pro-
woke hostilities.
The letters which Spain has fast
ened upon the limbs Of Cuba in the
beginning, were rotting away, and if
this resolution does not free Cuba the
next, or the next, will. Spain knows
and feels this and would rather lose
Cuba while IN conflict with the United
States than to lose it in any other
way. Spain, he commended, had
NO LEGITIMATE EXCUSE
to hold Cuba after Mexico, Venezuela
and the Central American countries
had achieved their independence and
Cuba would have achieved her indie
pendence at the same time that the
other countries did but for the existence
of slavery. Now the circumstances
were different, and the very slaves
are engaged with their former masters
in the fight for liberty.
Mr. Morgan did not conclude his
speech, saying he would do so on an
other day as there were many points
connected with the question which he
wanted to touch upon at greater length
than he could do today
Mr.. Chandler suggested that as the
debate was taking a wide range and
there were several speeches yet to be
made 1t would be well for the senate
10 now adopt simple concurrent res
olution Of sympathy to allow the de-
pate TO proceed in order that the Gu
pans might have the benefit of the
hnowledge of our interest in them be-
lore the termination of the war.
Mr. Morgan said he was ready at
ms time for vote if Mr.. Chandler
couid secure unanimous consent.
MI. Chandler thereupon asked for a |
vote' but several senators Objected
Inen at 800 p. m. the senate adjourn
ed until Saturday. ~ Il