The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-22
HOW ARE rHs MIGHTY FALLEN


Washington. d. c. Dec. IA report
presenting additional views on the Gu
ban question was presented 10 the senate
| today by Senator Morgan OF Alabama. IN
| behalf Of himself and Senator Mills. II
| endorses Senator Cameron's views and
discusses the action Of the committee on
| foreign relations in 1s59 on the bah 20 "a
| cilitate the acquisition of the Island OF
Cuba. The report reviews the alleged
misgovernment az Cuba. and messages
by former presidents on the subject. and
| then refers 10 President Cieve.and's at
| titude. whose message. Il aff1rms Is IA
| confederation OF ali former testimony or
the subject. The president. II continues,
has laid the question before congressw with
out any recommendation. leaving 10 con-
gress the duty OF making provision for
| the security and rights OF United States
citizens IN Cuba and enforcing the right
or indemnify in behalf Of legal successors
OF those who have been Killed there. II
says:
He has intimated that Delay Is the
wisest policy. but he has RETAINED from
saying that delay is required by our na-
t;onal honor or by the interests OF hui
mainly
The report takes exception "a the char
acterization Of Spain as the mother
country OF Cuba" la q former report. but
contends that. on the contrary. che -
only cruel step-mother, whose intro
duction into the Cuban family has h>en
the immediate cause Of the robbery %
the step-chNdren % their inheritance and
their cruel persecution 10 keep down re-
volt" lie characterizes the present con-
ftict as "a war Of determination and
says no limit can be anticipated in Spain.
excessive and inhuman abuses OF her
power
Continuing. the senator argues that TIA
president recognizes that the present war
Is for independence and not for the graft
ncation OF presidential ambitions He
says Senior Estrada Palma, the sccredit-
ee representative Of Cuba % the United
States. has been Informally receiyed sor
the purpose % presenting cubs's claims
70 cur government. and on Dec. Z. 1898.
he sent an officlal note 10 the state de-
psrtment explaining his mission. as.~rt-
Ing that the iSzue was that az "rhe lade-
pendencs or the extermiaafion % the Gu
bans and giving the reasons upon which
the Cuoans basel their revolution
Concluding. Senator Morgan says.
The message % Mr. Cleveland, vino
has no aversion 70 Spanish rule ia Cuba.
confirms IN all important statements tbs
truth ~ inc charges made by Sir. Pal
ma. The ony difference "a the situation
~ '4Hd a. IT - He@eFiRe1 N TIE EeHdfe
report % 1853 sad zs described in ia
presidents rneHsage in 1852 Is mat 50 TIN.
progressed the wrongs Csba have been
and :he means u repression
by Spain have grown INTO a xsr against
Esr % ann.hllssian II PROC
eTiy and the determination u he native
population.
II the nru ogrnose - our pTesec~s-
sors 70 put an end 70 The condition ~ az
lars IN Cuba IN the comparatively milo
form % tyranny that existed MY resr,
age mas degensratsf into iogbfs and mis-
ziVings as % oEf duty 20 1sr can p~1pls
a1d the demands - Christian civilization
me responsibility For This lsyss from .hs
true spiris q American liberty ard our
'oFc ~ home rule ard tndspenfs1rs rests
Sae-e q jCsfiy be.onEs. and a. gpoa -.
people. ihroEE5 Indifference 20 their viii
~ ne part q toesr representatives "a
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