The Irish standard., 1896-03-28
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
II - ---------- VI .te
Senator Mills insists That The Is.
land Shall Be
Free.
TIE uNlrEs STATES TO CONTROL
lt Not We Should Ask Some One
Else TO Take

ported from the judiciary committee ana
passed amending the law in regard to the
punishment Of Indians for the crime OF
rape. the penalty now being death, so as
to leave it discretionary with the court
The joint resolution introduced yester-
day looking to seizure OF the island OF
Cuba by the United States in case the
Spanish government shall refuse TO grant
self-government to the Cubans was taken
up and Mr.. Mills addressed the senate IN
advocacy of it. He would have voted ne
said. for all the resolutions offered On the
subject Of Cuba, because they were steps
although short steps, in the line OF naEch
which it was the duty Of the people OF
the United States to take. The island OF
Cuba did not, Mr.. Mills declared. stand in
the same relation to the people Of the
United States as Hungary. Poland, Ire
land or Armenia did. Ii IL did then the
. craftsmanship Of the United states had
been at fault for hundred years. The
United States had never asserted 1t mad
any rights in Ireland, Hungary, Poland
or elsewhere in Europe, but 1t had as.
serted it's rights in every solitary acre OF
land on the western hemisphere. IL mao
the highest right, the right of self-preser-
walton. The Monroe doctrine he Gsaclar-
ed, was as old as humanity and God Al
mighty was It's author. For When ne
made man he placed in him the right 70
preserve his lite and liberty. The tam
ers of the republic had said for a hundred
. years to Cuba, to England, to France, 10
all the earth: you Shall not touch one
solitary acre Of this land with your SOW
eighty ,,,,,o ,.;,,as
''that we will resist al the power OF this
government the transfer of the island OF
Cuba to an European power; JeHefson
said it, Galiaton said, it, John quincy
Adams said it, Henry Clay said it, Martin
Van Elren said it. James Buchanan sald
it, VIM. l.. Marcy said it, 1t has been an
unchalenged American doctrine that the
island of Cuba shall remain with Spain
unless it comes to us; that Spain shall
hold it in trust; that we snall resist It's
transfer by the whole power Of the army
and navy; and there we have had it for q
hundred years. And now l come TO the
point Il we have held that position by
an assertion Of q moral right TO protect
ourselves, to secure our own homes, 10 So
cure our own commerce and trade on the
ocean; if we have said that Cuba snail
not go out of the hands Of Spain notWlth-
standing England might say to Cuba, L
will give you the government that gave
to Canada; I will give you parllamenl;,
an executive Of your own selection; VIII
give you the power to levy your own tax
alton if you please; I will give you nome
government; I will not Interfere except
to protect You in case any olhel' power
interferes,' the United States has stood as
a iaier and has said: That trade snali
not be made.
Mr.. Mills recited an incident Of an Ohio
colonel accidentally vomiting the nana
OF the daughter OF Confederate Officer
in the attempt 10 arrest the tather. l ne
Ohio colona! had shown great anxiety
about that wounded hand, and finally ask
cd and obtained the hand; and around
that family hearth he said: There are
half dozen noble boys, lalf Yankee and
half rebels but all Americans Cap
plause)
The point Of The anecdote was that Amer
leans on either side Of the great civil war
did not shoot or ill-use women or children.
Mr. Mills then launched i:::o an ELOQUENT
recital Of the battle OF Alamo and OF othel
scenes in the struggle for Texan independ-
ence and then related the incidents of the
massacre by Gen. Murrlel and the o3 Amer
leans arrested on board the Vlrglnius.
He recalled an incident IN Salonca. IN
1876, when the German and French cousuis
were stabbed to death in all effort to save
q Greek girl from a mob. Inc lufkish
government on that occasion did not, Mf.
Mills said. wait for an invitation from the
French and German governments, OUT lei
egraphed to them that IL would punish
those who hait attacked the cOnsulS. The
French and German governments, now
ever did not even answe" the telegram
but sent fleets to Salonica, landed their
marines compelled the turkish govern
ment to bring the wretches before them;
shot six of the depredators and exacted
500 90 for the family OF each OF the con-
suls. That he said was the way to 90
business But why was it that OF late
years every time that an attempt was
made to maintain the honor and dignity OF
the United States some tremendous power
began to manifest itself in an opposite di-
rection?
Mr. Stewart suggested an explanation in
the fact that Spain owed $1,000, 0nO,000 OF
bonded debt. $500 100000 of which has a
lien on the Cuban revenues.
1t was the duty of the United States, Mr..
Mills declared, either to protect the peo-
ple of Cuba or to say to France, England
and other Euroean powers IF you want
j the island take it," But the United
- States should say to Spain: You shall
give that island, self-Sovernment or we
will" and we are able to do 1t. too. Mr..
Mills added that he had received letter
from New York today speaking OF him
as another fool who had turnen Jlngo
like Sherman and Lodge. and signed "A
Disguised Democrat:
At the close Of Mr.. Mills speech Mr..
Morgan, Ala hama, rose and after some
complimentary remarks on the speech to
which the senate had just listened. he pre-
scented some additional correspondence
bearing on the Cuban question and then
the joint resolution was sent to the calen-
,dar,
The legislative appropriation bill was
then taken up.
QInH NAM IN p1IITIcV