The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-11
SPAIN OUTRAGES F CIVILIZATION
WITH EVERY DAY OF THE
BLOODY WAR.
TIME NOW TO CALL A HALT.
Demands an End OF the Mercf-
less Contest.

| question was oVlueIlCou Dy full at
tendance in the public galleries. None
of the foreign representatives were In
the gallery reserved for them. Mr..
Sherman, Mr. Hoar, Mr.. Mills and
others who have been prominently
| identified with the Cuban subject gave
the speech close attention Mr.. Cullom
was vigorous, which added emphasis
to the plain words employed in ar
raigning Spain. The senator preceded
his speech with the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved by the senate and house of rep
rese natives, that the extinction OF Spanish
title and the termination Of Spanish control
of the islands at the gateway of the Gulf of
Mexico are necessary to the welfare of those
islands and to the people of the United States
After a brief reference to the presi-
dents message concerning Cuba, Mr.
Cullom said:
while / am not disposed to criticse
President Cleveland. l may properly
say that 1 had hoped he would find
occasion to give more positive or en-
phatic expression of the true Ameri-
can continental policy, which ought to
be invoked in all cases where the lib
erty and independence of any Of the
involved. And, further, l think we
ought never to hesitate or delay when
the lines Of this policy run parallel and
coincident with those of common hu-
manity."
Mr.. Cullom referred to certain phases
of Spanish history, showing the record
of cruelty and oppression. Continuing,
he said:
This agency Of murder and admin
fcfr~o
Christianity continued in vigorous ex-
istence in Spain, from. the reign Of
Ferdinand and Isabella, from about
1852, until even after the beginning of
the present century. During the ex-
istence of the holy inquisition 81 1872
persons perished in the flames, 1,79O
were burned in eff1gys and nearly 800
were condemned to severe and terrible
penances. The last victim burned
alive perished about 1885, The above
is the mildest and simplest statement
of Spanish cruelty to Spaniards from
the day of the discovery of America
to the independence of the United
States" w
After further references to Spanish
cruelty in America, Mr.. Cullom said:
while all the provinces which, have
rebelled and separated from Spain
have, as l have shown, become pros
porous and fairly well conditioned, in
dependent countries, the feeble old
mother country has gradually fallen
into lower and lower estate, depending
and almost relying for existence upon
the stolen gold levied upon Cuba,
Puerto Rico and the Philippine ISL
ands. Spain continues to be what she
always has been-a robber nation. I
speak now of the nation, and not Of her
people. II we wait for precedent, we
shall wait forever. If a precedent is
needed, we shall make one.
WAR MUST CEASE.
we violated every precedent by the
declaration of our own independence
on July 4, IT'S. We had no precedent
nor did we even ask for advice as IN
the change in 1889 from a confedera-
ton to union of states When we
announced the Monroe doctrine in 1929
1t was defiance of precedent and was
the determination of a. rule which has
become a law and will never be gain.
said. When we announced not many
months ago that we should intervene
in the matter Of the Venezuelan bound
ary, and see for ourselves If our rights
were to be concluded by foreign die
tation we followed no precedent bu.
that of good American common sense.
and common sense has won. We nov,
have reached the time to take another
step in advance. We have already
proclaimed that the United States will
have something to say regarding mat
ters affecting the American continent.
and we should now announce that the
speedy termination of Spanish controI
of the islands at the gateway of the
Mexican gulf, is necessary alike to the
welfare of those islands and to tht.
people Of the United States
This congress of the United States
has already recognized by solemn res
olution the belligerent rights Of Cuba
q
executive approval, it has no force.
snd If it had, it is conceded that some
other course must be taken. The uues-
ton to be determined is not fully clear,
except that the war must cease"
Mr. Cullom then spoke of the prog
ress of the Spanish-American repub-
lies Of South America. Then returning
to Cuba, he said:
''The government of Cuba by Spain is
merely tyranny, the governmental
power being but a machine, by which
the profits Of the resident sugar grow
ers go to fill the pockets of the Span
iards 1000 miles away. A government
which years ago suffered dismember-
ment by the complete severance of its
South American colonies, which has
been Inundated by their success as In
dependencies. finds itself faced with
the threat of the loss of its most profit
able dependency. The Cubans have suf-
fered repression for years and have at
last rebelled and bidden their oppres-
sors to feast of war and Carnival Of de-
struction. Right or wrong, the strug-
gle continues, and we can judge by the
men Of both armies it will continue
until the last dollar is spent. the last
plantation is ruined and the last
machete has fallen from the hands OF
the last man. The fighters there on
either side neither give nor ask for
quarter. The warfare between Chill
and Peru. where hospitals and am
bulance service were not needed after
battle will have it's counterpart to
some extent on the battle fields OF
Cuba. The successful army will not be
burdened with wounded enemies when
few hours of throat-cutting will
make all quiet as the grave 1t is on
the one hand q war to win and OH
the other a fight to the death. The
best blood of AndaluSia, what is left
of it, is deemed not too good to be
sacrificed If need be, in this contest
with the patriots, the mixed race who
are risking their all for the liberty Of
Cuba. Cuba today is lost to Spain. The
public proclamation of Spanish defeat
may not have been officially and def
in fact the submission of Cuba will
never again be offered as Of old
ENTITLED TO STATEHOOD.
'.The American people are coming to
the consideration of the Cuban situa-
tion as they already have in certain
other cases, as a great political ques-
ton, a continental Question. If you
please And being a political continent
al question, it will betdecided ultimate
ly by the continent whose, interests are
mcst clearly involved, Geographically
considered, Cuba cannot belong to
Spain. She is in American waters, and