The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-15
Senator Morgan Arraigns
Spain's Government in
the U. S. Senate.
RESOLUTIONS IN THE HOUSE
Mr.. Woodman Wants the Presi-
dent to ssDemand" the With
drawal Of the Armed
Spanish Forces.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 1896.-The TeSo-
luton offered yesterday by Mr. Morgan
pem., Ala,) requesting the President to
furnish copies of the papers relating to
the condition of affairs in Cuba, particu-
larly as to the Competitor case, was taken
up, and Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
on the subject.
Speaking Of the Presidents annual mes
sage on the subject Of Cuba. Mr.. Morgan
said that it was of the most impressive
Importance as a statement Of the leading
facts, and that he had not heard that
Spain controyerted any of the Presidents S
statements He condemned "the cruel
and inhuman butchery'' practiced by
the Spaniards. and said that
if the United State wanted to stop a war
of annihilation and exterminatioh it had
no time to lose. Congress, he said, should
not hesitate to declare (for the reasons
stated in the Presidents nlessage) that
the independence of Cuba is recognized
The people and the property of the
island were, he declared, the prey of
guerrillas who had become robbers, cut
throats assassins and pirates. and an end
had to be put to that saturnalia of blood
and fire.
In commenting on the Presidents mes
sage Mr.. Morgan said that it was a
marked feature in it that the President
assumed that the issue between Cuba and
Spain was either independence or exter-
mination The President had warned
Spain that the time for decisive action
was near at aand. and if he should now
say that the time had arrived, the Ameri-
can people would sustain him
American citizens of Cuba had rights
under the law of nations which the
courts of the United States and Of all
neutral countries would protect and en-
force-even in despite of opposition from
the President. If he should oppose them.
The United States Government would be
in the most hunsiliating state of .sin-
nocuous desuetude il it extended no
helping hand to the sufferers in Cuba.
and if it refused to forbid further de-
yastation and death which cruel Gov
ernment was now infiicting.
After quoting some paragraphs from
the Presidents message, Mr.. Morgan as
serted that Congress had never been pre-
sented with a stronger or more moving
statement of facts than had been thais
solemnly laid before the political and
making department of The Govern
ment.
Mr.. Woodrnan (Rep., III. introduced in
the House today a joint resolution .Di-
Iecting the President to act IN Cuban af-
fairs, as follows
Whereas, The people of the United
States have learned with profound sorrow
of the murder of General Antonio DIaceo,
second in command Of the armies Of the
Republic of Cuba, and the murder of
members of his staff by a detachment of
Spanish troops, while General Maceo and
his staff We're keeping an appointment Tor
conference under a flag Of truce; end
Whereas, The war of determination
carried on by the Spanish Government
against the Cuban Republic, with its
murders, its assassinations, its outrages
of women its treaehery, its cruelty, be-
ing entirely opposed to the rules of civ
ilized warfare and disgrace to civiliz-
alton; and
Whereas, The proximity of the Island
interests and lives of American citizens
being in jeopardy and the almost uni
versal feeling In the minds of the peo-
pie of the United States that such man
ner of warfare should cease: and
Whereas, The President having failed
to carry out the wishes of the people OF
the United States as expressed by their
Senators and representatives in Congress
but on the contrary having in his an
nual message submitted to Congress on
the seventh day of December. 1885, given
US adequate idea of an intention to carry
out the will of the people of the United
States, but making an argument in favor
of Spanish butchers on the island of Cuba
and in support of the alleged honor OF
the Spanish nation; and
Whereas, The situation having reached
a stage where the honor of the United
States is at stake, where the continuance
Of such crimes and brutalities within such
close proximity to our shores cannot be
borne, and especially as the history OF
Spanish military operations gives no prec >
dent on which to base a hope Of chang.
to compliance with the rules of civiliza-
tson and of civilized warfare; therefore
be 1t
Resolved by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Oh
America in Congress assembled that the
President be and he is hereby directed tc
express to the Government of Spain
through its authorized officials, severe
condemnation of the methods of warfare
pursued by its forces in Cuba, and espe-
cially of the means resorted to in the
murder of General Antonio Maceo.
Resolved, That the President is hereby
directed to recogngize the Republic OF
Cuba as an Independent State and to ae-
cord said Republic of Cuba all the rights
and privileges in the ports and in the ter
ritory of the United States as are enjoyed
by the most favored nation.
Resolved, That the President be and he
is hereby directed to demand of the
Government Of Spain, through its officia
representatives. that all armed forces o1
Spain be at once withdrawn from thu
| take such steps as may be necessars
1 to enforce such demand.
The resolution was referred to the Com
i rnittee ON FOREIGN Affairs