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Call Addresses ths Senate on The In
surrsclIon Against Spain.
AFFECTIONS BY SENATOR CAMERON
m. United states Has an Armenia NJ
It's ysry Door, Says Senator
Lodge.


misunderstanding Spain 10 recog.
nl,e the bellgerancy Of Cuba, and re
aiming a recognition Of Cuban indo-
r,pdence. There is every indication,
Also that tho debate will lead to more
radical and decisive resolutions.
The Cuban resolution, as reported by
the committee on foreign affair, IL as
followt'
Resolved, BY the Senate (lhe House
Of REPRESENTATIVES concurriug) that In
the opinion OF Congress, condition OF
war exists between tho government OF
Bpaln and tho government proclaimed
aud for some time maintninnd by iOfcs
Of arms by the people Of CUBS, aBd
The United States Of America should
malntain n strict neutrality between
the ooniendlng powers, according To
osch anu all the rights OF beligofenta
in the ports and territory Of the United
Bales.D
CAmsron (Rep., Ps. moved tho sub.
stitutlon Of the iollowingi
"Resolved, That tho President In
hereby requested 10 interpoee his
friendly offices With the Spanish GOV.
eminent Tor the recognition Of the Ia.
dependence OF Cube"
Gail then addressed the Senate on
tho resolutions. He spoke Of tue bloody
contest now IN progress and the aolual
COZ dition Of war existing. The course
OF Bpain had caused revolt after revolt
10 Cubs. The senator traced the his
tory OF these uprisings and the course
OF the Uniied States.
Reading from " manifesto Issued by
the Cuban authorities, CAL arraiGned
Spain for imposlng enormous taxes on
CubA. The ma nifosiO NJ read by Call
n hected SEVERELY on the official Rd.
ministration OF spain.
"a ses Of blood IL now running,n
Asserted the senator. Murder and re-
pTitAl prevailed, CAll declared that
the recent order VI Capt. Geu. Weyler,
visiting death on those even suspected
OF sympathy with the Insurgents, was
n lloOdy and brutal edict.
Cameron followed IN support OF the
substitute he had offered.
"FOr my own PATTI he said, az re.
gard the question Of bslligeronoy 40 n
false Issue, n mistake, into which the
friends VI Cubs should not fAll. II
Spain wishes 10 impede or delay effect.
i've action on our part, she will on-
courage uI ~ waste our energy ana
oor Initiative In struggling with the
legal difficulties that involve this
question OF bsiligerency, which, when
stripped Of hli lis popular notione. IL
almost an empty, or perhaps a mis-
chievOus, legal ioIm.
81 object TO ii, la the frst place, for
the same TsGsots which caused Gos.
Grant TO reject It In 1876. because Il ia
offensive 10 Spain anu delusive TO
Cub. Tao contest 10 no longer one OF
bolligorency, but Que OF independence.
In the second place, obj ct 10 It be.
cause u coHcoues 10 spain the bolliR-
eTent right OF searching our ships on
the high seas and toizing them when.
ever they have anything ON board
which can be considered conlTaband
OF war.
al object TO It, In the third place,
because it imposes belligeTent duties ne
well AZ belligetont Tignts, and relieves
Spain Of all further responsibility for
the destruotiou " American property
IN CUBS, by transferring that response
bilily to the insurgents.
81 wish the government TO act |
want ~ Zee the chronic misery OF Cuba
ended. | know thHt tho cOutse favor
was the fixed policy OF the Republican
party OF the United States anu OF the
American people. Tue course prefer
10, l believe, the tTuB expression Of
public feeling, which IN unanimous In
demanding action In favor OF freedom.
Evidently the government OF the
United EtAtes can do no lets than take
no the question where Gen. Grant left
Il, and 20 resume the friendly media
ton which ho actually began, with all
the consequences which necessarily
would follow ia rejection"
Cameron said, In conclusion, that
II tubs resolution was adopted,
and Spain 9sid no attention TO II, he
would move she immediate recognition
Of Cuba.
Lodge spoke vigorously rs to the
need OF action. He would, he said, 10
further than the resolution OF the COM
mitIes. While other Spanish do.
psndsncles had broken away from
bpain, Cuba had remained faithful,
earning tue title OF "ialthful
CUBA" Aud yet oppression, dlshon-
esly and robbery had been visited on
the island.
"Ths island 10 today lost 10 Spain"
said Mr.. Lodge. "rhey may continue
10 delugs the island with blood, but
The Island IL lost TO thom."
Tho senator Enaly zed the "blood de.
sisss" issned by General Weyler, n
plan OF "dosolaIion and sxtetmina'
lon.O
He may prolong tue agony until the
l'laud is a solitude. And yet We, ak
hours away, sta nd IDLY by. Our words
sympathy for Armenia were mere
words. Those fearful atrocities had
Proceeded while all Europe had not
ilirred. The protests OF Lord Sails
ouiy were pitiful. This money power
ADD tho money lender vas the real
power Il Europe, and thls vast power
JARED nothing for the slaughter Of Ar
menmna.
"Why was the flying squadron, that
marvellous naval armament, lying Idle
10 The English channel The world
was now looking TO Russia 10 protect
Armenia, but" proceeded Mr. Ledge,
The United States has an Ar
menia at Its very door. The United
n!ales can stop tho horrible state
OF things In Cuba. Let II only
% Known that the United States In
lends that the pilago aud slaughter
snail stop and 1t will stop. A firm and
emphatic diplomacy eau accomplish
hls end. The whole American people
would welcome action by the United
niAIes. Ifthat war goes ON with that
picsay commander In charge, the
esponsibility 10 on our shoulders. We
pAnnot svOid it.1