The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
BANINDEPENDENC
SENATE VOTES ALMOST
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WASHINGTON, Feb 80 The senate
tins afternoon adopted the Cuban res
olutiun a. amended 10y Mr.. Cameron.
The vote was - yeas ~ Il nays.
The resolution in full is as follows,
"l;CsolNCd, Ivy the senate tthc House
ot Representatives concurringL That
III the opinion of Congress n condition
of public war exists between the
government OF Spain and the gov
eminent proclaimed and for some
tame maintained 10y force Of arms
bv the people OF Cuba; aud hat the
| nitcd States uf America should main.
tain II strict neutrality between the
C%OntcndiuC powers, according 10 each
all the rights of hcllipcrcnts in the
ports and territory of the United
states.
Resolved, Tina, the friendly Offices
OF tho United States shall be offered
by the President TO the Spanish gov
rrnincnt for the recognition OF the
independence or Cuhp."
The vote OF the committee and the
1amcron resolutions resulted ca yeas
TO Il nays.
The Senators who voted in the neg
ativc were: Gallery, Chiffon, George,
Hale, Morrill,, Wc,morc.
n The announcement ofthc result was
greeted with great applause in the
galleries.
The Sen tic galleries were well filed
al the OF, nlng Of the session in aniic.
ipatiun q. the elimination OF the Gu.
ban dchGtc and the final vote.
shortly after the session opened
Representative Hit. chairman of the
House committee on Foreign Affairs,
Joined Mr.. Sherman, chairman of the
Senate committee on Foreign Ecla-
tions, IN "a whispered conference at
Shcrman'S desk. The Ohio senator
announced that the Cuban question
would be taken up without waiting
for tho usual expiration Of the norm
ing hour at = o'clock.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska asked to
withdraw the resolution for the APP
puiutmcnt of MIR Lloyd as q senate
official. This brought on another dis.
cussion as to adding "A ~Popuiist official
to the rolls. Mr.. Allen finally with.
drew the resolution.
WI Nv iilih wv l'N'' thfN NV
Cuban resolutions be taken mp. and
this prevailed without objection,
Chairman HIT remained alongside MIR.
sherman as the debate proceeded.
Baron Won kcttlcr of the German cnl-
bassy occupied n seat in the diplomatic
gallery.
Mr.. Lindsay OF Kentucky then nd.
dressed the senate on the Cuban rcso-
buttons. lie said the conflict in Cuba
was at our very doors n was being
wagcd with such desperation tina,
only one of two results could come
either the complete independence OF
Cuba, on the one hanG. or the utter
annihilation of the Cuban peoplc on
the other. The senator said he APP
preached the subject from the stand
point of humanity rather than law.
Declarations of sympathy would avail
nothing To the Cubans. Declarations
that they had progressed to the stage
OF bclligercnts would avail nothing.
ACTIVE INTERVENTION JUSTIFIED.
eff the United States intends taking
any steps that Will await these strug-
CLING tubans, hat step should be in
the direction of tho ultimate indcpcud.
cncc Of Cuba declared Mr.. Lindsay
in s%tcntorian tones. In the past the
United States had not hcsitatcd e.
take the position Of recognizing indie.
pcndcnce under circumstances similar
to those now existing in Cuba.
Quoting from international author,
tiles, the Senator maintained that q
condition now existed in Cuba Justify.
ing the United States in considering 2
proposition for active intervention tc
restore public order and in behalf oi
! humanity. But, said Mr.. Lindsay. tn,
, resolution did not contemplate active
Intervention. IL extended good Offices
{ to Spain with n view to securing the
, ultimate Independence of Cuba.
"And such independence" added
Mr.. Lindsay, sis the only basis which
will bring lasting peace to Cuba,
: Judged from the experience of seventy
, years. The United States could not
relieve itself from the responsibility
, Of seeing that Spain showed this
, island some kind Of justice, Could We
say to the world that unless Cuba
secured her independence by her W
unaided efforts she might remain
under the abicct subsection of SPAIN
Should we not say to Spain that some
sort of protection, some sort of justice
, and liberty consistent with an en-,
lig4tcned age must be shown To thes,
people?
Spain now contemplated the an
initiation of all the able bodied mcr
? Of Cuba in order to crush this uprising,
; Spain owed to Cuba rs much as Tur
: key owes To Armenia, or as the unitct
States to Venezuela, n duty of protcc
ton, and If this protection was no
20 given, then the point had been reachcC
, when the United States should NOV,
-, for the severance of Cuba from Spain.
THE REBELS WELL oRGASlzED.
Atl:i5 p. M, Mr.. sherman began
! his speech, closing the debate. H.
spoke of the keen scnsitiveness of TIA
Spanish people and their tendency I,
quickly resent any act they regarde,
as injurious To them. But, he fel
4 that the time had come when Ia,
United states must intervene to pu