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He Would Have Our Army and Navy
Sieze the Island and Assist Rebels
TO Form a Republic.
Mr.. CULLOM TO SPEAK TO-DAY
FLOOD OF JINGOIsM LIKELY To BE
LOOsED In THE SENATE.
Strong Resolutions Also Introduced
ages OF Epidemics I'm Cuba.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-To-morrow a
going to be red-letter Cuban day in the
Senate, if the signs do not fail. Tonight
the prediction is made that a resolution
will be adopted within few days FOR Gu
ban Independence. or favoring aggressive
Intervention, but the chances are against
ii. The senators are, for the most part.
against committing Congress to jingo ac-
ton. and in the House, Messrs. Reed, Hit
and the other conservatives are against
Intervention at this session. and they are
likely TO control. Back OF all this Cuban
hubbub is reluctance 10 take action which
might result in Haiti-izing Cuba, not
unlikely sequel to independence as condi-
tions now exist. Just the same. to-mor-
rows debate promises to be exciting. Mr..
Cullom's speech will be followed by a gen.
eral display of fireworks.
In the Senate to-day three sets of vigor-
Gus resolutions for Cuban Independence
furnished interesting feature They
came from Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Mills of Texas, and Mr. Call. OF Flori-
da. and, while differing in terms. breathe
the same spirit of recognition by the
United States of Cuban Independence The
first resolution, offered by Mr.. Cameron,
was as follows:
Resolved. BY the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, That the Independence OF
the Republic of Cuba be and the same Is
hereby acknowledged by the United States
OF America
Resolved. That the United States should
ment of Spain TO bring TO a close the war
between Spain and Cuba"
The Cameron resolution went to the com.
mittee on foreign relations. Mr.. Mills fol-
lowed at once with the following joint
resolution:
Resolved, etc., That the President OF the
United States Is hereby directed TO take
possession of the island OF Cuba with the
military and naval forces of the United
States and hold the same until the people
of Cuba can organize "A government deriv-
ing its powers from the consent or the gov
erned. and arm and equip such military
and naval forces may be necessary To
secure them against foreign invasion"
The Mills resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee without COM
ment Mr.. Call followed with another
joint resolution as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House OF
| Representatives, That the United States cf
| a free and independent government ana
accord to the people of Cuba all the rights
of a sovereign and independent govern
ment in the ports and within the Juris-
diction of the United States"
The Call resolution went to the table.
Mr.. Call announcing that he would speak
on IL at an early day. The three Cuban
resolutions came in quick succession, each
being read in full, and occasioned marked
attention owing to the directness ana
vigor of the language used by the three
senators.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions met to-day and discussed the Cuban
situation, but did not take any action on
the bills and resolutions before it The dis
cussion was extremely general In chsrac-
ter, and, while there was recognition OF
the Importance of some action, there was
considerable division of opinion as TO what
course should be pursued. Senator Mills
advocated active Intervention by the
United States government with its armies.
The friends of Cuba, who are largely In
the majority in the committee, express the
opinion that the Cubans are holding their
own, which, they say. Is, under the circum-
stances a decided GAIN
Senator Mills, speaking OF his resolution
said: 1T is I'm line with what nave always
advocated and what / think should b
done. The United States has assumed con-
troll of the island to the extent OF saying
Here no one else shall interfere or take
control of the island We will fight any
and all nations who set foot on the island
This has been done for hundred years
and here we stand holding the island for
Spain and allowing the people TO be butcn-
cred. We should take control OF Cuba and
give the people there a government