The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-11
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
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we shall wait forever II q precedent is
needed we shall make one"
The senator then reviewed the present |
insurrection and went into the trade Stats
tics oil the United States and Cuba. lie
continued.
Has Spain any sympathy for our friend |!
ship with this country Americans have |
been Imprisoned and punished in Cuba for |
even expressing sorrow for the poor young |
medical students who We're cruelty NlIot
and murdered in Havana few years ago.
There is not a family of any standing in
Cuba which has not lost one or moro Of its
members By arbitrary arrest, or who has
been murdered by armed troops, who
marched the victims to the palace ot blood
and shot them in the back.
In the present war, which has lasted
about twenty months Spain has
wasted a hundred millions and has put into
the field possibly 100000 men and Toys. AS
I | have before mentioned IL | believe II to
/ be the duty of the United States to use
! the great power attaching to the Nation to
declare and maintain as a prerosativo OF
right, belonging generally TO republican
ism and specifically to be republic that no
| charna house OF ruins shall be continued
| in the West Indian waters. whose waves
| break at our very front gate any longer
| than the time it shall require TO break 1t
up. And If the duty of suppressing this
damnng blot and erasing II forever from
sight shall fall alone on the United states
so be It.
THE effort can not fail. We shall not
wage warfare for the acquisition of terri
tory for ourselves. We shall not clam
Cuba as reward for saving her from
slaughter but we must not see tnat lalr
island turned again to the mercy Of VIA
beasts and vui,ures of war, Mhose oh'y
stimulus is gain, Cuba lbre-Free Cuba
is the reward and what glorious reward
will that be- Every citizen of the tnltcd
States will feel that his birthright ns an
American free man will mean something
A settlement must be made. The account
has been open and running long enough
yes far too long. To its settlement We may
properlv invite the cooperation OF all the
republics of the American continent, but
the end Of the devastation must be deter
mined The United States must furnish
the occasion. II 1t does not and other mes MS
fail, we may consider the propriely OF a
fair purchase of Cuba. The method has had
its share of consideration dndcr previous
administrations. II is not that We want
the territory but we mean that the trouble
shall meet n Just settlement and conclusion
Let the end come and that quickly. lie,
the hloodshed cease. and let freedom ana
humanity be glorifled.
"Thc wisdom az. discretion OF al Aneri-
car president and cabinet can .erlhinl :
find a way to determine tho trouble with
out imperilling the interests OF the cum
try in which we live have l.ttle choice
or preferences as to the particular method
hut do want and know the public eNpcb'
n settlement on Il humane and just lasis
"The United States can do less thaa Il
. initiate this effort for humanity and l'h
= erty."
, MIR. Call Hem), of Florida followed Mr.
Cullom addressing himself TO his resolu'
ton introduced yesterday for the recoeni'
a ton Of Cuban independence.
IS Mr. Call began by having the clerk reac
Q several official communications one by
United States Consul Brice of Ma'anzas
= Cuba TO the assistant secretary on state
+. stating that the military government nae
., turned over Oscar Cespedes TO the ciVi
authorities, making profuse apologies II
the case The deposition Of Cespedes, takei
In the Matanzas Jail was read. II recitef
- that ne was a native born citizen OF tn
10 limited States, who went, as repsrtcd Il
. Cuba on board the Commodore lie wa
IN captured while lying sick under tree, no
s. having arms. or without any connscti i
N with the revolution, letter TO MI. tai
adds the information that Hosea Gonzales
-, an aged citizen OF Florida. was IN Nnoai
~ nrison. although no Just charge was agains
10 him
t., lions as showing the extent al spain
IL arbitrary course in Cuba against Unite
States citizens. The first duty OF tho Unite
states he said, was to protect It's ow
citizors He could see no reason for with
w holding immediate recognition OF CUBA
The senator declared that it was
spain's interest that the United Stas
should net terminating the war withou
nc further destruction of Ire ana prope.t
e' and without further excitement IN Tn
he United States. The Call resolution was re
sarrod IN tho committee on foreign rela
'e tons. $50 -. .,. go, ,
the unfinished business,
Mr. Cibscn CDem.), OF Maryland sue
at ecstod that the measure so over until al
$ ter the holidays 49,. /
charge OF the bill. protested that theI
n. should be no further deiay, ..i.,,
~ Mr. Gibson r, sponded that his opposliio
az was due to the TACT thut no demand lc
II came frCIh the states. 4.
There were several sharp passages ut
,r,ann Mr. Gibson and MI Chandler. tt
latter characterized Mr.. Gibsol's propos
ia ,Ion for delay as "Jocosc.' lie occasions
OF Laugh on suggesting that tho senate
IA ourht not to wait while Mr. Gibson res
I'll n report. .,,o1.ho,h no 40
a. no. jocoso and proceeded TO lesd lea'ui
- A. tho immigration report. pointing
ST. ha.o ., ALTERED essentially from the con
ag Me renort fayoring this bill
'''i Mr. Gihs9n changed his motion so as
o I'm Tho bin until the first Monday
~, IT onuary ana a roll was taken resuiu
re T IN vote fer posiponement, was, Sac ,v,,
for Bate pl,cbbu-n canery' G pasep I T,,,
is Mi,cheu iW!sD Murphy, Faseo' u4
40 Mll.te' ,--cs. Walthall, democrats-N.
"a The Xxx MEASURE brought out extended
ON bate, -, ,ha, the proyisIo
,honld he restricted to maze Iinu,s n 'ut
sSoSipg th1i the female donss,ies me me
a. com,rg from foreign eonntr,.s u red mT, ="
49,, ire franchise ond coniu no'
cpt stsrdards of citizenship, ssr, 50
i've sp Mr. Loaze onposea the amendment, .,
,.s ,n that the time had come to MAKE