Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-17
Senator Cullom Makes a Vigorous
Speech on the SutjscS
THE IMMIGRATION BILL TAKEN UP.


was foreShadOwed in a res0lu'lOh OF
fered by Mr.. Sherman. OF Ohio, and
agreed to, prov ding for committee
of hree senator's to be named by the
presiding officer, to make necessary ar
rang mepts for the inauguration OF
thu president-elect
Mr.. Cullom. Of Illinois. vas then rec
ognlzed for a speech on the Cuban
question, Of which he had gwen due
notice. The senator IRE eLed his
speech with this resolution:
Resolved. BY the senate an | house Of repre-
sentatives. thnt the extinction OF Slanish title
and The termination Of Spanish control OF the
is,a. DIS at the gaeways Of the gu OF Mexico
are necessary to the welfare Of tho islands
ans to the people Of the United States.
After brief reference 70 the presi-
dents message concerning Cuba, say
ing that he WAS disappointed that it
was not more positive and emphatic.
he dwelt at length on the lon record
of Spain's barbarilies in Cuba, and
then went on as follows:
We have already proclaimed that the United
States will have something to SAY regarding
m, tt RS affecting the American continent ana
We Should now announce that the SPECIFY
termination Of Spanish ontrol OF the islands
at the gateway Of the Mexican gulf il neces-
sary alike to the welfare Of those islands and TO
| the i, ope OF the United States. The present
situation cannot continue population OF
,, 10, white Cubans and Fu,OOo.nD colored
Cubans uggregating IA y, Oh persons Will never
Weld and ought never TO submit to the bloody
military rule Of 1900 Spaniards Within the
borders OF the island RACES war which
on both sides Is declared to be war either
Of extermInation on the one hand or lib'
erty and Spanish exclusion on the other.
This condition must cease. The Spanish.
after two years war have fail d to estab-
hsh peace and the insurgents have failed to
reach their hope for independence This
war OF determination must stop This con-
yress Of the United States has already
recogn zed BY solemn resolution the belliger-
ept ghts Of Cuba but I'D long US 1t has
not received the executive approval 1t ms no
force And II it had 1t Is conceded that some
other course must be taken The question TO
bp determined Is not fully Gear except that
the war must cease. The government OF Cuba
by Spain is merely u tyranny. the govern
mental power being but o machine by which
the rotits Of the resilient suglr growers 30 to
hll the pockets Of the Spaaards s,'U) miles
away.
Mr.. Cullom expressed his belief that
the present struggle would not end un-
til the last dollar was spent and the
last, fighter killed, for no quarter was
asked or given. He declared that Cuba
was surely lost to Spain and closed:
l believe it to be the duty Of the United
States TO use the great power attaching to the
nation to declare and to maintain. as prerog-
alive Of right. belonging generally to repub-
licanism. and specifically to this republic That
no charnel house OF ruin shall be continued In
the West In Han waters, whose waves break at
our very front gate, any longer than the time
1t shall require to break 1t up, and II the
luty Of suppressng this damning blot and
srasing 1t forever from sight shall fall
alone upon the United States, SO be it The
effort cannot fail We shall not wage any war
fare for the acquisition Of territory for our
selves. We shall not claim Cuba Us reward
Tor saving her from the slaughter. but we Will
not see that fair island turned again to
the merces OF wild beasts and vultures
Of war whose only stimulus Is gain. Cuba
|Libre free Cuba-is the reward, and what
4 glorious reward will that bel Every citi-
zen OF the United States will feel that his
birthright as an American freeman will mean
something. A settlement must be made. The
account has been open and running long enough
Ives, far too long To its settlement we
may properly invite the cooperation Of
Ian the republics Of the American CONT
aent, But the end OF the devastation
must be determined. The United States
must furnish the occasion, II it does
not otherwise arise. II other means fail we
NAV consider the proorietv OF n fair purchase
| If cuba 1nlI mtih6u nus mao us share OF
consideration under previous administrations
Il is not that we want the territory, but we
mean that the trouble shall meet just settle
ment and conclusion.
The senate then took up the immi-
grafton bill and, after holding an ex'
ecutive session, adjourned until Mon
day.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. offending the
preparation of the next appropriation
bill, the house again Yesterday devoted
It's time to the consideration Of bills
on the calendar, but only two were
passed during the four hours session.
One of them was bill which the
prominent playwrights and theatrical
managers OF the country have been
Iaboring for some years to induce con
rress to pass. The purpose OF the bill
| is two-fold. First, to secure for musi
cal compositions the same measure Of
protection under the copyright law as
|, is now offered productions OF strictly
dramatic character; and, second, tt
add, by proper court injunction pro
: cesses, this protection to the authors
of dramatic operate works. The bill
Imposes fine OF 500 for the first ant
$50 for each subsequent unauthorized
production.
A bill to prohibit the sale OF llquo1
| in the Capitol building was also passed
A bill, advocated by the delegates
from the territories, to modify the Law
foroidding alien ownership of lands IL
I the territories, so as to give then
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