The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-03


to 1873. More than one-half year ago
the conSuls report that the armed forces
then in the field contending with desper-
ate earnestneSs and unconquerable Will
were three times greater than the men en-
gagged in the rebellion of 1868 when at the
height OF its power, and the tide Of war has
swept on from one side of the island TO the
other, until to-day the Spanish authority
is not. in fact, exercised over more than
one-third. probably not more than one
fourth Of its territory The Spanish minis
ter made public statement Feb ID in
which he said that $4,000 troops have been
sent to the island by Spain. Is not that
war? Is that a police force putting down
a street disturbance? Recently the captain
general of Cuba issued lengthy proc}a-
nation which we have read with horror.
prescriptions concerning this war in the
very terms and spirit of the orders issued
by Napoleon when he commanded the
greatest forces ever enlisted IN modern
HISTORY RECALLED.
'It will not do TO say that this is guerrilla
warfare. One hundred and fifty thousand
of the finest soldiers that ever marched
into Spain took possession of its Cities as
the Spanish troops have taken possession
of the Cuban cities, and assumed to subdue
a people who could only resist by means
of guerrilla warfare And what was the
result? Guerrilla warfare destroyed that
splendid army. And it was the defeat of
Napoleon's forces in that mighty war, con-
Quoted by this harassing and irregular sys-
tenn, that deprived him of his resources, so
that after the final blow in the retreat
from Moscow that greatest power of mod
times crumbled and fell. Was that
war? Can Spaniard deny it? There Is
not a Spaniard in the world who is not
proud to recount 1t as the grandest era
est chapters in relation to that race
I'VE not only seize a ship that the Span
ish minister notifies our judicial officers is
about to leave before 1T gets out of the
harbor, as was done with the Bermuda.
but we send our cruisers to pursue them on
the high seas.
erents they will have the same rights that
we now give fully to Spain. BY recogniz-
ing the Cubans' belligerency they will have
flag and can purchase in our markets.
81 will say to gentlemen who are fearful
of the relations of our country with for
eign countries that 1 do not think this
for this war has existed a year. with erea':
bloodshed. Spain recognized the Southern
Confederacy a month before the battle Of
Bull Run. The Spanish pretend that the
lieve it. We wish them to have a govern
ment of their own choice. We believe it
no government can-ask in friendly spirit
for the Independence or part of a mon
archy.
.The last provision In regard to inter-
nations, that has been practiced by our
selves twenty times, and wherever Amer
lean interests are imperiled We land ma
rines, if necessary. And If Ii Is necessary
for the protection of a great property in
the midst of extreme confusion and dis
order. we can land a sufficient force for
protection. The great aim of this Repub-
lie ought to be to be ready always to fol-
low its people, to protect their interests,
their property and their lives anywhere in
the world" (Applause.)
Mr. McCreary. ex-cfairn1an of the
foreign affairs committee, followed Mr..
Hit with a hearty Endorsement of the reso-
lutions The island. he said, was con-
fronted with ruin and the Cuban people
with determination. He was ready, he said,
to do all in his power, consistent with honor
give independence to Cuba and free the
struggling patriots from a cruel and re-
lentless despotism. This was no time for
brutal outrages and the barbarous atroci-
ties that have been committed in Cuba.
The time had come for the American Con-
gress to act
AN ELOQUENT PENNSYLyANrAN
Mr.. Adams, a member of the foreign
affairs committee, made an eloquent speech
in behalf OF the struggling Cubans. The
struggling spirit of liberty which We had
invoked in 1776, he said, was not bounded
by the metes of continents nor the vast
ocean itself. lie rel cred vita prlaa to
had received instructions from Mr.. Blaine,
Secretary of State. to open diplomatic re-
lations with the provisional government of
Brazil when Dom Pedro was dethroned.
Now, sir, shall we hesitate" he said
when this other child Of freedom calls on
US to grant it recognition in it's struggle
for liberty? Shall the people Of the United
great ruler who guides the destinies of men
and controls the fate of nations will plant
in the hearts of our rulers to-day the same
spirit that dwelt in that of James G..
Blaine" loud applause)
Mr.. Sulzer. who was given three minutes,
spoke in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Turner made the principal speech in
opposition to the adoption of the resolu-
tions. He expressed at the outset surprise
that the committee had furnished no in
| so much gravity. The correspondence sent
to Congress by the State Department he
| termed as '.dreary record of mutual in
cendiarism and assassination" The prece-
dents cited. he said, were extremely un-
fortunate "When recognition was ac-
corded to. the Southern States" said he
every port from the mouth of the Potomac
to the Rio Grande. and had an army
against which the. combined legions OF
Caesar and the phalanxes of Alexander
plause.) ] have been amazed that an effort
has not been made to-dav in this country
by reason of what was done In Barcelona
| of our countrymen by arousing torrent
| of horror and indignation. (Applause) Nc
| sooner than the incident had occurred yes
| terday, Spain apologized for the outrage
| and promised reparation. They may be q
| hot-blooded people, but there is in their
| nature the spirit of ancient chivalry. Ir
reference to the outrages spoken of here
| and elsewhere / believe that the stories
| that we have heard are utterly incredible
| / do not deny that atrocities have beer
| committed in this as in other wars. such
| as occur between men in gallant and manly
conflict who is the president of the Cubar
| republic, so-called? I understand that ht
| is citizen of the United States, and thai
| he is now in the United States instead oi
| taking his fate along with the patriots
| tai? How many have they i'm arms? Who
| knows? What great battles have tnes
fought? Where are their gallant chieftains
| who have met the enemy in the open plair
and fought as we are accustomed TO SCI
J heroes fight for freedom? am not de
! the gentlemen who are the friends of free
| dom But can we" he concluded, "affort
| to outrage the ethics and decencies which
| prevail between friendly nations in caus,
! so momentous that Of peace?" Uout
applausel
| SMITH REPLIES TO TURNER.
| Mr. Smith, a member of the foreign af
| fairs committee. in reply TO Mr.. Turner
| said he had listened with profounds amaze
| ment to the denial of our right under the
| law of nations to confer on the in
| surgents belligerent rights. ''Tne gentle
| man from Georgia" continued Mr.. Smith
objects because the President of the new
| republic is a foreigner. Would he ash
you, Mr.. Speaker. TO take down that pic