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81 MIn0T nIIiS blocked the way Tor some
time, but Mr.. Call finally had the CUBAN
resolutions called up. The resolution as re-
ported by the committee on foreign affairs
Resolved by the Senate (the House of
Representatives concurring). That In the
opinion OF Congress a condition Of public
and the government proclaimed and for
some time maintained by force OF arms by
the people OF Cuba. and that the United
States OF American should maintain a strict
neutrality between the confending powers.
according to each all the rights OF belliger-
ents in the ports and territory OF the United
States"
Mr.. Cameron moved the substitution OF
the following.
"Resclved, That the President is hereby
requested TO iaterpose his friendly offices
with the Spanish government for the recog-
milton OF the Independence of Cuba"
Mr. Call then addressed the Senate on the
resolutions He spoke Of the bloody contest
now in progress. and the actual condition
or war existing The course OF Spain had
caused revolt after revolt in Cuba. The Sen
ator traced the history of these uprisings
and the course OF the United States. Read
ing from a manifesto issued by the Cuban
authorities, Mr.. Call arraigned Spain for i'm
posing enormous taxes on Cuba The mani
festo. as read BY Mr.. Cali. reflected severly
on the official administration or spain. "A
sea or blood Is now running" asserted the
Mr.. Call declared that the recent order of
Captain General Wey1er. visiting death or
those even suspected of sympathy with the
1iiSuf GENTS WdS q brutal anu DlOOuy Guilt.
CAMERON'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Cameron followed in support of the
substitute he IA offered. For my own
part" he said, II regard the question of
benigerency as a false issue. a mistake into
which the friends of Cuba should not fall.
II Spain wishes to impede or delay affective
action on our part. she will encourage US TO
waste our energy and our initiative i'm
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volve this question OF belligerency, which.
when stripped of all its popular notions, is
at most an empty or perhaps a mischievous
legal form. | OBJECT TO IL. IN the first place,
Tor the same reasons which caused General
Grant TO reject II in 1sE5--because It Is Of
fensive TO. Spain and delusive To Cuba. The
contest Is. no longer one OF belligerency, but
one OF INDEPENDENCE In the second place. /
oplect to- because ii comedies TO Spain the
Deaiigerent right OF searching our ships on
the nigh seas and seizing them whenever
they have anything on board which can he
CONSIDERED contraband OF war. / object TO
y. IN the third place, because IL imposes bel
Hgerent duties as well as belligerent rights,
and relieves Spain OF all further RESPONSE
piiity for the destruction OF American prop
erty In Cuba by transferring that RESPONSE
bllIty TO the insurgents.
II wish the government to act. l want 10
zee the caron.c misery of Cuba ended. Il
know that the course J favor was the fixed
policy or the Republican party OF the United
states and of the American people. The
course prefer Is, as ] believe. the true ex-
preston of public feeling. which is unanim-
Gus In dema action in favor Of free
DOM Evidently the government Of the
United States can do no less than to take up
the subject where President Grant left II.
and 20 resume the friendly mediation which
ne actually began. with all the consequences
wnIcn necessarily would follow it's reiec-
that IL this resolution was adopted and
spain paid no attention to IL he would move
The recognition OF Cuba.
TnDrE
Mr. Lodge spoke vigorously as to the
need or action. He would, he said. go
further than the resolution of the COM
mftte. While other Spanish dependencies
mad broken away from Spain, Cuba had
remained faithful, earning the title Faith.
xui Cuba And yet, expressions. dishon-
esty m robbery had been visited on the
island The time had come, declared Mr..
Lodge. when 1t was the duty of the United
States to act firmly and fully. The. past
relations between this country and Spain
o1ered no ties of grandeur or blood to
check our action. The Senator reviewed
the friendship of Spain toward the
United States. England was the first 10
thrust her hand into our bloody wound at
rhe outbreak OF the civil war; France was
NEXT and Spain followed. Within three
recognized the Confederacy. Mr.. Lodge
spoke OF the suppression Of a free press and
q free church in Cuba A free Cuba would
Island, one OF the richest spots on the face
or the earth. But there was a political.
rather Tran a material interest which bid
US act. tuoa lay athwart the route TO the
Nicaragua canal. She was the sentinel of
the gulf. the great bulkwark of the Ameri-
can coast The island is to-day lost to
SPAIN said Mr.. Lodge. they may con-
tinue TO deiuge the island with blood, but
the island Is lost TO them"
n Senator analysed the bloody de-
HH22Ef nnrr0 hr nAD0r. TAx~I.- a.. n.
OF 'desolation and determination" He
may prolong the agony until the island
Is a solitude. And yet. we. six hours away.
the Senator appealed for action. Our words
or sympathy for Armenia were mere words.
Those fearful atrocities had proceeded
while all Europe had not stirred The
protests OF Lord Salisbury were pitiful.
The money power and the money tender
was the real power of Europe and this vast
power cared nothing for the slaughter or
Armenians.
why was the flying squadron, that
marvellous naval armament lying idly in
the English channel The world was now
looking to Russia to protect Armenia
But" proceeded Mr.. Lodge. 1.-The United
States has an Armenia at its very door.
state of things in Cuba Let ii once be
known that the United States intends
that the pillage and slaughter shall stop
and 1t will stop. A firm and emphatic
dipiomcy can accomplish this end. The
whole American people welcome action by
the United STATES Recognition or beiliger-
lency was well enough, but we should do
more If that war goes on with that bloody
commander in charge the responsibility is
on our shoulders. We cannot avoid It."
There was a burst of applause from the
galleries as Mr.. Lodge concluded. which
the presiding officer checked by rapping fer
order.
MR. MORGAN'S PLEA.
Mr. Morgan. who reported the resolutions.
followed He said the probabilities OF war
between the United States and Spain should
in no way embarrass the consideration OF
the subject and the shaping Of a proper
course. The committee. in submitting this
resolution. was not moved by retaliation or
by any consideration OF past relations be-
tween the countries. 1t was based solely on
the conditions and requirements of to-day.
Mr.. Morgan referred to the conflicting in
formation at hand. Out Of the mass of de-
tail the COMMITTEES felt that IL stood on firm
ground in presenting this resolution. While
Cuba was surrounded by a navy and con-
troiled by a censorship, many OF the best
means OF Information were unattainable.
But certain definite and positive facts were
established beyond question as a premise TO
the action of the committee.
Mr.. Morgan then took up the legal ques-
tons Involved. explaining the duties and OBJ
legations OF recognizing belligerency. Then
armies are formed and men leave their
place as citizens and become soldiers. then
the civilized world recognizes this transfer
nation as creating a state OF belligerency.
Under existing circumstances, those partici-
pating In the uprising were not recognized
by Spain as soldiers.s but as felons rising
AGAINST their government. TO be treated with