The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-03-06
FOR CUBAN BELLaEREH6Y.
Concurrent Resolution to Recognize Cuban
Bslligsrsney Passed by the Senate.
Tie Galleries Crowded by Diplomats and
Eager Listesers-The Vote Greeted
byLeng Continued Applause.

Tie Galleries Crowded by Diplomats and
Eager ListeHers-The Vote Greeted
byLeng Continued Applause.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 29.-By the over
whelming vote of 81 to 8 the senate
to-day adopted a concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban belligeFency and
independence. The resolutions adopted
were as follows:
Resolved by the senate, the house of repre-
! sentadTeS cOncuTTiug. That in the opinion OF
! congress a state of public war exists between
/ Spain and the government proclaimed and for
/ some time maintained by force of arms by the
people Of Cuba, and that the United States Of
/ America should maintain a strict neutrality
] between the contending powers, according to
each all the rights of b6iligerents on the ports
and territory OF the United States.
! Resolved, That the friendly Office of the
! United States should be offered to the Spanish
| government for the recognition of the independ-
! enCe Of Cuba,
The vote on the committee and the
Cameron resolutions resulted 81 ayes
to nays. The senators who voted in
the negative we're Caferey, Chiffon.
George, Hale, Morrill,, Wetmore.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with great applause in the
galleries.
CHICAGO, March 1.-The Posts Wash
ington special says: Beyond question
the United States is nearer war than it
has been for many years. The temper
of congress is strongly in favor of &C
tive intervention for the independence
of Cuba, and without a doubt is pre-
pared to commit this government to
extreme measures in support of that
position. Members Of the senate and
house of representatives have been
overwhelmed with expressions of sym
| pathy from every kind Of organization,
and from hundreds Of thousands of in
dividuals, all indicative Of eagerness
for the liberation of Cuba, and not a
man on the floor of either chamber has
the slightest fear of offending his con-
stituents in going to the extreme in
this direction. The American spirit
has been so thoroughly aroused that
congress and the president feel that
they have a practically unanimous en-
dorsement in aiding the revolutionists
and it is only a question of a few hours
when there will be an open declaration
to the effect that Spain must either
terminate hOstilities on the island or
admit the independence of Cuba.
MADRID, March The Impartial, re-
ferring to the action of the United
States senate in regard to Cuba, says
that the international situation is very
grave, adding that the recognition Of
the Cubans by the United States in
wolves the danger of daily conflicts.
The impartial accuses the Spanish
premier, Senior Cauovas, of excess of
patience before Yankee PRIDE" and
continuing says: "Spain must prepare
for every eventuality. Our maritime
resources are not great, but we have
not before US a gigantic naval power
Our humility has been badly construed
and our enemy, instead of being ap-
peased, thinks she could treat Spain as
she could Turkey. A firm and resoIute
attitude would have gained US more
consideration, for we are not so weak
as to render our hostility Indifferent to
a trading people which have no warlike
qualities. Moreover, Spain is not iso-
lated in Europe"
The other papers treat the subject
in much the same tone, as do nearly
all public men and officials.
BOSTON, March Rear Adm. George
E. Belknap, U. S.N., retired, recognized
as an authority on international affairs,
as we'll as on naval matters, thinks that
in the event of war with Spain the
United States would not be the greatest
sufferer. 81 donot think, the admiral
said, "the coast of the United States
would be in any danger of attack. In
my Judgment Spain would need all her
available navy around Cuba, for if she
left the Cuban coast unguarded all our
gulf ports would swarm with vessels
loaded with men and munitions of war
to be landed in Cuba. The seisure of
CUBA would practically end the war,
for Spain could make no attack on US
that We could not successfully resist.
No great expansion of our navy would
be necessary. We should need all the
ships we have in commission. Some
merchant steamers might be employed
as commerce destroyers and as trans
ports to land troops in Cuba. Such a
war, if it should come, would be a short
and sharp one"
MADRID, March 2.-The hot blood of
the Spanish people is fully aroused
over what is construed here as the in
suit Of the United States senate in
voting to recognize the Cuban insuF-
gents as belligerents. Crowds gathered