The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-03
HOUSE RECOGNIZES CUBA
Belligerency Resolutions Pass by
Vote OF 263 to II.
SUBJECT OF LIVELY DEBATE
MIR. Hit Champions the Resolutions aud
MIR. Turner Leads the Opposition.
Seeds WIN BE Purchased for
Annual Distribution.

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resolutions reported last week by its
committee on foreign affairs declar-
! ing that in the opinion of congress Il
| state of public war exists in Cuba, the
! parties to which are entitled to belliger-
! ent rights, and between which the
| United States should observe strict
| neutrality. The house resolutions were
then read at the clerks dysk as fol-
/ lows:
! Resolved, BY the house of represen IA
| tNcs Uhe senate concurring) that IN th"
J opinion Of congress "A state OF publlc war
! exists in CUBA, the parties TO when are 'h, ,
| titled to belligerent rights anu the hi'ed
| States should observe II strict neuiraIty
between the belligerentS.
Resolved, That congress deplOreS the de-
structiOn of life ana property caused by
| the. war now waging in that island ana
believi that the only permanent soll-
| ton of the contest. equally IN the ihtcr-
| est of Spain, The people OF 'uba, ana otA1r
nations, would be in the establishment OF
| u government by the choice of IN" people
| of Cuba, ii is the sense of congress that
| the government OF the niltd States
| should us,. lis good offices, and friendly
iSfu-nce 10 that end.
Resolved. That the United States has
| not inirrN in struggles eDtween ANY
| European governments and their colonies
ON this continent; but from the'very clos.
| relations between The people of the Unit
! States ANA those ui CUBA IN consequence
ui IiS proximity anu extent OF me 'o",-
m-rcr bet wetn th,. two peoples. the pres
| rnt war il cntailnlg such losses upon the
| people of The l'nitsl States that congress
| InjteJ SiItrs should H., pr,uarrI to pru-
t,"i th. Ir~itimt,e interests of Americans
by Intervention, IL necessary.
MIR. HITS REMARKS.
The debate was opened by Mr. HIT.
/ The resolutions, ne SAID. had been con-
Sidcred with great care ny the commit
tee in many meetings, passing through
several months and after consultation
with many eminent jurlstS 1t was the
belief of the committee, that in the in
t"reSt Of neace, in tn einterest OF the
United states, and in the interest ot
and with whom the c"mmiitee sympa,
thized, the resolutions presented We're
IA practical. conservative, and effective
mode of action. The United States
government. he said, should not
only be prepared to protect the
interests OF American citizens, but
to Intervene II necessary. All
the resolutions had been care
iuliy considered so that they cotiid not,
lhty certainly ought not cause any
tf"llpic between the th'ted states ana
any country ti'at was not seeking 10
pun tt"uh,r WIN US
ih"t n.ii'EeIeicA wis iac' wa"
'"N""'h"t ny ne" SplPer .epo'tS a'on',
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hai ,,.,,., ,,,tii n baJ sv.a,, fr,n, on.,
md nr tho i.lnnI IN the ntI,.r until TO-
,,n,. thn sro,,ish ,uthnritv was no, n,
tLird nrnLnhIv NOR an. fourth nf tho
A uoo s,,I,ore niles nr IN. surf,,re nr thr
leland m, Suanish minister nt Wash
iugton had made n statement on the
I'D of February To the effect that io5
OO0 troops had been sent 10 cuba by
Suain. Was not that war?
III Ekll.LA NAiifafE'
Was that police putting down dis
turbances? Recently the captain gen
,ral Of cuba had issued two long
proclamations which had been read
with horror. 1t would not do, Mr.. Hit
n''u' , ,;,,, ~ o,ti ''''', ,"' r,,iii' a,a
warfare was a great and terrible in
Strument in the genius of the Spanish
race. one hundred and fifty thousand
of the finest suldiery of the WORT, had
marched into Spain and attempted to
subdue Il people which could only re-
sist by guerilla warfare; al. the
Spa niards destroyed that French army
Was not that. Mr.. Hit asked. war?
Should any Spaniard deny that it was?
There was not Il Spaniard who was not
proud of that history. Mr.. Hit re-
called the fact that the beligerency of
the southern confederacy had been
recognized by Spain month before the
" n 81 4. M. hsnt l.. F.t
i'ull Run. The government Of the init
ed states should now, through its state
department. ask that the people of
cuba should have government Of their
own choice. Wherever American in
tefeStS were iihptriiied. Mr.. Hit de-
clared IN conclusion, marines should
be landed 10 protect them. The great
arm Oh the fepupic ne exclaimed. ought
10 ne ready Always 10 1"lloW It's people
ana Protect thelf interests. their prop
city anu iheir rlshtS, anywhere iii the
World. 'Appiause ON the iloor ana in
Ihe saheries')
THE, OPPOSITION
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.uel . ma, ''Ie .oii'l',i',re zee ol loreish a.
lai,s s lao no. SEE" III 10 report the
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~ii'i ~ /" !i'i.ii'e, iio,ii '''e S'a'e depart
'.eiit , .uI',a'iieu o"'' ose"'H RECORD
VI h'u.u'' o"',asc, ih.ehuiatiSi'i' an"
'SSaSsila,ioh' an" !'t; sa'd me- we
ar "Hheu 10 ueeia!e ,ha, STATE OF
pubic war eHis'S III the iSiahu oi cuba.
AS I" the recognition oi the southern
'onltneracy ny S-aih. mr., lurhrr re.
called ths faSt that the people of
lhe cohieaeracy h'lu, az the time, Il
region OF country extending IRON the