Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
United States Senate Dec ares
for Recognition.
BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE
No Half Way Measures Were Enter.
tanned. and the Speeches Were
Dsuuneiatory Of Spain.

whelming vote OF g. to 8 the senate to-
day adopted a concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban belligerency and in
dependence. The resolutions adopted
are as follows:
Resolved. By the senate. the house OF
representatives concurring, that In the
opinion OF congress a condition Of public
war exists between the government OF
spain and the government proclaimed and
tor some time maintained by force of arms
by the people of Cuba. and that the United
states OF America should maintain q strict
neutrality between the contending powers,
according to each all the rights Of bellig-
erents In the ports and territory Of the
United States.
Resolved. That the friendly offices of the
United States should be offered by the
president to the Spanish government for
the recognition Of the Independence of
Cuba. -
The senate galleries were well filed
today In anticipation of the culmina-
ton of the Cuban debate. the final vote
pelng set for o'clock. Shortly after
Inc session opened Representative Hit.
chairman OF the house committee on
foreign relations. was In whispered con-
ference at Senator Sherman's desk.
senator Allen of Nebraska withdrew his
resolution for the appointment of Mr..
Lloyd as senate official after a dis
cussion as to adding q populist Official
to the rolls.
senator Sherman moved that the Gu
pan resolutions be taken I'D. This pre-
vailed without objections. Chairman
HIT remained alongside of Senator
sherman as the debate proceeded. The
moor was yielded for the adoption of the
conference report on the pension appro-
priation bill. also the passage of a bill
relating to the anchorage and move
ment Of vessels in st. Mary's river.
LINDSAY OPENED.
Senator Lindsay OF Kentucky then
addressed the senate on the Cuban res
olution. He said the conflict in Cuba
was being waged with such desperat ton
that only one of two results could come,
either the complete independence of
Cuba on the one hand or the utter an
initiation of the Cuban people ON the
other. The senator said he approached
the subject from the standpoint of hu-
mainly rather than law. Declaratio
that they had progressed to the stage
OF belligerents would avail nothing
IF the United States intends taking
Cling Cubans, those steps should be In
the direction of the ultimate independ-
ence of Cuba" declared Senator Lind
say in stentorian tones. In the past
the United States has not hesitated to
lake position recognizing independ-
ence under circumstances similar to
hose now existing in Cuba justifying
the United States in considering the
mr. ,Acsfk nv %
restore 1ublc order in behalf of hu-
manity."
But the resolution, he urged. did not
contemplate active Intervention. It ex-
tended our good offices to Spain with a
view of securing the ultimate indie
pendence Of Cuba. Spain contemplated
the humiliation Of all the able-boded
men in Cuba in order to crush this up
rising. Spain owed Cuba as much as
Turkey owed to Aremenia, or as the
United States owes to VcnAzuela, the
duty of protection, and IL this protec-
ton were not given them the point has
been reached when the United States
should move for the severance of Cuba
from Spain.
SENATOR SHERMAN, TOO.
At 1:15 Senator Sherman began his
speech. closing the debate. He said
he felt that the time had come when the
United States must intervene to put
an end to crime almost beyond de-
scription. He referred to several PAM
phlets presented by Estrada Palma,
agent and representative of the Cubans
In this country and said the statement
overcame the Misrepresentation that the
Cubans were scattered, unorganized
bands. 1t showed the organizat ton of
a legislature, the election Of a presi-
dent, the latter man of high charac-
ter. 1t was as complete an organiza-
ton as the United States had during
the revolutionary war.
The rules of war observed by the |
Cubans were humane and honorable.
none of the barbarous feroc-
ty of the Spanish troops.
The senator read from the orders of |
General Maxine Gomez, showing the |
humane treatment ordered for prison.
Frs. 1t was in striking contrast with |
he murderous course Of General Wey. |
err. the Spanish commander. The Span |
sh force in Cuba was distinctly Span
sh. In this the Spanish force TODAY
vas greater than the entire British |
orce sent to the United States to COM
,at our struggle for independence.
Senator Sherman went on to speak of
he bad faith of Spain In putting down
he former rebellion when reforms were
and never executed. The sem
ltor paid glowing tribute to General
iomez. commander of the Cubans, who
lad been pictured as a brigand.
Gomez Is man Of standing, of char
lcter." said Senator Sherman. "He IN
an idealist."
Tur-ing to the material interests be-
ween the United States and Cuba. he
howed that the trade from the islands
0 this country was $S2,000.OO0 annually
nd the trade from the United States to
Tuba was $19,000,000.
But. mark It," said Senator sher.
nan, II do not favor the annex ton of
,uba to the United States. In my
Judgment the island should become a
art Of Mexico, being of the same PEG.
lie, and would be glad to see that enc
He referred to the recall OF General
'ampos, humane soldier and his sue
ession by General Weyler. who has
cen well christened 1.-The Butcher"
This man Weyler." he continued.
is one of the worst men who could be
ent to pacify people. His warfare
, massacre. He openly avows 1t. He
; brute. pure and simple; his hands
re stained with the blood of defense
sss men and women"
The senator went on to give extracts
rom recent interviews with General
veyler in which he spoke of extermin-
ting the Cubans. These showed him to
e, said Senator Sherman, a demon