Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25
THE CUBAN DEBATE.
MIR. MOrEnn's Speech Mr.. Whites
Substitute Resolution.


In continuation of his speech in the Sen
ate on the Cuban resolution yesterday after
noon after The Stars report closed Mr.
| Morgan said the atrocities of the Spanish
| forces in controlling the Cubans were al
most without parallel in history. In the
| last war not only had 1900 Cubans been
killed in battle, but 1900 prisoners had
been put to death. 1t was most sho TX
| ing holocaust. The Senator said he had
| paused in wonderment to think the United
States had stood silently by at this awful
| slaughter Of 1900 prisoners, instead of
moving, sword in hand, and driving the
| Spaniards from the island
Mr.. Frye asked if this wonderful, shock
| ing statement was historical.
| Mr.. Morgan replied that it was history
delberateiy written by Spaniard. appear
| ing in the American Encyclopedia, under
the title Cuba The present war; said
| Mr.. Morgan, was but renewal Of the
| former one. Gen. Gomez had returned to
ms command. and Cisnero. the insnrgent
presi lent, returned to his task. The United
| States could go further in its forbear-
| ance without a stain on its honor. 1t was
| the imperative duty Of today to declare a
| state Of war existing
The great body of the native Cubaus are
| in favor of the Instruction. although the
| bloody code OF Weyler holds them in sub
| lection. Spain has sent to the conflict Up
|
| men, and has 10000 volunteers for garrison
| duty. And yet this vast force cannot keen
Gen. Gomez from hearing the morning ard
| evening guns Of Havana.
| MIR. Morgan said no one could doubt
without impeaching our own censuls that
| the mass Of Cubans were in sympathy with
| Gomez and Maceo, and that in the end
| the Cubans were certain to achieve their
! this resolution would not only apply to
| this rebellion, but also to the next, and the
| next-for they would continue to come
| and would be notice to Spain that beliiger-
eney would he accorded to these struggling
5:1o, without concluding his speech.
Mr.. Whites Substitute.
| Mr.. White offered substitute for the
| pending resolution, as follows:
| Resolved, That the Senate con template s
| with solicitude and profound regret the suf-
| ferings and destruction accompanying The
| civil conflict now in progress in Cuba While
| the United States have not interfered, and
| will not, unless their vital interests so de-
! mand, interfere with existing colonies and
dependencies of any European government
| on this hemisphere nevertheless, our peo-
| pie have never disguised. and do not row
| conceal, their sympathy for all those who
| struggle periodically, as do the Cubans
now in revolt, to exercise, maintain and
| preserve the right of self-government Nor
| can we ignore our exceptional and close
relations to Cuba by reason of geographic
| cal proximity, and our consequent grave
| interest in all questions affecting the con-
| troll or well-being of that island. We ar
IDENTIFY hope that the executive department
| to whose investigation and care our d:plo-
| matte relations have been committed will
| at al early date find the facts to be such
| as to warrant the recognition ST the bel
| ligerency OF those who are maintaining
| themselves in Cuba in armed opposition
| to Spain, and that the influence and offices
| of the United States may be pruden.ly,
| peacefully and effectively exer1ed to the
end that Cuba may be enabled to establish
| a permanent government Of her own
| choice"