The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-04-02
We sand as SPANS JAIIer-Either
We should Afford Relief to the OPP
pressed or Cease Our Objections to
Her Transfer TO a CivIIIzed Power
House Insists on Its Cuban Reese
lutions and Appoints COnrerses.

'espondence, etc., from November s,
1875, to 1878, concerning the pacifcation
Of the pending conflict in Cuba
Mr.. Mills was recognized at this point
In support of the Cuban resolution in
reduced by him yesterday. He said the
resolutions heretofore before the senate
wert steps in the right direction, but
very shsrt steps. The people of Cuba
had far greater claims on the United
States than the mere recognition of the
belligerency. If Ireland struck for lib
erty today, the hearts of the American
people would beat in sympathy; and so
if Poland or Hungary asserted the right
of liberty. But the United States has
much closer relations with Cuba than
with Ireland or Poland or Hungary, for
it was apart of the western hemisphere,
over which the Monroe doctrine ex-
tended the influence of this country.
Mr.. Mills declared the Monroe doctrine
was a law of protection, and as such
God was the author of 1t. 1t was the
same right of self-protection which an
individual exercises In abating nui-
sance or destroying powder-hcuse near
his premises.
Jefferson had used plain words in
threatening to join England and sweep
the French fleets from the seas If France
persisted in holding the mouth of the
Mississippi river. The same spirit had
brought forth President Cleveland's
Venezuelan message.
Cuba stood as the key to the gulf, and
our unvarying policy, said Mr.. Mills,
has been to resist any transfer of Cuba
to another monarchy. The United States
had stood by as jailer and prevented
Cuba from going to France or England
And, if we insisted in keeping Cuba In
the possession of Spain, was it not t...e
moral obligation of the United States to
see that Spain gaze .uba fair govern,
ment to see that the hell of Spanish
aespotism was lifted from the Cuban
people'
The day will come, said MI Mills
when the American conscience will bt
aroused to its guilt in permitting the op
preston of Cuba, and when that con
sciousness comes, the American peopl,
| will fill this chamber with senators whC
will stop that oppression. The senate
read of atrocities attributed to Genera
Weyler, and added This is the worl
Of the atrocious scoundreJ He coul'
not be in Cuba today If the United State
would draw her sword. How the cheek
of our American women must be sui
fused; how our children must blush, t
know that this government stands idl
by while Spain, with the keys of he
dungeons dangling at her side, permit
such an strocious villain to raise HI
hand against defenceless women"
The protection which Spain gave I
Cuba was the protection which the haw
gives to the dove. Cuba cries to u
"Deliver us from these Monsters b,
we stand meekly, serving only
Spain's jailer In the senator's ON
state of Texas, they had, he said, drur
of the dregs of Spanish brutality. I
related the circumstance of the annif
lation of Santa Annals forces on Tex
soil, and reviewed the bloodiness of Il
"Virginius' affairs. To the shame of Il
government we had permitted the "V
ginius" atrocity to stand almost witho
a reparation. For ffty-three people butte
{ cred by Spain while rightful!y claimi
the protection of the United States, af
n a diplomatic correspondence of yea
l. Spain paid $1,000.
r Mr. Stewart asked if S. anish Dor
e were not potent factor in resisting
= PREVENTION.
Mr.. Mills replied that there was son
G. thing beneath the surface; he did
know what this mysterious force W
but ne felt that it existed. He did
know how sugar stocks would be affec
by action on the Part of the Uni
re States. 1t was asserted that trade wo
suffer, but Mr. Mills declared tina
ne hundred billion dollars would be a sn
to expenditure for the glory of releas
Al. the prisoners on the island of Pines.
M was the duty OF the United States to
an tect and relieve those people, or else
hit say to England or Russia, Take
ed island and protect the people" L
ny we do this, stain of bloody guilt is
our hands.
lp- Referring to the objections con
'rt, from commercial sources, Mr., \
lii quoted the words of Goldsmith: "HC
in fails when commerce long preva
the The senator said he had just receiv
letter asserting that "another fool
let turned lingo and asked him VIII
ing had not lief, jingoism to Mr.. Lodge
en-. Mr.. Chandler. The letter was signe
Disguised Democrat"
"Now, if had the \ rays said
Mills, "and used it In examining
bro pocket of the writer of that let
~. would find sugar stock there
nsu- There was a ripple of applause as
cars Mills closed
UGH Mr. Morgan followed with furtht
we're idenee of the existence of war in
This brought out protest from