Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-03-07
WAS CUBA'S FIELD DAY
House Dec ares for Recognition
Of Insurgents.
SENATE HOLDS TO ITS STAND
Prospect OF Var Did Not D;ssuade P4i
triotic Americans From pccar-
ing Their Beliefs.

Washington. March Cuba had
field day iii the house. Despite the Wal
talk from Spain the struggling patriots
in Cuba We're eulogized and sympa-
thized with in two hours debate an0
the rules We're then suspended end
the resolutions by the house foreign
affairs committee were adopted as
substitute for those OF the senate by
an overwhelming majority of 263 to u.
An anlysis Of the vote shows that 1So
republicans, 20 democrats and five pop
ulists voted for the resolutions ana
nine republicans and eight democrats
against them. The debate which pre-
ceded their adoption was animated and
breathed spirit Of liberty. At times
it was exceedingly dramatic, and es-
pecially when forebodings of war Were
uttered, but there was no stemmlnS the
strong tide. The setting of the scene
was brilliant The galleries We're black
with people attracted by the prospect
Of stirring events. In the reserved gal
leIy were many prominent personages.
olt lIlG moon tI1G TLIlt44Nict4AS% - etAN
largest Of the session. The enthusiasm
Of the members and the spectators ran
riot several times and the opponents Of
the resolutions cat no figure when they
attempted a counter demonstration.
Owing to the brief time allotted to
members, they were fortunate in secur-
ing two OF three minutes to present
their views.
f ltC lif
was passed to grant the Arkansas &
Northwestern railroad a right Of wa}
through Indian Territory and bill t.
retire Lieutenant Colonel r. NJ. Green.
L. S. n, one of the officers injured ii
the Samoan wreck, as commander, was
defeated IS to s..
The senate joint resolution directing
the secretary Of agriculture to pur
chase and distribute seeds authorized
by the current law was adopted.
Mr. Hit, chairman Of the foreign
affairs committee arose. Immediately
a hush fell upon the house. He moved
that under suspension that the resolu
tions be passed for recognizing Cuban
belligerency.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions are as follows:
PesoIved BY the house Of represen-
tatives, the senate cOnCurring, that in the
opinion OF congress state of public wa
exists in Cuba, the parties to which are |
entitled to belliserency rights and the
United States should observe a strict |
neutrality between the beIHgerents.
Resolved, that congress deplores the |
destruction of life and property causea
by the war now waging IN the island, anG |
believing that the only perua nent solution |
Of in he int n
Spain, The people Of Cuba ana other na |
tions, would be in the establishment Ot !
q government by the choice Of the people +!
Of Cuba, it is the sense Of congress tha, !
the government OF the United states |
Should use its good Offices and friendly |
influence to that end.
Resolved, that the United States has |
not interviewed in the struggles betweel |
any EurOEcan governments and theii |
colonies on this contnent but from tht |
very close relations between the people OF |
the United States and those of Cuba il |
consequence Of its proximity and the ez- |
tent Of commerce between the two peO-
ples the present war is entailing such |
losses upon the people Of the United States |
that congress is Of the opinion that the |
government Of the United States should be |
prepared to protect the legitimate inter |
ests OF Americans by intervention if |
necessary.
These resolutions" said Mr. Hit, |
have been considered with great car, |
by the foreign affairs cOmmittee In |
many meetings through several !
months, the question has been discuss |
ed. They have been ripenel ana ma
tured after consultation with the most
eminent jurists. In the interests q! |
right, Of the peace Of our own c0un- |
try and in the interests cf those wis |
are making a struggle with which We |
sympathize, we believe these rc30Iu- |
tons present the practical and corserv- |
ative mode Of action. They propose. |
first, that congress shall express ils |
opinion that q state Of public war OK |
lists in the island of Cuba and that yve
recognize. Second, that the conditions |
prevailing on that island which have |
involved such great and deplorable |
losses will tind a permanent solution |
only ia the establishment OF d govern |
ment by the free choice Of the peopIa |
Ct Cuba themselves, ana that cur gov |
ernment should use its friendly infu. |
ences to that end. This, in the interest
cf the people Of Spain, Of Cuba and OF |
all other nations. And third, in view |
of the vast interests Of our own people |
in the island Of Cuba, 50 close a neigh |
DOT; in view Of the immense commerce
that is being destroyed ana the prodig- |
iOUs investments If our citizens there
being consumed, that our government
while it has never entered into any
connection between European powers
ana their colonies IN any Of the struS-
giles which have taken place between |
them, should pc prepared to protect the |
interests Of Our American citizens By
intervention. If Intervention be nee
essary. The resolutions ought not to
cause any trouble between TIE United
States and any country not seeking to
f0ment trouble with US.
II think that gentlemen will agree
with me that the proposition Of the
Counlittc is one far more effective than
the senate resolution. First, as TO the
beligerency Of the Cubans; that there
is a state Of war is a fact shown by
many things besides newspaper re-
ports. The official reports of our con
suls show the growth and extent Of the
war IT is not a production Of the 10
years insurrectiOn Of 1868 to 1873. More
than one-half a year ago the consuls
report, that armed forces then in the
field cOntendng with desperate earn
estness and unconquerable will were
three times greater than. the men en-
gagged in the rebellion Of 1868, when at
the height Of its power, and the tide
Of war has swept on from one side Of
the island to the other until today the
Spanish authority is not in fact exer-
cised over more than one-thjrd or one
fourth Of its territory.
"Recently the captain general Of Gu
ba issued a lengthy proclamation which
we have read with horror, which con-
tanned detailed regulations and pro-
scription concerning this war, in the
very terms and spirit Of the orders
issued by Napoleon when he command
ed the greatest forces ever enlisted in
modern warfare. 1t will not do to say
that this is guerilla warfare; 15O, 900 Of
the finest soldiers that ever marched
ipt4 SIlaiil tQ0ls siAra Of Il oil u. !: