Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-03-04
TO GIVE CUBA LIBERTY
United States Senate Declares
for Recognition.
BY An OVERWHELMING VOTE
No Hulf-Nay Measures Were Enter
tanned, and the Speeches Were
Deuunciatory Of Spain.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-By the over
whelming vote of GA to the senate to-
day adopted a concurrent resolution
favorable to Cuban 5elligerency and in
dependence The resolutions adopted
are as follows
Resolved, BY the senate, the house of
representatives concurring, that in the
opinion Of congress condition of public
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed ana
for some time maintained by force of arms
by the people of Cuba, and that the United
States of America should maintain strict
neutrality between the contending powers,
according to each all the rights of hellig-
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
being set for o'clock. Shortly after
the session opened Representative Hit,
chairman Of the house committee on
foreign relations. was in whispered con
ference at Senator Sherman'5 desk.
Senator Allen of Nebraska withdrew his
resolution for the appointment of Mr..
Lloyd as a senate official after a dis
cussion as to adding a popuist official
to the rolls.
Senator Sherman moved that the Gu
ban resolutions be taken up. This pre-
vailed without objections. Chairman
Hit remained alongside Of Senator
sherman as the debate proceeded. The
floor was yielded for the adoption Of the
ON, n,
priaton 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 lie said the conflict in Cuba
was being waged with such desperation
that only one Of two results could come,
either the complete Independence Of
cuba on the one hand or the utter an
inhalation of the Cuban people on the
other. The senator said he approached
the subject from the standpoint Of hu-
manity rather than law Declarations
that they had progressed to the stage
of helligerents would avail nothing.
'If the United States intends taking
any steps that will avail these strug-
Cling Cubans, those steps should be in
the direction of the ultimate independ-
enee of Cuba' declared Senator Lind
say in stentorian tones. In the past
the United States has not hesitated to
take a position recognizing independ-
ence under crcums tances similar to
those now existing in Cuba justifying
the United States in considering the
propos' ION for active intervention to
restore .lblc order in behalf Of hu-
manitJ.s
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 inda
pendence of Cuba. Spain contemplated
the annihilation OF all the able-hodiet
men in Cuba in order to crush this UP
rising. Spain owed Cuba as much a
Turkey owed to Aremenia, or as tn
United States owes to Sona2uela. tn
duty of protection, and If this protec
tion We're not given them the point ha
been reached when the United State
should move for the severance of Cub
from Spain.
SENATOR SHERMAN. TOO.
At 1:15 Senator Sherman began hi
speech, closing the debate. lie sal
he felt that the time had come when tn
United States must intervene to pu
an end to a crime almost beyond dc
scription. He referred to several pan
phlets presented by Estrada Palmi
agent and representative of the Cuban
in this country and said the statemer
oVercame the misapprehension that It
Cubans We're scattered, unorganize
bands. II showed the organization
legislature the election of a pres
dent, the latter man of high ehara
ter 1t was as complete an organic
ton as the United States had durir
the revolutionary war
The rules OF war observed by Il
Guoans We're humane and honorabl
showing none of the barbarous fero
lty Of the Spanish troops.
me senator read from the orders
General Maxine Gomez, showing Il
humane treatment ordered for priso
II was in striking contrast wi
- ntu'uerous course of General We
!eI' the Spanish commander Tba Sna
ish torce in Cuba was distinctly Sra
uas ~ Aiis 1he Spanish force tod
was greater than TIE e,ttra Dnttt
force sent Ia th 'he ehlire Brltl
ba+ - ne United States to CO..
~ ussle Tor independence.
'L sherman Went on to sneak
~ ss iaith OF Spain in putting do,
l.' 70. liler rebellion when reforms W,
pt"iiilsea ana never executed Tba :,
c VT pald glowing tribute 10 Co.
'olhez' commander of the cubans :
"aa "a peeh pictured as a brigand
1otile1 = a man Of standing ~ oh
auteF' said Senator sherman III
PROBABLY an ideaIist." i