The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
The Morgnn-Miils Report.

Washington. December 2l.-A report,
presenting additional views on the Cuban
quoatiou was presented to the senate to-
day by Senator Morgan Of Alabama in be-
half of himself and Senator Mills 1t In
dorses Senator Camercn's views and dis
cusscs the action OF the committee on for
egn relations in 1859 on this bill to facilitate
the acquisition OF the island of Cuba The re-
port reviews the alleged misgovernment of
Cuba and messages by former presidents
on the subject, and then refers TO President
Cleyelands attitude, whose message 1t ar
firms, ia in confederation OF all former
testimony on this subject. The president,
IL continues, has laid the question before
congress without any recommendation,
leaving to congress the duty of making
provision for the security and rights oil
unlted states citizens in Cuba and onforc-
ing the right Of indemnity in behalf OF legal
successors Of those who have been killed
there. II says:
"lt is intimatod that delay is the wisest
policy, bur he has RETAINED from saying
that delay is required by our National
honor or by the interests of humanity
The report takes exception at the char
acterzation Of Spain as the mother ooln-
try of Cuba in former senate report but
contends that on the contrary she is only
a cruel stopmother, whose introduction into
the Cuban family has been the immediate
cause Of robbng the stepchildren of their
Inheritance and their cruel persecution to
keep down revolt. -
He chlrattefi2es the present event rs a
war of determination and says no limit
can be anticipated TO Spain's excessive and
inhuman abuses If power"
Continuing the senator argues that the
president recognizes that the present war
is for independence and not Cor the gratifi-
cation Of personal ambition.
He says that Senior Estrada Palma, the
accredited representative of Cuba in the
United States, appears to haze been in
| formally received for the purpose of pre-
! sentng Cubas claims 10 our government
and on December Z. 1895. he sent an official
note to the state department explaining his
mission, asserting that the Issue was that
| of the Independence or the determination
Of the Cubans and giving the reasons upon
which the Cuhans based their revolution. "
Concluding Senator Morgan said;
! The message OF Mr. Cleveland. who has
no aversion to Spanish rule in Cuba, con-
firms in all important statements The truth
OF the charges made by Mr.. Palma. The
only difference in the situation in Cuba. as
it is described in the senate report OF 1898,
and as described in the president s message
n 1886, is that time progresses the
WRONGS o. cupt nave Dten aggravated ana
the meaus OF repression applied by Spain
have grown into war against humanity,
a war OF anniMlaton of property and the
determination Of the native population
III the firm purpose of our Predecessors
20 put an end to this condition OF affairs
f. Cuba, q mild form Of tyranny which
existed fifty years ago, has iegencrated
irio doubts and misgivings as to our duty
10 our own people and the demands of
4 tlr. Sf1au civilization. the TpgDODgibility for
this larse from The true spirit CT American
liberty and our ioye Of home rule and in
dependence rests where It justs belongs
and not uuon the people through indifer-
,nce to their will CT the part of their rep
resentatives in congress"