The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
lHE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE!
THE CUBAN RESOLUTION PASSES
THE HOUSE.
THE yCTE STOOD 244 TO II.
4SsS4 Now Has the Rights of BelIigerents
" = al She Can Now Purchase Supplies
of us the Same as ANY Nation.
Friendly Offices offered.

''AAS Ses'A
~ of Us the Same Any Nation.
# Friendly Offices offered.
q The house OF representatives and the
senate haye at last concurred in recog-
snlzlng the belligerency OF Cuba. The
light, gallent, little island merlted moth
Slpg else from the greatest OF modern re-
spubllcs on account OF it's plucky strug-
gle.
vi "a gang OF cut-throats and despera-
does, say the Spanards. ga band of
Heroes" say we! Just picture to your
sell the toughness OF the fight they have
been wagingl For months an army of
guerlllas, imperfectIy armed, barely
clad, badly provlsioned, half-starving at
times, have been holding at bay the
iseveral armies OF Spain. 1t recalls the
I'M DREARY DAYS OF VALLEY FORGE
the privatlons OF the continental armies
and the TRIALS and hardshlps from which
our country emerged victorious. Cnba
8deseryes to succeed and she will
# The house on Monday adopted the
Econference report on the Cuban resolu-
stion by a vote Of 244 to 81. The re.
port on the resolutions had been
Edcbated Friday and Saturday and the
vote today was taken Immediately after
the reading Of the journal. Eighteen
Republicans and nine democrats voted
against the report AfEer the most
determined opposition OF those opposed
4sto the recognition OF the insurgents in
sthe senate and house, there were but
Sten more votes against the report than
against the original resolutions. The
ssformer vote was 262 to II. By its ac-
stlon the house agreed to the
Nsenate resolutions and disposed OF the
Cuban question for the present, Those
sgresolutlons were as follows:
% Resolved, That in the opinion of
congress a condition Of publicowar exists
sSbetween the government of Spain and
the government proclaimed and for
Nsometime maintained by force Of arms
aby the people OF Cuba; and that the
United States OF America should main
%tan a strict neutrality between the
IL.
sal the rights Of beiligerents in the ports
and territories Of the United States.
II Resolved further. That the friendly
aoftices OF the United States should be
#Offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition OF the
of Cuba.
The question now stands
81 WHAT WILL CLEVELAND DO?
Submit to the inevitable, we contend.
1T is not essential by any means that he
#should act in the premises. As re-
speatedIy explained, the resolutions
ARE concurrent resolutions" not ''1olnt
Resolutions and under practice which
shas grownup IN recent years IN congress,
concurrent resolutions do not require
approval or dissaproval by the presi-
dent, who may act upon them or not as
SShe chooses. but in no case is called upon
ITO sign them Similar resolutions
sadopted by congress in connection with
Armenian affairs, January 20 last, were
mot acted upon b. the president.
q How will the bellicose Spanlards
receive this news? There will be violent
AdcmdT t"" tions and
81 ~ IN RUMURS OF WARS
8wi.. Y doubt. But the peninsular fire
I ea ters will eventually simmer down.
This country has little to fear from the
SSpanlards but frothings and foamings,
When an army OF i'll disciplined ami
badly armed irregulars has been able for
amonths to set at defiance Spain and all
the regular forces she could muster, the
Fdisclplined and well equipped soldiers Of
the United States could soon bring her
Ito terms. No. the day OF Spanish
sascendency, accompanied as it is by
.mediaval oppression, slavery, torture
and atrocities of every kind is over Let
the old, effete. worn out anachronism
known as the Spanish monarchy take a
back seat and give way to the fresh
Vigorous, patriotic blood OF the. latest
born star in the cluster OF modern
republics. With JOY and congratula-
lions we hail your advent, Cuba, in the
ranks OF the nations OF the globe.
baptized with the blood OF your patriot
sons AID emancipated from the tyranny
Sof your oppressors- -EsTo PERPETUA!
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