The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-11

ALBANIA, Culberson of Texas, Elliott of
South Carolina, Harrison of Alabama,
Russell of Georgia, Tucker of Vir-
ginia, Turner of Georgia; total, g. Re-
publcans, Messrs. Atwood of Massa-
chusetts, Boutelle of Maine, Gilett of
Massachusetts, Grout of Vermont,
johnson of California, Mccall of Massa-
chusetts, Moody of Massachusetts,
Simpkins of Massachusetts,, Walker of
Virginia, Wright of Massachusetts,;
total, 10.
For the resolutions there were. re-
corded 70 democrats, 1S6 republicans
and 5 populists. OF those voting
in the negative, all but johnson
and Walker were New England repre-
sentatives.
The house resolutions differ from the
senate resolutions with respect to bel.
ligerency and independence only in
phraseology. They were presented to
the senate and were sent to the foreign
relations committee.
In explanation of the resolutions, Mr..
Hit, chairman of the house committee
on foreign relations, said:
utSC lCSOluJlOuS nave USGu COLI
sidered with great care by the foreign
affairs committee. They have been
ripened and matured after consultation
with The most eminent jurists. In the
interest OF right, Of peace, of our own
county, and in the interest of those
who are making struggle with which
we sympathize, we believe these reso-
lutions present the more practical, con-
servative and effective mode of action.
They propose, first that congress shall
express its opinion that state of pub
lie war exists in the island of Cuba and
that we recognize it. Second, that
the conditions prevailing on that island,
which have involved such great and de.
plOrable losses, will find a permanent
solution only in the establishment of a
government by the free choice of the
people of Cuba themselves, and that
our government should use its friendly
influence to that end. This, in the in
terest OF the people of Spain, of Cuba,
and of all other nations. And third, in
view of the vast interests OF our people
in the island of Cuba, so close a neigh
BORN view of the immense com
merce that is being destroyed and the
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can citizens there being consumed
that our government, while it has never
entered into any connection between
European powers and their colonies in
any of the struggles which have taken
place between them, should be pre-
pared to protect the interests of our
American citizens by Intervention, if
intervention ne necessary. These res
Olutions ought az d. .ause any trouble
between us and any country not SIX.
ing to foment trouble with us,
there is state of war is fact shown
by many things besides newspaper re-
ports. The official reports of our con-
suls show the growth and extent Of
the war. More than one-half a year
ago the consuls report that the armed
forces then in the field contending with
desperate earnestness and unconquer-
able will were three times greater than
the men engaged 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, I'M
til to-day the Spanish authority is not
in fact exercised over more than one
third-probably not more than one
fourth of its territory. The Spanish
minister made public statement, Feb.
ruary %, in which he said that 1875, 900
troops have been sent to the island by
Spain. Is not that war? Ia that po-
lice force putting down street distur-
bance? 1t will not do to say that this
is guerilla warfare. The provision
in regard to Intervention is one that
has been the usage of all nations. If it
is necessary for the protection of Amer
lean property in the midst of extreme