The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-11
THIS WAR MUST STOP
Senator CullCm's Eloquent Speech in
Behalf Of The Cubans.
VIGOROUS AND EMPHATIC
He Says tho Island Should Pc
Taken From Cid Mother
Spain's Clutches-A Bit
of Spanish History.

| Washington, Dec. l0.-On the OPEN
! ing of the senate to-day n motion by
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Moi,oay next Inc popular interest on
various subjects or legislation was
shown by the armful of petitions re-
, ceived by the petition clerk. The
main subjects Of petition were the pas
sage of the Dingley bill, the indepen-
! dence Of Cuba and the restriction Of
| immigration. The coming inaugura-
tion of Mckinley was foreshadowed In
resolution offered by Sherman and
agreed to providing for a committe of
, three senator's to he named by the pre-
siding officer to make necessary ar
rangements for the Inauguration OF the
! president elect.
! Cullom was then recognized for a
| speech on the Cuban question. The
public interest in the question was
J evinced by full attendance in the gal
leries. None of the foreign representa-
tives We're in the galleries reserved for
them. Cullom was In vigorous voice,
which added emphasis to the plain
+, words employed in arraigning Spain.
The senator preceded his speech with
| the following resolution: Resolved.
BY the senate and house of represen-
tatives. that the extinction of Spanish
title and the termination of Spanish
control in the islands at the gateway
of the Gulf of Mexico are necessary TO
the welfare of those islands and to the
people OF the United States"
After brief reference to the presi-
dents message concerning Cuba. Cul-
lom said: while | am not disposed
to criticise President Cleveland. i may
| Droperly sav that bod bonad he ,,.,,id
find occasion to give more positive or
emphatic expression of the true
American continental policy which
ought to be invoked in all cases where
the liberty and independence of any
of the peoples of the American con-
tinent are involved. And further.
think we ought never TO hesitate or de-
lay when the lines of III oulicy run
parallel and coincidentai II those of
humanity" Culom refrrr.d To certain
phases of Spanish histn,.,. showing the
record of cruelty and oppression. Con-
tinulng he said: This agency of mur-
der and the administration of torture
in the name of Christianity continued
in vigorous existence in Spain from the
reign of Ferdinand and Isabella. about
1882, until even after the beginning of
the present century. During the ex-
istence of the holy office of the inouis-
ition S1,912 persons were condemned
and perished in the flames: 1859 were
burned in efIigy, and nearly 900 900
were condemned to severe and terrible
penances. The last victim burned alive
perished in about 1860. The above is
the mildest and simplest statement of
the history OF Spanish cruelty to Span-
iards from the day of the discovery of
America to the independence OF the
United states"
After further historical references TO
Spanish cruelty in America, Cullom
said: while all the provinces which
have rebelled and separated from
Spain have, as | have shown. become
prosperous and fairly well conditioned
Independent countries, the feeble old
mother country has gradually fallen
into lower. and lower estate. depending
and almost relying for existence upon
the stolen gold levied upon Cuba. pu-
erto Rico and the Philippine islands.
Spain continues to be what she AL
ways has been-a robber nation. I
speak now of the nation and not of
her people. If we wait for precedent
we shall wait forever. IL a precedent
Is needed we shall make one. We yio-
lated every precedent by the dec1ara-
tiOn OF our own Independence ON Julv
4. 1916. We had no precedent nor did
we even ask for advice as to the
change in l779, from a confederation Io
union Of states. When we Announced
the Monroe doctrine in 1S23. II was in
defiance of precedent. and was the de-
termination of a rule which has no
come n law and will never be gainsaid
When we announced. not MANY months
ago. that we should Intervene i'm The
matter of the Venezuelan boundary
we followed no precedent hut thai ~
good American common sense we
now have reached the time to taIte an.
other step In advance.
I'VE have already procIoined tba,
the United States will have son1e,t,in !
to say regarding matters affec,ing ,hs
American continent. and we sbouId
now announce that the sneadv tarn,i.
nation of Spaln's controI of ths ;slands
at the gateway of The Nexicnn .,,is q.
necessary alike 10 the welfare of tho
Islands and to the people Of the T-nited
States. The present situation cannes
continue. A population of 95O 09o whit
Cubans and 500 900 colored Cuhors ag.
gregating l450 600 persons will novc,
WELD and ought never IN s,b,,,i, 81
the bullying military rula ~ ieo on,
Sraniards Within Tho bor1er, 80 ~
islands RACES a war which N, hott
sides, is declared 10 he a war eIths,
Of determination on tho o,a ba,d a,
liberty and Snanish evcI,tsjop ,, ,t,,
other. This condition mist cease Th,
Spanish. after two years of war hav.
failed TO establish peace and Tho In.