The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-17

order and introduced Senator GaIlinger as
the presiding officer. The latter made a
brief address and read a number of letters
and kilograms of regret, among them be-
ing those from Senator's Frye and Burrows
and Commander GARRISON, OF the q. A. X.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, sent
a letter in which he said:
AS / wish TO see the United States declare
and maintain the independence OF the
island as France did that of the American
colonies and made the United States a ma
ton, of course, l shall, as a practical
friend, vote for every minor method tend
ing to the same beneticent end. / hope and
believe that Congress and the President Will
soon formally recognize a state OF war ana
Cuban belligerency. This step, followed, as
Il will be. by all other independent nations
of the Western hemisphere, cannot fail to
insure the Cuban independence which IS
sought for. Moreover, without delay we
ought to send a feet to enter the harbor
and an army to land upon the soil of Cuba,
first TO protect the lives and property of
American citizens, and, secondly, to stop
the atrocious and uncivilized methods OF
warfare adopted by the Spanish generals.
In advocating all these measures am
conscious of no passionate hostility to
Spain. In 1861 she recognized the Southern
Confederacy within less than three months
after it's military struggle began; and sure
ly. if she can hold Cuba without making
it one vast desert and graveyard by driving
the inhabitants into the cities 10 StarVe,
and by hanging, shooting or garroting Gu
ban officers and soldiers for rebellion ana
incendiarism she ought to lose the island.
If between 1861 and 1865 one Confederate
general had thus been put to death all the
powers of Europe, with one accord, would
lave sent their fleets and armies three
thousand miles across the ocean to end such
barbariouS warfare and to establish ana
maintain the Southern Confederacy. Yet
General Robert T.. Lee and all MS generals
were as truly guilty of rebellion and 1ncen-
diarism as was Theodore Menendez Con
zales, who was shot for that offense at
Cabanas fortress, in Havana, on Monday
I'VE blame England for abandoning the
LA-A.1laa aA1 80 raAAfn IhHiGtiDnC
TO massacre by the Moslems and Tor
submitting the liberty-loYing Greeks 10
slaughter by the Turkish despot. England
retorts that we dare not stop the methods
of unciviliZed warfare applied at our very
doors in the American Crete-the falr Is
land of Cuba; and both charge and counter
charge are justly made.
are observing a traditional and universal
the first good opportunity the severance OF
Cuba from Spain. In 1896. also, the Demo
Gratis pledged themselves to do this by their
declaration Of sympathy Tor the people OF
Cuba in their heroic struggle Tor liberty
and Independence, and the Republicans by
their premise that the United states Snould
endeavor to restore peace and give indie
pendence to the island There need be little
fear that these pledges will be violated.
President Mckinley willingly recognizes the
binding force of the platform on which he
was elected, and will soon do his part
making Cuba free and independent.
He may proceed with what will seem to i'm
patient spirits to be undue caution, with
the cries and groans ringing in his ears OF
unarmed men, women and children endur-
ing inhuman cruelty and dastardly murder,
but he will not fail to be faithful to his
pledges and he will before long register
umphant election that Cuba should be taken
from the control Of Spain and made peace
great party and it's President let us rest pa
tiently and most hopefully.
Mr.. Karl Decker, of Washington, who,
as correspondent of the New York Journal,
Snpnt some time i'm Cuba. much of 1t with
q branch of the Cuban army in Santa Clara
province, gave q description of the condltlon
of affairs existing and of the pitiable plight
of many of the people suffering for the
necessities of life. He ridiculed the claims
sent out by General Weyier that the island
had been pacified and said that II the Gu
bans were granted belligerent rights by
the United States they would certainly win.
Mr.. Decker has just returned from Cuba.
In the course of some interesting re-
marks Senator Alien humorously declared
there was no division in the Populist ranks
on the question of Cuban liberty. In this
whole matter, he thought, there had been
too much sacrifice to a spirit of CONNER
cialism, ana 1t was time TINS government
had a little more humanity and a little
more Americanism. He declared that the
United States could not afford to have a
deeaying monarchy with a foothold ON this
continent, and he would be delighted to see
Spain and the Ottoman empire wiped from
the map of Europe; # the PreIident were r
island would cNse in thirty days, and it
would not be necessary to fire a gun. If
She United States should say TO Spain, You
shall not war upon the hospitals, upon
women and upon children, Weyler'S oc-
gupation would be gone.
Mrs. Clara Belle Brown, of the Woman's
National Cuban League, said the league
had but one platform, one aim and one
end, and that end was the establishment
also made by Rev. DR.. Kent, Mrs. Lincoln,
vice director of the Woman's League, and
Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis.
Ex-senator Butler, of South Carolina,
read a series of resolutions which had been
prepared, and these were unanimously
adopted. They earnestly protested against
the 'barbarous and inhuman methods of
Spain in conducting the war in Cuba, de-
clared that this government should recog-
manifest destiny that, like Mexico, she
should be free and Independent without the
aymen to Spain of any indemnity.
A private letter received in this city yes
terday morning from an American resident
in Sancti Spiritds was read which gives
the following details of the death of Col
Carlos Aguirre, a Cuban officer, resident
Of New York for twenty years, whose fam
lily is well known in this city. 1t is dated
at Sancti Spiritus May Z and the portion
referred to reads as follows: Il send a let
ter to you with the request that you will
be so kind as to send it to Col. Aguirre's
wife and children in New York. He was kill
ed last week by the Spaniards and half alive
was dragged by the guerrillas with a rope
around his neck into the town and to Gen.
Oregon. Aguirre had a silver watch with
his picture in it and about $500 in gold,
which the soldiers took from him." Colonel
Aguirre was a brother of Major General
Aguirre, the Cuban leader, who died in the
field last winter a few days after Maceo's
death.
Hopes M'KinIey Won't Talk Harshly.
LONDON, May 1.-THE correspondent of
the Standard at Madrid, says: 81 under
stand that Senior De LONE, the Spanish
minister at Washington. telegraphed to the
governemtn that he still has hopes that
President McKinley's message On the relief
of distressed Americans in Cuba will be
so worded as not to change the cordial re-
lations between the two governments. be-
cause Spain has already stated her readi-
ness to make all concessions compatible
with her dignity and is disposed to allow
the United States to relieve distressed
American citizens now on the island under
the SnnerViSinn of the colonial authorities !"