The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-24
AVIGOROUS RESOLUTION
It Demands the Release Of Ameri-
cans from Cuban Prisons.
TO BE ENFORCED BY WAR VESSELS.

TO BE ENFORCED BY WAR VESSELS.
Congressman Gibson, ofTennessee, Would
Give tho spaniards Only Twenty-four
Hours to Obey the Demand OF Our
Government.
Washington, Feb. 2-Representa-
tive Gibson, of Tennessee, yesterday
introduced joint resolution directing
the president to demand Of the Span
ish authorities In Cuba the immediate
restoration to liberty of every Ameri-
can citizen, native born or naturalized,
now imprisoned by them in the island
of Cuba, and that in support of that
demand the president Is authorized
and directed to accompany 1t by the
presence of sufficient number of Uni
ted States ships of war to make that
demand good, and If 1t Is not granted
within "a hours that the city of Ha-
vana, and, IL need be, other ports Of
Cuba be bombarded until 1t ia fully
complied with and all American citi-
zens delivered to the commander of
our warships.
The preamble to the resolution re-
cites that many American citizens
have been illegally and without sum
cient cause arrested and imprisoned In
Cuba by the Spanish authorities; that
some of these Americans thus wrong
fully arrested and imprisoned have
been thrust into dark and foul dun
geons, denied the necessaries of life,
have been maltreated without trial,
and have been inhumanly done to
death. In q majority Of the cases."
says the preamble, "these Americans
thus unlawfuIly arrested and barbar-
ously dealt with have been denied the
trial guaranteed them by the treaties
between the United States and Spain.
and have been treated in a manner
unworthy of a civilized nation, or Of a
people protesting to be Christians. 1t
is well known that many Of these
Americans have been maltreated and
some Of them have been butchered, not
because of any fault of theirs, but to
enable Spanish officials to vent their
hatred of the United States and ex-
hibit their animosity toward Ameri-
cans In general.
"These wicked, illegal and barbarous
deeds of the Spanish officials in Cuba,
sustained as they have been by the
lawful authorities of Spain. are an in
territorial insult and injury to the whole
people and government of the United
States. The further submission of the
government of the United States to
these atrocities and outrages upon our
citizens in Cuba will degrade our gov
eminent in the estimation of lovers of
liberty and justice the world over, and
be at the same time grievous wrong
and humiliation to every citizen of the
United States, an injury to one being
an injury to ali"
Representative Cummings, of New
York, introduced a resolution calling
for all the correspondence in the case
of DR.. Ruiz, who, it is claimed, was
killed in a Cuban prison.
CUBA WOULD PAY FOR FREEDOM,
So Declares President Cisneros and Gen.
erai Maxine Gomez.
New York, Feb. 24.-The World pub
fishes an autograph letter written to
thar paper by Salvador Cisneros pres
ident of the provisional government of
the Cubans, and countersigned by
Maxine Gomez, the general in chief.
The letter was approved by the So
called cabinet of the provisional gov
eminent, and bears the seal of the in
FAINT republic. 1t Is in reply to the
question:
DO you believe that the war can be
ended on the basis of independence by
the payment of an indemnity by Cuba
to Spain, with the United States as
arbitrators?"
The letter says in part:
"On the basis of independence 1t will
he possible to enter into negotiations.
This should provide for the evacuation
of the island by the Spanish and for
the future relations between Spain and
the new Cuban republic. We believe
there should also be included an in
demnity to be paid Spain provided the
amount is reasonable.
But If done it should be done as
soon as possible. The indemnity should |
prevent the further loss of blood and |
money, and 1t would save the economic |
resources of the people who have |
sworn to the complete destruction of |
the island before they will submit anew |
to the dominion Of Spain.
Cuba can pay less as the time pass
es, not only because each moment she
earns less but it will be increasingly
difficult for her to fulfill the stipula-
ton and agreements she is now able
to make
I'VE would not deem it advisable for
the United States to intervene as ar
bitrators, providing always that the
Island of Cuba shall not sacrifice
thereby her own sovereignty"
This letter, which is forwarded by
Sylvester Scovel, The Worlds corre-
spondent now imprisoned at Sancti
Spirtus, was, it is stated, obtained ex-
actly one week before he was caught
while trying to reach the sea coast.
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