Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-09
THREE CUBAN PLANS.
SENATE DELUGED WITH BELLIGER.
ENCY RESOLUTIONS.
TALK ON THEM BEGINS TO-DAY
EACH OF THE RESOLUTIONS PRO.
vIDEs FOR RADICAL ACTION.
Must Cease Mt Once-Mr. Cannon
Would Give Spain Until
March to Libernte
Cuba.

| Washington. Feb. S.-Three propositions
| differing materially as to methods. were
| presented to the senate to-day, for the
| relief OF the Cuban insurgents. Mr.. Allen
OF Nebraska, offered as an amendment to the
| diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
| a resolution recognizing the belligerency of
| the insurgents and said that he hoped thus
| to afford the senate an opportunity to vote
on that proposition. Mr.. Cannon, of Utah.
offered resolution urging the president to
notify the kingdom of Spain that, If It
| did not recognize the independence of the
Cuban republic before March 4. 1898, the
| United States would recognize the bellig-
erency of the Cubans and within ninety
| days thereafter would assert the inde-
| pendence of the Cuban republic. Mr.. Ma
| son, of Illinois, followed with a resolution
| requesting the president to notify Spain
| that the Cuban war must cease at once and
declare the intention of the United States
| to restore and maintain peace on the ISL
| and of Cuba. Both Mr.. Cannon and Mr.
Mason gave notice of their intention to
| speak upon their resolutions tomorrow.
| MIR. Allen said, in presenting his amend
ment, that since the opening of hostilties
| in Cuba more than 300,O0 pacficos had died
| Of starvation or of disease directly trace
| able to insufficient food or lack of proper
| sanitary conditions. He said that he had
been informed that it was the custom of
| the Spanish government to herd hundreds
| of families together in inadequate quar-
tiers. Starving them until they have been
| more than decimated by disease. He ex-
| pressed the hope that the committee on
foreign relations would act promptly upon
| the amendment, SO that the senate could
| have an opportunity to vote on it. The
| amendment is as follows:
THAT 4 condition of public war exists
| between the government of Spain and the
| government proclaimed and for some time
| maintained in force of arms by the people
of Cuba and that the United States of
| America shall maintain strict neutrality
between the contending powers and accord
to each all the rights of bellgerents in
| States"
Mr.. Allen said that he desired to have
matic bill, so that the house of representa-
tives might have an opportunity to vote
upon the proposition and not be stified by
the committee on foreign affairs of that
body or by other influences.
Mr.. Hale said the amend dment proposed
tions committee. as it was general legisla-
% tReT sas last ST fx fe haa9sa S
Mr.. Allen. that m has not carried with 1t
general leElSlat1on.
Mr. Hale replied that much matter was
put into appropriation bills by unanimous
consent that would be subject TO a point
and under those of the house-which are
very strict-general legislation does not be-
long upon appropriation Pr, NIB bill; ,.oa o., t,,
lowing resolution. which he asked to lie
over until tomorrow when he would sub
M Whereas. Where SIT The es people @ Of the republic OF
Cuba are. and of right ought to be- free
barous warfare of Spain in her attempt
to subjugate the patriots Of that republic
is in violation of the law of humanity. is
the peoples of the Western hemisphere
and is full justification for demand by
the government of the United States that
Spain shall withdraw her land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters and
shall leave the republic and her people to
the, enjoyment of life. liberty and pursuit
of happiness; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the senate. the pres
ident Of the United States Is urged tC
notify the kingdom of Spain that if Spain
shall fail to recognize the independence
of the republic of Cuba on or before the
4th day of March, 1s9s. the government OF
the United tied States will on tia that date rec,
triots and will. within ninety days there
public of Cuba"
Mr.. Mason. of Illinois. kept the Cuban
ball rolling by offering another resolution
giving notice that he would tomorrow. at
the conclusion of Mr.. Cannon's remarks
address the senate upon the resolution.
Resolved. That the president of the
United States be. and is hereby. requested
| to notify Spain and the insurgents of Cuba
that the war (so-called) must at once cease
and be discontinued. and that the United
States of America hereby declares and will
maintain peace on the island of Cuba"
The resolution was preceded by the fol.
| lowing preamble:
Whereas. The war between Spain and the
| n nfG Nf nj ha a
Christendom is shocked by its barbarties
Pretended autonomy has been offered by
Spain and refused by the Cubans in arms
The Spaniards, as a war measure, burned
the homes and drove the women and chill
dren (since known as concentrados) into
fortified towns. where some of them have
been starved others have been murdered
and women and children have been de.
bauched and treated beyond the power OF
| language to describe
Daughters of insurgent soldiers have
been sold into houses of infamy and boys o
the form of civilized war. American citi
zens have been driven into the towns ant
| refused an opportunity to work and lef
to starve. as part OF the Spanish wal
measure. until we were compelled to take
by appropriating funds of the people of the
United States. large sums of money to feet
| and clothe our citizens and to return then
| to our country; and now has the Spanish
war measure of concentration continued 81
far that the concentradoes s,9s are unfed % ant
| disease and death are among them ant
have spread into our own country. Hun
dreds of thousands have pershed in thi:
way and by this means The unholy wal
of determination goes on. the slaughter o.
| innocents and non-combatants goes on. thu
| flag of truce has been abandoned and eX
termination or independence of the insur
| gents must be the final outcome. The peo
pie of the United States are sending money
| food and clothing to Cuba to aid the dyint
| CubanS. which ought to be furnished by
Spain. for the reason that the concentra
| does are the legitimate wards of Spain
| having been put in their present starving
condition as Spanish war measure, ant
their care would devolve upon Spain ant
would so be regarded by every civilized ma
| tion in the world. Under the present char
ity seeking of the administration TIL.
charitably disposed citizens of the United
| States cannot contribute money. medicine
| field OF hospital and should any attempt b,
| made to do SO 1t would be captured anf
| prevented by order of the government o.
the United States. All of the parties de
clared before the last election in favor o.
the independence of Cuba. and the Repub
lican party emphasized it's opinion as fol
lows:
"'From the hour of achieving their owl
| independence, the people of the United
| States have regarded with sympathy tht
themselves from European domination. W.
watch with deep and abiding interest tn.
heroic battles of the Cuban patriots against
: cruelty and oppression. And our best hope:
mined contest for liberty The govern
ment of Spain having lost control Of Cubs
| and being unable to protect the property OF
lives of resident American citizens or Il
| comply with its treaty obligations we be-
lieve that the government of the United
States should actively use its Influence and
good offices to restore peace and give in
| dependence to the island Cuban pIanl