Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13
exposing plotter nnd mysterious

Of exposing plotter and mysterious
crimes.
mo such difficulty, however. obscures
Its official and responsible cause"
The committee says that the explosion
Itself was linked with serious of pre-
cedcnt transactions which cannot In
reason be disconnected from tt.
with unimus by Spain, 20 plainly
apparent that no one can even plaus-
IDLY deny It's existence. is merely one
reason for the CON, fusion to which Tho
inrcstlgatlng mind must come IN con-
slderiny The entire subject Of the rela-
tions Of the United states with that
government. II Is the opinion OF your
committee that the destruction OF the
haine was comprised either by the
official act OF the Spanish authorities
or made possible by n negligence on
their part so willing and gross as to
be equivalent In culpabillty to positive
criminal action.
When property and life are des-
troyed by an act which the exercise OF
diligence by the pcrson whose duty
1t is TO use it could have prevented
the happening Of such an event is
sufficient proof that that diligence was
not employed
THE time of the explosion itself"
says the report, must have been cal
culate1 FOR the moment when the
Maine should swing within the des-
tructive radius Of the Maine"
Concluding this portion of It's pre-
senthtion the committee says;
THE dupicity, pcr.idy and cruelty
OF the spanish character MS they al
ways have been are demonstrated stu
10 continue by their manifestations
during the present war in cuba. All
these circumstances considered cumu-
latiVely warrant the conclusion that
the destruction Of the Maine was
ffyt yau s.tt1 No.. l., -
the Spanish authorities, and the as
certalnment of the particular persons
is not materiuD or was made possible
by negligence on their part. so will
Ing and gross as to he equivalent in
culpability to positive criminal ac-
ton"
THE DISCUSSION PROCEEDS
Notwithstanding the decision OF the
Vice President, Senator Foraker pro-
ceeded to discuss the Cuban question
on Its general merits Mr.. Foraker
read from the Presidents message.
which he regarded in many respects
very highly.
He said that it was manifest that the
foreign committees report was a mas
terly work done by the chairman, Mr..
Davis. He then carefully reviewed
and analysed the resolutions present.
ed by the committee. He said scruti-
ny of the resolutions would reveal the
fact that there was a difference OF
opinion between the President and the
committee for the recognition of the
Cuban republic, and II stand here to
defend IT."
Mr.. Foraker said that while there
We're differences of opinion in the COM
mittee, all were agreed that the Cuban
people should have freedom and indie
pendence. He said the committee had
differed from the President because
they believed the time for action had
come. They had grave doubts as to
the right to confer on the President the
war making power which was contln-
gent upon complying with the Presi-
dents request. After recognizing the
rights of the people of Cuba to be
free, 1t was n presumption for the Unit
ed States to establish a government for
them. as the President proposed Mr.
Foraker declared that If a people be
free and independent. as announced by
the majority resolution, they and they
alone had n right to determine their
form of government. Mr.. Foraker
then took up the question as to whether
the Cubans were entitled to recogni-
ton. reviewing. some of the reasons for
this action. The whole country and
whole world knew that for more than
three years war had been in progress
and in all that Spain had been uniform
~ unsuccessful. Spain could never
recover her lost sovereignty.
All the world know that bloody, cruel
and destructive war was being waged
on the island. Diplomacy and au-
tonomy had alike failed TO gain Spain's
end on the island.
Following diplomacy the Spaninrds
had resorted to the horrible scheme
of concentration, and starvation. there
by shocking the entire civilized world.
yet all these efforts of Spain had been
In vain. While the Insurgents We're
now better equipped and more active
than ever before the Spanish arm had
dwindled from 100000 to 10000 active
soldiers, and these We're kept In gar
risons. afraid to venture out over night
lest old Gomez should capture and car
ry them Off
All these things being true the United
states has right to intervene and
would perform duty in so doing.
The resolution to be passed. declared
Mr.. Foraker would force spain either
TO abdicate the island of Cuba or give
battle. If she should resort to the ar
bitrnment of the sword then he had no
doubt the United States would prose-
cute the war to a successful and tri
umphant conclusion.
ACTION IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, April 1S.-At 1880 the
majority of the House committee on
foreign affairs agreed to the following
resolution which will be reported 10 the
House this afternoon.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Whereas. The government of Spain
for the past three years has been wag-
ing war on the island of Cuba against
revolution by the Inhabitants thereof,
without making any substantial
progress toward the suppression of said
revolution, and has conducted the war
fare In a manner contrary to the laws
OF nations. by methods inhuman and
uncivillzed, causing the death by star
walton of more than 100000 innocent
n-combathnts, the victims being for
the most part helpless women and
children. inilicting intolerable injury
to the commercial interests of the
United States. involving the destruc-
ton of lives and property of many of
our citizens, entailing the expenditure
Of millions of dollars in patrolling our
coast. and policing the high seas In
order to maintain our neutrality. and
whereas, This long series of losses,
injuries and burdens for which Spain
is responsible has eliminated in the
destruction of the United States bat
tleship Maine in the harbor of Havana
and the death of 266 OF our seamcn,
"Resolyol That the President 10