The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-28
THE TWO PROPOSALS
Text Of the Resolutions Passed by the
Senate and House,.

Text Of the Resolutions Passed by the
Senate and House.
The following passed the senate 81
to 81:
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
wears in the leland Of Cuba, 50 near
our own borders, have shocked the
moral sense of the people Of the United
States; have been disgrace to Chris
tian civilization, eliminating az they
have in the destruction of United
States battle-ship, with 266 Of its off,
GERS and crew, while on friendly
visit in the harbor of Havana, and
cannot longer be endured, as has been
set forth by the president of the United
States in his message to congress Of
April II, 1898, upon which the action
of cogress was invited; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the senate and house OF
representatives of the United States OF
America, in congress assembled:
First-That the people OF the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent, and that the
government of the United States hereby
recognizes the republic of Cuba as the
true and lawful government OF that
island.
Second-That it is the true duty OF
the United States to demand, and the
government of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government OF
Spain at once relinquish its author.
ity and government in the island Of
Cuba, and withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Thild-That the president of the
United States be, and he is hereby di.
rected and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual ser.
vice of the United States the militia Of
the several states to such extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect
Fourth-That the United States
hreby disclaims any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty, juris
diction or control over said island. ex
cept for the pacification thereof; ant
assel ts its determination, when that Ii
accomplished to leave the government
and control of the island to its people
House, 322 to 10.
Whereas, The government of SpaiI
for three years past has been wagins
war on the island of Cuba against I
revolution by the inhabitants thereof
without making any substantial prog
ress toward the suppression of said rev
ulution, and has conducted the warfare
in a manner contrary to the laws 0
nations, by methods inhuman and un
civilized, causing the death by starva
ton of more than 100000 innocen
noncom batants. the victims being TO
the most part helpless women ane
children, inflicting intolerable injur.
to the commercial interests of thu
United States, involving the destruc
ton of the lives and property of man.
of our citizens, entailing the expendi
ture of millions of dollars in patrollins
our coasts and policing the high sea-
in order to maintain our neutrality
and,
Whereas, This long series of losses
injuries and burdens for which Spair
is responsible has eliminated in thu
destruction of the United States battle
ship Maine, and in the death of 266 o
our seamen; therefore be it
| Resolved. That the president ia here
by authorized and directed to intervene
at once to stop the war in Cuba, to thu
end and with the purpose of securing
permanent peace and order there, anc
establishing by the free action of thu
people there of stable and independ
ent government OF their own in tn
island of Cuba; and the president i
hereby authorized and empowered t
use the land and naval forces Of tb
United States to execute the purpose
of this resolution.