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the Republican members, Mr.. De Ar
rpopd continued.

the Republican members, Mr.. De Ar
mond continued:
rs this subject worthy of considera-
ton? Is it worth while for the Repre-
sentatives of the American people TO
declare what they think about the situ-
alton in Cuba? Is it worth While 1of
them. when. every day, reports in the
newspapers bring most narrowing de-
tails of suffering and wrong, to consio-
er whether anything shall be done
Shall we fiddle while Rome is bufh'is'
because some little rule is invoked,
when principles so high. glorious anu
holy are involved in the consideration !.
TT yo;,Id be more orderly and more
seemly if the resolution looking to the
recognition of Cuban beiligerency were
not connected with this bill, but for
months it has slept in some secret
pIace in the room OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations. The mighty power
OF the Speaker and the aequiescence OF
yoU gentlemen on the other side in the
slippression of this matter on which
Your constituents as well as mine want
Won To consider is responsible for this
condition.
What hope have we that the bonds
will be broken and the despotic power
will be loosened so that we viii be per-
mitted to consider here the things
which our constituents demand shail
be considered, and which, in the name
of justice and right. ought to be conslu-
cred?
The attitude of this Government III
respect to matters in Cuba has been
shameful: it is disgrace to American
manhood and an Insult TO American
patriotism.
EFFORTS have been directed for use
bv this Government and by the agen-
cies which control it today to give
to the people of Cuba, who are strnS-
Cling for their independence, somethihS
called autonomy. The Government can
interfere. il can terminate by mes
sage of its President, tEe action OF d
WeyIer. who starves and butchers. but
what does il do? 1t lends its good OF
fees to bring about autonomy; to give
to the Cuban patriots who have en-
dureti everything possible for human
being to endure and survive. not the
independence for which they are struS-
CLING. but mockery. 4 sham, cruel
ty called autonomy.
THE representatives of the people
have not had an opportunity to speak.
and to raise their voices in judgment
upon this great and burning question.
And the question before the House TO-
day is whether we shall. as Repre-
sentatives. surrender our just rights,
committed to us by our constituents,
or whether we shall assert ourselves,
and be free. or whether we SHAH Dc
held in the shackles of these rules, and
of the man who chooses to use these
rules for our suppression. lit VIII rot
d for rs, as Representatives, to go back
ta our constituents and sag. Il was IA
favor Of recognizing state OF war IN
Cuba. but the rules of the body Of
which I am a member hampered me.
TIE Speaker of that body chose not TO
have il put into that Body for eonsid-
Grafton.
MIR. De Almond was here interrupt
ed and a running discussion OF lively
kind ensued.
After MI De Almond again got The
attention of the House he concluded his
speech b4 saying that he thought the
present Administration Of the Govern
n ant had acted in a shameful manner,
and disgraced American manhood.
The amendment / have offered he
said, lis one to incorporate in this bill
a declaration of recognition OF state
OF war i'm Cuba between the 5Cubans
and Spaniards That amendment is OF
fared at this time and place for the
reason that there has not been and viii
not be. another opportunity during this
session, and as this question is an inn
pertant one / think ii should he done
/ am not going To contend that II VIII
not be the duty Of the chair TO rule The
amendment out OF order. and therefore
] shall very respectfully appeal from
the decision of the chair.
Mr.. DingleN then said that however
much he might favor the legislation
proposed by Mr. De Almond, he was
not willing to overthrow the rules of
the House in order to accomplish a par
tisan purpose.
Mr. Lewis, of Washington, arose to
sneak on the point of order. He insist
ed that the amendment was not only
sernane. but was sustained by prece-
dent which was precisely parallel 10
the one offered by the gentleman from
Missouri He stated that on the ninth
dav Of February. 1921. Henry Clay Of
fered an amendment to an app"opria-
tion bill recognizing a small Central
American republic in its efforts To gain
independence from Spain. and he con-
cluded that this was . distinct prece-
dent that could well be followed now
Mr. Cannon. OF Illinois, said that