Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-09

lie over until tomorrow, when he wo,lld
sup!nit some remarSs upon it.
whereas. the people of the Republic
or Cuba are, and OF tight ought to be-
Tree and independent, and,
W hereaS. the continuance of the
pa'oafouS Warfare of Spain in her at
'eHipt 10 s~uhjugate the patriots of that
republic is in violation of the law nf
humanity. is Il menace ITO the freedom,
ana progress of the people Of the west
era hemisphere, and is full Justification
Tor a demand by the government of the
united states that Spain shall with
ntaW her land and naval forces from
ouoa ana Cuban waters and shall leay.
that republic and her people to their
tti1oStient of life. liberty and the pur-
SUIT OF happiness. therefore. be it.
RESOLVED. by the Senate. THAT the
President of the fUnited States is urged
|" notify the Kingdom of Spain hat if
Spann shall fail to ,the in1e-
pendence of THE Republic of Cuba on or
before the fourth day of March, 1898.
the overnmen of the United States
vail on that date recognize the bellig-
erency CT the Cuban patriots, and Will.
WlIhln ninety days thereafter. assert the
Independence of the Republic OF Cuba"
ME-. Mason. of Illinois. kept the Gu
oan bah rolling by Offering another res
oiutioh' GIVING notice that he would, at
t.e conclusion of Mr.. Cannon's re-
marks. address the Senate upon the res
efution. His resolution is as follows:
80 Resolved, That the President of the
Nni,ea states be. and hereby is. re-
CURED to notify Spain and the insur-
gents Of Cuba. that the war (so-callel)
must at once cease and be discontinued.
and that ithe United States of America
hereby declares and will maintain
peace on the island of Cuba"
The resolution of Mr.. Mason was
preceded by the following preamble:
Whereas. the war between Spain
and the insurgents OF Cuba has contin-
ued UNTIL all cnrissendum is shocked
ny IT'S barbarities. Pretended autono-
my has been offered by Spain and re-
fused by the Cubans in arms. The
Spaniard, as a war measure. burned
the MONIES and drove the women and
chhdren (since known as con~centrados),
INTO fortified own where some
OF tnein nave been starved. Others have
eel lHuluered, ana women and child
rem nave been debauched and treated
oeycn ttAe power of language to de-
scribe. Daughters of insurgent soldiers
nave been sold into houses of infamy.
ana Boys OF tender years have been
s'hGt as spies. under the form of civil
i-eu warfare. American citizens have
oeeh driven into the towns and refused
an opportunity to work, and left TO
StarVe, as Il part of the Spanish war
measures, until I'VE We're compelled to
lahe, ny appropriating funds of the
people OF the United States. large Sims
"t money to feed and clothe our cjti-
Hehs' an" TO return them to our co,n-
Try. ana now has the Spanish war
nSaSule 81 concentration continued so
q Wiat the concentrates are unfed and
Starving, naked and iillhy. inson,uch
mat disease and death is an,,.r t1,an,
Una mas spread into our oMu country
hundreds of thousands have perished
IN inns way and by this means. The
uh'"ls work or determination gees an
uhe slaughter of innocent ana non
ttIliDdIantS goes on Il tha D,,r SO .E-
mas htt-n abandoned and Ntarminatdon
or independence of the Insurgents
must be the ina outcome. ,rht. nee
iNe or tle United tSates are sending
"a s lotu ana clothing to Cuba. to
ato the dying CubanS which o,roght Il,
ne furnished by Spain. Tor the reaso
pnat the co~ncentrados are the le.iti-
innate wards of Spain. having been mt
IN the'r present starving conll.ion as a
ra'an!sh war measure. and their care
M"u" deVolFe on Spain and would so
be regarded by every civilized natt5n
IN the World. Under the present charity
seeking OF the administration, charita-
ply disposed citizens of the Unite5
states cannot contribute money. medi-
clne, food or clothing to the ns,r~-
ents in the field or hospital and shnnI4
any attempt be made to do so it would
pc Ea ptiirrd and prevented by order az
the government of the United States.
~ part7e< declared before the last
-, rrb go ~ lne independence
'i euba, and the Republican party en-
pnas!zed ITS opinion as follows:
FROM the hour of achieving their
1--WE i~i'fepehuence tine people of the
oh!ted States have regarded with SYM
pathy the struggles of other American
peoples to free themselves from fS,lronl
can donli2n2tiin We watch with deep
and abiding Interest the heroic battles
Of the Cuban patriots against cruelty
ana oppression. And OIL best hopes
:" OUT FOR the full success OF tthIeir de-
<t'nilned contest for liberty. The gov
ernfneilf of spain, having lost control
OF cuba. and being unable 70 protect
lhe property or lives St resident Amer
.can c!tlZcns, or TO comply with its
treaty obligations We believe that tn,.
governments of the United States should
actively use liz Influence and good Of
noes to restore peace. and give indie
pen!ehce to the island
"Cuoan plank in the Repu b!ican plat
form dnpte by the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention at ISL. Louis, June Is.
1860
The people of the United states do
not seek to acquire title to Cuba, nor
90 they seek to gain advantage in any
way directly or Indirectly. of any ma
t4on by reason OF this barbarism called
war 1heX DO not complain Of our loss
OF trade with Cuba and have patiently
ouTne the assault on the health of the
people by The filth Of Spanish rule in
Suba. They seek no redress for loss of
business or health or money. They
nave patiently waited, not wishing
feven Indirectly to interfere with the
affairs of other nations, until the stencil
on our very borders has passed endur-
ance and the bsrbarous situation in
CUBA has become Il stain upon our con-
ilnent and d blot upon our Christian
civilization. The people of the United
States, desiring no persona profit. lhav-
.nS no fear and seeking no favor, clear
and conscious as to the justice of our
position. do in the presence of the civ
4lzed nations of the world, and IN the
name of justice n liberty. demand
uhat the so-called war in w must
cease"
The right of Ifoa. Henry W. Eorbett
10 a seat in the Senate from Oregon,
occupied the Senate's attention for Two
hours, senator Chandler speaking in
favor of seating the claimant. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent in
executive session..