The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-04-28
War DRUMS ROLLING
Gauntlet Thrown Down tc
Spanish Government.
JOINT RESOLUTION Is FOR WAR

JOINT RESOLUTION is FOR WAR
Intervention Without Recognition. ~
Set Forth in tho Message,
Is Triumphant.
Washington, April 2O.-The tocsin
Of war has been sounded by the Amer
lean congress.
After one of the hardest thought bat
ties between the two houses known in
many years. congress, at an early hour
this morning, came to an agreement
upon the most momentous question it
has dealt with in third of a century.
The Cuban resolution passed and will
be sent to the president this morning.
Its provisions means the expulsion of
Spain from the island of Cuba by the
armed forces of the United States.
There were roll-calls in both houses,
and each body had tenaciously held to
its own resolution. The conferees had
great difficulty in agreeing.
The first conference showed deter
mination on the part of the house not
to yield single point, and it was only
after long consultations with the house
leaders that they agreed to allow the
little words "are and" in the first Sec
ton of the senate resolution, which de-
olares that the people of Cuba are. and
of right ought to be, free and independ-
emit. The resolution, as finally adopt
ed, was that reported from the senate
committee on foreign relations, with
the addition of the fourth section.
known as the Teller amendment, dis
claiming any intention on the part of
the United States to acquire Cuba.
The resolution cannot be sent to the
president until after it is signed by the
presiding officers today.
Speaker Reed will not sign the
Cuban resolution until the house meets
this noon. It will then 80 to the vice.
president, and, after his signature, to
the president.
Washington, April 2O.-The house,
after one of the hardest and most des-
perate fights in it's history. succeeded
in forcing the senate to yield Its main
contention in the war resolution-the
independence of the existing govern
ment of Cuba. With that exception,
the house accepted the senate resolu-
ton. The Republicans who joined
concur in the senate amendments en-
tire rallied IA votes at one time, and on
every vote thereafter the vote dwindled.
When the final vote was taken short
ly before O'Clock this morning, 80
votes were cast for the declaration,
upon which we are going to war, if war
is to be. Six votes only were cast
against it. They yielded five Repub-
hcans and one Democrat.
House, $40 to 6; sens'e. ~ to IS.
Washington. April 20.-The resolu-
ton as agreed to is as follows:
Joint resolution.-Joint resolution
for the recognition of the independence
of the people of Cuba, demanding that
the government of Spain relinquish its
authority and government in the island
of Cuba, and to withdraw it's land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban wa
tiers, and directing the president of the
United States to use the land and ma
val forces of the United States to carry
this resolution into effect.
Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
years in the island of Cuba, so near
our own borders, have shocked the
moral sense of the people of the United
States, have been disgrace to Chris
tian civilization, eliminating. as they
have, in the destruction of United
States battle-ship and 266 of its officers
and crew, while on friendly visit in
the harbor of Havana, cannot be longer
endured, as has been set forth by the
president of the United States IN his
message Of April IL, 1898, upon which
the action of congress was invited;
therefore be it
Resolved, BY the senate and house OF
representatives OF the United states OF
America, in congress assent led:
First-That the people Of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be.
free and independent.
Second-That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent OF the United States does
hereby demand, that the government of
Spain at once relinquish it's authority
and government in the island Of Cuba,
and withdraw it's land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters
Third-That the president OF the
United States be, and he is hereby di
rected and empowered to use the entire
land and naval force of the United
States, and to call into the actual SER
vice Of the United States the militia Of
the several states to such an extent as
my be necessary to carry these resolu-
tions into effect.
Fourth-That the United States |
hereby disclaims any disposition to e.
ercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con-
troll over said island. except for the
modification thereof; and asserts its de-
when that is accom-
plished. to leave the government and
control Of the island to its people.
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