Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-14

tOft.
"Rcsoivcd. first. That the people
Of the island OF Cuba are and of
right ought to he free and indcpcnd-
cnt.
second. That II * the dut, of the
United states to demand. anh the
government of the United states
does hereby demand, that the gov
crnmcnt of spain at once rciinuuish
iss government In the island Of
Cuba. aud withdraw Its Hand and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
waters.
Third, That the President of the
United states ne. and he hereby il,
directed ard empowered to use the
entire naNRi and land forces Of the
United states. and TO call into The
actual service of the United states
the militia Of the several states,
and 10 take such further action
as may he necessary to carr! these
resolutions into effect"
THE REPORT.
The report Of the committee made by
| Senator Davis. chairman of the commit
! tee. was "a very thorough review of the
| entire situation and strong presentation
| OF the facts which led TO the committees
! conclusions The report takes up the
| Maine disaster as the leading topic for
! consideration. and plunges into that quos-
! tion i'm It's first sentence, which is as fol-
| lows:
! "Thc destruction OF the United
! states bnttIcShip Maine. of two Of
| her officers. and 2Gf of her crew IN
! the hnrbor of HahHnn, on the night
! az February -. 1sDS. excited 10 AN
unprecedented degree the COM
! passion and resentment Of the Amc-
rican people"
! Continuing. the report says:
"NGnifcStations Of ;hnt resentment
] were suspended, although the feel
ing was not nIIHHcd. ny the sclf-rc-
! straint of our people, who dctcrm-
incd So hold their Judgment in sus-
! pension concerning thcir ultimate
! action until an Ofiiciai investigation
should disclose the cnuse of the
great disaster and enable them by
direct or circumstantiai testimony
10 Amputc the responsibility there
for.
"That investigation has been mnGc.
Il was conducted with judicial tho
rOughness and dcIiberation. The
difiicuItY of demOnstrnting by con-
elusive proof the efficient personal
cause of shat sinister event was the
usual one Of exposing plotted an"
monstr0us crime. No such diiiicuitE
however. obscurcS its official ana
responsible causc."
The committee say that The explosion
of the Maine was linked with series oil
| precedent transactions, (which cannot III
reason be disconnected from II.
with animus by Spain 80 plainly
pIausibIy deny its existence. IL Is
merely one reason for the c"hci"-
5 sion to which the investigating
, mind must come. in considering ihe
entire subject Of the relations al the
United states with th"t govern
mcnt.'
Concluding this portion OF It's preseh'a'
/ tiOu the committee says:
I SPANISH PERFIDI.
"Thc drpIicitX. pcriidy. and crueii
Of the Spanislt character, ~ thcH "''
p ways have been. are demonstrate"
stiII 20 continue by their maniieSt"'
lions during the present war ~
Cuba. All these circumstances, con
, sidcrcd cumuIatiV ely. NNarrant th'
c0ncIu,fcB that the destruction 81
Che Maine was compaSscd either b'
the i"i1I nCt oi the NHa'"iN' "N
t.,oritics ,and the nSccrtainmeat %
the particular person il not h"
s fcrinD. or Was u,nde po"aibIc by
n.nIisercc on their part so Willing
/ and gross a~ t. be equivalent in cni
5 pnhiIity to positivo criminal "c
tiOn."
I'm taking up the more general subjec
I'm hand. the committee express the opIh
! ION that
4 "thc United states ought ant once
L 70 recognize the independence ~
o. the people OF Cuba, and also 0ugh
e. to intervene. to the end that the wa
. and It's uncNumpIcd atrocities sinai
RI ccn>e. and that such independents
shall become - settled political rae
' ut the earliest possible moment H.
the establishment. by the free nc
% ttnn of the people Of Cuba, Whei
such action can bc had. of gov
crnnncnt independent in fact ana ~
form"
The committee assert that the cause o
Suafn has continually grown weaker
$ while the cause of the insurgents ha
% grown stronger. and say that the fey
Il rainforcements now being sent 10 cub
, edo not supply tthc of Spain's lossc
caused by battle and disease
ID Ii is asserted that the Spanish Govern
# ment has violated the laws of civiliZc
n warfare in the slaughter of prisoners an
the massacre Of sick and wounded.
INTERVENTION.
- on the subject of intervention, the con
mittec says:
classification for Intervention
'- ~trcnutbcned in such cases rs III
rresent where the Impressions by
o. Sfntc of it's subjects have been =
- iuYcterate. atrOciouS. ANA shnGdin
arV ns TO require Intervention
othcr nations. i'm the interest
j. Humanity and the peace of III
vorId. for the purpose of overtime"
u Ing that government, ana est"plisi
e or recogniXing another an its ri"c'
. a. tbe only means of eNtirpntin% 4"
otI,rryyiSc incur8bie and d0nGerOu
evil"
The autonomy scheme. which was pr'
r,isad and which was alluded to by Pre-
s. iJsnt AlcI<inley in his last annual me
e 400 is pronounced "specious and I'LL
" sorry
~ Nir Hoar. Of Massachusetts, demano'
that the resolutions lie over undel Il
- mics. The Vice-President sustained II
Re point.
.. MINORITY REPORT.
is Senator Turpic then presented the
n ,ort of The minority of the committee,
follows:
e ..Vbe undersigned members OF ti
Committee on Foreign Relation