The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-14
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ister, event was the usual one OF expos
Ing plotted and mrEterlous crimes. No
such difficulty. however obsouresi rs Z
official anu responsible eause.''
The committee say tho explosion ITSELF I
OF the Maine was linked with d series
OF precedent transactions, (which can
mot IN reason be disconnected from IT. X
|,"with an!mus by Spain so plainly ap-
parent that no one can even plausibly
deny Its existence. Il Is merely one rea-
son for the conclusion to which tho 'in-
|vcstiEatinS mind must come In ,consid x
erlng the entire subject OF the relations
OF tho United States with that govern.} i
meflt. II Is the opinion OF your COM
mitiee that tho destruction OF the
Maine was cotppnssed either by. the ioiii-
clal act of the Spanish authorities; or Z;
was made possible By n! negligence on 4
their part so willing and gross az to be 4
equivalent In culpabill,s 10 positiyes
criminal action. Z
"when property and life are Destroy
cd which by the exercise of due dlli-si
gence by the person whose duty II - 10 q
liss Il could have prevented the $hap-i
pening OF such nn event is sufficient
proof that diligence was not employed.t''s
''The time or the explosion says the h
rcport "must have been calculated
for:the moment when the Maine should 4
swing within tho destructive radius OF
the mine" y ~ n y z ies
Concluding this portion OF It's pre-:
sentAtlon, the committee says:
tsrhe dupllcity,iperndy. and cruelty y
the Spanish character as they always
have been. are demonstrated stlll To-
continue by their manifestations during
the present war In Cuba. All these Cir
cumstances considered cumulativelr,
warrant the conclusion that the de-
ssructlon OF the Maine was compasseds
either BY the official act OF the Spanish
authorities (and the ascertainment OF =
the. particular person is not materially ~
or was made possible by negligence
on their part so willing and gross as to
be equivalent, in cuipability to positive
criminal action. &. ~
365 as to Recognition.
In taking up the more general subs
jects the committee expresses the opln-5
ion that "the United States ought at
once to recognize the independence Of
the people OF Cuba and also ought to
intervene 10 the end that the war and I.
It's unexampled atrocities shall cease,
and that such Independence shall be-,
come a settled political fact ct the ear
| Hest possible moment by the establish
ment by the free action OF the people OF
| Cuba when such action can be had }. OF a
government Independent In fact and
form"
The committee assert that the cause
| OF Spain has continually grown weaker.
while the cause OF the insurgents has
grown stronger. and says that the few
reinforcemeMs now being sent to Cuba
do not supply tithc OF Spains losses
caused by battle and disease. The west-s
ern portion of the island Is spoken OF as
q desolation created BIZ Spain, in which
portion OF the island alone she exercises
a sovereignty. Calling attention to thes
policy of Spain. the committee says
that over 100000 persons have been
killed as result OF this action. and
| adds: q - \, -, Il
There has been no distinction OF sexS
or age In this protracted and torturins
massacre. The children OF this genera
| tlons have been starved to death and
| the immolation OF womanhood has de-
| stroyed the possibility OF posterity.o
n The opinion is expressed that 5itswas
the Intention OF the contriver Of this
policy to depopulnte the island and re-;
people Il with Spaniards. 1t Is also as.8
serted that the Spanish government has
| violated the law OF civilized warfare in
| the slaughter OF prisoners and the
| massacre OF sick and wounded. I, The; ;
committee discusses at some length the.
| two propositions for the recognition Of
| the Independence OF the Cubans and of
| intervention. They say that because Of
| the attitude OF the United States this
government has placed itself In concur-
renee with the acts OF Spain ever since
| the beginning OF the war and that we
| have In spirit OF forebearancc Sub
mitted to many atrocities perpetrated
| by Spain upon our own citizens which!
under recognition. would have had no.
warrant In International law. aud I
would have afforded just ground ~ Of
procedure By this government. Hence
| it is claimed that there has been no
real neutrality throughout the entire
war, as Spain has had free rights of
purchase In this country while the Gus
| bans have not had such rights ..,s n
| The committee places the cost. OF our
polic,ng OF the seas in the interest OF
Spain at two million dollars, 81 &
| On the subject Of intervening the CONF
mIttee says: IS 5, u SIS II 81
Classification FOR Intervention; Is
| STRENGTHENED in such cases as the presr{
| ent, where the expressions by; n state Of
| It's subjects have been SO invcterate.5
atrocious and sanguinary as to. require
| Intervention by other nations in the in-g
terests Of humanity and the peace ;ott
! the world, Cor the purpose OF over-
throwing that government and estab-3
fishing or recognizing another in Its
place as the only means OF extirpatinE
on otherwise incurable and dangerous
| evil" y. 3 ~ i. *
The autonomy scheme which was pro-
missed, and which was alluded to by
President Mckinley, in his last annual
message. is pronounced "specious ana I
illusorY." 5i ~ .s5f
Senator Turp!e presented the report OF
the minority OF the committee as fol;
lows: The undersigned members OF the
committee on foreign relations cordially
concur in the report made upon tho Gus
ban resolutions, but we favor the imme-s
diate recognition OF the republic OF Cuba
as organized in that Island, as a free. In
dependent and sovereign power. among
the nations OF the world. 1t was signed
by Senators Turpie. Mills, Daniel and
Foraker. w
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