The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-22
THE TWO PROPOSALS
Text of the Resolutions Passed by the
Senate and House.

Senate and House.
The following passed the senate 81
to 81:
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, culimnating as they
have in the destruction of a United
States battle-ship, with 266 of its Off
GERS and crew, while on a friendly
visit in the harbor of Havana, and
cannot longer be endured, as has been
set forth by the president of the United
States in his message to congress of
April II, 1898, upon which the action
of cogress was invited; therefore be it
Resolved, By the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America, in congress assembled:
First-That the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be,
free and independent, and that the
government of the United States hereby
recognizes the republic of Cuba as the
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island.
Second-That it Is the true duty of
the United States to demand, and the
government of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government of
Spain at once relinquish its author
ity and government in the island of
Cuba, and withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Thild-That the president of the
United States be, and he is hereby di-
rected and empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces of the United
States, and to call into the actual ser
vice of the United States the militia of
the several states to such extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions
into effect.
Fourth-That the United States
hreby disclaims any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereignty, juris-
diction or control over said island, ex-
cept for the pacification thereof; and
assei is Its determination, when that is
accomplished to leave the government
and control of the island to its people.
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Whereas, The government of Spai
for three years past has been waging
war on the island of Cuba against a
revolution by the inhabitants thereof,
without making any substantial prog
ress toward the suppression of said rev.
olution, and has conducted the warfare
in manner contrary to the laws OF
nations, by methods inhuman and un-
civilized, causing the death by starva-
tion of more than 100000 innocent
'noncom batants. the victims being for
the most part helpless women and
children, inflicting intolerable injury
to the commercial interests of the
United States, involving the destruc-
tion of the lives and property of many
Of our citizens, entailing the expendi-
ture of millions of dollars in patrolling
our coasts and policing the high seas
in order to maintain our neutrality;
and,
Whereas, This long series of losses.
injuries and burdens for which Spain
is responsible has eliminated in the
destruction of the United States battle
ship Maine, and in the death of 266 of
our seamen; therefore be it
Resolved, That the president Is here
by authorized and directed to intervene
at once to stop the war in Cuba, to the
end and with the purpose of securing
permanent peace and order there, and
establishing by the free action of the
people there of a stable and independ-
ent government OF their own in the
island of Cuba; and the president is
hereby authorized and empowered to
use the land and naval forces of the
United States to execute the purposes
of this resolution.