The Ravalli Republican., 1898-04-20
CUBA TO Be FREE
With The Help Of
Uncle Sam.
CONGRESS- 50 DECLARES IT
Joint Resolution Passes Both
Houses Late on Monday
Night.
The Freedom of Cuba Recognized,
The War Must Stop, and The
President Directed to Use
The Army and Navy
To This End.
CONGRESS so DECLARES IT


grcss, which message declared that
conditions had become insutferablc,
aud that the war in Cuba must stop,
and recommending that congress en-
power him to intervene, with all the
force and power Of the army and navy
of the United States, if necessary, to
put an cud to Spanish rule in Cuba
and enable the people of that island
to establish stable and independent
government of their own. The pres
ident, while believing that Cuba
should be free, did not think it nc
cessary or wise to recognize the par
ties claiming to be the government
Of the island as such government,
and gave his reasons therefor. In
deed, he did not think it the wisest
part to recognize Cuba at this time,
believing that it was the prcrogativc
Of the executive.
Wednesday the house committee
on foreign relations reported a reso-
luton which, after a stormy debate,
was passed. The resolution was as
| follows:
Resolved, That the president is
hereby authorized and directed to in
tervenc at once TO stop the war in
Cuba to the end and with the pur-
pose Of securing permanent peace
and order and the establishment by
the free action Of the people there Il
stable and independent government
Of their own in the island Of Cuba:
and the president is hereby author
iZcd and empowered to use the land
and naval forces Of the United
States to execute the purpose OF this
resolution.
The senate had a long debate and
did not get to d vote until late Satur-
day night, a large number of senate
members insisted on the recognition
Of Cuban Independence, and in the
final vote carried their point by 4
majority of IA. The senate resolu
| tions recognized the present 50.
called government as the govern
mcnt Of Cuba. On Monday the
house refused to concur in the sem
ate resolutions and asked for a
conference. 1t took two meetings o1
the conferees to agree. but they die
50 at last. both the senate and house
giving little, the house agreeing t(
the recognition and the senate Civ
ing up the recognition of the pres
cnt organization Of the Cubans. Al
1870 a. N. on Tuesday morning the
final resolution passed both houses as
| follows:
Joint resolution for the indcpend
ence Of the people of the republic O
Cuba. demanding the government O.
Spain to relinquish it's authority anC
government in the island of Cuba
and to withdraw its land and nava
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters
and directing the president of the
United States to use the land ant
naval forces Of the United States t
carry these resolutions into effect.
Whereas, The abhorrcnt condi
tiOns which have existed for more
than three years in the island o
Cuba have shocked the moral sense
of the people of the United States
have been disgrace to Christian civ
lzation, eliminating as they have
in the destruction of a United State
battlcship with 2G6 Of its officers anl
crew, while on Il friendly visit in tn,
harbor Of Havana, and cannot b.
longer endured, and has been SC
forth by the president Of the Uuitct
States in his message to congress 0
April II, 1898, upon which the &C
tiOn of the congress was invited
therefore
Resolved, by the senate and hous
Of representatives Of the United
States Of America in congress Assem-
blcd:
First That the people OF TIL
island Of Cuba are and Of RICH
ought to be free and independent.
Sccond-That it is the duty Of tn
United States to demand and tn
government Of the United State
does hereby demand that the govern
mcnt Of Spain 1T once relinquish it
authority and government in Uh
islaud, and withdraw it's land an
naval forces from Cuba and Cuba
waters.
Third-That the president Of tn
United States be and he hereby is q
rected and empowered to use the er
tire land and naval forces of the Ur
tied States and to call into the actu;
!, service of the United States the mi
itia of the several states to the G,
tent as may be necessary to carr
these resolutions into effect.
Fourth-That the United State
, hereby disclaims any disposition {
, intention to exercise sovereiynt,
jurisdiction or control of the islam
except for thc pacitication thcreo
and asserts its determination whe
that is accomplished to leave TIL
government and control of the islam
!, to its people.
The resolution passed the sena>
by vote Of ~ to 35, and the hou.
by vote of 80 to 6. 1t was signe
hV Njcn prnciG ont TT oha rt and Cnon1