The herald., 1898-02-09

before the fourth DAY OF Marcn, loS
the government of the United State
will, on that date, recognize the bellie
erency of the Cuban patriots and vii
within ninety days thereafter, assert tn
independence of the republic of Cuba"
GIVEN A PUSH
Mason Of Illinois kept the Cuban ba
rolling, offering another resolution Civ
Ing notice that he would tomorrow, a
the conclusion OF Cannon's remarks
address the senate upon it. The resolu
ton is as follows:
sResolved, That the President of tn
United States is hereby requested t
notify Spain and the insurgents of Cub
that the war (so-called) must at one
cease and be discontinued, and that tn
United States of America hereby de
clares and will maintain peace on tn,
island of Cuba"
The resolution was preceded by th'
following preamble:
"Whereas, The war between Spair
and the insurgents of Cuba has contin-
ued until all Christendom Is shocked by
its barbarities, pretended autonomy has
been offered by Spain and refused by the
Cubans in arms; the Spaniards, as a
war measure, burned the homes and
drove the women and children (since
known as Concentradoes) into fortified
towns, where some of them have been
starved, others have been murdered and
women and children have been de-
bauched and treated beyond the power
of language to describe. Daughters of
insurgent soldiers have been sold into
houses of infamy and boys of tender
have hapn shot q SnipS nnUpr the
form of civilized warfare. American
citizens have been driven into the towns
and refused an opportunity to work and
left to starve as a part of the Spanish
war measure, until we were compelled to
take, by appropriating funds of the
United States, large sums of mon
ey to feed and to clothe our
citizens and return them to our country
and now has the Spanish war measure of
concentration continued so far that the
concentrates are unfed and starving,
naked and filthy, insomuch that disease
and death is among them, and has
spread into our country. Hundreds of
thousands have perished in this way and
by this means. The unholy work of ex-
termination goes on, the slaughter of
innocents and non-combatants goes on.
the flag of truce has been abandoned
and determination or independence of
the insurgents must be the final out
come. The people of the United States
are sending money and food and cloth
ing to Cuba to aid the dying who ought
to be furnished with food and supplies
by Spain. for the reason that concentra-
does are the legitimate wards of Spain,
having been put in their present con-
dition as a Spanish war measure and
their care would devolve upon Spain,
and would be so regarded by every civil
lied nation in the world. Under the pres
ent charity-seeking of the administra-
tion, charitably disposed citizens of the
United States cannot contribute mon
ey, medicine, food or clothing to the in
surgents in the field or hospitals, and
should any attempt be made to do so,
it would be captured and prevented by
order OF the government of the United
States. All parties d, clared before the
last election in favor of the independence
of Cuba, and the Republican party en-
phasiZed its opinion as follows:
From the hour of achieving their own
independence the people of the United
States have regarded with sympathy the
OIL uSSito VI OlllSl (allltllCdH ptOpltS "
free themselves from European domi-
nation. We watch with deep and abid-
ing interest the heroic battles of the
Cuban patriots against cruelty and op-
preston, and our best hopes go out for
the full success of their determined con-
test for liberty. The government of |
Spain has lost control of Cuba, and be- |
ing unable to protect the property or
lives of resident American citizens or to |
comply with its treaty obligations, we
believe that the government of the |
United States should use it's influence |
and good offices to restore peace and |
give independence to the island" (Cu- |
ban plank in the Republican platform,
adopted by the Republican National
Convention at st. Louis, June 10th, 1850
1.-THE people of the United States do not
seek to acquire title to Cuba, nor do
they seek to gain advantage in any way,
directly or indirectly, over any nation,
by reason of this barbarism called war.
They do not complain of our loss of
trade with Cuba and have patiently
borne the assault on the health of the
people by the filth of Spanish rule in
Cuba. They seek no redress for loss
of business, of health. or of money They
have patiently waited not wishing, even
indirectly, to interfere with the affairs
of other nations until the stencil on our
very borders has passed endurance and
the barbarous situation in Cuba has be-
come stain upon our continent and a
blot upon our Christian civilization. The
people of the United States, demanding
no personal profit, having no fear and
seeking no favor, clear of conscience. do. |
in the presence of civilized nations, and
In the name of justice and liberty, de-
mand that the so-called war in Cuba |
cease"
GETS SIDE-TRACKED
Stewart of Nevada secured the adop-
ton of a resolution directing the post
master general to send to the senate
the cost of carrying the various classes
of mail matter.
Bills were passed to ratify the agree
ment between the Dawes commission |
and the Seminole nation of Indians. and |
to amend an act declaring a certain |
bridge across the Tallahatche river, in
Mississippi, lawful structure.
In accordance with notice previously
given Chandler called up the resolution
IN regard to the Corbett case and made
q speech in favor of seating the claim
ant as senator from Oregon.
Chandler submitted, in opening his ar
in opposition to the proposed res
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