Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-12
CUBA MUST BE FREE.
Ringing Resolutions Proposed In
the Senate.
Heartiess War Measures Adopted by the
Spaniards are Denounced In Scathing
Language-Messrs. Allen, Mason
and Cannon Ardently Espouse
the Insurgent Cause.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Three PROPOSE
tions differing materially as to methods
were presented to the senate yester-
day for the relief of the Cuban insur-
gents. Mr.. Allen offered as an amend
ment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill resolution iecog-
nizing the belligerency of the insur-
gents, and said he hoped thus to afford
the senate an opportunity to vote on
that proposition.
Mr.. Cannon offered a resolution urg
ing the president to notify the king
dom of Spain that if it did not recog-
nize the independence of the Cuban re-
public before March 4, 1898, the United
States would recognize the belligerency
of the Cubans and within 80 days there
after would assert the independence of
the Cuban republic.
Mr.. Mason followed with resolution
requesting the president to notify
Spain that the Cuban war must cease
at once and declare the intention of
the United States to restore and main
tain peace on the island. Both Mr..
Cannon and Mr.. Mason gave notice of
their intention to speak upon the res
olutions to-day.
The resolution of Mr.. Mason was pre-
ceded by the following preamble:
"Whereas, the war between Spain
and the insurgents of Cuba has con-
tinued until all Christendom is shocked
by it's barbarities; pretended autonomy
has been offered by Spain and refused
by the Cubans in arms; the Spaniard, as
| war measure, burned the homes and
| drove the women and children (since
known as concentrados) 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
years. have been shot as spies, under
the form of civilized war. American
citizens have been driven into the
towns and refused an opportunity to
work and left to starve as part of the
Spanish war measure until we are COM
pelled to feed and clothe our citizens
and to return them to our country, and
now has the Spanish war measure Oh
concentration continued so far that
the concentrates are unfed, naked and
filthy, insomuch that disease and death
are among them and have spread into
our own country.
Hundreds of thousands have per
ished in this way and by this means
the unholy work of determination goes
on; the slaughter of innocents anG
non-combatants goes on; the flag o
truce has been abandoned and eXter
mination or independence of the insur
gents must be the final outcome. ThC
people of the United States are send
ing money, food and clothing to Cub;
to aid the dying Cubans which ough
to be furnished by Spain, for the rea
son that the concentrates are the legiti
mate wards of Spain, having been pu
in their present starving condition a
a Spanish war measure, and their car,
would devolve upon Spain and woult
so be regarded by every civilized ma
tion in the world. Under the presen
charity-seel1ing of the administration
charitably disposed citizens of the Uni
ted States cannot contribute money
medicine, food or clothing to the in
surgents in the field hospitals an,
should any one attempt to do so the,
would be prevented by the Unite
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