The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-09

Spaniard, as n war measure burned the
homes and drove the women and children
tsince known az concentradoesl intn forti-
fed towns where some of them have been
statved, others have been murdered and
women and children have been dCbauched
and treated beyond the power oi language
10 describe. Daughters of insurgcnt sol
d1ors have been sold INTO houses OF In
fanny and boys of tender years have been
shot as spies under thu form OF civilized
war. American citizons have been driven
into towns and refused opportunity TO work
and left 10 siarve, as a part of the Spanish
war measures, until We are compelled to-
take, by appropriating funds out of the
United States, large sums of money 10 feed
and clothe our citizens and ceturn them
TO our country and now has the Spanish
measure o! concentration continued so far
that the concentrates are unied and starry
ing, naked and filthy IN so much that dis
ease and death Is ainong them and has
spread into our own country, Hundreds
of thousands have persisted in this way
and by this means the unholy work Of OK
termination goes on. the slaughter of In
ncecnis and non cGmbatants goes on, the
flag OF truce has boon abandoned aud ex
termination or Independence OF the insur-
gents must be the anal outcome. The
people of the United States are sending
money. food and clothing to Cuba 10 aid
the dying Cubans which ought 20 be fur
nished nv Spain. for The reason that con
centradoS are the legitimate wards OF
spain. and have heon nut In their present
condition nv the Spanish measures and
their care would involve upon spnin and
would be SO regarded bv every civilized
eation in the world. Under the present
charity seeking OF tho administration.
oharitahly disposed citizens of the United
States can not contribute money. medicine,
food or clothing to the insurgents IN the
field or hospital and gbonld any attempt
be mado TO do 80 II would be captured ami
prevented by order OF the government of
the United states. All PARTIES declared
before the last election in favor o, Cuba.
and the republican party emphasized It's
opinion as follows;
From The hour OF achieving their own
independence the people OF the United
statee hayt regarded with sympathy
the struggles 81 other American peo-
plY TO free themselves from European
ILLUMINATION. We watch with deep aud
abiding interest the heroic battles OF
the Cuban patriots against cruelty and
oppression. and our best hopes 80 out
for the fun success of their d.termlnc6,,
contest for liberty. The govcrnmenk ~
Spain having lost CONTROL OF Cuba ND -
being unable TO protect the property or 7
lives of resident American cltizcns o.
to comply with its treaty obligation.
We believe that the government OF the
United States should actively use lis
influence and good offices to restore
land Cuban plank in the republican
platform adopted by the republican Ma
tional convention at st. Louis june
16 1860
"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 baf'barism called war. They do not
complain OF our loss OF trade with Cuba.
and have patiently borne the a sault on
the health of the people by The filth Of
Spanish rule In Cuba They seek no re-
dress for loss OF business health or money.
They have patiently waited, not Wishing
ieyen Indirectly to interfere with the af-
fairs OF other Nations til the stencil on
our very borders has passed endurance and
tho barbarotIs nituatinn In Cuba has become
a stain upon our continent and blot on
our civilization. The people OF the United
States have no fenr and seek no favor;
clear and conscious to the justncss OF our
position we do In the presence OF civilized
Nations of the world and In the name OF
Justice and liberty demand that the go
called war In Cuba must cease"
Bills were passed TO ratify the agreement
between the Dawes commission and the
Seminole nation OF Indians, and to amend
an act declaring certain bridge across the
Tallahatchie river In Mississippi lawful
structure.
In accordance with notice previously
given. Mr. Chandler called up the resoIu-
lion in regard to the corbett case. aud
made speech In favor OF sc1ting the
claimant Az a senator from Oregon.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Cbandler's re-
n erks The senate went iato executive sss-
sion and at $50 p. 10. adjourned.