The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-09
MASON IS EMPHATIC.
Introduces a Strong Resolution on
the Cuban War.
WANTS IT ENDED AT ONCE.
lie Presents His Views In Preamble
aud Uscs Plain Terms Tells Of
the Extreme Cruelty the War.
other Resolutions.

luton:
Resolved, that the president Of tho 4
United States BE-, and he is hereby r..
luestcd 10 notify Spain and the insur.
gents Of Cuba that the war $50 called) F.
must az once cease, and b. discontinued, |
aud that the United States Of America .
hereby declare and win maintain peace
on the island Of Cuba"
The resolution was preceded by the
following preamble:
Whereas. war between Spain and
the insurgents Of Cuba has continued
until all chrisiondom Is shocked by its
tartanuos Pretended autonomy has
been offered by Spain and refused BY the
Cuhans In arms The Spaniards, a.
war measure, burned the homes aud
drove women and children (ince known
as conccntmdocsl into fortified towns,
whore some of thom have been starved.
Othors have bech murdered and women
and children have bccn debauchod aud
treated beyond the power Of language 10
descule Daughters Of insurgcnt sol.
diers have bccn sold into houses Of In
fanny and boys Of tender ycars have becn
shot a. spies under a form Of civilized
war American citizens have bcCu driv.
on into towns and refused On opportu.
nifty % work and lcft o. starvc, as
a part ~ the Spanish war measure
until We woro compelled 90 take
by appropr.aiing the funds of the pro-
pie OF the United States large sums
~ feed and clotho our citizens and 90 ~
turn them 90 our country. and has the
Spanish war measure of concentration
continued so far that concentrates un-
fod and starving, naked aud filthy, inso-
much that disease aud death j. among
them and ] 4 spraad into our own cuun-
try. Hundreds Of thousands have par
ishod Ia this way and by this means the
unholy work u determination goes on,
also the slaughter of innoonts. Tho
flag of truce has been abandoned and
the determination or independence ~
the inurgc q must b. the final out
come People uf the United States arc
sending money. food and clothing
a. Cuhf % AID the dying Culans,
which ought % b. furnished by Spain,
and ior that reason the conoontr-
docs arr the legitimate wards of
spain, they having bcon put IA
present starving condition asa spanish
war moasur,s and their carr would de-
volve upon Spain and would ~ D. re-
raulod hy every civilized nation in the
world Under the present chauty-scck'
inr ~ the administration charitahiy dis.
po.od citigcns of the United States can.
not coniubutc money, medicine, food or
clo,hiug 90 insurgent. in the field or
hospital. and should any attempt D.
made % do so. % would D. apiurld and
ppventcd by order of the government
% the United States All parties de-
clarad tcforo the last election m favor
of the Independence of Cuba, anG 90
pccially did the Republican party.
"Tho people of the United States do
no, .cck 90 acquirc title o. Cuta, nor do
thoy sock o. gain advantage IN any way,
dirctly o. indirctly. oi any nation by
rrason of this hartansm called war.
They do not complain Of our loss Of
trade with Cula and have patiently
borne the assaults on the health of THEN
people by the dlth of spanish rule In
Cuba. They soCk no rodress Tor loss ~
business OF health or money. They have
patiently waited. not wishing even in
dipctly, 90 intoricra with the Affairs Ol
other nations until the stencil on our
very borders has nssod ondumnc,
and the harlaruus situation ha.
In Cuba has bvcome stain upon oui
continent and a blot upon our Christian
civilization People Of the United State,
demanding mo- personal profit, having nd
fear and asking no favor, clear and con
scious a. % justice of our position. do IN
the presence of civilized nations of Oh,
world and In tho name of justice and
liberty demand that the ~ called war IN
Cula must coasc.' %
senator Cannon Offered the following
resolution for the recognition of Cular
Independence
"whcpas, the pcoplc of Cnla ar', au,
Of right ought b. fcc and indcpsn
dent, and
Whereas, continuance Of barbaruu
wariarr Of Spain In her attempt 10 sub
juratc patriots % that republic Is in VIC
lation of the law of humanity, is a mon
ace 20 frccdom and progrcss of the pco
PIE 81 the Western homisphcro aud ful
justification Tor demand hy the gov
ommcnt of the United States that Spail
shall withdraw her land and naya
forces from Cuha and Cutan waters am
shall leave the rCpuhhc and her peopl
% the enjoyment Of life, hborty and Oh
| pursuit of happiness therefor, be o.:
Resolved by the senate, that IN
/ United States is urgcd % notify th
/ kingdom II Spain that u Spain shaI
/ fail 20 rocoguilc the Independence Of th
rcpublic Of Cuta ON or hciorc the lt
day of March. lSgS. the government q
the United States will un that dat,
pcognigc the hclligercncy II the Cula
ratriuts, and will. within iN days thor
after, assert the Independence Of th
ppublic ot Cuha"
senator Allcn offered as an amend
mrnt 10 the diplomatic AMI consular ~
propriation bill. the Morgan rcsoluiio
for recognition Of the hcliEcroncy d
Cula. He said he hopod Il would I
speedily acted on by the committee q
forvign rclations - it would no, b. d.