The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-14
SPAIN MUST GIVE UP
House Adopts Resouo-Epows President to Use Naval and
Land Forces to Stop War in Cuba at Once and Provide
Stable and independent Government OF Cubans

of the Maine was linked with a series of
precedent transactions, (which cannot in
reason be disconnected from it,
with animus by Spain so plainly an
parent that no one can even pausibly
deny its existence, it is merely one reas
son for the conclusion to which the ins
vcstigating mind must come in consider
ing the entire subject of the relations Of
the United States with that govern
ment.
Concluding this portion of its presenta-
ton. the committee says:
.The duplicity, peridy, and cruelty of
the Spanish character as they always
have been, are demonstrated still to con
tinue by their manifestations during
4 the present war in Cuba. All these cir
cumstances considered cumulatively
warrant the conclusion that the destruc
| ton of the Maine was compassed, either
| by the official act of the Spanish au-
| thorties land the ascertainment of the
particular person is not materiaD or was
made possible by negligence on their
| part so willing and gross as 10 be cquiya-
| lent in culpability to positive criminal
| action"
| In taking mp the more generally sub
| jects the committee expresses the tpln-
| ion that ''the United States ought at
| once to recognize the Independence of
| the people of Cuba, and also ought to IN
/ teryene to the end that the war and it's
| uneXanpled atrocities shall 2easc. and
| that much independence snail hecome 4
| settled political fact at the earliest pos
| siblc moment by the establishment by
/ the free action Of the peopl" of Cuba,
| when such action can be had of Il gGy-
| ernment independent in fact and form
The committee assert that the cause
of Spain has continually grown weaker
| while the cause of the insurgents has
grown stronger, and say that the few re-
/ Inducements now being sent 10 Cuba, do
| not supply tithe of Spains losses
caused by battle and disease"
1t is assorted that the Spanish goyeEl>
| ment has violated the laws of civilized
| warfare in the slaughter of prisoners,
and the massacre Of sick and wounded.
On the subject Of intervention, the
| committee says:
Justification for intervention is
strengthened in such cases rs the pres-
ent. where tne oppresisons by State of
|
atrocious and tsanguinary as 10 require
| Intervention by other nations in the in
tereste of humanity and the peace of the
world, for the purpose Of Overthrowing
that government. and establishing or
recognizing another in its place as the
i Mr. Hoar (Mass). demanded that the
resolution lie over under the rules until
tomorrow. The Yice-PFesident sustained
the point.
i THE MINORITY REPORT.
Senator Turpie then presented the re
port of the minority of the committee of
follows:
The undersigned members of the
Committee on Foreign Relations cor
dially concur in the report made upol
the Cuban resolutions, but we favor the
immediate recognition of the republic OF
Cuba as organized in that island, as q
free. independent and sovereignty power
among the nations of the world
i was signed by Senators Turpie,
Mills, Daniel. and Foraker.
Mr.. Hale offered substitute for the
pending resolution authorizing the Pres
ident TO intervene ut once to use the
Army and Navy 10 this end. The sub
stitute carries no recognition of indepen-
dence.
! The Hale substitute also went over.
1t is in accord with the Presidents mes
sage
Following this came two of the most
remarkable speeches yet delivered on the
Cuban question. Mr. Foraker (Ohol,
and Mr.. Lodge (Mass.), both brilliant
and impassioned orators, presented dif-
MIN 90 h. ~, H.
Mr.. Foraker advocated the direct recog-
milton of the independence of the Gu
ban republic and with an eloquencc and
vehemence seldom heard in the Senate.
splendidly maintained his position. =
sharp colloquy between him and Mr..
, Elkins CIV. Va.), caused excitement.
MR. LODGES APPEAL.
/ Mr.. Lodge followed with an appeal
for action in preservation of the nations
honor and i'll wiping out the stain of the
"atrocious murder in Havana harbm.
, His words so reached the heart that the
galleries were swept with tremendous
wave of applause.
Mr.. Lindsay tKy), concluded the dis
cusslon for the day with powerful
speech III which he advocated the recOg-
milton OF the Cubans and a concert of
action between the insurgent army and
the United States troops IN driving the
Spanish forces from the island of Cuba.
Mr. Daniel (Va.). offered a resolution
requesting the President to transmit to
the Senate all diplomatic correspondence
/. between the United States and Spain
respecting affairs in Cuba and also re
questing him To infOm Nhe vIAnate
whether this government has submitted
10 SPAN the proposition ur Cuban inde-
pendence. and If so. in what form such
proposition was made and under what
conditions. Without debate tbe rasoln-
tion was agreed to.
AT o:23 p. M. the Senate adjourned.
only means of extirpating an otherwise
incurable and dangerous evil"
| The autonomy scheme was promse1
and which was alluded to by President