The San Francisco call., 1898-04-14
THE MINORITY MARPLOTS.

HE opposition in Congress has united this joint resolution and desires the United States
 to go to the world on it:
 Resolved, by the Senate and House of Represen- taves Of the United States, in Congress assembled:
 Section I. The United States Government hereby recognizes the independence of the republic of Cuba.
 Section 2. That moved thereto by many consider ations of humanity, of interest and of provocation, among which the deliberate mooring of our battle-ship Maine submarine mine and its de- struction in the harbor of Havana the President of the United States be, and hereby s directed to poy immediately the land and naval forces of the United States in aiding the republic to maintain the
 independence hereby recognized
 Section 3. The President of the United States is hereby authorized and directed to extend immediate relief to the starving people of Cuba and for this pur pose the sum of $I,oooooo is hereby appropriated"
 lhs Government recognize thing unless 1t exists. Therefore the resolution presupposes the actual existence of Cuban independence in the form ot republic, and the existence there of govern ment capable of fulfilling international obligations and of protecting person and property within its jurisdiction
 Next the resolution introduces an offensive and defensive alliance with this independent government and binds the United States in such alliance to aid 1t with ships and armies in maintaining its indepen- dence Then $I,oooooo is appropriated out of the United States treasury to relieve the starving people, who, according to the first section of the resolution have achieved independence and erected republic.
 We are to send an army to laid" this independent nation; our soldiers are to fight under the orders of its military commanders, and at the time taxpayers to feed and elothe the starving citizens of this free and independent republicl
 Again provoked" to do this because the Maine exploded in harbor which must belong to this independent nation if it have the jurisdiction presupposed in the preamble
 The international lawyers and pubicists of the op- position who propose that the Government of the United States shall play second fiddle to the Junta, and that General Miles shall take his orders from General Gomez, do not explain the connection be- tween the Maine explosion and Cuban indepen- dence though the verbiage of the resolution nfers that the two events connected and that Cuban independence became fact internationally recogniz- able when the ship blew up The pseudo patriots who daily inform the world that the President is traitor should follow up their plan of fighting for and feeding independent republic which, if inde- pendent would be able to do its own fighting and feeding by proposition to annex the United States to the republic of Cuba and exchange President Mo Kinley for whoever happens to be at this moment President of that island
 Heretofore this country and all countries that are civilized have abided by the rule that rcvolting people are independent only when able to maintain themselves without aid. That is what independence means. No matter how sick, sore and starved they become while fighting for independence they must achieve the thing itself and be able to maintain it.
 We may declare against Spain for the Maine explosion and may strike her where she is weak in Cuba, and the world will justify As result Cuba may become independent but if she were so now there would be Spanish power there for us to strike.
 The resolution is worthy of the demagogue. who are attacking their own Government It is ridcu- lously sef-contradctory and would make the country a laughing stock