Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-02-18
FORCING A CUBAN CRISIS.
SENATOR'S DEMANDING OF THE
PRESIDENT TO TAKE ACTION.
THREE SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTIONS
President Mckinley May Yet be Forced
10 Take q Hand In the struggle OF
the insurgents in Cuba.

A Washington special says; Three
propositions, differing materially a"
to methods, were presented to the
senate Tuesday FOR the relief Of the
Cuban insurgents.
Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, offered as
an amendment to the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill a resolu-
ton recognizing the belliserency of
the insurgents, and said that he hoped
thus to afford the senate an oppor-
tunity to vote on that proposition.
He expressed the hope that the COM
mittee on foreign relations would act
promptly upon the amendcnt, so that
the senate could have an opportunity
to vote upon il. The amendment is
as follows:
THAT a condition Of public war ex-
lists between the government of Spain
and the government proclaimed and
for some time maintained by force Of
arms by the people CT Cuba, and that
the United States of America shall
maintain a strict neutrality between
the contending powers and accord to
each all the rights of belligerencey
in the ports and Territory Of the United
States"
Mr.. Allen said that he desired to
have the amendment made part of
the diplomatic bill, so that the house
o. representatives might hGve an OPP
portunity to vote upon the proposition
and not be stified by the committee
on foreign affairs Of that body or by
other influences.
Mr.. Cannon, Of Utah, then Offered
the following resolution. which he
asked TO lie over until Wednesday,
when he would submit some remarks
upon it:
Whereas, the people of the repub-
lie of Cuba are, and Of right ought to
be, free and independent; and,
"Whereas, the continuance Of the
barbarous warfare Of Spain in her at
tempt to subjuga.e the patriots Of that
republic is in violation of the law Of
humanity, is menace to the freedom
and progress Of the people of the
western hemisphere, and is full justi.
fcation for a demand by the govern
ment Of the United States that Spain
shall withdraw her land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters
and shall leave that republic and her
10 IN ,f
erty and the pursuit Of happiness;
therefore, be it
"Resolved by the senate, That the
president of the United States is urged
to notify the kingdom of Spain that if
Spain shall fail TO recognize the indie
pendence of the republic OF Cuba on
or before the 4th day of March, 1898,
the government of the United States
will, on that date. recognize the bel
ligerancy of the Cuban patriots and
will, within ninety days thereafter, as
sert the independence of the republic
Of Cuba"
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, kept the
Cuban ball rolling by offering another
resolution giving notice that he would
on the morrow, at the conclusion OF
Mr.. Cannon's remarks. address the
senate upon the resolution,
Resolved, That the president OF
the United Senates be, and he
is hereby requested, to notify
Spain and the insurgents of Cuba
that the war (so-called) must at once
cease and be discontinued, aud that
the United States of America hereby
declare and will maintain peace on the
island of Cuba"