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armed intervention which his message
WEDNESDAY.

requests,
WEDNESDAY.
The Senate and the House have de-
cided to adopt resolutions for armed
intervention in Cuba in the line OF
the Presidents message. The ques-
ton. however, will he debated tor
some time, so that the intervention
will not take place at once.
TIE House Foreign Committee has
agreed on a resolution to report to-
day to arraign Spanish misrule in
Cuba and to direct the President to
intervene at once to restore peace and
order and to establish a firm govern
ment eliminating the word indepeu-
dent and empowering the President
to use the army and navy. The
Democratic members of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee decided to
offer as substitute the recognition
Of independence. denouncing the de-
struction of the Maine. directing the
President to forcibly intervene at
once, and appropriating $1,000, 600
for Cuban relief.
Notwithstanding SPANS tender of
Cuban armistice. she is pushing
war preparations. 1t is believed in
Madrid that neither the Pope nor the
Powers will give her any more sup.
port.
THURSDAY.
Armed intervention to secure not
only the pacification but the indep en-
dence OF Cuba, seems likely to begin
next week, and will not be delayed
any longer than is necessary tor the
President to make the final arrange
ments. The House adopted yester-
day, by vote of 372 to 10, resolu-
ton directing and empowering him
to carry out that purpose, and the
Senate will adopt the same or a SINH
lar resolution before the week is out,
unless the unexpected happens. The
House joint resolution, as adopted,
and the preamble follow:
"Whereas. The Government of
Spain for three years past has been
waging war on the island of Cuba
against a revolution by the inhabi
tants thereof, without making any
substantial progress toward the sup
preston of said revolution, and has
conducted the warfare in manner
contrary to the laws of nations. by
methods inhuman and uncivilized,
causing the death by starvation Of
more than two hundred thousand in
nocent non-com batants, the victims
being for the most part helpless
women and children; inflicting intol-
cradle injury to the commercial in
terests of the United States, involv-
ing the destruction of the lives and
property of many of our citizens, en-
failing the expenditure of millions OF
money in patrolling our coasts and
policing the high seas in order to
maintain our neutrality; and,
Whereas, This long series of loss
es, injuries and burdens, for which
Spain is responsible, has eliminated
in the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine in the harbor
of Havana, and in the death of 400 of
our seamen; therefore,
Resolved, ETC., That the President
is hereby authorized and directed to
intervene at once to stop the war in
Cuba, to the end and with the pur-
pose of securing permanent peace and
order there and establishing, by the
free action of the people thereof,
stable and independent government
of their own in the island of Cuba,
and the President is hereby authorized
and empowered to use the land and
naval forces Of ~the United States to
execute the purpose of this resolution.
FRIDAY.
The final vote in the Senate on the
resolution directing the President to
intervene in Cuba may not be taken
before Sunday, or even later. Sena-
tors objected yesterday, while the
Senate was in session, for any propo-
sition for limiting the deb ate. Sena-
tor Davis, the chairman Of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, gave notice