Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-11
SENATOR MASON HEARD.
Presents Revolution Demandin
That War Cease in Cuba.

,Presents Resolution Demanding
That War Cease in Cuba.
! Senator Mason (Ill.) kept the Cuban
ball rolling by offering another resolu-
tion giving notice that he would
"Wednesday at the conclusion of Senator
Cannon's remarks address the senate
upon the resolution.
Resolved, That the president Of the
United States he and he is hereby request
led to notify Spain and the insurgents Of
Cuba that the war (so-called) must ut
tonce cease and be discontinued and that
the United States of America hereby de-
lclare and will maintain peace on the Is
pand Of Cuba
/ The resolution was preceded by long
preamble which declares that the war
tbetween Spain and the insurgents Of
Cuban has continued until all Christen-
dom - shocked by Its barbarities. Pre-
tended autonomy has been offered by
Spain and refused by the Cubans in arms
THE preamble then reviews the horrible
ibarbarities practiced by Spain, the ruin
being wrought in the island and the ter
Lrible sufferings Of the people. 1t refers
ito the fact that the people of the United
States are sending money. food and cloth
ing to Cuba to aid the dying Cubans
which ought to be furnished by Spain,
for the reason that the concentradoes are
the legitimate wards of Spain. having
been put In their present starving copdi-
tion as a Spanish war measure and their
care would devolve upon Spain and would
$50 be regarded by every civilized nation
lin the world. All parties. it declares,
stood before the last presidential election
in favor of the independence OF Cuba, and
Vt then goes on to quote the Cuban plank
I'm the republican platform adopted by the
republican national convention at ST. Louis
June l6. 1895.
j The preamble closes as follows:
! The people of the United States do not
seek to acquire title to Cuba. nor do they
geek to gain advantage in any way direct
py or indirectly OF any nation by reason
tof this barbarism called war They do not
complain OF our loss Of trade with Cuba
and have patiently borne the assault on
the health Of the people by the filth Of
spanish rule in Cuba They seek no re-
dress for loss of business or health or
money They have patiently waited. not
wishing Gwen Indirectly to interfere with
the affairs of other nations, uatil the
stench on our very borders has passed
endurance and the barbarious situation in
Cuba has become stain upon our CONT
nent and blot upon our Christian OWL
azation. The people of the United States.
demanding no personal profit, having no
fear and seeking no favor, clear and con-
ecious as to the justice Of our position do
I'm the presence Of the civilized nations Of
the world and in the name of justice and
liberty demand that the so-called war In
Cuba must cease"
The right of Hon. Henry w. Corbett
Ito seat in the senate from Oregon oc-
cupied the senate's attention for two
hours, Senator Chandler speaking In
favor of seating the claimant. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent In
executive session.
/ Senator Pettigrew Is. d. was the
only speaker on the Hawaiian annexa-
tion treaty in the executive session of
the senate Tuesday. He opposed the
treaty, respming his speech where he
had left of week ago.
House.
/ Washington, Feb. 9.-The house Tues
day entered upon the consideration of
the Aldrich Plowman contested election
case from the Fourth Alabama district.
The majority of the committee reported
in favor Of seating the republican can
fidate on the ground Of conspiracy, an
allegation vigorously denied by the
democratic majority. Mr.. Plowman's
plurality on the face of the returns was
e,ee7. The majority revised the figures
20 as to give Aldricha plurality OF 840.
Ewo speeches We're made on each side,
by Messrs, Taylor (o.) and Mann (Ill)
and by Messrs. Fox (Miss.) and Settle
kKen.) for the minority. tt ia expected
That vote will be reached to-day.