Morris tribune., 1898-02-09
Two Resolutions and an Amend
ment Embodying a Third in
the Senate.
Senator Mason Graphically Sets
Forth the Horrors of
the Conflict,
And Quotes the Republican Plat
form Promises of Active
Intervention.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Senator Al
Hen of Nebraska offered as an amend
ment to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, the Morgan resolu
tion for the recognition Of the beIliger
ency of Cuba. He said he hoped il
would be speedily acted upon by the
committee on foreign relations. SO thai
1t would not be defeated in the senate
by point of order. Mr.. Hale said II
would still be subject to such point
and Mr.. Allen gave notice that he
would appeal from any decision adj
verse to the amendment and test the
sense of the senate on the subject.
Senator Cannon also offered reso-
tuition for the recognition of Cuban in
dependence. The strongest resolution,
however, was offered by Senator Mason
of Illinois. 1t is as follows:
Resolved. That the president of the
United States be, and he is hereby, re-
quested to notify Spain and the insur-
gents of Cuba, that the war (so-called)
must at once cease, and be discontln-
ned and that the United States of
America hereby declare and will main
tain peace on the island of Cuba.
Preceded by Searching Preamble.
The resolution was preceded by the
following preamble:
Whereas, the war between Spain and
the insurgents of Cuba has continued
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barbarities Pretended autonomy has
been offered by Spain, and refused by
the Cubans in arms. The Spaniard, as
a war measure, burned the homes and
drove the women and children (since
known as concentrados) into fortified
towns, where some of them have
been starved, others have been
murdered and women and children
have been debauched and treated be-
yond the power Of language to describe.
Daughters of insurgents have been sold
into houses of infamy and boys of ten
der years have been shot as spies under
the form of civilized war. American
citizens have been driven into the
towns and refused opportunity to work,
and left to starve, as part of the Span
ish war measure, until we were com.
PEELED to take, by appropriating funds
of the people of the United States,
barge sums of money to feed and clothe
our citizens, and return them to our
country, and now has the Spanish war
measure of concentration continued so
far that concentrates are starving,
naked and filthy, insomuch that death
and disease is among them and has
spread into our own country. Hun.
Greds Of thousands have persisted in
this way and by this means. The I'M
holy war goes on. The slaughter of
innocents and non-com batants goes on.
The flag of truce has been abandoned
and determination or independence
Of the insurgents must be the final out
come. The people of the United States
are sending money, food and clothing
to Cuba to aid the dying Cubans which
ought to be furnished by Spain,
for the reason that the concentrates
are the legitimate wards of Spain, hav-
ing been put in their present starving
condition as Spanish war measure,
and their care would devolve upon
Spain, and would so be regarded by
every civilized nation in the world.
Under the present charity-seeking of
the administration, charitably disposed
citizens of the United States cannot
contribute money, medicine, food or
clothing to the insurgents in the field
or hospital, and should any attempt be
made to do so, it would be captured and
prevented by order of the government
of the United States. All parties de.
clared before the last election in favor
of the independence Of Cuba, and the
Republican party emphasized its opln.
ion as follows:
From the hour of achieving their
own independence, the people of the
United States have regarded with
sympathy the struggles of other Amer.
lean peoples to free Lhemse.v YES nom
European domination. We watch wi, ii
deep and abiding interest the heroic
battles of the Cuban patriots against
cruelty and oppression. Aud our best
hopes go out for the full success of
their determined contest for liberty.
The government of Spain having lost
control OF Cuba, and being unable to
protect the property or lives of resident
American citizens, or to comply with
its treaty or obligations, we believe that
the government of the United States
should actively use its influence and
good Offices to restore peace and give
INDEPENDENCE to the island. '-( Cuban
plank in the Republican platform,
adopted by the Republican national
convention at ST. Louis. June 16, 1889
DO Not Seek Advantage in Any way.
The people of the United States do
not seek to acquire title to Cuba, nor do
they seek to gain advantage in any
way, directly or indirectly, Of any ma
fion, by 1eason of 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 redress for loss Of
business or health or money. They
have patiently waited, not wishing to
3Ia terfere with the affairs of other ma
a1Ons, until the stencil on our very Dor.
6ers has passed endurance, and the bar
l.