The herald., 1898-04-14
ernment hereby recognises the indspeud-
ence of the republic Of Cuba

considerations Of humanity, Of interest aud
Of provocation, among which are the de-
hberate mooring of our battleship Ma3no
over a submarine mine and it's destruction
in the harbor Of Havana, the president of
the United States be, and he Is hereby d.
rected to employ Immediately the land and
naval forces of the United States Ia aiding
the republic of Cuba to maintain the in
dependence hereby recognized.
Third, that the president Of the United
States is hereby authorized and directed
to extend immediate relief to the starving
Cubans.
'In support Of the first resolution, guld-
ed by motives Of humanity and of interest.
influenced by divers provocations among
which are the deliberate mooriug OF our
battleship. the Maine, over a submarine
mine. Its ruthless destruction In the harbor
of Havana and the death Of 2Se seamen. We
submit the facts to tho house, to our coun-
trymeU and to the world.
For more than a quarter of a century,
with short intervals, q revolution has been
in progress in Cuba, destroying our COM
merce and causing financial loss to our citi-
zens and unprecedented mortality among
the contendjng factions. For more than
three years the Cuban patriots have strug-
bled for freedom with courage, fortitude
and seif-abnegatfon unexcelled in the an
nails of the human race. These people are
our near ueighbors, closely connected with
us by ties of business and of friendship
In their aspirations for liberty they have
been animated by our example and have
modelled their form Of government upon
ours.
During these three years the Spaniards
have butchered the people, starved helpless
women, children and old men by hundreds
of thousands and have wasted the island
by fire and sword ia violation of all the
rules of civilized warfare. These acts Of
barbarous cruelty have filled the American
people with horror and they are practically
unanimous in favor Of recognising the in
dependence Of the government established
by that brave and heroic people by ex-
penditure of go much treasure and so much
blood. and our people will be satisfied with
nothing less.
"The government which the Cubans have
established has all the forms Of republic
and is republic in fact. based on man
hood. suffrage, executive and legislative
departments In full operation and with q
judicial department, perfect as far az the
extgencies Of the situation permit. They
levy and collect taxes, disburse large sums
Of money, conduct a postal system, main
tain an army Of 80 900 men In the field. have
defended themselves successfully against
225,000 Spanish eoldiers, 135. 900 of whom are
In hospitals or In their graves. and are now
I'm undisputed possession Of three-tcurths
of the island. Outside her picket Lines
Spain possesses not one foot OF Cuban soil.
Within her picket lines three-fourths Of
the population are insurgents at heart, who
will cordially participate In the republican
government as soon as the Spaniards evac-
uate the island.
with these facts staring us IN the face
we must realize that Spain can never con-
quer Cuba, and that ultimately We must
recognize the independence of the Cuban
republic.
This being the case, the sooner we act,
the better for all concerned, thereby put
ting an end to the sacrifice of human hfe
and the destruction Of property. We uree
the uneQuivocal recognition Of the 1nde-
pendence Of the Cuban republic because
the Cuban patriots merit such recognition
by their va!or and prowess in arms. be-
cause recognition 10 the plain, honest.
courteous. manly course. and will remove
from the minds of all men any suspicion
that we are preparing to wage a war Of
conquest. and to annex the island from
motives Of sordid greed, or as the begin
ming Of a policy Of imperial aggrandize
ment. We urge the recognition Of the ex
isting republic because under international
law only an existing government can be
recognized, and because recognizing the
present republic we lift from the minds
of the Cuban patriots the fear that we |
will force upon them a government which |
they do not want. we urge because with |
out such recognition In the event of war
between Spain and the American republic |
it would be a war against Cuba also, fo:
until the recognition Of her independence
she Is, in the contemplation Of interna-
t.onal law, stll part Of Spain.
"Recognzng the independents Of tho re-
public will give the Cubans credit among
the nations Of the world. thereby enabling
them to use all their resources to the ut
most and with influence Of men Of othor
countries to reinforce the Cubans with the
assurance that they will be treated as
soldiers and will be hanged as traitors,
filibusters or pirates in the event OF cap
ture.
1--WE urge the passage of the second reso-
luton, providing for armed intervention.
as a necessary Logical sequence to the
recognition to the independence of the Gu
ban republic.
Facts must be observed as they exist,
not as We would have them. and one Of the
most potent or patent facts Of the situa-
ton is that Spain refuses to realize what
all the rest Of the world knows to be true.
that Cuba has passed from her control for
ever. This being ths case she will hold
on with the strength Of despair to fras
ments Of the island as long as possible.
thereby perpetuating the process Of starva-
tion, arson and determination wherever
she can, and by occasional forays, ravish-
ing the country adjacent to her garrisons.
We have no doubt that our simple recog
milton Of the republic of Cuba, would en-
able the Cubans themselves to ultimately
expel the Spaniards from every portion Of
the islands Armed Intervention on our
part would end the agony of the brave
people, save thousands Of them from
DEATH and speedily close the most dis.
graceful chapter in the history of the
western hemisphere. We owe this duty to
ourselves no less than to the Cubans. We
recommend the adoption of the third reso-
luton, TO feed the famlshed Cubans as an
act of mercy and humanity"
The report is signed by Dnsmore New
lands, Clark of Missouri, Williams, Berry,
Howard Of Georgia.
Wild Applause