The news & observer., 1898-02-09

and to return them to our country ana
now has the Spanish war measure of
concentration continued so far that the
concentrates are unfed and starving,
naked and filthy insomlch that disease
and death is among them and has spread
into our own country; hundreds of thou
sands have perished in this war and by
this means: the unholy work of eXterm-
nation goes on. the slaughter of inno-
cents and non-comba tants goes on, the
flag of truce has been abandoned and eX-
termination or Independence of the in
s,rrgents must be the final outcome; 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 cOncentradoes are the legiti-
mate wards of Spain, having been put in
their present starving condition as Il
Spanish war measure, and their care
would devolve upon Spain and would So
be regarded by every civilized nation Ill
the world :under the present charity seek
ing of the administration, charitably
disposed citizens of the United States
cannot contribute money, medicine, food
or clothing to the insurgents in the
be made to do so it would be captured
and prevented by order of the govern
ment of the United States.
''All parties declared before the last
election in favor of the independence of
Cuba and the Republican party empha-
sized it's opinion rs follows:
:" From the hour of achieving their
own independence the people of the Uni
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the struggles of other American peoples
to free themselves from European domi-
ration. We watch with deep and abiding
interest the heroic battles of the Cuban
patriots against cruelty and oppression.
And our best hopes 90 out for the fun
success of their determined contest for
liberty. The government of Spain nav
ing lost control of Cuba, and being un-
able to protect the property or lives of
resident American citizens or TO comply
with its treaty obligations. we believe
that the government of the United
States should actively use its infiu-
ence and good offices to restore peace
and give independence to the island
'.Cuban plank i'll the Republican
platform adopted by the Republican
National Convention at st. Louis, june
16. 1866
The people of the United States do
not seek to acquire title to Cuba, nor do
they seek to gain advantage i'll any
way directly or Indirectly of any nation
by reason 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 ill., of Spanish rule il,
Cuba. They seek no redress for loss of
business or health or money. They
have patiently waited not wishing (even
Indirectly to interfere with the af
fairs of other nations, until the stencil
ON our very borders has passed enclllr-
anee and the barbarous situation in
Cuba has become a stain upon our conti-
nent and Il blot upon our Christian civ
ilization. The people of the United
States demanding no personal profit,
having no fear and seeking no favor.
clear and conscious as to the justice of
our position, do in 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
to q seat in the Senate from Oregon,
occupied the Senate's attention for two
hours, Senator Chandler speaking in ia
yor of seating the claimant. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent in
executive session.
At $40 p. M, the Senate adjourned.