The record-union., 1898-03-30

people and to humanity. and with
clear consciousness as to the business
Of our cause and that our action Will
meet with the approving judgment of
all civilized peoples; now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, BY the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem-
bled, that the independence of the Re-
public of Cuba be, and the same is here
by, recognized, and that war against
the kingdom Of Spain be, and the same
/ is hereby, declared, and the President
/ is hereby authorized and directed to en-
/ ploy the land and naval forces of the
( United States of America to wage such
i war to success
ARMED INTERVENTION.
! Senator Foraker of Ohio then present
/ ed a resolution recognizing the indie
/ pendence of Cuba and favoring armed
/ intervention. Senator Foraker's resolu-
ton was as follows:
/ Be it resolved by the Senate and the
House of Representative of the United
States of America:
l. That the people of the Island of
/ Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free
ana independent.
J :. That the Government of the United
States hereby recognizes the Republic
/ Of Cuba as the true and lawful Govern
ment of that island
/ ). That the war Spain is waging
! against Cuba is so destructive of the
commercial and property interests of the
/ United States, and so cruel barbarous
and inhuman in its character, as TO
make it the duty of the United States
to demand, and the Government of the
/ United States does hereby demand, that
she at once withdraw her land and ma
val forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
| t. That the President of the United
/ States be, and hereby is authorized, en-
powered and directed to use, if neces-
sary, the entire land and naval forces
of the United States to carry these reso-
/ lutions into effect.
Foraker asked that the resolution go
! to the Foreign Relations Committee.
/ He said that his resolution had been
/ long delayed He intended, he said, to
present it at the opening of the session
/ last December, but he withheld it at
that time, because the Presidents mes
sage gave a promise that within a rea-
sOnable time definite and decisive ac-
tion would be taken by the Admins
tration so soon as autonomy should be
given fair trial.
"A reasonable time seems now to
have elapsed. The people of the coun-
try realize that all the necessary time
has been given Spain to bring peace to
the stricken island Autonomy has
failed, but just as it's failure was real
lied the country was confronted by
the De LONE incident Scarcely had
the excitement created by this subsid-
ed when what has been styled the
Maine incident threw the country into
hurricane OF excitement.
Since that time" said the Senator,
1--WE have been waiting patiently and
under restraint for the report of the
| Board of Inquiry. That report is now
before the Committee on Foreign Re
lations Whatever may be done as to
the Maine incident, action must come
on the general Cuban question"
i Senator Foraker said he hoped at a
| later date to address the Senate at
length upon his resolution.
! SENATOR FRYE'S RESOLUTION.
FRYE OF Maine said he had not in
| tended to offer a resolution at this time,
| but. in view of others proposed. he
would present the one he had prepared.
| Senator Frye's resolution read:
| Whereas. The war which has been
waged in the island of Cuba for the
past four years has been conducted by
| the Spanish Government in violation