The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-14
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the government of Spain at once relinquish
its authority and government in the Island
of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third, That the President of the United
States be-, and he hereby is directed and
empowered to use the entire land and naval
forces of the United States and call into the
actual service of the United states the NIL
litia of the several States, to such extent
as may be necessary to carry these resolu-
tons into effect"
Accompanying the resolutions was a very
thorough review of the entire situation, and
a strong presentation of the facts which
has led the committee to it's conclusions.
The report takes up the Maine disaster as
plunges into that question In It's frst sem
tence, which is follows: The destruc-
of two of her officers and of 264 of her crew
in the harbor of Havana on the night Of
Feb Is, 1898. excited to an unprecedented
degree the compassion and resentment OF
the American people.
SPAIN RESPONSIBLE.
Continuing, the report says: "Manifesta-
tions of that resentment were suspended,
although the feeling was not allayed, by the
seif-restraint of our people, who determined
to hold their judgment in suspense concern
ing their ultimate action until an official in
vestigation should disclose the cause of that
great disaster and enable them by direct or
crcumstantial testimony to impute the re-
sponsibility therefor. That investigation
had been made. 1t was conducted with jul
diciaI thoroughness and deliberation. The
difficulty of demonstrating by conclusive
proof the efficient personal cause of that
sinister event was the usual one OF expos
ing plotted and mysterious crimes. No such
difficulty. however, obscure its ofnclal ana
responsible cause
The committee says the explosion Itself
of the Maine was linked with series OF
Ant ftI
reason be disconnected from it" Continu-
ing, the report says: ti'With anlmus by
even plausibly deny its existence, but. one
reason for the conclusion of the investigat-
ing mind must come in considering the en-,
tire subject of the relations of the United
States with that government. 1t is the
opinion of your committee that the destruc-
tion of the Maine was comprised either by
the official act of the Spanish authorities or
was made possible by negligence on their
part so willing and gross as to be equiva-
lent in culpability to positive criminal ac-
ton. When property and life are destroyed
by an act which the exercise OF due dill
gence by the person whose duty 1t is TO use
it could have prevented the nappenlng, ,1 OF
such an event is sufficient proof that dill
gence was not employed. The time or the
explosions must have been calculated for
the moment when the Maine would swing
within the destructive radius of the mine.
Concluding this portion OF its preSenta-
ton, the committee says: The dupllclty.
Derfidy and cruelty of the Spanish charac-
-er as they always have been, are demon
strated still to continue by their manifesto
tions during the present war in Cuba All
*hese circumstances, considered cumul9-
lively warrant the conclusion that the de-
struction of the Maine was compassed
either by the official act of the Spanish au-
thoriteS (and the ascertainment OF the par
ticular person is not materially or was made
possible by a negligence on their part SO
willing and gross as to be equlvalent III
culpability to positive criminal action
In taking up the more general subjects
the committee expresses the opinion that
1.-The United States ought to at once recog-
nize the independence of the people of CUBA
and also ought to intervene to the end that
the war and its unexampled atrocltes shall
cease and that such independence shall be-
come settled political fact at the earliest
possible moment by the establishment, py
the free action of the people of Cuba when
such action be had of a government
independent in fact ana form.
A PROTRACTED MASSACRE.
The committee asserts that the cause of
Spain has continually grown weaker, while
the cause of the insurgents has grown
stronger, and says that the few reinforce
ments now being sent to Cuba do not supply
a 1.-THE of Spain's losses caused by battle
and disease. The western portion of the
island is spoken of as a desolation created
by Spain, in which portion of the island
alone she exercises a sovereignty. Calling
attention to the policy of Spain. the COM
mittee says that over 100000 persons have
been killed as result of this action, and
adds: 'There has been no distinction of
sex or age in this protracted and torturing
massacre. The children of this generation
have been starved to death, and the immo-
sibility of posterity.' The opinion is ex-
pressed that it was the intention of the con-
triver Of this policy to depopulate the island
and repeOple it with SpanardS. 1t is also
asserted that the Spanish government has
violated the laws of civilized warfare in the
slaughter of prisoners and the massacre or
sick and wounded.
The committee discusses at some length
the two propositions for the recognition of
the independence of the Cubans and of inter-
vention They say that because of the at
titude of the United States this government
has placed itself in concurrence with the
acts of Spain ever since the beginning of
the war. and we have in spirit OF forbear-
ance submitted to many atrocities perpe-
trated by Spain on our own citizens. which,
under recognition would have had no war
rant in International law and would have
afforded Just ground of procedure by this
government. Hence it is claimed that there
has been no real neutrality through the ell
tire war. as Spain has had free rights of
purchase in this country, while the Cubans
have not had such rights.
The committee places the cost of our po-
Icing OF coasts in the interest of Spain at
two million dollars.
On the subject of Intervention the com
mittee says: Justification for Intervention
is strengthened in such cases as the pres
ent where the expressions by q state of its
subjects have been so inveterate. atrocious
and sangulnary as to require intervention
by other nations in the interest of human
ity and the peace of the world, for the pur-
pose of overthrowing that government and
establishing or recognizing another in its
place as the only means of eXtricating an
otherwise incurable and dangerous evil
JURISTS NOT UNANIMOUS.
Conflict of opinion among jurists the
subject of intervention is very great. Arntz
maintains that the right of Intervention ex-
lists when one state violates or threatens
the rights of another state, while, the
other hand, Guizot declares that no state
has the right to intervene in another state
only when it's own safety renders it in
dispensable. Between these extremities of
opinion differences among publicists are
various and irreconcllabIe" Quoting from
Professor Hall and others in support of the