Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-21

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/ 1898, upon which the action OF con-
gress was invited; therefore, re-
! solved, first, that the people of
the island of Cuba are, and Of right
ought to be, free and independent.
! Second, that it Is the duty of the
Uaited States to demand and the gov
eminent of the United States does
hereby demand that the government
of Spain at once relnquish its author
ity and government in the island of
Cuba and withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third, that the president OF the
United States, and he hereby is di-
tire land and naval forces of the
United States and to call into actual
service Of the United States the militia
Of several states to such an extent as
may be necessary to carry these reso-
lutions into effect"
The report made by Senator Davis
was very thorough review OF the
entire situation, and strong presen-
tation of the facts which led the
committee to its conclusions. The
report takes up the Maine disaster as
| the leading topic for consideration
and plunges into that question in its
| first sentence, which is as follows:
"The destruction Of the United States
battleship Maine, of two of her officers
and of 264 of her crew in the hArbor
Of Havana on the night Of Feb. 10,
| 1885, excited to an unprecedented de-
gree the compassion and resentment
of the American people. Manifesto
lions of that resentment were sus-
pended, although the feeling was not
allayed, by the self-restraint of our
people, who determined to hold their
ultimate action until an official inves-
tigation should disclose the cause of
that great disaster and enable them,
by direct or circumstantial testi-
mony, to impute the responsibility
therefor. That investigation has
been made 1t was conducted with
judicial thoroughness and delibera-
ton The difficulty of demonstrating
by conclusive proof the efficient per-
sonal cause of that sinister event
was the usual one Of exposing plotted
and mysterious crimes. No such
difficulty. however, obscures its Of
fetal and responsible cause" The
committee says that the explosion
itself Of the Maine was linked with
series Of precedent transact
lions, which cannot in reason be dis
connected from it. The report con-
tinues: with animus by Spain, so
plainly apparent that no one can even
plausibly deny it's existence,
it is merely one reason for
the conclusion to which the
investigating mind must come in
considering the entire subject Of the
relations of the United States with
that government. It is the opinion of
the Maine was comprised either by
the official act OF the Spanish authori-
ties or was made possible by neg
ligence on their part SO willing and
gross as to be equivalent in culp-
ability to positive criminal action"
Washington, April 13.-The house
after one Of the most exciting and
memorable days in history, by vote
of 1922 to 10, adopted resolutions which
nine-tenths of its members believe
makes war inevitable. The resolutions
adopted direct the president to inter-
vene at once in Cuba to restore peace
and secure to the people of the island
''stable, independent government of
their OWL" They also authorize him
to use the army and navy to accom-
plish the purpose Of the resolutions.
The proceedings were marked by
bitter, acrimonious display of partisan
feeling. During the excitement the
lie was passed between Messrs
Brumm (rep., Pa and Bartlett (deni.,
Ca. A disgraceful scene followed.
The resolutions passed read as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the government OF Spain
for three years past has waged war
on the island Of Cuba against revo-
luton by the inhabitants thereof
without making any substantial pro-
gress towards the suppression of said
revolution, and has conducted the
warfare in a manner contrary to the
laws Of nations by methods inhuman
and uncivilzed, causing to death
by starvation OF more than -, 900 in
nocent non-combatants, the victims
being for the most part helpless wo-
men and children, intlicting intoler-
able injury to the commercial inter-
ests of the United States, involving
the destruction Of the lives and prop
erty OF many Of our citizens, entail
ing the eNp nditure Of s1,000,000 in
patrolling our coasts and policing the
high seas in order to maintain our
neutrality; and whereas, this long
series OF losses, injuries and burdens
for which Spain is responsible has
eliminated HI the destruction Of the
United States battle-ship Maine in the
harbor of Havana, and in the death
of 266 of our seamen, resolved, that
tho nraSidant Is hereby aut hOriZed and