Show willa TO TARR TAKK CUBA the Ir president resident lla ilasi uen ileen sheeted to salko the idland washington march 33 23 senator mills of texas today introduced the following resolution belt ge it resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that I 1 hat the president of the united states state Is hereby directed dir acted to request the govern anent of spain to authorize the people of cuba subject to the sovereignty of spain to institute such local government as they may ma wish and invest it with such powers as they may think ne aie essary to secure to the people of cuba cu a life liberty and the tha pursuit of happiness I 1 section 2 in case spain shall refuse to grant to the inhabitants of cuan the rightful p power ower of self government then the president of the united states state Is hereby chereb y directed to take possession of the island of cuba with the military and naval forces of the united states and hold the same came until the people of cuba can organize a government deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed arned and arm arin and equip such mill tary lary fore forc a maybe necess necessary air r to lo protect them from froin invasion |