Show CUBAN resolutions washington feb 20 the cuban question came up before the be senate lor for def definite lutte and ami final action and it la is expect eo that votes would be taken at an early day on the several pending pro propositions positions requa requiring ring spain to recognize 0 ize the beliger ancy ot of cuba and re quiring a recognition of cuban independence pena pen dence ence there is every indication also that the debate will lead to more 9 red radical 1 cal and decisive resolutions toe the cuban resolution as reported by the committee on foreign affa affairs irp is as ae follows ol lowe resolved by the senate the house of representatives that abat in the opinion ot of Cou Cong greer reec a condition ot of war exists between the government ol of spain end and the government aimed ann anci for some time maintained by lorce force of arms by the people of cuba abd aad the united states of america should hould maintain a strict neutrality between betwee the contending powers according to each and all the rights of beli belligerent gerent in the ports and territory of the united states state s cameron rep PP pa moved the tee substitution ution of tile the following resolved that the president is 18 hereby requested to interpose his bla friendly offices with the be spanish gov crement for the recognition of ther the dependence of ot cuba jail cad then addressed the senator conaw the ho he spoke of atie blood i now in progress and the a aeta cordi condition tion of war existing tue tae cou cot of spain had bad caused revolt after tv rb in ID cuba the senator traced the I 1 tury lory of these uprisings and toe the co coald of the united U ailed state beaning from a manifesto issued the ibe cuban authorities call arraign arragg spain for or imposing enormous taxes tuba cuba the manifesto as reab by r fleeten fleeted severely on the official ministration of spain A sea aea of blood la Is cow run inserted the be senator murder aud od orical prevailed call declared i the recent order of capt GOD gen weijo aej visiting death on OB those event of sympathy with the insurgents orf a and brutal edict i cameron followed in support oali of abe substitute he be had offered for my own part be said iq 1 I fai W 3 gard garci the question quee tion of belli belligerency belligerent gerene y AS aa a false alee issue a mistake into w which b I 1 ch the friends of cuba should not dot lit fk I 1 L it wishes to impede or delay effect 1 ive action un on our part she will wallo courage us to waste our energy M aur or initiative in with soa legal difficulties that involve t question of belligerency which who tripped of all its popular notion no tlona fc 1111 r aim st lit an empty or perhaps a naw ad grievous Orie legal bolm boim 5 t object to it in the first places place toi B which caused grant to reject it in 1875 because it W i offensive to spain and delusive to cubr tue the contest is in no longer one ot belligerency but one of I 1 lu a the second place I 1 object to it be cause it concedes to co spain the belat erent right of searching our ships OP 09 the high seas seal and seizing them whenever they have anything on board which can be considered contraband of war 41 1 I object to it in the third alao because it imposes belligerent duties 00 well as belligerent rights and relieved bellev spain of all further responsibility for abe be destruction det ruction of american prop property eflY in I 1 cuba by transferring that reB pot to the insurgents 1 I wish the government to set act 1 I want to see the chronic misery of cuba ended I 1 know that the courtie louree I 1 favor was the fixed policy of the republican Republic all party of the united states sou anu of we the american people the course I 1 prefer is I 1 believe the true of public feeling which is ia un raimous jai te Is I 1 demanding action in favor ol of free dook f evidently the government of we th united states can do no less than take abe question where gen grant let left ir and to 10 resume the friendly media tion which he be actually began with att the which necessarily would follow its ita rejection l cameron said in conclusion that if this resolution was adopted 6 and spain paid no attention to it if he ha would move the immediate recognition of cube cuba I 1 lodge spoke vigorously as 8 to the need of action he would he said go further than the resolution of the cow coax mitten while abor spanish de tendencies cies cles had bad broken away frow spain cuba had remained faithful earning the title of 46 faithful cuba and yet oppression disho I 1 44 my t y end and robbery bad been visited ou on he CM toland bland abe island is ia today lost loat to spain lodge they may continue I 1 to delbee the island with bleoo lut but is ie lust luet to them Y 1 the die senator analyzed the blood de iss ed by general weyler leyier a VAU aa of desolation and extermination afia L at ramey fie may prolong the agony until the lal adud la Is a solitude and yet y t we six BIX bohn away stand idly by our words tor for armenia Arno eula were mere iroide those fearful atrocities hau bau loee eded while all europe had bad not r the protests of lord salts baits bory were pitiful the money power ad d the money lender the real perer LI europe and this baat power ad nothing for the slaughter of ar anulare an ulane why awby was wae the flying squadron that marvelous naval armament arma meui lying idle 12 lathe the english channel the world wai is now look loir to russia to protect Af menla but proceeded mr lodge 40 the united states has bus an ar awnza at its very door the united can stop atop the horrible state at winge things in cuba let it only lio known that the united states in tends that the pillage and slaughter hall top stop and it will stop A firm and diplomacy can accomplish I 1 thi hta send eod the whole american people would welcome action by the united states if tuat war goes on witla with that bloody commander in ch clarae arste the responsibility is on out shoulders derf we stenot avoid aruid it 21 2 1 morgan who reported the resola uen followed he said the tim teof olwar war between the united state stacee find od spain should in no way embarrass embarras of the subject aau of a course the in submitting this ree Iu tion was not moved by retaliation or by any consideration of relations relation 9 between the parties it was based sole ly on the conditions and requirements vf tf today morgan referred to the agn Inform information adon at hand out oj 01 use the mase mam of details however the committee left felt that it stood on firm grouns in ID this resolution cubs cuba was surrounded by a navy anu controlled by a censorship many of the bt beet meant of information were unattainable tai but certain definite and punitive facts were established beyond question deetion as a promise premise to the action ol of the tae committee mr morgan then took up the legal quest questions ious involved explaining tilt atit angles and ol of ug ng belligerency W aten ten armies are formet former aind bd MOD men leave their places as citizens olt izene and ad become soldiers sol diera then the civili zou world recognizes this transfer tra as aa crest creat belligerency under existing circumstance those participate tax in the uprising were not lecog nixed by as as an felons abing against their government to be treated with the ignominy of leione they anu ana their children and yet said eaid mr Morga awhile war to le public and beyond the possibility ut of lection ur or dental denial spain refuses to recognize the war she min fills moro castle aile won men to penal colonies in africa ahe be 1111 lets penalties it war did tuot not exist and with war and notorious it became the ta dw duty of the abe united states slates and all other countries to demand the recognition of cubana as ae suld ler lere not am aa ejong the senator said the attitude takeo taken by the united platea acting according to its plain duty need give tic no to spain but if it did tive ive of lenee fenee then li it was a choice between that offense and one against the god of nation 8 such a choice had been made with firmness anu ano confidence morgan said the cuban republic already existed it might yet yei be in embryo a moses in ia the bull yet in time the world would recognize it as aa a republic it if the island of cuba had been as aa close to ireat great britain as to the united state cuba would have been absorbed a century ago morgan did not conclude his speech saying tie would go on another day aa there them were many points connecter connect eu with the question which he be wanted to touch upon at greater length than he hooulu do today |