Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-03-18
Senator Hoar Wants Cuban Res
oIutions Pigeonholed.
HE is FOND OF Mr., oLNEY
A LeveI-Beaded Yankee From Mass
aohusetts Is the Description
of the Secretary.

possession of the senate galleries.
Senator Allen offered the first deyel-
opment as to Cuba in the form Of
joint resolution authorizing and re-
questing the president to make thor
ough and rigid investigation into the
present state of war in Cuba, whether
1t is being conducted in accordance with
the rules of civilized warfare. whether
extreme cruelties are being practiced by
either side, particularly toward nom
combatants, and appropriating $4,000
for the purpose of the presidents inves-
tigation.
Senator Allen did not press for imme-
date action, and without debate 1t
went to the committee on foreign rela-
lions.
Senator Hoar was then recognized on
his resolution postponing the entire Gu
ban question until April 6, and directing
the committee Oh foreign relations 10
make an inquiry in the meantime.
The senator said his course was taken
with every feeling of respect for the
chairman of foreign relations (Sher-
mani.
Turning to the latter, Senator Hoar
added: II regard him as the most Illus
trious public character on the public
stage on this continent today. ] some
times differ with him, but always with
profound respect for him."
Senator Hoar spoke of the serious
feeling prevailing in Spain, which had
given the United States minister at
Madrid feeling of Insecurity for him
self and his family The condition Of
public irritation had stung the minister
at Washington to the violation of GUS
tomary proprieties. 1t indicated the
excited condition of feeling prevailing.
It was contrary to that calmness and
dignity with which great subjects
should be dealt This was not the time
for initiating the clamor of mobs, but
for the exercise of the judicial faculty.
Senator Hoar spoke of the entire alb
sence of facts and information on the
Cuban question. The committee on for
eign relations had considered it, and il
had brought in resolutions without any
report of facts
The committee had cited documents
which inquiry proved to be statement
of an agent in this country Of the Gu
bans.
Senator Sherman protested against
this broad characterization of the com
mittee and insisted that there was much
Information which Senator Hoar pre-
vented his seeing.
Amid much laughter Senator Hoar
besought his respected friend to let
him proceed without interruption
81 am not prepared" said he. ironically,
ito go to war on the authority of an
historian the senator from Maine did
not know and whose name the sem
ator from Alabama (Morgan), who
knows more than all of us put togeth-
err, had forgotten, an article IN the en-
cyclopedia by Clarence King. IL the
committee on foreign relations had ex-
amined considered and weighed these
alleged facts and affirmed that they
found any of them true, / fail to recall
it."
Senator Sherman interposed to pro-
test that Senator Hoar was not stat
ing the case fairly. calling his attention
to the official consular correspondence
from the state department which was
comprised in a volume of $50 pages.
Senator Hoar responded somewhat
testify that what he complained of was
the fact that the committee on foreign
relations had made no investigation
1t was not able to report what was true
and what was not true. He warned the
senators that the adoption of the res
olutions meant the denial of the rule Of
international law which we insisted on
so strenuously during the rebellion and
to which the United States committed
itself through our ministers to all for
eign courts, including Spain.
IF we are pledged in national honor
to anything" said he, ut is that the
Cubans are not entitled to belligerent
rights under any circumstances.
He read some OF the instructions of
Secretary Seward and quoted the words
of President Wolsey of Yale college
against granting the right of belliger-
ency, to show that If granted belliger-
ency, it would have to be withdrawn
once the success of the revolution SEEM
ed impossible He would like to know,
he said, If it was not matter of great
gravity for 40 states to declare against
our traditional policy and the state
ment of that eminent international au-
thority.
"Will you" he asked, put the seal Of
your condemnation on the doctrine
which Lincoln and Seward and later
Grant, stood by in two of the most i'm.
portant crises of our history"
Senator Hoar cited writer's of inter.
national law, showing the elements re-
quisite before a state of war could be
recognized as existing.
Then returning to his personal refer
ence to Senator Sherman, Senator HoaI
added: "As to Senator Sherman, he win
go down in history as one of the great
men of the day--along with Lincoln.
Grant, Fish and Seward, and his own
illustrious brother men to whom God
In His providence had given the task
of maintaining the government. and l
trust that If my friend (Sherman) has
unguardedly laced himself in a position
on this question, washing out, as ii
We're, with a sponge that illustrions
record Of the past, he will pause In his
course and will prefer to continue with
those great characters he has been as
ISOLATED.
This proposed Cuban resolution had
no binding effect" he went on. III did
not bind the senate, the house or the
people. 1t was mere declaration that
this means nothing The committee
In reporting it should have added che
proyiso that IL is to be distinctly nm
derstood that this is a Picl<wiclian
resolution without force or vigor or DO
teney or meaning In offering this res
olution we had not dared to tell Spain
that we recognized the insurgents, we
had not dared to give the president au-
thority to take decisive action. 1t was
merely mooted debate to allow SEN
atorS to see who could make the most