The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-12-23
POSSIBILITIES OF WAR
Between the United States and Spain
About Cuba.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-After al
impressive opening prayer by Rev. 7
Dewitt TaImage, today, Senator Nor
gan OF Alabama held the attention o
the Senate and well filed galleries fol
an hour by his earnest advocacy OF {
strong and decisive policy in dealing
with the Cuban question. The prom
inence OF Mr.. Morgan in the Cubar
debate OF last session, when he hac
charge OF the Cuban resolutions re
ported from the committee on foreign
relations, gave special interest to hi:
speech today. He spoke in dlspas
sionate style, although his words hac
a directness and severity IN picturine
the horrors existing in Cuba such az
is seldom heard in the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan spoke freely Of the pos
sibilities OF war, welcoming i it neces
sary to guarantee the protection o!
American citizens. He asserted thai
Spain's bankruptcy would prevent The
collection of any indemnity fol
wrongs. TIE Senator questioned the
wisdom of the Presidents position
that the granting Of belligerent rights
would be untimely.
Mr.. Morgan went on 10 speak Of the
trying situation which required
prompt action 10 save thousands oi
innocent people from cruel and delio
crate butchery. The wholesale mas
sacres of Spain was no surprise to the
Senator, who had anticipated it.
IF war with the United States i
necessary to reconcile the Spanish peo'
pie to the loss of Cuba by foreign con
quest" said Mr.. Morgan, I'VE shall be
compelled to meet that emergency. Il
the destruction of Cuba is enough tc
satisfy the popular sentiment of re
venge, we can avoid a war with Spain
by remaining inactive while our own
people are being ruined or slaughtered
along with the Cubans. II we mean
to take any action towards the ending
Of this war Of annihilation and exter
mination, we have no time to lose"
Mr.. Morgan referred to the resolu
Iion of Congress at the last session,
which he said left to the President the
choice of concurring with the policy
Of Congress or delaying. The Presi
dent chose delay.
''The war has ontinued, " said Sena
tor Morgan, until it has reached the
final and desperate stage Of war of de-
vastation and determination, with the
people of Cuba as prey to those who
have set aside the usual honorable
usages of warfare, and have become
robbers, cut-throats, assassins, raVlsh
ers and pirates"
ALI of these crimes, Mr.. Morgan de-
clared, would be found to have been
automatically stated to the government.
when the seals Of secrecy are broken
and they are brought to the knowledge
of the world for the 7indication OF our
course, "if we are forced to war to pul
an end to this saturnalia of blood and
fire."
Congress had reason to regret the
inaction OF the President. A firm de-
claration that the conflict in Cuba had
reached the stage of open, public war
would admonish Spain that the United
States at least would hold her account
able for the observance of the rules OF
civilized warfare.
'Our.'people were not content, " said
Mr.. Morgan, to suffer these wrong:
within earshot OF our frontier, and tc
pile up claims, petitions and proofs tc
be brought before Spain in the
endless palaver of displomatic cor
respondence. While we know that
wrong have been done to our people
and other wrongs are threatened, our
government is in the most humiliating
state Of innocuous desuetude if it In
terposes no helping hand to the suffer
ers and refuses to forbid the further
devastation and 3sath that a cruel
government is now inhicting upon
them"
The Senator said he foresaW that the
hffEae was near at hand when the inal
stand-af the United States must be
taken. If%as foreshadowed by the
message, and The moment might come
at any time the President would take
a definite and ainal stand. When this
camo the Senator would follow the
colors of the President, and if it meant
war, would anyAmerican hesitate to
responds There Ras no alternative
between further humINaSing delay OF
of intervention.
In conclusion, Mr.. M0Sgan said:
"In this condition of imRotency to
establish peace in Cuba andN perma:n1,
ent security for our own peopfe, "nlle
the Spanish monarchy is dom }lnant IN n
that island we have no alternative lett
to US but the single choice. between
the continuous repetition Gt the evils
portrayed in the message of,lne Ffesl
dent, or base, humiliating ana cruel
delay on our part while rapihe ana de-
s!ruction are rampant in tne nope
that some fortunate turn IN events
may relieve US from duty Inat we we
owe to humanity, to Cnariitlan! CIVIL,
zation, to the spirit and traoltlons OF
our country and our people, ana 10 tne
lives and liberties of our people in
Cuba who are now held bA tne cfuel
power of Spain. do not IreIy upon
any authority for what passed oeyono
the Presidents message and the report
of the Secretary OF State} Inat IS
enough; ;'facts are incontroYertloie ana
our duty is plain. five f fll to ACT up.
on them, We take the cc2ponslolilty OF
a delay to perform a plaiS auty, al
the expense of our people eeShose
lives are in constant peril" IN ;,
At the close OF Mr.. Morgan's . ech
he asked for the adoption OF tESe-
solution presented yesterday requesH
ing the Secretary Of State for the pa
pers in the Competitor case and for
other cases involving the arrest Of
United States citizens by the Sanish
authorities. The resolution was agreed
to without division.
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