The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
MORGAN PLEADSFORCUBA
mrs REsoLUTION REGARDING THE
o MPETIIOR PRISONERS PASSED.
us Condemns the dmInIstratIo ror
Searching tor Frivolous Excuses for
lus Action In Not DefendIar the Cuban.
AeniHst Tyrants such ns Gsn. N.vis,

Searching Tor Frivolous Eacusss Tor
Is Action in Not DefendI.u IN. ,ubrp.
Asaisst Tyrsnts Such ss Gea. weyIer.
wAsHfNGroN. May i0.-rhe resolution offered
Yesterday by MIR. Morgan Dem, Ala.L IN re-.
lation to the sentence OF American citizens
captured on 1.-The Competitor In Cuban waters.
was taken up in the Senate to-day, and MIR.
Morgan addressed the Senate thereon.
The recent action OF Congress, he said. recon-
nizing delinquency Of the Cubans, had not been
received Oy the spanish Government and ueo.
pie as representing the attitude of the Govern
ment and people OF the United states on that
subject. In that action Congress vas not fixing
the status OF Cubans. but Of citizens OF the
United states. Proximity, important CONNER
cial relations, ownership Of valuable property
acquired by Americans in cuba, the actual resi-.
dehce or many americans in Cuba, and the resort
ola great number OF Cubaus to the United states
asking hospitality, created relations OF such an
intimate nature with that island that Congress
was compelled to examine into the conditions Of
that people. and to determine whether they
were at peace or were engaged in war.
The United states had carried out faithfully
the neutrality laws, and had in no way melted
or promoted the insurrcction, which was at
tended with such barbarIties. and which had
drawn into Its vortex citizens of the United
states aud very important nights OF person and
property. II had been IL d! iiCult task to restrict
the wrath of the American people when they
IA" 'heIr own Government stand 10y MhilethoNe
uhchristian barbarittcs were being summary
perpetrated. That n state Of civil war existed in
Cuba since the autumn of 1894, that it was IN
creasing in magnitude with Startling rapidly
and str.,yth ,,s Lr,y., D., ,,o ,.n,,, ,,1
least-informed nation vi Chri,lendom. That war
was being conducted by armies in the field, regu-
larry armed and equipped. The spanish force
consisted of 100000 troops aud 30 war vessels,
while the insurgents had in the held not less
than 5U.uuO ttoops. II WAS utt,rl, ur.p,strr-
N" - ''o''' - 90 49, ''1'
Gus, therefore, 10 a-scs. that II stAtr OI war
did not exist there. 1t shUCAed Cu,uIIuu sense
that the Itntted Stot.. G,y.rur,,ut vus h,iu,
com haIIed nv din'ntn, ~ nr,frnles 10 ,%n""TT
that pea,. rr,yai','I I' , MIN. inat dIn,' ,uninS
tntistv hai ~ su,I,r, ~" .rIr,o f.cn"I'"i
aun'nSi.s and ,Y",ID, mnTp iho.s u"tI"ll
mai - rya,,nn. Ms iir n,ianTI L,rl tIaI tIc
II1mtans H,H n3 tnr1 n'..II I'M. or ftI - ,no'
fence Tnnt grave "n',rtInn' I1wrIrr w1s AN
ssmsTeI ng tne S'S'.[ 'M"s '"t.s ',i slLo4si
mo; nrmm".r ~ Inn I'm I'M tdpHT tsm f "rT mt r 4 m"Sn' Nu
Nr Sthnroan r,f.rrsI -, -" the rrclr,I 49, - mr.
"" S,,a,.i t,or"C-
gent. speaktns Of her a,"a crGcI S"aarcn,i
nhu ar Una. 81 rr''n h"u u,uero'ona tnfee
Ss"rS "so tHa', nv IL ~ ,uu .""t NOW
S Sai1t - y - Lo",L rSr,nru T. 'Ta' III
polLecieItS u uOtH pa'l.'S' va NoN"'
have been today as rec as The Canadians
are 1rc al ~ q Hphn.sn ""Vt' ~ hihth,' ~ s|'e, Ta-
r. co"tiri. ~ 49,. ' rr,,.n, r"I. ti, hon, ~
10 continue W. !7 pttSehL Fo'e' NIthvut re-
70 ihIiC.' rnen on AnertcHn L'y'%rms "nP zen
x.T,, masIarrri Tw ' Inr rsI,u1ls.s ""t' "nI ""o
-. 60 a. A. ',, |"n' V"
tlaH agents. Every dhN NAV NhAtflthh> suHer-
ca Imprisonment AZ IN" hhHhs OF lHe spanish
Guternnlentw was "A day OF national humiliation
to the "A rneriCau pcOp.c.
He Cond mrrd HE American Government for
ham ,rr rag,I ! - In Lun,ii1 nc tnsE "a ..,rcI-
g.. -. -,
~ wi A'"scS - - H''.'H ." nv
Sclehu!iS lA' 'utitS against uranus sutH As
NcyIer. ana ne declared tlR, I Ubd was, under .
the law OF nations. "A lawful DelBErTput. and R
might be so recognizes. without Irru = 10 m.
orrpsiry n,Nrr 'iI, 4 ui.r- lr SAID .y, p. ..I
a. r,.,,j,'f =, ,,,r ,-,,.I !, -. ~, -. - ~.
IT, - w. NV - ~ -, w vac
isiahu 4 oN'r 'H' EF'ht uV,lS VI ~ iuiAi III
hhDItahls, nor tpuIu De dtnieu tlh' ANIt'l-
can citizens residing within that area we're SUI
jyct to that de faCtO Government.
In discussing the uue-ttonH s 20 the Presidents
p !, : ,n.pt 80 :, a. nri,r, "a, ,I,,r,. ~ ,r,ar
.atI -, ~, I,a,," -"
thu EHl li"I ulHINhINS was 'alhut -. Utihs
tfLueu ~ tehueFinE 10 We Itesluti.t tht oI!'"r-
tunity of CUlnclding with or vetolug the act
OF Congress. Ii the President exercised the
povrr 10 fnrca n recon itrrntIDu nv tle ne
Of his vote nnver ii,.n te rarttri,at,C ~ ia
L., 80 tI - -
v-ess' under The Crnst,iutiHr. TO J,risinte On
n. subject. il inc re-ucnt detied such
power ana refused TO consider the ou..iimn'
he removed tho uovrr urartcaiy from the
decision of the supreme Court, and assumed
the right 10 reject that courts arbItra-
TO the President n lu.nt res luton de-