The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-04
MORGAN UNEASY.
ne senator Troubled Over the status Of
the Cuban Oue<tlou

s' N"'"h Nut>ttou
WASHINGTON, June Senator Morgan,
OF the senate con mi tee on foreign rela-
lions, and author Of the joint RS ,lution
recognizing the existence Of state Of war
In Cuba and declaring the neutrality Of
the United States, was asked concerning
the probability of securing action upon
the res olution before adjournment and In
reply said:
Unless the house should act upon Mr..
Hyde's resolution, which is Identical with
the resolution offered by me In the senate
that Is now held up In the committee on
foreign relations, congress will probably
disperse before any further action Is posi-
Die. That responsibility will doubtless
hasten the dispersion of some senators.
The disposition Of the majority Of the SEN
ate committee Is to devolve upon the presi-
dent a responsibility that he Is evidently
sager to assume. 20
Congress has practically ceased to be .
factor in the government, except In the
case Of veto, when the constitution per-
mits 1t TO act finally by two thirds VOTE
Even this function Is denied when II is APP
piled to our foreign political relations For
a government with three coordinate de-
partments, Of which we boast. we are max
ing strange and rapid movement to-
wards re-establishing the royal prerogs-
tive In the hands Of our executive a. an
uncomfortable power. II any British con-
stitutional power was destroyed In Amer
lea by the revolution in 1910 IL was the
prerogatiye Of the crown. II the presi-
dent, acting alone, can substitute the en-
tire body Of the laws Of war for the laws
OF peace which now govern our relations
with Cuba Ii Is in vain that We
abolished the royal prerogative in our fed
eral constitution.
IF the president, without the concur
renee Of congress, should proclaim that
war exists in Cuba, and that tho United
States assumes the attitude of . neutral
power towards the recognized belligerents
under the laws Of nations, he would usurp
a power OF the most dangerous character.
In the moment Of their enthusiasm for q
decree that would be 90 just and % hui
name the people would forgive the us,ir.
patton, but the shock il would give to our
free government would lead in time to
great disaster. In the present state of
| political agitation in the country 10 is
| dangerously apparent that declaration OF
war with Spain or declaration Of the ex'
| istence Of a state Of war In Cuba, made on
the sole authority Of the president, would
create fever Of excitement In the country
that would remove all other questions now
under anxious discussion from the minds
| OF the people and would control the presi
Dental election now near at hand.
| Has Some Faith In the President.
| II am firmly convinced that the presi
dent will not venture on 80 dangerous Z
course when congress disperses leaving
our relations to this subject in their pres
ent equivocal situation. Aftel
| the almost unanimous declaration Of boil
houses Of congress that belligerent right
should be accorded to Cuba and that wa
exists there, II we disperse without Civ
ing relief to our people from this situation
we can find no excuse for abandoning
them to their dreadful fate, except tina
we are ready to abdicate our power II
favor Of the supposed power or wishes o
the president"
The senator little further along says
Neither Spain nor the president, with tn
armies and navies Of both countries an
the aid of the civil power given the pres
dent under our laws, with the terrors o
Spanish cruelty or the aid OF our pole
and the Spanish police and the Pinkerton
in our ports, have been able to prevent Oh
carving of men and munitions Of wa
from the United States to Cuba. Til
effort has been prosecuted with the faitl
fulness and vigilance worthy Of bctt<
cause Spain boasts In speecht
from the throne that the president is nj
in sympathy with congress or the peopi
y
"The president has refused to inforr
congress of the attitude of the executi,
department as to the conviction and sci
tence to death of our citizens who Wei
captured on the Competitor. That IL NJ
I'm negotiation No new treaty Is needed
cover our rights on that subject. IL Is
accomplished fact and the victims are
prison under a sentence insultingly In
posed upon them.
"The plea is urged for the delay
further action by congress that recogr
ton of belligerence merely will give m
To new complications, and that II we
ANYTHING il is wiser to recognize the IND
pendence Of Cuba and leave 1t to Spain
} declare war for that course, II she resen
: sucb course. That ground is taken vii
no expectation Of Its resulting In sue
recognition.
SIT is not necessary that we should ha
n war with Spain in order to give to o.
citizens the shelter Of the laws OF natio
in respect of public war that alrea'
| IA T. Oxuv m
3 not the Cubans that we should protes
Q and this plain duty relates to the existii
state Of facts and not TO conditions IN
may exist II We should hereafter oe
gagged In war with Spain"