The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
RED-HOT SENTIMENTS.
Strong Support for the Senate
Cuban Resolutions.
sOLOxs READY FOR THE CRISIS.

senators Chandler of New Hampshire and
Proctor of Vermont Heartily I'm Favor of
the Resolutions = Blackburn of Ken
lucky Promises tn Raise n Small Army
from His State-Burrows and Hale
Opposed to the Resolutions.
Washington, Dec. 2l-Sentiment in
congress over the action or the senate
committee Friday is significant. Par
ticularly is this true of the senate,
whose members are generally of ad-
vanced age and free from youthful en-
thusiasm. Yet in both collections of
experienced legislators there are TO be
found but few who condemn the Cuban
resolutions outright, while surprising
number not only commend them, but
accept the serious crisis which has ar
vived. and declare that If war must
come they are ready for il and believe
the country will back them UP in it.
Senator w. f. Chandler of New
Hampshire is one New England man
who is red-hot for interference i'm Cuba,
war or no war, and as he used TO be
secretary of the navy he knows what
he is talking about when he said TO a
reporter:
Il am for the resolutions first and
war next. If Cuba cannot be made free
except by armed Intervention, il is
time such action should be taken. II
is the duty of the United States not
only TO protect the interests of her own
citizens, but 10 act for the benefit Of
humanity and for the welfare of those
struggling for the same freedom we
have already attained"
Despite Veto.
Senator Proctor of Vermont, ex-sec-
rotary of war. said: Il am heartily in
favor of the resolutions and am certain
they will be passed through the senate
with but little delay. Not only that,
but they will be passed over the presi-
dents veto if they should be returned
dsapproved. 1 do not anticipate any
trouble. Spain has too many other mat
tiers TO worry her without going to war
with a powerful nation like the United
States. But the expectation Of trouble
should not deter us from performing
plain duty. If armed Intervention be-
comes necessary we should not shrink
from assuming that responsibility. If
volunteer 10 fight in the event of war"
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, a MEM
Der of the foreign relations committee.
though bowed with many years. is full
of fight. He said:
IT shall urge speedy action on the
resolutions and believe Cuban indie
pendence should have been recognized
long ago, and il the president will not
act In the matter congress should per-
form it's duty. IF such recognition
leads to war the responsibility must
rest with Spain. The United States is
abundantly able to take care Of itself"
VIII Raise an Army.
Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky
not only favors recognition OF ndepend-
ence, hut personally promises to raise
a small army of Kentuckians to free
Cuba. He shook his head vigorously
as he said:
think the time has come when some
thing decisive should be done. / re-
gard the assassination OF General Ma
Geo as an outrage on civilized warfare
and steps must be taken 10 prevent a
repetition of such barbarity. If Spain
wants TO fight she can easily be ac-
Will Myself undertake
TO raise 10000 men and will place them
and myself at the disposal OF the Uni
ted States government in the event OF
hostilites'
Senator Burrows OF Michigan Is
against the resolutions. for he replied
TO the correspondents questions as fol-
lows
"It is barely possible that the bellig-
fI,.a no. -
be recognized but 1 do not admit that
as a fact-oniy bare possibility. am
emphatically opposed to recognizing
the independence of the island and will
not even consider anything that pro-
poses to go further than the according
Of belligerent rights. The revolution
lists have no established government
and have done nothing that could be
construed as emitting them to be re-
garded as a free and independent ma
tion."
The Ultra Conservatives.
Senator Hale OF Maine. on the con-
trary, representing the altra conserva-
tive sentiment of New England, will
openly fight the resolutions:
II do not know how much strength
the proposition will have in the senate"
assured that it will be fought and
fought vigorously. I do not think that
this is a time when we can AFFORD to
plunge nation into war. We are hav-
ing notwithstanding Il hard, indeed.
10 raise funds with which TO take care
OF our own affairs and war is a costly
thing. to say nothing OF the loss of life
which accompanies it,"
You assume, then. senator. that the
adoption OF the resolutions by congress
would mean war;"
Undoubtedly. There could be no
other result IL seems TO me. Certainly
IL must mean war with Spain, to say
nothing OF the possibility, IL not proba-
bility. that IL might bring serious COM
plications with other powers"
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