New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-18

missa Of this Minister Let MN say a ,rotection of
the Constitmton OF my country against any as
sault that may be made upon my voae hs or senior de-
LONE may say but am not going wd 70 but more
myself quietly any man M,,ne sne whose country
now being made subject OF serious eSa'"'''a''o"
in the councils Of the Sen caed attention to tho
fact that the chairman Of the COMMITTEE are on IN Mr.
esn Relations nn Sf as n,'e TO the spanish Minister'S
statement and read an extract rom Meet NJ That
Snnnr de- LONE had perfect right to defend his
Government and people everywhere -. M
.s Mr. th M4 pos ssd Of mi Mr @ that
had been brought me woo ON that subject
He would place agans s hs ae Of
m me- that R Rf M o who the
behalf Of Cuba to the =" s,ae 81 sent to
Which the sofesn Relations G Strip Mr.
de Lone" said Mr. Morgan, 'of his royal co mn
so and put him r on his HIS Sstory o which
know nothing Then bring Mr. Quesada here on on
Witch know nothine). and confront them as they
are confronted through the newspapers ana let
them both speak.
.WEyLER's ALLEGED ATROCITIES.
Mr. Morgan sent to the Clerks desk and had
read Ouesada's letter to a Washington paper de-
scrbing several horrible atrocities alleged 10 De
perpetrated in Cuba during the last rebellion, IN
which General Weyler is represented as having Or
dered outrage committed on women
The reading was interrupted by Mr. Chandler
Rep n H. on the ground that the statements
were too Indecent for public rehearsal. but Mr.
Hale insisted that the reading should proceed. IN
order to show how utterly unworthy OF credit It's
statements were. Then Mr.. Morgan sent to the
Clerks desk and had read story from The New
York Tribune as to the execution OF seven stu
dents In Havana in 1878. suspicion of having
desecrated the grave of Spanish general III a
cemetery ., . . , ,r.d ~ tho
article and was told that there was no name signed
10 1t. He said that he thought some authority
Mr. Morgan disagreed with him on that point II
like statement in any public hst9fy, ,.c dne
extracts with the view of informing the people OF
the United States, and 1t would not publish such
MI Morgan read other communica tions. chareing
barbaritics by the Spanish troops during the las
rebellion: also an interview with General Damci
iser spanrecently published in The New o,i,s
Sum-. and which: Mr. Morgan sa'd' had oeeh po'''e'S
sent to him by General Sickles
AMERICAN INTERESTS INVOLVED.
Mr.. Morgan said that he might have rested the
whole case on that interview with General Sckles
He did not choose to cucumber THE Record WIN
more of these statements further than to show That
a state CT Open horrid war existed In Cuna-a war
involving the property. rights, liberties ana ives Oh
American citizens who happen TO be there Inc inc
of action for Congress to take TO declare that
shall apply to 1t. He had expected to have an OPP
portunty to answer some of the filings thrown at tho
Committee Foreign Relations by the senators
from Massachusetts and Maine CMessrs Hoar ana
Hale. But the occasion was one OF too great
solemnity and too great Importance TO permit him
10 thrust himself into the debate. either personally
or as a member of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. The committee had most faithfully. atten-
lively, carefully. examined into the great mass OF
petitions referred to IL. and had undertaken TO con-
,t,tn, hat CzAi
In closing his speech Mr.. Morgan was extremely
severe American emigres in the great cities OF
Europe" who owned or controlled newspapers IN
London, Paris and New,York. ana who nhred up
Cuba, and he referred contemptuousy TO INC recent
Of pnGhnE a" wo aiEa the
ish Premier the proverb about the feas which tor
msnt those who would eons9r with ne canine hn ery Of
Cuba for justice humanity and mercy had not ~ ms
fallen on dv of aha had the he
said, on excabie Spanards as =, ,orpeg , b ile
he had received In communications from the North
to his sympathy with negro insurgents IN Supa,
Cabinet Of a Government with Gomez and Maceo
than In the Cabinet OF a Government Win wanna
people demanded. that Spain should not deprive
American citizens in Cuba Of their property II
the rights and property OF American citizens who
hsrs then he @ eS to-
them at the risk OF shocking the refined sense OF
propriety with which some Senators seemed 10 De
troubled When the American people and Congress
had expressed their opinion In way which was
practically unanimous II the President did not con-
cur tas he believed he would. the President would i
simply have to assume the responsibility Now nat
Sna;n was engaged in a perfectly helpless war with
Cuba. he thought that Congress might be pardoned
for expressing the opinion that war prevailed there
that the Cubans were entitled to the rights OF belg-
| erents and that the people OF the United states
| were entitled TO the opportunities ana uuues Vi
| neutrality. . o,,, ,or
| He did not want to give an apparent GROUND LOT
| criticism to SPAIN but If that fanatic and de.uasd
| monarchy committed acts Of hostility against the
United States then the United States would DE COM
| PEELED to take up the gage or war 49,.
| Mr. Morgan spoke for nearly four hours and then
| Mr. Mills Dem. Tex took the floor on the CUBAN
The Senate at $40 adjourned until Tomorrow