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President Cleveland Anyway for FINAL
Action,
Washington, March 1.-THE confer-
ence report on the Cuban belllgerency
resolutions was taken up at ! p m, and
Mr. Hill, dem, of New York, addressed
the senate.
He said he should vote to non-concur
in the conference report, and the few
remarks he had to make would be ex-
planatory of his position He would
vote against concurring because he OBJ
Jected to the terms of the third reso-
luton, and his objection was based only
upon that particular resolution.
He should vote against concur
ring because he wanted to place the
resolutions in such parliamentary
shape that the third resolution reading,
The United States has not interviewed
in any of the struggles between any
European government. and their colo
MES on this continent" could be amend
ed and be made more clear
All depended upon what interpreta-
ton was put upon the word inter
Vened. We had recognized insurgents
in the past, and that, Mr.. Hill con-
tended, was intervention of a certain
kind. The resolution was unnecessary.
Ii we mean that we have not inter-
vened by force of arms to assist any
one, that should be stated but that,
Mr. Hill said, was also unnecessary.
The threat that we would intervene to
protect the rights of American citizens
was unnecessary, and unnecessary feso-
lutions We're always nnWise. The Ian
guage used by the house was capable
of double meaning and might create
trouble
1t was unwise. 1t was sufficient to
let the future take care of itself This
proposition looking to intervention
and the statement that we should be
prepared to protect American citi-
zens, looked too much like buncOmbe
Ii III was meant to be serious, the prop
osition should be seriously made; if it
meant that we should increase our
army or our navy, that should be done
by bills requiring the signature of the
president, not by resolutions that meant
nothing 1T was nonsense to say that
we should be prepared to protect the
legitimate interests of our citizens; no
one presumes to think that we should
seek to protect their illegitimate inter-
ests.
Our interposition in this matter
should Mr.. Hill asserted, be placed on
a higher ground than that some OF our
people are losing few dollars by this
struggle. Interfere in the cause of lib
erty and seek to save human life and
prevent suffering, but do not, Mr.. Hill
exclaimed draw the United States into
this matter because of some little prop
| erty that may be imperilled
Mr. Hill said he had received nurn-
Der of kilograms, one OF them from a
| which he read. 1t stated that the pres
cnt attitude OF the United States to-
| wards Cuba, was seriously affecting the
| commerce of New York. Merchants OF
Cuba were, it recited, resolving to boy
colt American merchants, and had
cabled the cancellation of all their or
ders with New York houses.
| And" exclaimed Mr. Hill, with in
ltense feeling, n am asked to record my
lvote on great Question of information
| al right OF wrong. on the ground that
| some Of the Spanish merchants in Cuba
+ were boycotting the trade OF some IF
my constituents. With all due respect
| to these gentlemen / must say that we
Isbould rest our action on more tenabie
grounds than this"
! IF ,.onrress ID 10 do anythi,lg. he con-
timed IL should be done without bun
Ieon1be and without threat. He favored
fro otl,ar tso resolutions because they
vare s,,bstantialIv The same as the SEN
ATE resolutions He would not retraee
| his action on those resolutions. He fa-
vored that resolution because it ex
messed the opiniou of congress. FL
was not 70 be deferred by recent events
ar nv any cbanpe in the sentiment that
NAV have been brought about. He was
not he said Ia he frightened off hy the
acts If a few Snanisb students who had