The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-12-19
THE CARNAGE GOES ON
WHILE THE L. s. WAITS FOR DE-
vELOPMENTs IN CUBA.
Trying Situation Requires Prompt
Action to Save Thousands of
Innocent People.


mage delivered prayer in the senate to-
day
The house concurrent resolution for hol-
iday adjournment from December % to
January was agreed to.
Senator Morgan presented the creden
tials of E. w. Pettus as senator from
Alabama for the term beginning March 4.
Senator Allen offered a resolution for u
committee of nine senators ION the use
of money in the election" The resolu-
ton requests the committee to inquire
whether such expenditures were corrupt,
excessive, illegitimate or unlawful, and
ascertain to what extent the owners of
silver or gold mines, bankers, corpora
tons and millionaires made contributions.
Morgan Cuba.
Senator Morgan then took the floor and
made a pro-Cuban speech. He said:
81 will oonfine my remarks to facts
stated In the recent annual message of
the president and secretary OF state.
am not able to discover that the presi-
dent made any specific recommendations
or indications as to any action he deems
proper or eXpedient for congress to take
with reference to Spain or Cuba; nor that
he had Indicated any course except
STILL patient waiting that the executive
proposed to make. Congress, left to its
own initiative, must assume the respon-
sibility on the matter OF most serious
gravity.
Congress must give to the statements
of the president unhesitating acceptance
as to matters that were committed by
the explanation to his special charges.
When he undertakes to state the facts
that affect our relations with other pow
ers, we must accept these facts unless
the dsproof is overpowering.
This message, therefore, is one of the
most important, as a statement of the
leading facts and conclusions that bear
upon our duties in respect to the conflict
of arms which has ragged for over two
years in the island Of Cuba, and it has
the support of nearly all American belief.
have not heard that Spain controverts
any statement Of the president in his
message The evidence that comes from
private sources relative to the condition
of Cuba and the horrors of persecution,
rapine and determination visited upon
the people of Cuba, admits of no doubt
as to it's credibility. Yet it presents pic
lures so incredibly inhuman and so dis
graceful to the civilization of this age
that it stunts the mind into the belief
that such things can be true
AS Senator Morgan proceeded the gal
leries filled, and his words were followed
with close attention by the senators and
the large number of spectators.
Prompt Action Necessary.
Senator Morgan went on to speak OF
the trying situation which required
prompt action to save thousands of inno-
cent people from cruel and deliberate
butchery. The wholesale massacres of
Spain were no surprise to the senator,
who had anticipated it.
IF war with the United States is neces-
sary to reconcile the Spanish people to the
loss of Cuba by foreign conquest said
Senator Morgan, 1--WE shall be compelled to
meet that emergency. II the destruction
of Cuba Is enough to satisfy the popular
sentiment of revenge, we can avoid a war
with Spain by remaining inactive while
our own people are being ruined or slaugh-
tered along with the Cubans. If we mean
to take any action towards stopping the
war OF humiliation and determination, we
have no time to lose
Senator Morgan spoke of the resolution
OF congress at the last session, which, he
said, gave to the president the choice of
ooncurring with the policy OF congress OF
delaying. The president chose delay. The
war has continued until 1t has reached the
final and desperate stage of war of dew
astation and determination, with the poo
pie of Cuba as a prey to those who nave
set aside the usual honorable usages oil
warfare and have become robbers cut
threats, assassins, ravishers and pirates
All OF these crimes, Senator Morgan de-
clared, will be found to have been au-
thetically stated by our government wher
the seals of secrecy are broken and are
brought to the knowledge Of our people.
Forced to War.
I'VE are forced to war to put an end tC
the saturnalia of blood and fire." he laid
Congress had reason to regret the mac
ton Of the president. firm declarauo
that the conflict in Cuba had reached thu
stage of OPEN public war would have ad
monished Spain that the United States
least would hold her accountable for th'
observance Of the rules of civilized var
fare.
The senator complained bitterly of tn
interference of the supposed business IN
terests to prevent the government from
ending the horrid and brutal purpose o
Infatuated men,"
Senator Morgan spoke Of the necessit
of protecting our citizens abroad. Re
fcrring to Turkey, he expressed the hop
that the policy of this government woul
not be relaxed and that we would no
much longer hear of these Turkish OF
fenses against humanity. The senator as
serted that our citizens in Cuba hav
rights under the laws which all nation
will force in spite of opposition, even
the president of the United States shoul
oppose them. He would give these law