The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-16
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Washington, Dec. 15.-After an impress
sive opening prayer by Rev. I. De Witt
Talmage to-day, Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama. held the attention of the Senate
and filed galleries for an hour by his
earnest advocacy of a strong and decisive
policy on the dealing with the Cuban
question. The prominence of Mr.. Morgan
in the Cuban debate of last session, when
he had charge of the Cuban resolutions,
reported from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, gave special interest to his
speech to-day. He spoke in dispassionate
STYLE although his words had direct
ness and severity in picturing the horrors
existing in Cuba. such as is seldom heard
in the Senate. Mr.. Morgan spoke freely
of the possibilities of war, welcoming II,
if necessary to guarantee the protection
of American citizens. He asserted that
Spain's bankruptcy would prevent the
collection of any indemnity for wrongs
The Senator questioned the wisdom Of
the Presidents position that the granting
OF the belligerent rights would be untime-
ly. Mr.. Morgan went on to speak OF the
trying situation which required prompt
action to save thousands Of innocent peo-
ple from cruel and deliberate butchery.
The wholesale massacres of Spain were
no surprise to those who had anti
cipated them.
IL war with the United States is neces-
sary to reconcile the Spanish people to
the loss of Cuba by foreign conquest,
said Mr.. Morgan, we shall be compelled
to meet that emergency. If the destruc-
ton OF Cuba is enough to satisfy the
popular sentiment Of revenge, we can
avoid war with Spain by remaining
inactive while our own people are being
ruined or slaughtered along with the
Cubans. If we mean to take any action
towards stopping this war Of annihilia-
ton and determination, we have no time
to lose.
Mr. Morgan referred to the resolution
of Congress at the last session, which, he
said, left to the President the choice
of concurring with the policy OF Con-
gress or delaying. The President chose
delay. 'The was has continued" said
Mr.. Morgan, until it has reached the
final and desperate stage of war of
devastation and determination with the
people of Cuba as a prey to those who
have set aside the usual honorable usages
of warfare, and have become robbers,
cut-throats, assassins, ravishers and
pirates.
'All of these crimes" Mr.. Morgan de-
clared, would be found to have been
authentically stated to our government
when the seals of secrecy are broken and
they are brought to the knowledge Of the
world for the yindication of our course,
il we are forced to war to put an end
!. to this saturnalia Of blood and fire.
Il Congress had reason to regret the in
action of the President. A firm declara-
ton that the conflict in Cuba had reached
the stage Of open, public war, would
have admonished Spain that the United
States at least would hold her account
able for the observance Of the rules Of
civilized warfare.
sOur people were not content" said
Mr.. Morgan, ito suffer these wrongs
within earshot Of our frontier and to
pile up claims, petitions and proofs to be
brought before Spain in the endless
palaver of diplomatic correspondence
While we know that wrongs have been
done to our people and other wrongs are
threatened, our government is in the
most humiliating state of innocuous
desuetuede if it interposes no helping
hand to the sufferers and refuses to for
bid the further devastation and death
that cruel government is now inHicting
upon them"
The Senator said he foresaw that the
time was near at hand when the final
stand of the United States must be taken
Tt was foreshadowed by the message and
the moment might come at any time the
President would take definite and final
stand
When this came the Senator would
follow the colors OF the President, and
IL it meant war, would any American
hesitate to respond.
There was no alternative between fur
ther humiliating delay or Of inteXention.
In conclusion Mr.. Morgan said:
''In this condition of impotency to
establish permanent peace in Cuba and
permanent security for our own people,
while the Spanish monarchy is dominant
In that island, we have no alternative left
to us, but the single choice between the
coniuous repetition of the evils por-
trayed in the message of the President,
or base, humiliating and cruel delay on
our part, while rapine and destruction
are rampant in Cuba, in the hope that
some fortunate turn in events may re-
lieve us from a duty that we owe to
humanity, TO christian civilization, to the
spirit and traditions Of our country and
our people, and to the lives and liberties
Of our people in Cuba who are now held
by the cruel power of Spain / do not
rely upon any authority for what / have
said beyond the Presidents message and
the report Of the Secretary of State
That is enough, the facts are fncontro-
yer bic and onr duty is plain. If we
fail . act nron tllem. Ne take the respon-
sihility OF 2 delay to perform plain
duty, ut tho expense Of our people whose
lives arc ID constant peril