St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-13
HILL AND SHERMAN
WERE THE CONSPICUOUS FIGURES
IN THE CUBAN DEBATE YES
TERDAY. 4.tt.Vs
SCoRNS THE GROUND TAKEN.
SCATHING ARRANGEMENT OF THE
REVOLUTIONISTS BY THE
NEW YORK MAN.
BELIEVES IN FoRcEFUL ACTION
We Should Do Something Definite
for Cuba-Sherman Praises
Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Senators
Sherman and Hill were the conspicu-
Gus figures in the Cuban debate in the
senate today, the New York senator
forcibly urging the mercenary charac-
ter of the resolution, while Mr.. Sher-
man upheld them with another graphic
arraignment of Spain and Gen. Wey-
Ter. 1t was the fourth day of the de-
bate on the conference report, and yet
there was no evidence of a near ap-
proach to a final vote, although Mr..
Sherman announced that he would
press fol a vote at the earliest mo-
ment. The galleries continue to be
crowded, and today showed no diminu-
ton of public interest. Mr.. Hills op-
position to the resolutions was con-
fined to that feature which expressed
! the purpose of the United States to
intervene to protect the legitimate in
! terests OF the United States. This the
senator declared was an ignoble and
contemplate attitude. 1t was placing
the cause of human liberty and patriot
ism on very low plane, and he urged
that the resolutions be defeated in
order that they might be amended, and
the mercenary features eliminated.
MIR. Sherman'S speech was mainly a
reassertion of the views he presented
when the senate resolutions were
adopted. He declared that war in
Cuba was fragrant and the evidences
of it abundant. He insisted on his
Characterization of Gen. Weyler as"the
butcher" but conceded that the Span
ish minister, Senor de Lone, had the
full right and the duty in controvert-
ing and explaining the statement, eth
er in or out of the state department.
In the course of his speech, Mr.. Sher-
man paid a glowing tribute to the
patriotism and fidelity of President
Cleveland, and his readiness to uphold
the country's flag. The latter part of
the day was given to the Dupont con-
test, Mr.. Pritchard, of North Carolina,
arguing in support of the claimant
An important bill creating an art
commission Of five members was
passed. Several unobjected bills were
also passed.
HILLS VIGOROUS SPEECH.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that he
would endeavor to secure a vote on the
! Cuba report at the earliest possible mo-
rnent. After an hour was consumed in
! clearing away routine matters, the Gu
ban resolutions were laid before the
senate, and Mr.. Hill, of New York, was
recognized. He was given marked at
tention, and in opening, said he would
vote against the conference report, and
! would confine his remarks mainly to
an explanation Of his reasons therefor.
He pointed out that this being a con-
| ference report, the resolutions could not
| be amended. He would therefore vote
against the report, in order that at a
subsequent time amendments might be
made. The senator particularly object
ed to the third clause of the resolutions,
! stating that the United States has not
| interVened between any European gov
ernment and their colonies, but that
owing to the proximity of Cuba, the
United States should be prepared to in
terfere. This he declared to be am
higuous and unmeaning. We had in
tervened in such controversies. We had
1ntervened and recognized the countries
which had been colonies of Spain.
What the resolution sought to con-
vey was threat to intervene To this
extent the resolution was unnecessary
1t is subject to doubtful construction
and miSchief-breeder. 1t was liable
to compromise us. The phrase "the
United States should be prepared to
protect the legitimate interests of our
citizens by intervention sounded like
threat or it was buncombe. eff this
resolution means that we should in
crease our navy let us say so frankly
and frame a bill for that purpose" said
Mr.. Hill. "If it means we should in
crease our navy, let us state it frankly
and fearlessly and frame a bill to thai
end. Let US not indulge in
IDLE BOASTS AND THREATS,
and doubtful phrases as to our heinz
prepared to protect legitimate interests
by intervention - Mr. Hill asked what
these Legitimate interests referred to
Were there any "illegitimate interests?' q
There was not a proposition to inter.
vene in the cause of humanity or to ai6
in the cause of freedom or to stor
bloodshed, but to protect our legiti.
mate interests" Mr.. Hill uttered the
words with great scorn.
This is placing our intervention or
very low grounds said he. eff we are
to intervene at all, then at least let us
put it on some higher ground than the
urgency of protecting our business in.
terests. Do not put it on the low ground
that we are losing a few dollars by this
contest between Spain and Cuba. Il
we wish to act let us do So without
this boasting, without these idle decla
rations, without this buncombe" Mr.
Hill said he favored the other portions
of the resolutions declaring that a state
Of war existed. Does, not. war ACTUALLY
exist in Cuba today? Senators asked
for facts. Cuba was today full of relia
BILE correspondents is once in E
while a reliable correspondent-an6
they are daily detailing the progress o-
this conflict. Today it is reported tha
one Cuban general is within a stone.
throw of Havana. 1t is idle to shut ou1
eyes to these conditions.
'It is said" proceeded Mr. Hill, "tha
the administration will be embarrassed
by these resolutions. I deny it. L
the administration had felt in that way
then some one on this side of the cham
Der would know it.
'I should have hesitated, Mr.. Presi
dent" said Mr.. Hill. "to have voted fol
joint resolution which would have re
quired the presidents action within ter
days. But these resolutions are safe
because they merely express our opin
ion and bind no one but ourselves, al
though theyAwill be received with re
spect by the executive and will have
THEIR MORAL EFFECT
through the country and the world
They are in zacocrdance with preceden
and in my opinion should go thus fal
but no farther Mr.. Hill expressed the
opinion that European countries haf
very properly recognized the confed