St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-29

birth. The Spanish force there today
was greater than the entire British
force sent to the United States to COM
bat our struggle for independence.
While Mr.. Sherman was speaking of
the character Of the Cubans, Mr.. Nor
gan asked to read a letter just received
from an official of the National Capital
Bank, of this city, who, with the presi-
dent of the bank, had travelled through
Cuba. The letter described the Gu
bans as an honorable, chivalrous, high
minded people; brave to an extreme,
ready to risk their lives for patriotism.
Mr.. Sherman went on to speak Of the
| bad faith of Spain in putting down
| the former rebellion, when reforms
| were promised and never executed.
The senator paid a glowing tribute to
! Gen. Gomez, commander Of the
Cubans, who had been pictured as
| brigand.
| WOULD NOT ANNEX CUBA.
Turning to the material interests be-
| tween the United States and Cuba he
| showed that the trade from the island
from this country was SS2, 900 an
nually, and the trade from the United
States to Cuba, $4,000, 900. But, mark
| you," said Mr.. Sherman, Il do not
favor the annexation of Cuba to the
United States. In my judgment the
island should become a part Of Mex
!
would be glad to see that end ac-
complished"
Mr.. Sherman said he would now turn
his attention to the "saddest phase Of
this whole subject" He referred to
! the recall Of Gen. Campos, humane
soldier, and his succession by Gen.
Weyler, who has been we'll christened
"the butcher" The events of the last
| thirty days in connection with his ap-
pointment had changed the senator's
whole feeling He said: This man
| Weyler is one of the worst men who
could be sent to pacify people. His
warfare is massacre. He openly avows
! 1T. He is a brute, pure and simple; his
| hands are stained with the blood of de-
! fenseless men and women"
! In support Of this statement Mr..
Sherman sent to the desk and had
read, extracts which were most start
ling and sensational. They recited
atrocities of Weyler's former COM
mand in Cuba, which sent a noticeable
murmur of horror through the crowded
galleries.
BRANDS WEYLER A DEMON.
The senator went on to give extracts
from recent interviews with Weyler,
in which he spoke Of DISCRIMINATING
the Cubans." These showed him to be,
said Senator Sherman, a demon rather
than general. Then the senator add
ed: "If this thing continues, no earth
ly power can prevent the people Of the
United States going to that island,
sweeping over 1T from end to end and
! driving out these barbarians."
AT this fervid sentence the galleries
broke into loud and long applause,
while the vice president loudly gave
order that under the rules if the DEM
onstration was repeated, the galleries
would be cleared.
Mr.. Sherman said every Christian
heart, every American heart, revolted
against this rule Of oppression. We did
not want any Armenia at our doors.
We should not shield ourselves like
Great Britain by saying Armenia was
too far away. Cuba was right beside
us. The rules Of civilized society. the
spirit of the age, demanded that Spain
should be compelled to stop these cru
elites Not only the United States,
but the countries Of the world would
unite in this demand. And If Spain
failed to heed it, and Weyler carried
out his projected plans, there was not
a point on the American hemisphere
which would not send us people to
put an end to the infamy.
Il share in the responsibility of the
course we must take" said Mr.. Sher-
man in closing, land, confident in the
Justice of this counsel, confident in the
justice of the Almighty ruler of the
universe, 1 feel that we should aid in
securing for Cuba the same liberty we
now enjoy
OTHER BRIEF REMARKS.
Mr.. Sherman was again warmly ap
plauded as he closed and Mr.. .GaIlin-
ger took the floor. He graphically pic
tured the wrongs which Spain inflicted
on the CubanS, quoting many news
paper articles, and declared that Gen.
Weyler was beginning to live up to
his fame. Ir conclusion he said: God
speed the day when Cuba shall be
! free"
Mr.. Lodge asked to have placed
In the Record the outline of WeyIer's
Forthcoming proclamation, sent by the
! correspondent of the Associated Press.
and said that this alone would Justify
any action the senate would take.
Gen. Weyler's policy of shooting down
defenseless people was begun, said
Mr.. Lodge. This was people strug-
CLING against wrongs, beside which the
| grievances which led the American
| colonistS to rebel against Great Brit
ain, were nothing. The insurgents had
| gained the right of recognition by a
year of warfare. If further steps
should become necessary they would
be apparent in time, but as for the
step now contemplated, he believed it
| was one which the civilized world
would applaud
Mr.. Frye CRep., Maine) said: "I am
heartsick and tired to see day after
day this splendid republic of ours do
Ing police duty for the most wicked
nation on the face Of the earth"
| After, reading an account of the seiZ-
ure Of the Bermuda, Mr. Frye, continu-
ing, said that he had been mortified
and humiliated beyond measure by it.
Although recognizing the supremacy
of the law, he would have been delight
ed If Almighty God. without loss of
human life, could have sent a COM
motion of nature to send skyward the
seiZing vessel and sped the other Cuba
ward In closing he said he would
vote for anything that would aid the
cause Of patriots who were so success
fully struggling to wrest liberty from
the grasp of a relentless despotism
OPPOSED BY CAFFREY.
Senator Caffery Oem., La.) took an
| opposite view on the question. He de-
clared that Spain must be treated as
belonging to the family of civilized
nations, and said all rules of interna-
tional law should prevail in the deal
| ings Of this nation with the rebellion
Attacks. upon the past conduct of
Spain were out of place in this dis
cussion. Spain was not singular in
her record for ferocity. While her
treatment of the Indians of South
America might have differed in a de-
gree from the treatment given this
race by all civilized nations, it did not
differ in kind. What had We, asked
the senator, to warrant declaration
of belligerency, much less Of inde-
pendence? There was not a scintilla of
actual evidence warranting this action.
The senator said he did not favor any
course in contemplating the taking up
of arms against Spain in favor of
Cuba. If we interfered in the affairs of
O,,l,a raiH l,n do hot