The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-19


| rights under any circumstances"
He read some of the instructions of
Secretary Seward and quoted President
Wolsley OF Yale college, against grant
ing belligerency to show that if granted
belligerency would have to be with
| drawn, once the success of the revolu-
ton seemed impossible.
| He would like to know, he said, if it
was not matter of great gravity for
40 States to declare against our tradi-
tional policy and the statement of that
! eminent international lawyer.
| "Will you," he asked, looking about
| the senate, put the seal of your con-
demnation on the document which Lin
coin and Seward and later Grant stood
by in two of the most important crises
in our historyT
| Mr.. Hoar cited writers on internation-
al law showing the elements requisite
before state of war could be recog-
nized as existing. Then returning to
his personal reference to Mr.. Sherman,
who had temporarily left the chamber
Mr.. Hoar added, referring to Sherman
He will go down in history as one of
the great men of the day, along with
Lincoln, Grant, Fish and Seward, and
his own i!lustrious brother, and trust
he will pause in his course and will prefer
| to continue with those great characters
with whom he has been associated.
This resolution had no binding effect
1t did not bind the president, the senate
| the house or the people. 1t was a mere
declaration that this means nothing"
The committee, in reporting it should
have addressed the proyiso, sit is to be
| distinctly understood that this is a Pick
wickian resolution, without force or Wig
| or, or potency or meaning. In offering
| this resolution we had not dared to give
| the president authority to take decisive
action. 1t was merely a moot debate
| to allow senators to see who could make
the most eloquent and fiery speeches"
Here Mr.. Hoar related story show
ing that public demonstrations did not
always bring serious results. Applying
| this to the local situation the senator
| said If we see great crowd gathered
about the navy yard and much excite
ment prevailing it does not mean that
we are going to have a war, but an cleo
ton is going on.
The laughter had hardly subsidized when
Mr.. Hoar added:
And so it is with this resolution from
the committee; after all it may not mean
war, but that q presidential election is
approaching. The senator said that If
this resolution was adopted and an Amer
lean maker of arms sold arms to Cuba
he could be indicted for a breach of the
| neutrality laws and would have no de-
Tense in the resolution recognizing the
Cubans as belligerents M
rs not that so, / ask my honorable
friend from OhiOY asked Mr.. Hoar, adj
dressing Mr.. Sherman, amid laughter.
rs there any doubt ON that legal propo-
sition?"
Mr.. Sherman did not answer and Mr..
Hoar continuing said that all this agi-
tation would avail nothing. The presi-
dent was the only power capable of re-
| lieving ambassadors, making treaties and
recognizing belligerents.
At this point Mr.. Hoar created stir
| by an unexpected eulogy of Secretary
| Olney. The senator led up to this by re-
| ferring to the constant meddling of con-
gress with foreign questions. He re-
| ferred to the Venezuelan question, in
which, however, the course of congress
had been temperate. But If it had been
| found that the president was conducting
| negotiations with Great Britain on that
subject, then it would have been well for
| the press and the public and the senate
! to let it alone and allow the negotiations
to proceed through the usual channels
of the state department.
Mr.. Oiney has got a very good head.
in my opinion. l do not agree with him
in politics, but he is good, square, hon
| est, clear-headed, old-fashioned Massa-
chusetts Yankee, and am willing to trust
I him with the diplomacy of this govern
ment.
"They say that the presidents message
contained a menace of war with England
England does not seem to understand it
SO. But suppOsing it did, he said it in
the face of the civilized world and he
has said in the rightful exercise of his
authority and discharged of his duty as
the chief executive of this republic, and
to humiliatc him for it, or to condemn
him for it is to humiliate and condemn
America in the face of the nations of the
world. There is not any danger Of war
with England. We do not mean to make
war with her, and she does not mean to
make war with us. When the president
of the United States, dismissing the
question whether John Bull was crowd
ing little state of her rights, utters a
phrase which can not be recalled think
we had better hold our peace If we do
not like it and go on with the negOtia-
tons"
Mr.. Hoar related how the first Ma
poleon was walking with lady when
workingman bearing heavy burden was
encountered. The naughty woman
sought to have the workman step aside,
but the emperor said: MADAME, respect
the burden"
Applying this to the great Venezuelan
controversy, Mr.. Hoar said he felt like
saying to the critics of President Cleye
land, "respect the burden"
The presiding officer announced that at
2 o'clock Mr.. Hoar's resolution would
lose place and go to the calendar.
Mr.. Aldrich asked that unanimous con-
sent be given that the resolution retain
it's place.
Mr.. Morgan objected.
Mr.. Sheman interrupted and said that
he proposed to keep the privileged ques-
tion-the conference report agreeing to
the house Cuban resolutions before the
senate. He did not intend to allow it to
be put aside by this resolution of Mr..
Hoar's.
The presiding officer announced that
in view of the objection interposed by
Mr.. Morgan the Hoar resolution would
go to the calendar.
This closed the Cuban debate for the
day and the galleries were quickly emp
tied.
The senate then took up the Dupont
case and Mr.. Turpie continued his argu-
ment in opposition to the claim of Mr..
Dupont.
Mitchell Rep.) of Oregon arose to make
an inquiry of Mr.. Turpie.
''The senator from Oregon desires to
inf mo coid Mr. Turnia