The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25

as it was her duty to do, and established
government that would protect helpless
females in their homes.''
Mills compared the protection which
Spain gives to Cuba to that which the
these atrocities were committed while the
United States was acting as jailer and
guardian.
Mills recited an incident of an Ohio
colonel accidentally wounding the hand OF
the daughter of Confederate officer in an
attempt to arrest the officer. The Ohio
colonel had shown great anxiety about
that wounded hand and had finally asked
for and obtained the hand, and around
that family hearth, he said, ''There are
half dozen noble boys, half Yankees
and half rebels, but all Americans. Ap-
plause.
The point of the anecdote is that Amer
leans ON either side of the great Civil War
did not shoot or i'll use women or chill
dren.
Mills then launched into an eloquent
recital of the battle OF Alamo and Of other
scenes in the struggle for Texan independ-
ence, and then he related the incidents OF
the massacre by General Murriel OF the
fifty-three Americans arrested on board
the Virginus. He described the long
negotiations to bring Murriel to justice
and how, after four or five years, they had
finally failed, and in contrast with that
affair he recalled an incident in Salonica
in 1876, when the German and French
Consuls were stabbed to death in an effort
to save a Greek girl from a mob. The
Turkish Government on that occasion did
not, Mills said, wait for any invitation
from the French and German Governments.
but telegraphed to them that it would
punish those who had attacked the Con-
suls. The French and German Govern
ments however, did not even answer the
telegram, but sent their fleets to Salonica,
landed their marines, compelled the Turk
ish Government to bring the wretches
before them, shot to death six of the
depredators and exacted 100000 for the
family of each of the Consuls.
That, he said, was the way to do bust
ness. But why was it that of late years
every time that an attempt was made to
maintain the dignity and honor of the
United States some tremendous power
began to manifest itself in an opposite
dire ction?
Stewart (Pop.) of Nevada suggested an
explanation in the tact that Spain owed
81, 2O0, 600 of bonded debt, $500 600, 900
of which has a lien on the Cuban revenues.
1t was the duty of the United States,
Mills declared, either to protect the people
of Cuba or to say to France. England and
other European powers, ''If you want the
island take it."
But the United States should say to
Spain: "You shall give that island self
government or we will.
'And we are liable to do it, too,' Mills
added. He had received letter from New
York to-day speaking of him as another
fool who had turned jingo like Sherman
and Lodge and signed "a Disguised
Democrat"
At the close of Mills speech Morgan
CD of Alabama rose. and after some COM
plimentary remarks on the speech to
which the Senate had just listened he pre-
sented some additional correspondence
bearing on the Cuban question. and then
the joint resolution was sent to the
calendar.
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up and it's consideration proceeded
with from page 81. which had been re-
ported yesterday.
All the committee amendments to the
bill were disposed of, and then numerous
amendments were offered by. individual
Senators. The bill did not reach final
vote. but went over until tomorrow.
The Senate at 80 adjourned until to-
morrow.