The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-12

HILL ON CUBA.
Refuses to Vote for Concur
renee in the House
Resolutions.
VAGUE AND INJUDIcIoUs
Serious Injury to Our Commerce
-Sherman's Wolfish
Urgency.
VAGUE AND INJUDICIoUS

WASHINGTON. March u. 1sse.-Ths
Senate galleries were again crowded this
morning. as they have been every day
since the Cuban belligerency resolutions
have been expected to come up for dis
cussion and action.
Among the petitions presented was
ore, by Mr.. Gallinger s(Rep., N H). Of
the White Ribbon women. a branch OF
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union Of New Hampshire, advocating
the settlement of differences between the
United States and .'the mother country,
by arbitration
The conference report on the Cuban
beligerency resolutions was taken up at
one P. M. and Mr.. Hill Dem., n. ".
addressed the Senate
Mr.. Hill said he should vote to nom
concur in the conference report and the
few remarks he had to make would be
explanatory of his position. He would
vote against concurring because he OBJ
jected to the terms of the third reso-
luton and his objection was based only
upon that particular resolution He
should vote against concurring because
he wanted to place the resolutions in
such parliamentary shape that the third
resolution reading THE United States
has not intervened in any of the strug-
giles between any European government
and their colonies this continent"
could be amended and be made more
clear. All depended upon what interpre-
tation was put upon the word ''interven-
ed" We had recognized insurgents In the
past. and that, Mr.. Hill contended, was
intervention of a certain kind. The reso-
luton was unnecessary. If we mean that
we have not interviewed with force of
arms to assist anyone, that should be
stated; but that Mr.. Hill said was also
unnecessary. The threat that we wouIi
intervene to protect the rights of Ameri-
can citizens was unnecessary, and unnec-
essary resolutions were always unwise
The language used by the House was
capable of double meaning and might
create trouble. 1t was unwise 1t was
sufficient to let the future take care Of
itself. This proposition looking to in
tervention' and the statement that we
should be prepared to protect American
citizens" looked too much like buncombe
II it was meant TO De serious, the pro-
position should be seriously made;
it meant that we should
increase our army or our navy, that
should be done by bills requiring the sig
nature of the President not by resolu-
tions that mean nothing. 1t was nom
sense to say that we should be prepared
to protect the legitimate interests of our
citizens; no one presumes that we would
seek to protect their illegitimate inter-
ests. Our interposition in this matter
should, Mr.. Hill asserted, be placed on a
higher ground than that some of our
people are losing a few dollars by this
struggle. Interfere in the cause of lib
erty and seek to save human life and
prevent suffering. but do not, Mr. Hill
exclaimed, draw the United States into
this matter because of some little props
erty that may be imperilled.
Mr.. Hill said he had received a NUNS
man high in the commercial world. which
he read. 1t stated that the present at
titude of the United States towards Cuba
was seriously affecting the commerce OF
New York. Merchants of Cuba were it
recited, resolving to boycott American
merchants and had cabled the cancella-
ton of all their orders with New York
houses.
and exclaimed Mr.. Hill. with intense
feeling. II am asked to record my vote
on great question of International right
or wrong, on the ground that some of the
Spanish merchants in Cuba were boy
cotting the trade of some of my con-
stituents With all due respect to these
gentlemen must say that We should
rest our action on more tenable grounds
than this. If Congress is to do any
thing, it should be done he continued.
without buneonbe and without threat
Mr.. .Sherman( Rep, Ohio gave notice
that he will from this time forward press
conference report on the Cuban resolu-
tions.