Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-13
AT WASHINGTON
Some More Sharp Debate on
the Cuban Resolution.
Highway Commission Bill Comes Up
Before the House Committee.
Gill introduced 10 Have Canal Constructed
Between Great Lakes and atlantic.

Washington March 12.-The Senate
took up the conference report ON the Gu
ban belIigorency resolutions liill said he
was for concurrent resolutions because
they only expressed the opinion of Con
gTess, were respectful, not only to our
own President, but to the government of
Spain. He believed the President would
carefully consider the resolutions. They
would have Il moral effect throughout the
country and throughout the world.
The interests of humanity demanded
that the Cubans should be treated rs in
surgents; their execution must be stopped
they must be treated as prisoners of war
Their recognition could not be offensive
to Spain. 1t should be granted by this
government in the interest of humanity
and in accordance with the customs Of all
civilized nations.
Sherman, Rep. Of Ohio, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, defended
that committee from the criticisms levelled
at 1t, yesterday, by Hoar. Hoar had con
WINGED him, Sherman said that he was
one of the strongest friends of Cuba
Sherman said he supposed Hoar would
support the committees resolutions The
extraordinary resolution Of Hoar Ito refer
tut IuhulbE Ddth W tDS committee ON
foreign relations for investigation was I'M
expected. His action sought to take the
| whole matter out of the hands of the com
mittee and defer it until the middle of
April.
Sherman thanked Hoar for the high
compliments he had passed upon him,
yesterday, although they were probably
too nicely Put. He assured the Senate
that he and Hoar would continue to sit
side by side in peace and harmony. Sher-
| man said that had the resolutions been
made joint. the President would have been
compelled at a critical stage of the war in
Cuba to either approve or disapprove them
within 10 days. A ii that was wanted was
the expression Of the opinion of Congress
However they might differ from the Pres-
| dent on matters of domestic policy, no one
| believed but he would be active, energetic
and honest in his dealings with the foreign
covers, and, In case of war, actuated by
strong American sentiment
Sherman said he believed the Spanish
| minister was justified in making the state
ment he had The Spanish minister said
Wcyler's name was not mentioned in the
| book from which he (Sherman) read the
| other day in debate. Sherman stated that
when the matter was referred to in
Havana. Weyler did not deny it.
Sherman said the committee had ample
| evidence before it. In addition to news
| paper reports and correspondence sent the
| Senate by the President, Sherman said
| there was submitted to the COMMITTEES
much secert correspondence Of the govern
ment that could not be given to the the
country at large From all that was be-
| fore the committee that body was con.
WINGED that the testimony was ample to
Justify the resolutions brought in by the
committee.
| There never was a stronger case Of war,
| he continued, than that existing i'll Cuba.
| Many victories achieved by those ignorant
leaders We're brilliant. The natives were
| fighting for liberty, and the blood of every
American should leap in sympathy for
those now endeavoring to throw off the
Spanish yoke. 1t was tie common people
who assisted in the American Revolution.
| Why were the patriots of Cuba ignorant:
| Because for years Spain had denied to
them the privilege Of education They
were wise enough, however to fight for
liberty. Tt would be better if the better
classes Of Cuba would assist in giving
NiNAta NilD tAJNlby lOL nL4Cu iltE 5ULS were
lighting.
Referring again TO the communication
of the Spanish minister, Sherman said
he did not believe in the narrow idea that
a minister could not anywhere represent
his government With regard to facts
quoted in his speech and taken from the
b,ok to which TIE minister took exoep
ton, Sherman said he depended upon q
newspaper translation. The mat, rial
resolution before the Scnst was one that
simply granted belligerent rights; Sher
man said he could not understand how
any man could enter an objection to thi.
resolution, which was solely in the intcres
of humanity.
The time had come when the American
people were really to express their horror
and denunciation OF the tyranny practiced
by Spain upon this people of Cuba. HI
said he would go further and declare that
it must stop now. He deprecated refer
ence in the resolutions to the commercial
relations between the American peopl,
and those of Cuba. STILL it was true tina,
the commercial relations of the United
$ States and Cuba were gre ,ter than tbosf
between the United States and all Sontb