The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-18
4 VAR IS WELCOME,
Saws Morgan, If Needed to Pro-
tect Americans In Cuba.
Is DEPICTED.
CUBAN H0R
The senator Advocated strong and De-
cisive Action In Dealing with the Gu
ban oue,tion-R -Rrso mt, on Adopted Ask
ing For Important Intormation.


WASHINGTON. Dec f6-Cuba contln-
mes To hc the most live topic IN cohSreS-
sional circles.
Senator Morgan of Alabama held the
attention of the senate and well hlled
galleries for an hour by his earnest ad-
yocacv of n strong and decisive polcy
in dealing with the Cuban question
The promincnce of Mr.. Morgan Ill the
Cuban debate of last session, when ne
had charge of the Cuban resolutions
reported from the committee on foreign
relations. gave special interest 10 hls
speech
He smoke in disDaSsionate style. A.
tbough his words had directness ahh
severity in DictuIing the horrors eXlst
irg III Cuba. such as is seldom heard IN
the senate. Mr.. Morgan spoke freely
Of the possibilities of war, welcoming
ii if necessary TO guarantee the piote'',
ton of American citizens. He asserted
that Spain's bankruptcy would prevent
the collection of any indemnity tot
wrongs The senator questioned the
wisdom of the president position that
the granting of belligeIcnt rights would
be s.untimely" Mr.. Morgan views
ON the line of action which should be
adopted was summed up In the follow
ing:
Although I believe that bclligeTCnt
rights should be accorded the CuDanS, IN
aSmuch as the president prefers a moI"
eoerCiye policy and warns SPAIN that Inc
time is near ut hand for decisive action,
will support him in any moycmcnt that
will save our people on that island from
further Outrage; | will not obStruct ms
course with questions of propr'eiy, hut
Will follow the coloTs when planted 10y the
president on the advanced ground that The
CouccSSiOn of hclIigCIcnt rights has bc
conI, untimely' and that ouf duty now
demands active intervention. " that
crumbIes away, VIII again fall back t'
the position that a just case Tor our own
peoplc requires us tu declare an armed
neutrality, ready to aSSaIl either hCliIgFT
ent that intliCtS wrongs on our own peh
pie Jf the president should say the time
has arrived, he hour has struck, would
any American bc so base as not tn hold up
his hands while the battle was ra2tngY
| will confinc my remarks "a comments
upon the facts stated in the recent h"HHi'
IurSSagc of the president and the report
of the secretary of state am not able
to discover that the president has made
any specific recommendations ar mdica
ton as tn any action hc d,a'ms il proper or
sxpedcnt for congress {" take with refer
encc to Spain or Cuba; nor that ne hhS
indicated any cnur>is, except "a still phticut
waiting, that the executive proposes ~
take Congress. thus lnft To- its own
Initiative, must ASSUME lt> own response
BiiIty in Irnttcr of the most serious
gravity
Congress must give to he statements Of
the president UnhpSititing acceptance a.
to matters that were committed by the
constitution 10 bis especial charge W ben
he undertakes To state the facts th.taiTr
oar relatinns with otl5'T powers we must
ACCEPT these facts, unless the dlspTouf "f
them is oVcrpowcIiuQ-
This me sage is therefore of the most
ton fsafF ~
the leading facts and conclusions hat bear
uDnn our duticS in respect tn the conflict
pf arms which has ragged for over two
years in the island of Cuba, and IT has thp
support of nearly all American beliefs
have not heard that Spain cont Uovcrts any
statement nf the president in his mcSshg"
The evidence that Comes from private
sources relative To the cundition of Cuba
anl the horrors of persecution. Tapinc and
.extrrninHtiun visited upon the people at
Cuba admits of no doubt as to its cTcdibii-
ity Yet il presents pictures 81 Incredibly
inhuman and so diSgract.ful to the ciyiIi-
Zation of this agc that IL stuns the Tuind
into disbelief that such things can lee
tTue.
Mr.. Morgan went on TO speak of the
trying situation, which required prompt
/ action TO save thousands of innocent
people from cruel and deliberate butch
ery. The wholesale maSsacres of Spain
was no surprise to the senator. who had
| anticipated it. Then he said
| If war with the United States is neceS
| sarv to reconcile the Spanish people tn tho
| loss of Cuba 10y foreign conquest, said
| Mr. Morgan. we shall he compelled Il
| meet that emergency. If the dcStructiOr
| of Cuba is enough to satisfy the popular
| sentiment of revenge. we can avoid "A VIII
| with Spain by remaining inactive. whil'
| our own people are being ruined o
| slaughtered along with the CutnuS i
we mean to take.any action toward stop
| ping this war of annihilltion and ext,r
| minaiiun we have no time Ia lose
Mr. Morgan spoke of the resolution
of congress at the last session. whiCi
| he said left TO the president the choic,
of concurring with the policy of con
| greSS or delaying The president Chn<,
| delay. The war has continued sal,
Mr. Morgan. until u has reached TIA,
final and desperate stage of Il war q
| devastation and cXtrTmInatIOn. will
| the people of Cuba as prey tp thnS
who have set aside the usual hnunI nhI
usages of warfare. and have hccnm
robbers. cutthroats, assassInS. uavIShG
End pirates
| Mr. Morgan spoke of the ncccssit,
| for protecting our citizens abroad. Re
ferring to Turkey he expressed the hop
that the policy OF tins government
should not he relaxed and that W
| would not much longer near of thes
Turkish OfTenses against humanity.
At the clase of Mr. Morgans speec
his resolution was adopted Tequestin
| the secretary of state for papers and III
formation relative TO the Competitu
prisoners and other American citizen
held in Cuba by the Spanish author
| ties.
Representative WoOdman of Illinoi
has introduced a JOINT resolution direct
| ing the president to intervene in Cuba
affairs. The resolution. after recitIn
General Maceo' assassination and Spar
ish cruelties i'll Cuha, says that the pre-.
} ident has failed to carry ont the wishC
of the people; that the honor of III
United States Is at stake and that hi
tory gives no precedent which |
base hope that Spanish operators wi
rhange to compliance with Civilize
! warfare. The president is directed I
express severe condemnation of IL
Spanish methods of warfare. especial
the murder of Maceo; to recognize I'll
J Independence of Cuba and to demand
Spain the withdrawal of all troops fro
Cuban soil. He is also directed to tai
proper steps to see that this demand
4 carried ont
Suspected of Train Robbery.
i ST. Louis. Dec. l6.-Walter Jackso
"A cigarmaker, has been arrested on su
picion of being one of the men wi
held up and attempted to rob the Ire