The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-13


value Of cattle taken by him from man
named John Hook for the use of the
army, and he quoted the closing words OF
the speech. TO the effect that general JOY
and acclamationS OF victory We're chang
ed into tones Of discord by John Hook
Beef beef, beef" So in the years TO
come, Mr.. Hill said, when this resolution.
If it be adopted, shall pass into history,
il will be said that the American con-
gress voted 10 intervene in this quarrel
between Spain and Cuba on the low
ground that It was entaillng losses on
the people of the United States-"Beef,
beef, beef" again.
For that reason. Mr.. Hill said. he was
opposed to the third resolution and he
should vote against the conference re-
port because il contained IL. He was In
favor of the other two sections of the
conference report because they were SUD
stantially the same as the Senate resolu-
uons. He would not retrace his action
on those resolutions. He favored those
resolutions because they expressed the
opinion of congress. He was not to be de-
TERED by recent events or any change IN
sentiment that may have been brought
about. He was not, he said, to be fright
ened off by the acts of a few Spanish
Students who had stoned our consulate
and despoiled the American. flag. 1t was
self-evident that a state of war existed
in Cuba. The newspapers were full of 1t.
and Mr.. Hill declared that there were
some reliable newspaper correspondents,
and their reports gave an accurate ac-
count of the condition of affairs in the
island. Mr.. Hill was willing to stand
1t had been said by some that the adj
ministration was being embarrassed by
these resolutions. If the administration
thought these resolutions We're embar-
RAISING to it," said Mr.. Hill, some one
here would have had knowledge of that
fact. / cannot believe the administra-
tlon would keep its own counsel so close
sired"
Mr.. Hill said he did not believe a single
law would be changed by the passage of
a concurrent resolution, which did not re-
ceive the signature OF the President For
that reason he believed the resolutions in
a concurrent form were proper and It was
in that light that he proposed to discuss
them. In lSS6, MT. Clay IN discussing this
question did not think a resolution ex-
pressing the opinion OF congress- was Pick
wicl0ian. Had the resolutions been made
joint, the argument would have been
made that they We're interfering with the
rights of the executive
Mr.. Hill said he was for the concurrent
resolutions because they only expressed
the opinion of congress and were respect
| full, not only to our own President but to
| the government of Spain. He believed the
| President would carefully consider the res
olutions. They would have a moral effect
/ throughout this country and throughout
/ the world. When Jackson was President,
| congress adopted a concurrent resolution
! expressing its opinion, not upon the ques-
| tion of belligerency, but upon the greater
| question of the independence Of a country.
| Such resolutions were the only safe ones;
| thus far, should congress go, and no fur
/ ther
In 1861 several foreign governments prop
| erly recognized the belligerency of the
| southern confederacy not their independ-
| ence. The United States itself recognized
| them as belligerents, by exchanging pris-
| oners, recognizing flags of truce. The
| interests of humanit demanded that the
| Cubans should be treated as insurgents;
| their execution must be stopped; they must
| be treated as prisoners of war. Their
| recognition could not be offensive TO
| Spain, and 1T should be granted by this
| government in the interest of humanity
| all civilized nations.
In conclusion he said: ''Mr. President,
| while the true policy of this government
| is that of peace, not peace at any price,
| but peace with honor; and while our gen.
/ eral policy is that of non-in terVentiOn in
| the affairs of other countries, yet let me
/ repeat what has been so often stated here
| and elsewhere, that, as one OF the free
| states among nations, one of the greatest
/ republics, il is impossible that our prin-
| ciples, our sentiments and our example
| should not produce effect upon the opin-
| ions and hopes of society throughout the
civilized world; and If other peoples, no
| matter in what quarter OF the globe
| whether near our own shores or In the
/ distant waters of the Pacific, imbued with
the same spirit of liberty, catching the
/ a republic and throw off the shackles of a
| monarchy, II we cannot consistently give
| them a helping hand, at least we should
not retard them; we should not crush
| them; we should not frown upon them;
| we should not stand up so straight as
| to lean over backward against them in
| the exercise of a strict and cold neutral
/ ity, but, on the contrary, we should en-
| courage and cheer them in all the ways
| and methods permissible under the wise
| rules of international law. In short, such
| efforts on our part as well as our SYM
! pathies, should be extended to every peo-
| pie struggling to be free from the burdens,
| expressions and wrongs of monarchial
| government.
1--WE cannot ignore the fact that we set
ATn h 10
for the lessons we have taught the world.
| We established the doctrine that the right
| of revolution for just cause exists. Who
| so craven as now wants to abandon it2
| What is the situation? The people of
| Cuba have founded republic and are
seeking to maintain it. They are resist
| ing the right of taxation without just
| representation. They want some voice in
| their own government They naturally
| object to longer being governed by dis
tant power that does not, IN fact, govern,
| but oppresses and plumbers them II is
] the old story of our American revolution
| over again. There were. tories then, as
there are tories now. whose sympathies
] are with aristOcratic and mOnarchian
| governments They will be crushed now
| as they We're crushed then by the force
| of the enlightened and Intelligent public
/ sentiment of a free people determined to
| maintain free institutions for liberty S
! sake alone. We cannot shut our eyes to
the fact that there exists what Mr.. Sc
| ward called an irrepressible conflict be-
| tween the forces of repubhcanism on the
one hand. and the forces of monarchy on
the other hand, between absolute and
constitutional governments, between those
/ who believe in the divine right of kings
| to rule and those who believe that society
itself shall have substantial part in its
| own government. The peOpe of the Unit
| ed States had chosen their side in the
great conflict constantly being waged. The
| establishment of republics was in line
| with the progress Of civilization. Cuba
wanted TO join the procession of republics
| grant that she succeed said Mr.. Hill;
but whether she secure it or not let us
| do our duty
In conclusion Mr.. Hill quoted the words
| of Daniel Webster in 1923, when he made
his great speech in favor of the recogni-
tion of Greek independence.
At 2 o'clock the unfinished business was
laid before the Senate and Mr.. Pritchard,
| rep, of North Carolina, took the floor in
support of the right of Henry Dupont as
| a senator from Delaware. He yielded,
however. to Mr.. Sherman. rep, of Ohio,
| who desired to speak on the Cuban reso-
| lutions
Referring to the failure to make the
resolutions joint, Mr.. Sherman said the
| committee did pOt deem this wise 1-hara