St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-09
THE CUBAN QUESTION VIGOROUSLY
HANDLED ny THE INDIANA =
SENATOR.
SHERMAN SEVERELY SCORED.
MIR. LODGE, TOO, CONES IN FOR A
SHARE OF THE SAR-
CASM.l
RADICAL ACTION TO AID CUBA.
dress Which Was Delivered Be-
fore the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Senator Turpies
speech on Cuba was the event of the day in
Washington, and in many respects it was the
most picturesque and vehement utterance
heard on that subject The senator has an
inexhaustible vocabulary and bitterly satiri-
cal style. While arguing for radical action
on Cuba, even to the extent of sending a feet
to Cuban waters, much of Mr.. Turpie's speech
was given to sarcasm and ridicule of the
course of Mr.. Sherman and Mr. Lodge in
managing the Cuban resolutions The senator
created much amusement by his portrayal of
Senator Lodge, as a warrior about to fight
duel with Minister Dupuy de LONE, of Spain.
When Mr.. Turpie was recognized in sup
pert of the joint resolution of Mr. Call, for
the sending of United States fleet to Cuban
waters to protect Americans and to prevent
Spanish barbarities, he said This resolution
was full Of meaning, considering the remark
able change of front Of the chairman of the
committee on foreign relations (Sherman) and
the senator from Massachusetts, Oodge) in
their conduct of the Cuban campaign. This
resolution proposed to send United States
naval force to Cuba. During the Chilian
trouble our feet was sent to Chill, and exer-
cised most salutary influence. And now, on
the same errand, and with the same pur-
pose United States fleet should proceed to
Havana. This resolution was the natural out
growth of the inertia, inaction' and obstruc-
tion Of the chairman of tha committee on for
eign relations (sherman). since he took refuge
in the crypt of conference committee. Mr..
Turpie severely criticised Mr.. fSherman,s ..ab-
normal proceedings in handling the Cuban
resolutions. The resolutions offered by Mr.
Sherman had proposed Intervention, but it
was not disclosed by this remarkable docu-
ment whether the United States was to inter-
vene to restore the grasp of Spain on Cuba or
in behalf of Cuba to throw off that grasp
when the time comes for Intervention.
exclaimed Mr. Turpie, 81 am for Intervention
on the side of Cuba, for the sake of freedom
and independence, and for no other reason"
Here was war raging for year, and yet In
the twenty or thirty speeches by Mr. Lodge
and like number by Mr.. Sherman before he
retired to the cave Of Abdallah, all that could
be learned was contained in the calculations,
There is war in Cuba" and Great is the
Cuban question: .t-'l&
Mr.. Sherman sat across the aisle. smiling
at times, while Mr.. Turpie proceeded with his
vigorous arraignment of what he considered
the mismanagement of the, Cuban resolu-
tions. -
Mr.. Turpie then proceeded to describe the
condition of Cuba today. Two-thirds Of the
island was within the embrace of the revolu-
ton, the other third was debatable ground
where skirmishes and fighting were going on
This, he said, had not even been touched upon
by Mr. Sherman, although a vital considera-
ton. The senator, said Mr.. Turpie, has ap-
peared as afraid as Gen. Weyler to look into
he nTin ina IN ~ @n,r
not even looked over the fence Mr.. Turpie
conceded that exact official Information was
meager. Yet the minute men of the press and
the mass of general correspondence on the
subject had established essential principles
showing fragrant condition of war existing.
The senator said he had personally collected
data. He had kept tally of raids by the
Spaniards on country stores until they ran
into the scores. He had noted the raids, in
volving attacks on women and children. From
these data, he said, he drew the first essential
conclusion that the country store that type
of civilization, was widely established
throughout the territory occupied by the in
surgents. The existence of the country store
meant that there were no bandits and pirates,
charged by Spanish officials; in short, that
the reign Of justice, the first requisite to
social organization, existed.
Mr.. TClpie refe1led to Gen. Weylers am
nesty offered to priests. Gen. Weyler paused
in his campaigr-pauscd not as long as the
chairman of the foreign relations committee
(Sherman)-but he paused in this campaign
conducted with the ferocity of the Apache, the
Comanche, the campaign OF the Malta and the
thug, this campaign repeating the infamy of
the Duke of Alva; paused to extend amnesty
to the priests within the insurgent lines who
would yield obedience to Spain.
From this circumstance, Mr.. Turpie said
he established another essential principle.
Where there were priests there were parishes
Where there were parishes there were people,
men women and children. In short, this proc
lamation of amnesty from Weyler established
that God-fearing people with their priests
and parishes existed within the insurgent
lines.
At one point in speaking of Gen. Weyler's
atrocities, the senator exclaimed:
Cuba will be lost to Spains' and added, st
retract the will be- Cuba is lost to Spain
and will never be regained."
Mr.. Turpie created great amusement by
word picture of Mr.. Lodge as warrior about
to have duel with the Spanish minister. The
Massachusetts, senator had come into the
chamber and denied the assertions of the
Spanish minister and denounced the minis
ters diplomatic indiscretion II was ak out to
suggest the weapons proceeded Mr.. Turpie.
cit seemed only necessary to select weapons
and name seconds was deeply anxious that
your champion should be fully armed and not
be mistaken for mere harlequin. with
sword of lath. But" added Mr.. Turpie, "a
friend near me said there would be no fight,
the senator's demonstratipn was not really
one threatening war 1t all came from his
fondness for certain eonfection-puffs, not
tutti frutti, nor. ice, outputs. plain puffs."
Amid the suppressed laughter MIR. Turpie
tofd of the danger thssatening Mr.. Lodge
from too many puffs. Next he turned his at
tention to Minister ekLome's indiscretions
in critici5ing the senator from Massachusetts
Nodge). who was posi- graduate of the lingo
school of omniscience.k
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