The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-14

Cnbsns BeilIgerent Rights.
Washington. March lo.-The Cuban
beiligercncy resolution as reported
from the conference committee did not
have the plain. smooth sailing in the
senate Monday which the resolutions
OF the same import had when they were
reported from the committee on for
eign relations. At that time there WINS
practically no obstacle interposed to
them. but on Monday when the confer
ence report was taken up in the senate
IL was attacked by Senator Hale (rep..
Mel in two-hours' speech OF great
force and earnestness.
He was one OF the few senators. he said.
who had voted against the concurrent
resolutions rcpoged from the committee
on foreign relations and he had seen no
reason since to regret his action, and
should vote against the conference report.
All the reasons that he gave since then
had grown In strength The conditions
existing did not. he believed. justify
recognition OF those In rebellion against
friendly government as helllgerenfe
The innammatory appeals OF senator's.
based upon statements that were not cor
roborated. was not sufficient 10 persuade
him 10 act other than he had acted. Sub
Eequent events and later Information only
proved. Senator Hale said. the business
or the position he had assumed.
The insurgents In Cuba to-day had. Sem
ator Hale asserted. no government except
on paper; they held no courts; their power
~ seated In struggling bands. In struggling
camps. it has not only not won battle.
but has not fought what can DO called a
battle. II 10 clear case OF pure guerrilla
warfare.
There was no comparison between the
Ia. fHs.I.. a..
states during our rebellion when foreign
governments recognized their rights as
belligcrents. The southern states held at
that time undisputed possession OF vast
territory: the states had set up their own
government. organized courts OF Justice.
mobilized armies and sustained a navy.
Not one OF these details had been secured
In Cuba by the insurgents The recogni-
tion granted them by foreign governments
was done In courteous language. and not
through the passage OF insulting resolu-
lions.
Senator Hale said the only explanation
for tho public and press ciamor against
Spain was that the country and congress
had been falsely and mendaciously mis-
led with conditions which did not exist
Senator Hale referred 10 the statement
made by Senator Sherman as TO atrocities
committed by Gen. Weyler. II has since
been shown that this was an ingenious
effort to fasten on the Spanish-C Cuban sit
uation OF to-day events OF rs years AFRO.
but these alleged events were mendacious
fabrications. fiction from beginning 20
end set up by somebody to distort public
feeling.
He read from current news dispatches
OF the burning by the insurgents OF 10
towns and the destruction OF tobacco and
OF the inhabitants wandering helpless and
starving through the country. These %
said he, ARE the methods adopted to To-
feat Spain. Here" he continued. arc
the exaltlng details In a newspaper which
sympathizes with the insurgents" Lib
erty.' he added, does not fight its battles
In that way. Freedom often springs from
prison bars, from burning lips--aye, from
It's own ashes-but not such horror and
confiagration and devils work. The heart
stirred by the story OF Bunker Hin turns
with loathing from such tales as these.
IL is not war, but incendiarism, destruc-
ton by the torch, murder and outrage.
1t IN the widest stroke OF savagery. 1 will
never vote TO give aid and comfort to
leaders whose exploits are thus chron-
icled."
Senator Hale said he deplored the ag-
gressive spirit OF the last year; the de-
sire TO incite trouble; the building up OF
the Instruments OF war instead OF those OF
peace: the turning aside from the pillow
and the taking up OF the sword. This was
militarism. There was but one result when
milltarism took possession OF n great peo-
pie. The arts OF peace disappeared. and
In their place camo vast armament and
the dominion OF some great military chief
tain. This was the growing spirit OF tho
day In this country. Out OF IL all, how
ever, Senator Hale said that he felt that
the good sense OF the American people
would assert itself. bringing peace rather