Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-01

any further action 50 possible. Ih'
responsibility will doubtless haston th'
dispersion Of soms ssBstors. Ibo uie
pofition u the majority Of tho SENATE
committee IN 10 devolve upon the
President n responsibility tbat no u
evidently eager 10 assume. Congtts
has practically ceased to be fAclor w
the government, except In the css Of
u veto, when the Constitution permits
II 10 act iiually by n two-thirds vote,
! Even this function ia denied when II
IL applied 10 our foreign political 70
laiiOns.
"For government with coordinate
departments, Of which we boast, We
are making n strange and rapid move.
meut toward Tc.establishing the royal
prsfogative in the hnaGs OF our execu.
tive. II any British constitutional
power was dostfcyed In Amenith by
the revolution OF 1916, II was tue pre-
rOantive Of the crown. IL the Ptesi.
dent, acting alone, eau substitute the
entire body Of the laws Of war for tho
laws Ut peace, which now govern our
relations with Cuba, and II he can
mako this total revolution q our legal
status IA citizens and a. a nation bind
log upon us by his proclamation, II ~
In vein that we abolished tue pfetogn.
tive In our federal Constitution. II the
President, without tho concurrence OF
COngtess. should proclaim that war ex'
listed In Cuba, anu the United stAlea
assumed tho relation Of q neutral
power toward this recognized helliger.
cnte under tue laws OF nhtlous, he
Uuld usurp n rover OF the most uaL-
la NHaHmNNnN of
thuif enthusiasm for a decree lhat
would be 10 just and 90 humane the
people would forgive the uaurpatlon'
but tho shock II would givo TO our ireo
government would lead In time 10 us
ustCr
"war exists In Cuba, aud the whole
world knows 1t, aud while Spain nd-
mits It's existence In every act, bul
denies II on paper and In diplomatic
way, our government aud people are
required 10 endorse this fslsehood and
TO admit that peace prevails IN lhat
Island. They Tunlsh our people Tor
treason, insutrrCliOn nnd piracy with
the death penalty because they are
charged with disturbing the peace and
breaking laws that are intended 10
preserve tho peaos In Cuba, while
peace does not cxiat In the Island.
"hiler the almost unanimous de-
olaratiOn OF both housed oiCongresa thnt
nelliRsfont fights should be accorded 70
Cubs and thAtiwa exists there, II We
disperso without giving relief TO our
people from this situation, We can nnd
no excuse lot abandoning them 10 this
dreadful fate, except that We atc ready
10 gbdicalo our power In favor OF tins
the supposed power OF wishes Of the
President. Tue PTesidonpa powers
arc not increased by our refusal 10 CX.
erciso powers thst glgbtluily belong to
Cougfogs alone or jointly 10 both lie.
partments Of our government. so fer
~ / am concerned this will not be
done through any want Of Cnor! on my
part.
"For more than seven weoka the
President has known tho will OF Com
gfesP, which expresses consliiulionally
the viii Of tho people. II that deolata-
ton IL not sufficient 10 give the people
security agaiBs, Spanish violation OF
our treaties, or TO impress the Pfesl'
dent with It's tolemulty, We should
not, nnd cannot, IN Justice to ourselves,
omit 10 present the same facts and
convictions 10 the President IA n deiin.
Ito form Of action that no cannot re-
iusU TO consider.
"NellneE spain nor the President,
with the armies nuu navita VI both
countries anu tho aid OF the civil
powers given the President under our
laws, with the tLrrofs OF Spanish
cruelty and the aid OF our police and
tho Spanish police ana tue Pinkerlons
In our puTtP, have boon Ablb to pre-
vent tho carrying of men and NUM-.
tlonB OF war from tho United States to
Cuba. THIS effort has been prosecuted
with failhiulness and vigilance
worthy Of a better cause.
"Tho President has refused 10 intern
Congress Of the attitude OF tho cxOcu.
tive department a. 10 the cnnviOtla n
and sentence Of death Of our citiEenB
captured on the Competitor. That In
not n negotiation. No now treaty ~
needed TO cover our rights on that sub.
jecL IL Is an accomplished fact, and
the victims are In prieon under void
sentences insultipgiy imposed up0n
them.
"Tho plea ia urged for the delay Of
further action by Congress that n 10.
cggnillOn OF delinquency, morally, will
give rlse TO new complications, and n
We do anything II 10 wiser to TecoR-
nlzs tho Independence OF Cuba and
leave II 10 spain 10 declare war Tor that
coufae, II she reSenls such courso.
That ground In taken with no expuota.
ton Of itH resulting In such recognition,
IL IL not necessary that wo should
havs war with Spain in order TO give
our citiLsns the shelter OF the law OF
nations la rcspect to public war that
already exists In Cuba.
cit Ia cur own people and not the
Cubans that We should protect land
this plain duty rolAIsb TO the exis,ing
state Of facts and not to conditions that
may exist II we should hereafter be
engaged In war with SPAIN"