Evening star., 1896-03-10


under the present circumstances. Feeling
for the Cuban cause a deep sympathy which
1 can hardly refrain from expressing, I
also feel that magnanimity and forbearance
should become US. and that they woull
strengthen the attitude of those who sin
cerely hope that Cuba will acquire her free
DOM"
Continuing. Mr.. Chandler expressed the
opinion that there was entirely too much
attempt at outside interference or advice.
He referred to the cabled utterances of
Minister Castillo and the president of the
council of Spanish ministers.
Mr. Frye, in tbs connection, called at
tention to the reply he had received from
the German ambassador to an invitation he
had extended to him for his opinion of a
bill: pending before his committee relative
to the German restrictions upon American
meat products. The German ambassador had
replied that he could not with propr;ety,
either directly or Indirectly, express an
opinion. except through the State Depart
ment. and on the day following the Secre-
tary Of State transmitted to Congress the
Opinions OF the German ambassador. That,
said Mr.. Frye, was in accordance with dip
Iona tic usage.
Mr. Hale in Defense of the Minister.
Mr.. Hale then took the floor He was not
prepared to yield one jot from the position
he took yesterday and expressed satisfac-
ton that he mad peen able to obtain from
an official source such temperate reply
to the inf1ammatory utterances against
Spain, which were without any official
foundation whatever. He commended the
careful tone of the Spanish minister who
he said, had observed all the courtesies Of
the human language. With regard to the
general question as to the propriety of men
IN high official station expressing their
views, he declared that the press of today
had invaded realms not dreamed of thirty
years ago.
Great mon did not hesitate to make
ID own hair mi
questions. but on vital questions of interna-
tiCnal comfy. He cited Giadstone's express
sion on the Venezuelan question.
Mr.. Grny's Suppcsititious Case.
AT this point Mr.. Gray came forward with
a supposit:tous case. Suppose" said he,
that some member of the British house Of
commons should read in the house from
some suppostitious author a statement to
TIE effect that before Andre was executed
he had been tortured by Gen. Washington:
that his eyes had been burned from their
sockets, and that he had been subjected to
all sorts of indignities. Would it be unhe-
coming in the American ambassador 20 CA II
attention to the fact that the alleged his
tcfy was unauthenticated. and that a mis-
take had been made?''
MT. Hale readily agreed that there could
he no ilnpfcHr.ety in such a course. Ii
such thing should happen he said he had
no doubt that Mr.. Bayard would send a let
ter to the London Times setting right the
truth of history.
Ihe Analogy Cha:lenSeG.
Mr.. Teller challenged the analogy of the
supposititicus case. That would be simply q
discussion Of historical events. In this in
stance senor de Loines statement was in
tended to Offset action on measures pend
ing in the Senate.
Again taking up the thread of his argu-
meht Mr.. Hale referred to the message sent
by the Prince of Wales to the American nan.
pie through the New York World ROYALTY
he thought had not ahated its dignity hv
that act. II was simply recognition of the.
Tow universally ACKNOWLEDGED fact that all
pubic men went to the hewSpe perr ma:cn-
ZlleS ana reviews to write themselves down
IN matters of great public moment. Until
the spanish minister. he concluded. by false
criticism cVerstepped the bounds of propri-
ETY.. he did not think he should be subject TO
ceHSure or reDToach.
MIR. Lodge. Strmn@ Statement
Ny. Lodge, who had opened the discussion
again got the floor and agreed that this sort
OF debate over the utterance of a representa-
tive OF foreign government was uIsaeYnfv.
but he protested that the matter had not
been brought into the Senate by h.n,. BIZ;
when foreign minister's words, charsin.
that he had been imposed upon "maliciously
he should reply. He had shown that the
Spanish minister's statement was false. He
mad no fault to find with the eloquent de-
Tense of the Spanish minister, but even a
United States Senator was entitled to some
rights. tAaughter)
He again read the words of the Sn,r;sh
minister, appealing" from what had been
said in the Senate to the common sense of
the American people, while we are Oh
the subject of history" he continued, 1T
Sa., tnr II Ia,
Of Genet. tha French minister to the United
states. who also took an appeal to the Amer
lcan people, and whom George Washington
turned out of the country. Would Washing
ton be called jingo ard taken to task for
his action In his day and generation he
was considered a man of good Judgment
Mr.. Gray interjected that Genet had
gone so far as to enlist troops
The Lord Sackville Case.
Mr.. Lodge responded that this was rot
the main offense. The Senator recalled
the case of Lord Sackville- West who was
asked to retire for giving advice as to how
to vote in an election.
That was a private letter, not meant
for publication" suggested Mr.. Teller
Mr.. Hale added that in the Sackviile-
West case the letter bore on a national
election about to occur
Mr.. Lodge insisted that the case was
At this point Mr.. Palmer 0ll.) made
point of order that there was no business
before the Senate Mr.. Palmer Yielded
however, on the request of Mr. lIoar that
his colleague be allowed to conclude.
Mr.. Lodge acknowledged the courtesy,
and speedily closed with a further protest
against the course of the minister.
This closed the exciting initial incident
in the Cuban question, and the Senate
proceeded with the usual morning business
The debate had had the effect Of filling
every available seat in the Senate galleries.
The diplomatic corps was again we'll repre-
sented, several of the ministers and secre-
taries being accompanied by ladies of the
diplomatic corps.
The floor of the Senate was also crowded,
members OF the House filling the rear and
side areas.
A resolution by Mr. Sherman was adopt
ed directing the printing of letter from
t. Estrada Palma to Secretary Oney, dat ed
December Z. for the use of the Sen1te
Mr.. Palma is head of the Cuban party in
the United States.
MIR. Hoar's Resolution.
Another exciting incident occurred when
Mr.. Hoar's resolution introduced yester-
day. providing that the Cuban question
go over until April next, was laid before
the Senate. Mr.. Hoar asked that it go