The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-13
ANOTHER DAY Or. Cuba
Sherman Insists 1t Is Proper to
Call Weyler Butcher.
Quie5LE BY SENATOR HILL,
lie Thinks One of the House Resolu.
tions Is Mereenary.
An Effort VIII BE Made to Obtain a
Vote Ioday-1h. House Discussing
Alabama Election Frauds i'repara-
tory TO Seating Popuiist Con-
testant.

Alabama Election Frauds PrepaI Ia-
tory TO Seating q Popuii,t Com
testant.
Washington City. March fz-Afte- an
hour Consumed in clearing away routine
~. tiers, the Cuban resolutions were laid
USfore the senate. and Hu was recognized
re pointed cut that. this being a confer
ence report, the resolutions could rot be
amended He would therefore vote against
the report. n order that al a subsequent.
TINE amendments might be made The
senator particularly objected 90 the third
clause OF the resolutions, stating that the
1niisd states had no: steryened in stree-
sies between European governments and
taeir colonies. but that owing to the prox-
unity or Cuba. the United States should
os prepared to intervene This. he de-
cared TO oe ambiguous and meaning.
We had interyened and recognized eoan-
.ties which had been colonies of Spain
" nat The resolution sought 10 convey w as
threat TO intervene To this extent the
resolution was unnecessary II MAS sub
5ect 70 doGbful construction and was A
rnischicf-bresGer, liable to counrou9ise ne
nited States. The phrase. "th. Tinted
States should he prepared 70 protect the
teSiumate Interests Of our citizens by IL
tsrVent!on,' sounded Ike a threat or il
was nuncOmbe III this resolution means
that We should increase our army. let Us
say so frankly. and frame bin for that
'Erpose - said Hlli. IF II means that ne
should Increase our navy, let u state
Il frankly and feariessly and frame a bill
10 thdt end. Let Us rot indulge In .ale
boasts and threats ard doubtful phrases
as 10 being prepared 10 protect legitimate
interests by Intervention"
Hiii asked what the 'legit mate inter
ests referred to were Were there any
hiegitimate interests?" This was nor a
proposition to Intervene in the cause Of
humanity or 10 aid in the cause of free
dom, or TO stop hloodshed but to protect
our legitimate interes-s' Hin lttete,I Ire
words with great scorn- This is placing
cur Intervention on very low grounds"
SAID ne IF We are TO intervene at all
then al least let us put il on some higher
ground than on the urgency Of protecting
our business interests. Do rot nut Il on
the low ground that we are losing a few
collars by this contest between Spain and
Cuba" Hi held UP a bunch Of telegrans
which. he said. he had received from New
York. one Of the kilograms read s1bstan-
TALLY as follows: Present attitude OF
United States toward Cuba seriously affect
ing commerce with that island Merchants
there are preparing to boycott the Amer
can merchants and TO cancel their orders
here Hii paused for a moment after
reading the dtspa ich. and iheri shaking 10
in his hand. he added with dfsdain: And
they expect me TO have my course here
placed on the ground that Spanish nler-
chants threaten 10 boycc;t sa-re Of cnr
merchants With all due respect to these
gentlemen. think our action should be on
higher grounds. II we wish 10 act iei us
DO 80 without this hoasting. without these
IL la at tfs4.-
I'M said he favored the other portions Of
the resolutions. declaring that Il state Of
war existed. Does TOT war actually exist
In cuba today? The senator's asked for
facis- cuba was today fIll II reliable ccr-
responderts-there IS cnce IN 4 While a re-
liable coTr@spondent-and they are daily
detailing the progress Of this conflict To-
dsy y Is reported that one Cuban general
Is within a stones throw OF Havana II Is
Idle 10 shut our eyes to these conditions.
1t is said" proceeded nm, THAT the ad-
minsiratlon viii he embarrassed hv the
resolutions. ] deny IL. If The adrninist~a-
ton felt that way. then some one on this
side Of the chamber would know H. do
nor believe the officers Of the adm.nfstrs-
ton would keep their feelings on such n
subject 50 close that NJ on world know H.
II thu president should sign the reso-
buttons. American citizens could sell arms
to the insurgents said I'm.
Certainly" replied Hoar
They can Do SO now" interposed Nor
kan ani Vest together
Il think NOT" returned Hoar.
Most assureily they can Insisted Nor
san
"Ion maintain that the passage II these
resolutions would nos change the law o,
the land one Particle" asked I'm.
II do" replied Hoar.
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