The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-11
He Is Criticised In The House fOr Violation
Of Diplomatic USaSe.
BIS DISMISSAL WOULD Be IIL-ADYlSED
In the Opinion Of the Senators, but lie
should he Warned Against Eepeii-
fion of the ofeusc-Mr. Lodge Re
plies to Statements Made.


OF tho war in Cuba, and particularly OF
the subject Of General Weylcr's purposes
mnd character, was io-da. made me
ground work Of a question OF personal
privilege by Senator Lodge. (Rcpublicanl,
OF Massachusetts,. It was brought mp
Immediately a-ler the reading Of the
journal and occupied most OF the time
usually given 10 the business of the morn
ing hour.
The galleries were thfongod with spec
tators when the day session opened.
MIR. LODGES REPLY.
As soon AS the journal of yesterday was
read Mr.. Lodge rose 90 question OF per-
sonal privilege in relation 10 the statement
OF the Spanish minister. through the news
paper press. That statement accused him
(Mr. Lodge Of having read 20 the Senate
q report which had been imposed upon
him. and which the minister had said was
& malicious and fraudulent misrcprcscnta-
tion. He held in his hand a copy OF El
Liberal Of Madrid. in which the interview
with General Weylcr was publishcd and
ne would have the article printed in the
record. in Spanish. 50 that 81 might be
seen that the translation which ne had
made Of 1t was correct.
The Spanish word Limpiar meant 10
clean, 20 clean out: and ne had given in
the translation of "extermlnate." Tbat
was what the Spanish minister complained
OF. lie lMr. LOdg0 could understand the
hrisltlNeness OF the Spanish paopio--a
people who had, IN 300 years. dissipatoi "A
sIeat empire. But he did not think thor.
was any excuse for me diplomatic rep-
Icsentative of Spain taking the course
which he had taken.
VIOLATION OF CUSTOM
Ihat minister had been referred to in
,ne debate yesterday as q historian. buf
Ihs statements were cx parte II was
very Well-cstablished custom. in fact.
lnhl debates in the Senate and Houqc
were domestic matters. with Which ,o
foreign nation had any concern. Tho
proper channel for q diplomatic reprosen.
latlNe 10 make representations ON any
subject was through the State Bepart
ment, not through tho newspapers. If
any American diplomat were 10 critici.c.
an European country. the debntes of
The representative body of that coun.
tN IN the newspapers. ne would Doe sent
nome. lie protested against having a
diplomatic representative using rs a
channel for communication the news.
papers of the United States 10 criticise
language uttered i'm debate in the Senate
of The United States The corefifntion
protected every senator and represcuia.
tive for language uttered in debate. That
was one of The earliest safeguards OF
the freedom of The English speaking race.
Iie protested against amy criticism on
the part OF foreign minister. Ile know
very wei what any other country in tine
world would do under similar circum.
stances.
Mr. Gray regretted that the Senate did
not pursue The even tenor of is way.
undisturhed hy cmeutes in Madrid. or I'm
any other Spanish cities why. Doe asked
should the Senate iay aside its business
20 discuss the Interpretation or transla-
tion OF newspaper article in Spanish
between the senator from Massachusetts,
ana the minister from Spain. n was "A
quarrel upon poini-no-poini
WILD ACTION ADVISED
Mr. Teller said that it had been The
uubrokcn rule in diplomatic affairs that
the agent of a. foreign Government shan
not interfere with domestic affairs There
should Doe no comment made by any for
t'sn minister on parliamentary proceed
lnss I'm the country 90 which he is ace
credited Twice in the history of the
nited States ministers OF great cOuntriea
have been sent hOme-once 10 France
and once 30 Great Britain-for much
less offence than the Spanish minister
had been guilty Of tie would not suy
that if hc were President. he would send
the Spanish minister home. Under the
circumstances and considering the fric-
ti0n which had arisen iu Spain De should
not have sent him home. bat hc should
have sugct stcd very kindly 90 him.
through the Secretary OF State that q
repetition would neccssitatc hls leaving
the country.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that Spain would
have no right TO regard concurrent res0-
lutions as binding The American people
The declaration of the Senate of the
United States was like the declaration or
individual senators and had no qualify
OF authority.
40 CAUSE FOR WAR.
Mr. Teller said. as TO that. that hc did
not suppose that the spanish people. OF
the Spanish Government would consider
the question. They would treat the pas
sage Of the concurrent resolutions as
declaration OF thr American people, and
they had "a right to SO treat b. Ana
they had right 10 take offence al Do
But they had no right to eo io war on
account OF it he went ON 90 say that
be- was an ardent eympathizer With tle
Cuban. in their fight
He should De delighted to hear to-day
that Havana was in the hands OF the
Insurgents lic should Doe delighted ic
know that the Cuhans had run the Span
ish forces into the sea. But he had not
th, slightest f,eiing against the Spanish
Government. lie had not the slightest
feeling of impatiencc because OF the con-
dition OF Irresponsible Spanish students.
But if he were President. and If the
Spanish Minister repeated his offence he
..s.. A.
send him home.
Mr.. Chardler Rcp). OF New iamp-
shire. said that the matter complained of
bv MIR Lodge was entirely unbecOming
in q Minister from Spain 10 She United
States. that communication ought not 90
have been written. lie asked .hr. Gray
whether II Minister Bayard had ad-
dressed communication 10 the London
Times criticislng remarks of Lord Sails
bury. Mr. Chamberlain. and othels in the
British Parliament. he would not think
that very improper proceeding.
A PLEA FOR MAGNANIMlTY.
Mr. Gray explained his view TO be that
the Spanish Minister had been guilty OF
a technical violation of diplomatic usages.
but that great allowance should be made
FOR him. lie tMr. Gray felt that mag
nanimity and fOrhearance on the part Of
the American citizens and the people OF
the American Government towards Tpain
would be- becoming and would strengthen
the attitude OF those who really felt that
Cuba ought TO be free and who hoped
that she would be free.
Mr. Frye Rep). OF Maine called at
tention io an incident where foreign
minister pursued a course exactly the
opposite of that which the Spanish Min
ister had pursued In this matter. II was
a case where the Senate Committee on
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