Evening star., 1896-03-18
Mr.. MORGAN PREDlCTEDWAR
He Declared That Spain Would Fight
the United States.
Important Opinions Delivered fn the
Senate in the Cuban
Debate.

Senator Morgan concluded his speech on
the Cuban question yesterday afternoon
at about $50 o'clock, and Mr.. Mills took
the floor to talk today on the same SUBJ
ject. There vas considerable feeling evi-
denccd between Senators Morgan and
Hale on the various points in controversy,
but at no time was the tension as great
as on the previous day. Mr.. Morgan's
most important assertion was that any one
of the resolutions pending before the SEN
ate foreign relations committee would have
provoked Spain to war certainly as a
torpedo in the neck of Spanish bull would
excite him to deadly war against the mat
ador. Yet not one of them that related to
belligerent rights was, I'm law or by inten-
tion, in the least degree hostile to Spain.
No decent law-abiding or self-respecting
nation in Christendom." he said would
have treated such resolutions as deroga-
tory TO Its pride, insulting to its honor. or
unrrlendly In purpose. Yet 1 had read
enough Of Spanish history in Cuba from
authentic statements of our own govern
ment, made directly i'm the te- -th of Spain,
TO know that any NOV ement, even TO lessen
Inc horrid barbarities of Spanish warfare,
would cause her to charge upon us as a
Spanish bull would charge a red flag i'm
their national sport.
No Desire to Irritate Spain,
Il repeat what / have said on several
occasions since / have been on my feet to-
DAY. DO not wish to give to Spain or to
any nation OF this earth any apparent
ground for criticising our action L want
US to stand on a line that includes our
rights beyond dispute. That is the reason
l have been willing to put up with opinions
when I believed that acts ought to have
beer the expression of our opinion. / have
never had any doubt that even the express
sion OF an opinion unfavorable to the fa-
naucai and deluded monarchy would be
regarded as an act of hostility that woul,i
war" "a
There was some debate between Mr.
Morgan and Mr. Hale in regard to the at
titude of Senator Sherman on the strict
ures OF Minister de LONE upon the
speeches in the Senate. and after dismiss
ing this subject Mr.. Morgan said: II do
not care TO wrangie about personal matters
IN this debate SO far as / am concerned.
l have no ,eling about the question be-
tween the Senate or Senators and the min
lister from Spain. but L want this business
70 stop. senators time and again have
been arraigned on this same kind of ap-
peal because of expressions and facts that
they have stated here. Personally 1 have
sunered egregiously in that matter, and L
y stIou Win mute astonishment when COM
PEELED to feel and to know that i had a
government that was entirely Indifferent
TO my rights as Senator.
Severe On the Administration,
There is no man in the United States
there is no man in the worldwide can
make an accusation against the President
OF the United States on this 1oor which
treats him with injustice or can make q
statement of fact which does him wrong
without calling me to my feet for the pur-
pose of vindcating that high representa-
1--WE OF the sovereignty Of the American
people. And SO the Department of State
and the President of the United States owe
1t to Senators and members of the other
house, owe 1t to the legislative department
as much as they owe 1t to the department
Of the judiciary, that when those who are
enjoying the hospitality of this country
and have official connection with it make
accusations against us criticisms of
what We do or how We vote here, TO call
them to order and tell them that that
thing must be corrected or they must cea Sc
to enjoy our hospitality. When We place
the government back upon the line of con-
duct such as l have read today from emil
nent American statesmen and jurists then
we Will have a government that We can
respect and love, and until We do ii we
Will have a government that will receive
only our silent, unspoken contempt"