Evening star., 1896-03-02

Of the Independent, and is a native of New
York. He is graduate of Yale of the class
of 1873, and was appointed to his present
place by President Harrison In March, 1890.
That his record is a good one is shown by
the fact that he Is one Of the few consular
officers who were not affected by the politi-
cal change in the administration three
years ago. His report of the attack on the
consulate Sunday afternoon was made to
Minister Taylor at Madrid, but so far as
known has not been communicated to the
State Department, except as may be in
ferred from the minister's cable message
to Secretary Olney of yesterdays date. AS
has already been indicate ted, the Spanish
authorities have taken ample steps for the
protection Of the American representatives
at all Spanish ports with view to rem
dering impossible repetition of Sundays
experience.
Senator Lodges Views.
Senator Lodge said: "The news from
Spain is grave. for it shows that the Span
ish people and the Spanish editors utterly
fail to comprehend the situation here. They
forget that they recognized the belligerency
of the confederacy within three months
after Sumter while we allowed ten years
to pass in the last Cuban war and one year
in this before moving. We have shown a
long forDearance, which they failed to show
to us. l cannot believe that the Spanish
minister has been instructed to protest
against the action and speeches of the
Senate. Such a step Is inconceivable. 1t
would be an interference with our domestic
affairs which independent staIe could
admit for a moment trust and believe
that the Spanish government understands
the situation better than the Spanish news
papers and popular meetings appear to do.
and have no doubt they do. There is moth
Ing In all this which should affect us. The
United States must do what Is right. and
what 1t is their duty to do We cannot suf-
fer that useless. brutal warfare to 20 on
fa he aiot,
and our large business interests in Cuba to
be destroyed, right at our doors, and under
our eyes without protest, and without every
effort which a great and civilized 1ation
should make to end 1t and to restore peace
to the island and to a people struggling for
the freedom which we ourselves enjoy"
Senator's Sherman and Lindsay.
Senator Sherman, chairman Of the foreign
relations committee, said: "Of course, the
Spanish people felt hurt at the passage of
the resolution by the Senate. and 1 expected
some such outbreak. 1t does not, however
change my opinion Of the wisdom of the
action by the Senate. do not think the
incident will lead to any trouble between
the two governments"
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky, who made
a speech Friday favoring Cuban independ-
ence, said: The outrage seems to he the act
of an irrepresslble mob. Trouble may come
out of ii. but there Is no cause for such a
result. The mob spirit seems to be domi-
mating two or three towns. but there Is notn-
ing to indicate that it has the approval of
the government" Tho Senator did not be-
leve that the report of the possibility of the
training squadron going 70 Cuba was the
result Of the passage of the Senate resolu-
tion. What that body had done, however,
was precisely right.
;, senator Hule's Opinion.
Senator Hale. Of the six Senator's
voting against the resolution. said: The
action taken was hasty and unwarranted
by the circumstances of the war In the
first place. think Congress can find some
better business, which concerns affairs at
home, than in seeking to ep,broil the coun-
try in complications with other nations
with whom We are enjoying friendly rea-
tions. A large part of the session has al
ready been taken up with making attacks
upon other LationS, and the recognition Of
Cuba'S Independence in giving the insur-
gents helltgerent riPhts is of the same char
actcr as the other acts do not think it
can be demonstrated that the movement in
Cuba has been of such Importance as our
own revolution assumed in 1116 or that it
Is Of the same proportions was assumed
by the southern confcderacy when op-
posed the taking of any action by foreign
powers unfavorab BILE to the Union cause.
Our opinions concerning Cuban affairs have
been basel upon newspaper reports in the
Inlin and upon the reports of atrocities
l have little doubt but what both sides have
been guilty of excessive cruelty, such as
would not have been allowed in combats
between Anglo-Saxon races l do not at all
agree with the claim that the government
should not enforce the neutrality laws
These laws form the bass of government
for all civilized nations If they are not OBJ
served, We shall revert back to forms Of
barbarism
I'm the case of Texas, Congress waited
until after the victory of San Jacinto be-
fore recognizing the insurgents as bellig-
e1ents 1t was months afterward when
IN
that the independence of the state was
recognized. Had there been plenty of time
at the discussion, l would have advocated
some of these sentiments
The Feeling in the House.
The conclusion of the managers in the
House to dispose of the Cuban resolution
under suspension of the rules today was
not the result of feeling aroused by the
news of disorder in SPAIN
The motive in disposing of the resolution
at this time and in this manner was to
avoid long and uncomfortable discussion
and also to prevent amendments from being
offered.
The sentiment Of the House is evidently
strongly in favor of radical action, and
there is a very considerable recklessness as
to consequences. This feeling does not ap-
pear to have been augmented to any de-
N
mob on the American consulate at Barce-
Iona, reported in this mornings dispatches.
The feeling on the score of this attack is
very temperate. The fact that no personal
violence was suffered by our consul seems
to incline congressman generally to look
upon the matter as an incident not to be
surprised at. The general opinion express
ed at the Capitol was that some such dem
onstration of excitement was to be expect
ed, and that the evidence that the authori-
ties had taken prompt measures to put a
stop to violence largely relieved the incident
from gravity. No doubt was expressed that
Spain would promptly apologize to this gov
ernment, as later advices show has been
done, and if there was no repetition of the
offense there would be no reason for any
very strong resentment on the part of this
country
What Mr.. Dfnxlex Said.
Mr.. Dingfey said in speaking Of the mat
ter that the Spanish were known to he an
excitabe people. and it was not surprising
that there should be some, demonstration
of popular feeling follow from the action
of our Senate. 1t was, he assumed, the
language of the debate in the Senate more
than the resolutions that the spaniards
We're so offended at They probably found
1t difficult to disassociate the two. 1t was
irdicated by the dispatches that the au-
thorities were not in sympathy with the
attack, and the Spanish government ould,
doubtless. promptly disavow any sympathy