The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-18

crluclSm by foreign minister war
ranted his dismissal.
Il have not asked for the d.sm sal
of the Spanish minister proceeded Mr..
Morgan. Let him stay here if5he
wants But 1 have the constitutional
right of protection
AGAINST ASSAULTS
from man holding commission from
a foreign government
Mr.. Hale called attention to a state
ment made by Mr. Sherman that the
Spanish minister had right to de-
fend his country before the people.
Mr.. Morgan responded that Mr.. Hale
was always ready to find ample author
ity for differing or agreeing with Mr.
Sherman, as circumstances might war
rant Yesterday Mr. Hale intimated
that the Ohio senator (Sherman) had
suppressed documents. Today Mr.. Hale
quoted the Ohio senator approvingly to
him (Mr. Morgan.) But. added Mr..
Morgan, Mr.. Shermans views on this
question of propriety concerning the
course of a foreign minister did not
govern him.
Mr.. Morgan went on to say that it
was essential that foreign ministers be
reprimanded and, if need be, dismissed
for
ASSAULTS ON SENATORS
for words used in debate. 1t was the
duty of the executive authorities to
extend this protection. If an attack
was made on the floor of the senate on
the president of the United States it
would quickly bring him (Morgan) to
his feet in protest. The senator then
had the clerk read the reply of Coma
les 1Quesada, secretary of the Cuban
junta, to the Spanish minister's letter.
1t related such shocking details as TO
indignities on naked Cuban women by
Spanish troops that Mr. Chandler urged
that the statement be printed but not
read.
Mr.. Morgan assented. but Mr.. Hale
insisted that the statement be read in
full. in order, as he said, that its cred
Utility might be judged. Mr. Morgan
said he did not vouch for Senior Cues
ada's statements, but he asserted that
Quesada's character was quite as good
as that of Minister de Lone.
The reading of
QUESADA'S STATEMENT
proceeded, giving details of alleged
atrocities by General Weyler the
branding of women on their breasts,
the assaulting of defenseless women,
etc
At the close of the statement, Mr..
Hale rose to state that he had this
horrible recital read in full in order to
show that such awful atrocities would
not be accepted as true unless accom-
panied by evidence. They would not
be believed on the mere promise of
giving facts at a subsequent day. Mr..
Hale added that he did not believe
these statements of the Spanish gen
erals horrible atrocities. They were
mere Pigments of the brain. Z;
Mr.. Morgan read further evidences
of the Spanish cruelty in Cuba. One
| referred TO the massacre of seven
young men who were stood against
wall and shot to pieces by regiment
of soldiers.
Who is responsible for that state
ment?" asked Mr. Hale. rs any name
signed to that recital?'
Mr. Morgan said it was taken from
the recital of an eye witness given in
a New York paper The
MASSACRE OF STUDENTS
was historically established beyond a
question. If Mr.. Hale insisted on hav-
| ing witnesses it would be necessary
to bring Minister Dupuy de Lone and
Gonzales Quesada to the bar of the
senate
Mr.. Morgan went on to read from
| personal letters received by. him Civ
| ing the experience OF men in Cuba.
The letters told of violation of girls,
and the massacre of women and child
rem. Six men gathering bananas were
killed and bananas stuffed down their
threats as joke. A Cuban general
was stripped of his clothes and ex-
| hibited before crowds of women. then
killed and his body dragged a mile
a beautiful girl was torn from her
mother and carried off by a Spanish
officer. These atrocities were given
with great minuteness, said to be the
personal observation of the writers of
the letters. Mr.. Morgan said the
writer was graduate of the military
academy.
Another letter was from a Phla-
delphian who recounted atrocities wit
messed by him and another from Cen
| eral Daniel Sickles. formerly United
States minister to Spain. Mr.. Morgan
said the letters disclosed the ex-
istence of
a BLOODY WAR,
and it was the duty of congress to
recognize that kind OF war as existing.
The senator said ne had received postal
cards from the north. bidding him to
/ leave the country and console with
| the negro, Maceo. But he could not be
diverted by these insults or by the
! attack of some newspapers which as
| serted he was seeking a war with
| Spain in order TO bring about the
restoration of silver coinage.
Il would rather be in cabinet with
/ Gomez and Maceo than with Balma-
/ ceda and Weyler," declared Mr.. Nor
gan.
Mr.. Morgan said he believed the
president should approve the course
I of congress, but if he did not congress
would have discharged its duty to the
people, and the responsibility would
be left with the president
! Mr.. Morgan did not wish to give
Spain any cause of complaint, and he
| therefore favored the mild, firm reso-
lutions now pending.
And yet" added the senator, in
closing, Il have not doubted that any
action would cause this fanatical ma
ton to take up the guage OF war
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, gave notice that
he would follow on the Cuban uues-
tion tomorrow.
At $40 p. m. the senate adjourned
! until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.