The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-11

SuTSeQIS ndQ run -ne Spanish .SOlulerS
into the sea- but, the senator added,
he felt no irritation over the student
ebullitions in Spain" ~
In conclusion, Teller vigorously as
serted that the American people would
not tolerate any dictation or criticism
from the foreign representatives &C
credited here.
AT LEAST OFFENSIVE.
Mr. Chandler Rep.. N. HI also
thought the Spanish minister had been
guilty of an improperly His refer
ences, said Mr.. Chandler, were often
sive
L desire ito say" interposed Mr.
Morgan. that the Spanish minister
misquoted what [ said on the floor of
the senate"
THAT illustrates the point de-
sired to. make" continued Mr.. ,Chand-
Ter, proceeding to quote Senior de Lo-
mes references to our war of the re-
bellion. 1t was unseemly. he said, for
the Spanish minister to have written
such a communication. 1t could not
be countenancd.
Continuing, Mr. Chandler expressed
the opinion that there was entirely too
much attempt at outside interference
or advice. He referred to the ca,bled
utterances of Minister Castillo and the
president of the council of Spanish
ministers.
Mr.. Hale then took the floor. He was
not prepared he said, to
YIELD ONE JoT
from the position he took yesterday.
and expressed satisfaction that he had
been able to obtain from an official
source such a temperate reply to the
inf1ammatory utterances against Spain,
which was without any official founda-
ton whatever He commended the
careful tone of the Spanish minister
who, he said, had observed all the
courtesias of the human language
With regard to the general question as
to the propriety of men in high official
station expressing their views, he de-
clared the press of today had invaded
realms not dreamed of thirty years
ago. Great men did not hesitate to
make known their opinions, not only
on literary questions. but on vital ques-
lions of International comfy. He cited
Gladstones expression on the Venezu-
elan question.
JUST SUPPOSE.
At this point Mr.. Gray came forward
with suppositous case.
Suppose said he. that some mem
Der of the British house of commons
should read in the house, from suppo-
Sitious authority, a statement to the
effect that before Andre was executed
he had been tortured by General Wash
ington; that his eyes had been burned
from their sockets, and that he had
been subjected to all sorts of indigni-
ties. Would it be unbecoming in the
American ambassador to call attention
to the fact that the alleged history
was unauthenticated and that mis-
take had been made?"
Mr.. Hale readily agreed that there
could be no improperly in such a
course. If such a thing had happened,
Bayard would send letter to the Lon
don Times setting right the truth of
history.
Mr. Teller challenged the analogy of
the supposed case. That would be sim
ply a discussion of historical events. In
this instance. Senior de. Lome's state
ment was intended to offset action on
measures pending in the senate.
Again taking up the trend of his ar
gument, Mr.. Hale referred to the mes
sage sent by the Prince of Wales to
the American people Through the New
York World Royalty, he thought, had
not
ABATED ITS DIGNITY
by that act. 1t was simply recog-
milton of the new universally acknowl-
edged fact that all public men went to
the newspapers, magazines and re-
views to write themselves down in mat
ters Of great public moment Not until
the Spanish minister. he concluded, by
false criticism overstepped the bounds
of propriety he did not think he should
be subject to censure or reproach.
Mr.. Lodge, who had opened the dis
cussion, again got the floor, and agreed
that this SORT of debate over the utter
ance of a representative of a foreign
government was unseen1ly, but he pro-
tested that the matter had not been
brought into the senate by him. But
against foreign minister's words
charging that he had been imposed up
on tmaliciously and fraudu1ently,'' were
read here. he thought he should reply
He had shown that the Spanish minis
ter's
STATEMENT WAS FALSE.
He had no fault to find with the elo-
quent defense of the Spanish minister.
but even a United States senator was
entitled to some rights. Gaughter.)
He again read the words of the Span
ish minister appealing" from what
had been said in the senate to the
common sense of the American peo-
ple.''
while we are on the subject of his
tory" he continued lit might be we'll
for senators to recall the case of Ge-
net, the French minister to- the Uni
ted States, who also took an appeal to
the American people, and whom George
Washington turned out of the country.
Would Washington be called a lingo
and taken to task for his action? In
his day and generation he was consider
ed a man of good judgment
Mr.. Gray fnterjected that Genet had
gone so far as to enlist troops. Mr..
Lodge responded that this was not
THE MAIN OFFENsE.
The senator recalled the case of Lord
Sackville West, who was asked to retire
for giving advice as to how to vote at
an election
That was private letter not meant
for publication suggested Mr. Teller
Mr.. Hale added that in the Sackyille-
West case the letter bore on a national
election about to occur.
Mr.. Lodge insisted that the case was
analogous to this one.
This closed the exciting incident in the
Cuban question and the senate proceeded
with the usual morning business The
debate had had the effect of filling every
available seat in the senate galleries.
The diplomatic corpse was again repre-
sented, several of the ministers and sec
retaries being accompanied by ladies of
the diplomatic corps.
The floor of the senate also was crowd
ed members of the house filling the side
aisles
Another interesting incident occurred
when Mr.. Hoar's resolution introduced
yesterday, providing that the Cuban ques-
tior on nvo1- until Dri1 r7ov+ IL al