The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-10
SENATOR HALE ON CUBA
Concluded from First Pageo


ii'l'' and Yorktown. turns with lonth-
ns from them. II Is the torch Of de-
S.Tuctlun. 1t il murder. It is outrage.
~ Is the widest strife OF savugcry. If
No'c alone Will vote for no resolution
,n't VIII give aid ana comfort TO the
'"cl whose exploits are so eXultingly
e' II, as have read them here"
70 Il question put to him at this point
MI sherman. Mr.. Hale replied that
, ,.. was Just Tie question which the
i."i opcail nations had put to the United
states during the civil war. How long
nitu they 10 wait?
~ was characterization the optimism
VI seward took on Il saddcr tone. 1t
was mat consideration which broke
Gown the lion-hcartcd Stanton and left
ni''' rum. The answer To the question
was given by MIR. Seward
Hcrc Mr. Sherman interDosed the re-
il"Ih mat before II single battle was
i"usti IN the Civil war. Spain. England
uhu france had acknowledged the
oo"'hcrh Confcderacy in the very lam
Eu'sc contained In the pending rcsolu-
ton.
,, were they acting rlghtlv"' said MIR.
''U ...,, smoothing the question point blank
no; think not" MIR. Sherman an
,i,,, nut we have waited now u long
'iH'e ana nave seen the atrOciuus nets
committed ut our very door and have
iicNtr raised single friendly hand
NOT sent Il single friendly word"
~ iiaie went on TO illustrate dhe
poiit ne was discussing and quoted
m'n hlGn measure of praise. Mr.. Sc
"'r"s reply 10 the question OF how
ionS european nations had n wait, and
said mat that WAS the answer which he
tAir. ilale) made to Mr.. Sherman's uucs-
ton. ="
me United States" Mr.. Seward said,
WEI suppress the rebellion but II must
40 " IN It's own way. The methods
ov which 1t shall be done must be Sc
iectcd by the United States, and no
ioiSieh power must be allowed to in
teflcre with the United States In It's
methods of smppressing the rebellion"
thai, said Mr.. Hale. "ls the answer
to-day. This must be left TO Spain. She
sends troops TO Cuba by The thousa nds
| ana by the ten thousands. She sends
iDble ana experienced commanders And
aS Europe waited. SO the United States
must lei Spain have Il fair opportunity
OF supprcssins the rebelllon. 1t is not
the first one. MIR. Grant said In his
message that they were periodical
we are taught by General Grant the
restraining lesson that we must do
what the European powers did when
the United States announced that 1t
would settle the rebellion In It's own
way iHey retired from The rum bling
and mutteringly, but they kept hands
off"
Mr.. Hale deprecated what is called the
war sentiment" but which MIR. Hale
called the spirit of militarIsm that per-
vades the country. Certainly. he said,
The events Of the las, few months were
wcdd described by the senior Senator
from Massachusetts UIoaD when he
said in one OF his tersc phrases that
every morning somebody seemed to
wake UP to fire OFF II loaded cannon
against somebody else.
Out of H. Mr.. President. l believe the
good sense Of the American people will
assert itself The people will show that
il loves peace ana not war. And so |
believe Notwithstanding the danger
which am trying 10 avert and notwith-
standing that war stands In my mind
as Il possible danger that we shall get
out OF II without war. and that there
will be To US that long period of peace
and prosperity which we deserve. We
have many things which Congress should
turn its attention To besides foreign af-
fairs. Under the leadership OF some OF
the Oldest and thithcrto) most conserva-
tive Senators we have given large Mt.
tention 10 foreign complications dur