St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-10

United States. There were points of
order from various quarters, and many
senators were on their feet, seeking to
gain recognition. The vice president
announced the rule that in case of OBJ
lection to reading communication,
the senate must decide by vote as to
receiving it,
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, said the OBJ
lection to the minister's statement was
not based on it's offensiveness to the
senate, but to the established rules that
any communication from a foreign
minister must be submitted through
the customary channels of the state
department. Mr. Morgan made point
OF order against proceeding with the
minister's statement
Mr.. Frye suggested that Mr.. Davis
withdraw his point of order and allow
the paper to be read, and that in re-
ply the communication in the Washing
ton Post of a prominent Cuban (the sec
retary Of the Cuban legation in Wash
ington) be read. This suggestion to
also give the Cuban side hearing was
received with a demonstration by the
galleries so pronounced that the vice
president warned the spectators.
At o'clock the unfinished business,
the Dupont election case,was Temporal
rily laid aside. Mr.. Sherman, chairman
of the foreign relations committee, gave
notice that he would insist upon ac-
tiCn.
When the Spanish minister's commu-
nication had been read Mr.. Hale sent
to the desk and had read a communica-
ton to the New York World from DR..
William Shaw Bowen. The extract re-
fers to Gen. Weyler "as
GREATLY TRADUCED MAN
who had been Systematically attacked
by the enemies of the Spanish cause.
This communication, extracted from
an unwilling Witness" Mr.. Hale said,
he would play against anything writ
ten by the CubanS in this city.
He also read from current news dis
patches Of the burning by the insur-
gents of thirteen towns and the de-
struction Of tobacco, and of the inhab-
itants wandering helpless and starv-
ing through the country. 'These," said
he, "are the methods adopted to defeat
Spain" Here" he continued, "are the
exalting details in a newspaper which
sympathizes with the insurgents. Lib
erty," he added, docs not fight it's
battles in that way. Freedom often
springs from prison bars, from burn
ing lips, aye, from it's own ashes, but
not such horror and confiagration
and DEVILS work. The heart stirred by
the story Of Bunker Hill turns with
loathing from such tales as these. It
is not war, but incendiarism, destruc-
ton by the torch, murder and outrage.
1t is the widest stroke of savagery. I
will never vote to give aid and comfort
to the leaders whose exploits are thus
chronicled.
There is another side" Mr.. Hale
was proceeding to say, when Senator
Sherman interrupted to ask how long
we were to allow this state of affairs
to continue.
,,aD1;od nv rToIo
same question which was put to the
diplomatists Of Europe during the war
of the rebellion. Whenever our arms
sustained reverse they were asked
whether that did not disclose a state
of war. That was the great burden
which rested most heavily on those
then at the head of our affairs That
question gave a stoop to the tall shoul-
ders of Lincoln; it weighed most anx-
iously upon the able Seward, and broke
down the lion-hearted Stanton. The
answer to it is to be found in the in
structions of Secretary Seward
But" interposed Mr.. Sherman,
Spain, England and France had ac-
knowledged the belligerency of the
Confederacy before a single battle was
fought in language Identical with that
in the first of these resolutions.
MILITARISM tDEPLORED.
L am not speaking of belligerency."
replied Mr.. Hale, "but of independence
Stewards answer was that the United
States was engaged in one of the most
herculean tasks in the annals of the
world. Charles F. Adams, at the court
of st. James, and our minister to
France were instructed to say that the
United States would suppress the re-
bellion, but in a way to be selected by
us,and that no foreign power would be
allowed to interfere" Mr. Hale said
he deplored the aggressive spirit of the
last year; the desire to incite trouble;
the building up of the instruments of
war instead of those of peace; the
turning aside from the plow and the
taking up Of the sword. This was mil
itarism There was but one result when
militarism took possession of a great
people. The arts Of peace disappeared,
and in their place came vast armament
and the dominion of some great mill
tary chieftain. This was the growing
spirit of the day in this country. Mr.
Hale closed at o'clock. Mr. Mills
urged MIR. Sherman not to reach
vote today, as several senators desired
to be heard.
Mr.. Sherman yielded to the sugges-
ton, and the Cuban resolution went
over.
Mr. Turpie Oem. Ind) was then
recognized for an argument against
the claim of Mr.. Dupont to a seat in
the senate from Delaware.
The senator had not concluded when,
at ABS o'clock, the senate held a brief
executive session, and soon thereafter
adjourned.