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MERELY A MOOT DEBATE.
50 Hoar Characterized Action on the
= Recognition of Cuba.
RESOLUTIONS STILL BEFORE SENATE


pdle III the senate mas advanced 10 tslc
stage of one of the great debates of the
American congress, and the speech today
Of Senator Hoar was another eventful
feature of this discussion. In this debate
tho senators and the crowded galleries
were kept at high tension by such stir
ring themes as war and patriotism anu
liberty.
Mr. tIoars speech was notable in set SET,
ting forth the conservative view of the
subject and urging a postponement OF
action until April &. This developed many
sharp controversies with Mt. Sherman
speech was u plea for calm, disniiied and
judicial action instead OF excitement and
disorder Of the mob and tho impasSioncd
speech of orators.
MIR. rioar characterized his colleague,
MI sherman as ono of tho greatest
statesmen OF tho country, whose namc
would so down III history along with that
of Lincoln. Fish. seward. Grant and his
illnstrious brother, and he hesought the
liant record by hasty and unguarded ac-
ZION on the Cuban question.
MIR. Hoar said the secretary OF state
Was clear-headed. old fashioned Massa-
chusetts Yankee. who could be safely
trusted with our foreign negotiations
Tho senator added like sentiment of the
sincerity OF President Cleveland In deal
ing with the Venezuelan question and de-
elarcd that any action by congress at
lacking the Presidents course would be
an attack on America.
Mr.. lloars resolution for the postpone
mcnt lost its parliamentary status at
clock and went to tho calendar. MIR.
sherman announcing that from this time
forward he would press the privileged
question-the conference report accepting
INC mouse Cuban resolutions.
Washington. March ia downpour of
sleot did not deter the crowds from coming
to the capitol today and taking possession
of the senate galleries
Mr.. Allen Uop., Nch) offered the first
development as TO Cuba in the FORM of a
i2iht resolution authorizing and requiring
tne president to make thorough aud
rigid investigation into the present state
OF war in Cuba--whcther II Is being con.
Quoted in accordance with the rules of
civilized warfare. whether extreme crucl-
ties are being practiccd by either side,
particularly toward combatants and
appropriatlng 100000 to be Immediately
available for the purpose Of the president
investigation.
Mr.. Allen did not press for immediate
action, and without debate 1t went 10 the
committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. Hoar was then recognized ON his
motion postponing the entire Nubln quos
mittcc on foreign relations - make an
inquiry in the meantime. Tho senator
said his course was taken S,ith every feel
ing OF respect for the chairman Of the
committee on foreign relations 'SheHnNpl
Turning to abe hitter, Mr.. i'oar added;
II regard him az the most illustrious pub
lie character on the political stage Of this
continent today. | sometimes inner with
him, hut always with profound RESPECT
for him"
MIR. Hoar smoke OF the serious feeiing
prevailing In SPAIN which had gwen IT @
United States minister at NJ plrid a tetl-
ms of insecurity for him "'if and fan ny
The same condition OF public irritation had
stuug the Spanish minister ut Washing
ton to "A violation Of custOmary diplomatic
propriety. 1T indicated the excited condi-
ton of feeling prevailing. II was con
trsry 10 that camness and dellhcration
with which great subjects should DE dealt.
Mr. # .attti al. AZ
facts and Information on the Cuban qucs-
ton. The committee on foreign relations
bad considered II ard had brought in a
resolution without any report of facth.
The report had cited a document which.
ON inquiry. proved to be the statement OF |
an agent Of Cuba in the United States.
Mr.. sherman protested against thts !
broad charH cteri2ntiou OF the committee
and Insisted that thcr" was much iuforma |
ton which Mr.. lioar had been prevented
from seeing,
Amid much laughter Mr.. Hoar besought |
his respected friend to let him proceed |
without Interruption.
II am not prepared" said he ironically, |
ITO so to war on the united authority OF |
a historian. whose name the senator NON /
Main did not know and whose name tho !
heualor from Alabama tMorgunl, VINO |
knows more than all OF MS put together |
cyclopedn by Clarence King. II the com |
mittoe on foreign relations has examined, |
considered and weighed these alleged facts |
and afnrns that IT found any OF 'hth
true fail 10 rocnil it,
MIR. sherman iuterposcd to protest mat |
Mr. lIoar was moi stating the cas-: fai'ly, |
calling his attention TO the official poneu-
lnr correspondence from tie state depart-
mcnt. which was comprised IN volume
of 80 pages. M,
that what ho complained of was the iact
that the committee on foreign aiialis hau
mado no inVestigauon, IL was not apie
to report what was true and what was
MIR. Hloar warned senators that tho
adoption Of the resolutions meant nc do,
NAL Of the rule of international Jaw
which wo insisted on 80 enormously dur-
Ing tho rebellion and 10 which tho unlteh
States committed itself through our min
listers 10 all foreign courts, inciudlng |
Spain. 49,,
to anything" said he, ut is that the
Cubans ara not entitled to hclligercni
rights under any circumstance
IIe read suggestions aud quoted Presi.
dent Wolsley Of Yale college ngainst
granting bclligerency to show that II
granted holligerency would have TO be
Withdrawn once the success OF the reyo-
luton seemed Impossible, llo would Ike
to know. hu said, II II was not u matter
OF great gravity for forty-hve states 20
declare against traditional policy ana me
statement of that eminent international
viii you" no nsiSed. looking about
domination on the document which Lin
coin and Seward and laDT Grant stood
~ IN two Of the most important crises
IN our history T.
Mr. Hour cited writer's on International
law showing the elements requisite before
a state Of war could be recognized rs
existing. Then returning to his personal
reference to Mr. Sherman, who had tom
porariiy left the chamber Mr.. Hoar
added. referring to Sherman: He VIII
20 down IN history as one of the great
men Of the day-along with Lincoln,
Grant. Fish and Seward and his own IL
lustrious brother--men to whom God IN
his providence had given aie task OF
maintaining tho government and ! trust
that II my Mend tShermanl has I'M
guardedly placed himself IN u position on
this question. washing out as It were
with a sponge that illustrious record Of
tho past he will pause in his course and
viii prefer to continue with those great
characters with whom he has been assoc
ciafed."
This proposed Cuban resolution had no
binding effect, Mr. Hoar went on. II did
not bind the president or the senate or
tho house or the people II was q mere
declaration that this means nothing"
The committees IN reporting Il should have
added the proviH0; 1T Ia 10 be distinctly
understood that this Is pickwicklan
resolution. without force or vigor or