The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20
WASHINGTON.
ABLE sPEECU BN hill On THE
CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.

Others ny sherman and MOrsan-.Th
subject Stiil Hung Up In the senate
Cleveland Investigating ~ to the FRA
pricty Of Recognition Vest Again spit
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Outrageous Land StcRi-A S30,oOO,OO
Naval Project Lodges speech on I'm
mi.ratiOn--A I'M to Prevent the Sus
pension of Pensions.
The Cuban resolutions are still hupi
up in the senate, and they may no
reach II vote for week yet, though
Sherman and the committee on foreigi
affairs are constantly trying 10 force
one. Elllins of West Virginia gave thu
discussion fresh turn Monday will
resolution directing .thc committee t.
report to the senate the formation
necessary to action ON its recommen
dations, simply another method oil
getting delay. Sherman in his speech
Friday. in reply to Senator Hoar, in
timatcd that he would have no objcc
ton 70 sending the resolutions back to
conference with the understanding
that the third resolution providing for
Intervention bys the United States UNI
der certain conditions should be some.
what modified. But there does not
seem to be any general desire, IN the
senate to 20 through this performance.
Hill made curious. though able
and powerful speech Friday, He an
nounced that he was going 10 vote
against the conference report on ac-
count of the intervention clause, and
then devoted an hour to fervent
apostrophe 10 Cuban liberty. The New
York senator made an earnest presen
tation of arguments in favor OF resoln
tons against which he announced his
intention to vote. He was especially
scornful and dramatic in his treatment
of the New York business men who
have been showering kilograms upon
! him and on other members of the sen
ate, protesting against the present at
titule Of congress, on the ground that
| it was seriously affecting commerce
with Cuba. He engaged in colloquy
with Senator Hoar in regard to the
effect which the resolutions could
have, during which he brought out
the point that the sale of arms to in
surgents was not unlawful now and
could not be any more unlawful in case
the resolutions. should be adopted.
II should have hesitated,'' said Mr..
Hill, "to have voted for joint reso
luton which would have required the |
presidents action within ten days. |
But the resolutions are safe because |
they merely eNpressl our opinion and
bind no one but ourselves, although |
they will be received with respect by
the executive and will have their
moral effect through the country and
the world. They are in accordance
with precedent. and in my opinion
congress should go thus far, but no
further. Recognition of belligerency
is made on the theory that whole
people cannot be prosecuted for trca
son. The Cubans now hold three
fourths of the island. Prisoners of
war should be exchanged. We're we
to stand by and see them guillotined, |,
garotted, shot or executed in any
other way? The resolutions could
give nosoffense TO Spain. We could
not do less. The question Of recogni-
ton of belligerency addressed itself ,
10 the disception of all foreign powers. I
II could do no harm in this instance !;
and might tend to stay this cruel war !
fare Shall we not, he asked, rid the !
war of its infamy, degradation and !
That is all these resolu- :
lions proposed to do except the last, to ,
j. r
never give my consent. Who is there :
IDEAS under which we unfurled the flag :,
If freedom to the world9 Cuba is to, !
lay resisting taxation without repre-. :
entation, 1t is the story of the !,
american Revolution over again :
There were Tories then as now whose :,
we're with aristocracy and y
monarchy, tand now:as then they will |,
e crushed by the force of an enlight-
ned people determined to be free. .,
he conflict between republicanism q
nd monarchism is irrcpressible, and =
iii go on. God grant that Cuba may J.
uccced. Ii she does not. let us have y
he consciousness that we have done y y
ur duty - :,
Sherman answered all the objections :,
, these resolutions in one tcrse cpl =
ram. IF war does not exist in Cuba, !
here outside of holl does 1t exist?'' "
ut was idle, he said, for Spain ~
, declare that war did not exist 81
hen, in fact, warfare was going on *
iore atrocious than any in the history :,
the Dark Ages. Continuing, Mr.. T.,
herman said that it was impossible =. "a
lat the present terrible condition of e. e.
fairs should continue much longer. -
ere Mr.. Sherman turned aside for -
'ibute to President Cleveland. The ~ ~
,nator said there were differences of u
1litical opinion between him and Mr.. 81
leveland. But, 5" he added, mo one W, W.
)ubts his courage no ono doubts his w
lclity TO tho flag of our country: no i,
le doubts that. = -,
The other most notable speech of -
e debate was that of Morgan of Ala DC b.,
INA Monday and Tuesday. He main J Jo
ined that a state of open, horrid war ~, w
listed in Cuba-a war involving the T."
opcrty, rights, liberties and lives of 90, ,,,
citizens who happen to be IN
ere. The line of action for congress -
take, he said, was 20 declare that on
en- war existed in Cuba, and that na l
G laws of war should apply TO it. If u ro'
ither party to the struggle in Cuba w.
uld defend the rights and property ~
American citizens who were there ,,.,
en- he proposed that the government plrh
the United States should intervene s wn
protect them. He answered tho =,
'ndard argument of the opponents of y
2 resolutions, that the rebels have ~
capitol, thus; :,
How many places of habitation: did ~.
, government OF the United States ~
1 the Continental Congress have -, :,
ring the Revolutionary war? They ~ III
1 no less than nine capitals. and 49,,
; British government could not Of Of
lsc them down to cover And TO
le of Maine he said: oI"
The Spaniard had neither mercy nor - -
in his heart for the poor NJ.
,plc of Cuba-for those poor VI
latoes and negroes and vagabonds ,la.,
cribed by Minister De LONE. They Cen &c,