The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-18

say that Grover Cleveland did his duty
IN refusing to rush headstrong into a
radical Cuban policy
The senator said he was opposed to
Jingoism. He would oppose this resolu-
ton if reported back from the committee
| unless much stronger evidence was pre-
1 sented than he had seen.
r. This is adefiance of Spain,'' he said.
! sYou may say. Spain is weak power
and that we can annihilate her in 80
minutes. Are you ready for war? Do
the American people want war? l do
not believe it. Until you are ready for
war do not take steps which will involve
| war;
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama was on his feet
as Mr.. Wellington closed with the query
| THE senator speaks so emphatically of
jingoes, let me ask him who are the jim
goes and what are the jingoes."
"The senator needs no information
| from me as to who are the iingoes, -
responded Mr.. Wellington. at is the
spirit that would drag our country into
war with Spain; it is the spirit that
would draw us into controversy with
every country of Europe and make them
our enemy rather than our friends. -
! Mr.. Stewart of Nevada, spoke briefly,
remarking that it was strange to hear this
from a Republican senator. II do not
endorse the last administration, inter
rupted Mr.. EWellington, Except where
| foreign affairs are concerned"
Mr.. Stewart went on to say that he
| could see no difference between the Nc
| Kinley administration and the Cleveland
administration on foreign affairs.
| Mr.. Mckinley is a very pleasant gen.
| tlemcn," added Mr.. Stewart, amid laugh
ter. Il do not intend to draw COMPARE
son, but ! merely say Mr. Mckinley is a
very pleasant gentleman.
MIR. Stewart argued for the resolution
tsaying it voiced the sentiment of the
American people who wanted no more
foreign Cleveland policy on Cuba
t. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, entered the diplomatic gallery
at this stage of the debate.
| Mr.. Daniels of Virginia, said the sena-
tor from Maryland (Wellington) had
taken a shot at creation" while pre-
sumably discussing the pending resolu-
ton. Mr.. Daniel asserted that the Mary
land senator entirely misapprehended
the resolution in declaring that it in :
volved hostility to Spain. In sarcasti c
tones Mr.. Daniel referred to Mr.. Well
ington's statement that some debt of
duced a Christopher Columbus. 1t were
better had there been no Columbus, said
Mr.. Daniel, if America was to continue
a sayagery that was here before the
country was discovered. The senator then
took up the legal questions involved in
the recognition of belligerency.. This
branch of the speech was cafef ully pre-
pared and was read from manuscript.
After concluding his legal argument
on the powers of Congress and the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Daniel branched to the general
subject of Cuba and again aroused the
keenest attention by his vigorous words.
The diplomacy of Spain had succeeded
| ha1f hn said in
binding American diplomacy in the
belief that war did not exist in Cuba,
but the world knew that war existed
there, high handed, red handed, bloody,
cruel war. 1t is O war in which Spain
employsa more troops than England
American revolution. And yet senators
were met with the statement that recog-
milton of state of war in Cuba would
be inimica1 to Spain.
4 He denied that the recognition of an
existing fact could be construed as a
hostile act, but in any event the fact
| should be recognized and the great infiu
ence of the United States thrown toward
the causeof civilized and Christian usage.
1t might subject some American vessels
| to search, but this would be a small mat
ter compared with the res ults achieved
1t might give Spain a rig hit to blockade
Cuba, but in that Spain would suffer
| ilioIC Uuo " llltcSl ouitbcS. LII Is Stilu
this means war; continued Mr.. Daniel.
II deny it. If Spain should declare wal
| against us because we recognized the
belligerency of her former subjects who
carried on a war for two and one hall
years, she would have an unjust cause
of compliant and war against us and we
will have a just cause Of complaint and
war against her.
81 do not wish to see the American
people involved in war. 1 look upon
war as one of the greatest calamities
that can befall a people, but it is great
er calamity for the higher public spirit
of great nation to be so deadened that
it can look upon murder and arson and
pillage with Indifference and for the
public spirit of that nation to be so dead
as to delay one instant in doing an act
of justice because of fear of war
AT the close of Mr.. Daniels speech, Mr..
Mason of Illinois, secured the floor and
| will speak when the resolution is taken
up at 2 o'clock tomorrow. He yielded at
5 o'clock for an executive session and at
$50 the Senate adjourned.