The news & observer., 1897-04-07
MORGAN'S SPEECH
To Quit Dallying and Recognize
Cuban Helligerancy.
RiDlCULES THE LAWYERS
THAT SHIPS. NOT
LAWYERS SHOULD BE SENT.
HsLE's USUAL po.NorHINe PLAN
Morgan S lid "the Senator from Maine
Is incapable of Believing ANYTHING
Reflecting on These Sanity
Angels of Spain"

Rejecting on These Sanity
Angels of Spain"
Washington, ID. c.. April 6.-Much bad
blood was developed in the Senate to-
day over the Cuban question, and there
were numerous stormy passages and
acrimonious personal charges.
Most of the day was given to the bank
ruptcy bill. Mr. Stewart, of Nevada.
speaking in opposition. The discussion
drifted to the financial question, Mr.
Chandler and Mr.. Stewart having an
amusing discussion on bimetallism
During the day Mr.. Earle Dem., South
Carolina), introduced resolution for the
| immediate reorganization of the Senate
| committees and the filling of all vacan-
cies He spoke BRIEFLY for the first time
| since entering the Senate, on the injus-
| tice OF keeping the new Senators from
committee service The resolution went
| over till tomorrow.
| Among the petitions presented was one
by Mr.. Nelson fRep.. Michigan.), en-
bracing 1000 kilograms from Bishops,
mayors. commercial bodies, ETC., col
lected by New York paper and fa-
vorable to the arbitration treaty.
The Cuban question came up ON Mr..
| Morgan's resolution declaring that n
| state of war exists in Cuba and recog-
nizing both parties as belligerents.
| Mr.. Morgan was recognized in sup
port of the resolution, speaking in his
usual calm and dispassionate style. He
spoke of the long and weary contest
| which the Spanish authorities had been
Il 4 rsexh4 bn
| chat Congress should initiate such action
as the United States was to take. He
| did not wish to occasion a ferment in
| the United States, even though the
| hearts OF the American people are full
| of this subject. Ii the United States
| government had taken proper care of its
| citizens in Cuba, great loss of life and
property would have been avoided. But
l our government had not taken care of
| its people, and it was time that it did SO.
The resolution was designed to place the
| United States in a position to protect its
citizens. But" he added, 81 am almost
| hopeless, after the policy of the past
| months, that any administration will get
its courage up to the point of sending
our ships to Havana and demanding jus
| tice and liberty for our people," Mr..
| Morgan referred to the death of DR..
Ruiz and commented on the reported pur-
pose of the administration to send Il
lawyer to Havana to investigate.
Instead of hunting out lawyer to
go down to Havana" declared the
| Senator ''our authorities might well send
ship of war to Havana, with COM
| mission on board, and say to Spain: If
| that man has been murdered, you must
punish the guilty ones, and, on the spot
| make immediate indemnity"
Mr.. Hale. (Rep., Maine), came in with
! a series of questions, and there was a
| rapid exchange with Mr.. Morgan.
do / understand" queried Mr.. Hale
| that the Senator objects to sending to
Cuba an agent-be he lawyer or not
| to establish the facts?'
"As an American" responded Mr..
| Morgan, II would regret to see lawyer
90 there but if l were Spanish subject
/ would expect to see ship of war, as
| well as a lawyer go there
"1'hen, the Senator would send a ship
of war before the lawyer to establish the
| fact" pursued Mr.. Hale.
II would send both the ship of war
| and the lawyer" answered Mr. Morgan,
and then he added amid laughter, "But
| would not have much use for the law
yer"
| He went on to say that he regretted
| that the rights and liberties of our Am
erican people were being held so lightly
as to be converted into mere law suits.
What we need" exclaimed Mr.. Nor
! gan, 'is action, resolution, determina-
ton, purpose conclusion that shall
protect the people against these outrages
And one exhibition of that determina-
ton in the island of Cuba, would do more
| good than all the lawsuits ever brought" I"
The Senator spoke of the colossal mis-
! representation that an insurrection, but
not a war existed in Cuba. Senators had
spoken of conflicts in Europe as real war,
as though banners and trappings were
necessary for the deadly realities Of war.
He hoped that action would not be re-
tarded by the statement of the Senator
from Maine (Hale) that the Cubans are
| not conducting fashionable fight"
Mr.. Morgan argued that the recogni-
tion of the belligerency of the Cubans
could not be construed as a hostile act
against Spain. The belligerency Of the
Confederacy always had been recognized
by Great Britain and Spain, but the Uni
ted States never construed this as hos
tile act. Spain's recognition Of the Con-
federate States was before the battle OF
Manassas, and before the Confederate
States had shown their ability
to resist the Federal government.
At the close OF his speech, Mr.. Morgan
referred to Spanish prisons being stuffed
with American prisoners. This brought
on another sharp exchange with Mr..
Hale.