The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-06
CUBA IN TIE SENATE.
Violent Talk Over a Resolution
Acknowledging Belligereney
Of the Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, April 6, 1S97.-The Cuban
question again came up IN the Senate to-
day on Mr.. Morgan's resolution:
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives that a condition of public
war exists between the government of
Spain and the government proclaimed and
for some time maintained by force of
arms by the people of Cuba and that the
y. s. of America shall maintain a strict
neutrality between the contending pow
egs, according to each all the rights of
nelligerents in the ports and territory of
the United States.''
Mr.. Morgan was recognized In support
Of the resolution, speaking in his usual
calm and dispassionate style. He spoke
OF the long and weary contest which the
Spanlsh authorities had been unable to
gress hould initiate such action as the
United States was to take The Presi-
gent might not feel personally disposed
TO concur in the view of Congress, and
yet he might feel bound by it. Mr.. Nor
gan said movement which in any way
embraced the contingency of war was of
lIee from excitement. 1t was in this
view that he approached the subject now.
He did not wish to occasion a ferment
~ - ene United States, even though the
OF this subject. If the United States
government had taken proper care of its
citizens in Cuba great loss of life and
property would have been avoided. But
OUT Government had not taken care of
its people and it was time that it did so.
This resolution was designed to place the
United States in position to protect it's
citizens
But he added. 81 am almost home
less, after the policy of the past months.
that any administration will get its cour-
age up to the point of sending our ships
w. ~ iIaVana and demanding Justice and
llperty for our people,"
Mr.. Morgan referred to the death of
Dr. Rulz and commented on the reported
purpose of the administration to send a
lawyer to Havana to investigate.
Instead of hunting out lawyer to go
down to Havana" declared the Senator,
''our authorities might well send a ship
on board, and say to Spain: If that man
has been murdered, you must punish the
guilty ones, and on the spot, make i'm
mediate indemnity
Here Mr.. Hale (Rep Maine) came in
with a series of questions and there was
rapid exchange with Mr.. Morgan.
do I understand" queried Mr.. Hale,
that thA Senator objects to sending to
Cuba an agent-be he lawyer or MOTTO
establish the facts?"
AS an American responded Mr.. Nor
gan, I would regret to see a lawyer go
there, but if | were a British subject 1
would expect to see a ship of war, as
well as a lawyer go there
Then the Senator would send ship
Of war before the lawyer to establish the
fact?' pursued Mr.. Hale
Il 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 re-
GREETED that the rights and liberties of
our American people were being held so
hlightly as to be converted into mere law
suits.
What We need" exclaimed Mr. Nor
gan, is action, resolution, determina-
tion, purpose, conclusion, that shall pro-
tect the people against these outrages
And one exhibition of that determination
in the island of Cuba would do more
good than all the lawsuits ever brought
The Senator spoke of the colossal mis-
representation that an insurrection, but
not 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
retarded by the statement of the Senator
from Maine (1ale) that the Cubans are
not conducting a fashionable fight"