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and her revolted South American col
onies, to show that belligerency was
then, in the second year of the war,
recognized by the United States. He
also quoted from President Monroe's
messages of 1919 and 1920 ON the same
subject, in which the hope is expressed
that Spain will terminate the exhaust
ing controversy on the basis of indie
pendence-not on the basis of autonomy
as now suggested by the administration
for Cuba.
If the recognition of Cuban belliger-
ency would be a cause for war with
Spain, then the United States should
have declared war against Spain from
the day of surrender of Lee at APP
potomox. But war had not followed
the recognition of belligerency, nor
even the recognition of independence.
President Monroe had recognized the
independence of seven South American
colonies in succession without war en-
suing. Amity and peace prevailed be-
tween the United States and Spain
and We're not broken. There was no
fear of war with Spain. There never
had been such war, and he hoped and
trusted that there never would be. The
recognition of belligerency was right,
not a cause of war.
Turpie also quoted from the message
of 1924, which he called ''the great mes
sage" that declaring the Monroe doc
trine and compared it with the position
of the present Executive, which show
ed, he said, rather an anxiety that the
revolution should fail and that the
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He went on to compare the strength
of the Spanish and revolutionary ar
mics. The CubanS, he said, had $4,000
men trained, disciplined, armed with
the very best material and with all the
munitions of war. and with 80, 900 other
men trained and disciplined, but armed
with inferior weapons. Spain, he said,
had 10000 regular troops-4O,0O0 in
stations along the trOchas, 10000 in
garrisOns in the seap0rts, and 10000 in
hospitals suffering from wounds and
disease. Spain had also 10000 militia,
in order to allow the regulars more leis-
ure, more freedom in conducting the
principal campaign. What principal
principal campaign, he asked, had they
conducted? What effective campaign?
Cuban independence. he declared, was
already an accomplished fact, but that
did not necessarily imply that the Span
iah forces would cease fighting. In
conclusion, Turpie said:
IF the Cuban patriots succeed, we
may then claim that we were friends of
that epublic-frfends in need-friends
in the hour and day of danger. If failure
befall them (Which may God averO our
action will still lose nothing of grace
or of grandeur, and we shall then keep
faith with the quenchless spirit Of free
dom which has set our feet in such large
room"
At the conclusion of Turpie'S speech
Hill's joint resolution as to the recOg
milton Of foreign Governments was
taken from the table and placed on the
calendar.
Chandler RD of New Hampshire
moved TO proceed to the consideration Of
the bill to provide for the representation
of the United States by commissioners at
any International monetary conference
hereafter to be called.
White sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an editorial from Chambers
PAPER declaring that Senator Sherman is
to be the leader of the Republican party
in the new Administra tion, and giving
numerous citations from Shermans
speeches in favor OF silver money After
the reading White said he presumed the
quotations were correct, as Sherman
was in his seat and did not correct
them.