The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-21


American citizens He called atten-
| ton to the fact that American citizens
| were now being released from Spanish
| prisons through the efforts Of the adj
| miniStratiOn.
LIBERTY FOR CUBA
''The purpose Of the Republicans, de-
! clared Mr.. Hit, 1T to secure peace with
| independence" He said that the con-
| ditions in Cuba had changed since con-
gress passed the last resolution. Mr..
Bailey would, by a resolution, interfere
| with the negotiations which are now
pending. Mr.. HIT said he had been in
favor of belligerency: The question
was now one Of eXpediency. The ex-
ecutive was exerting every effort, and
there was hope that he would solve
terference with diplomatic negotiation
by the legislative branch Of the govern
| ment
Mr.. Bailey, In reply to Mr.. Hit, said
| if the latter desired to make the ques-
ton Of recognition Of belligerency one
of party politics, he was willing to ac-
cept it, and the Democrats would vote
ming policies, he called attention to the
| fact that a year ago when a man
| elected by the Democrats was in the
| White house, Mr.. Hit voted for reso-
! ton of belligerency.
| Mr.. Hit declared that at the time
| he refused to make the resolution joint,
and thus embarrass the executive. He
would not mix the two so as to cause
| the legislation to interfere with di
pIomacy.
Mr.. Bailey went on to say that the
Democrats had repudiated Cleveland on
many other occasions, and now repudi-
ated his Cuban policy. AS to the differ
ent propositions which were offered,
the Democrats wanted to send the re-
lief with a message recognizing their
belligerency. Such a message would do
mere for the struggling Cuba1s than the
bread our ships could carry. Both Mr..
Hit and Mr.. Bailey were frequently
interrupted by applause on their re-
spective side.
Mr.. Grosvenor said nobody could tell
how many Americans had starved in
Cuba, while the gentleman from Texas
was masqueTading in coarse demagog-
cry. He inquired how long Mr.. Bailey
had aspdred to the leadership Of a. new
crusade, and why he had not protested
| when a Democratic president had ig-
nored the will of congress. The Rpub
licans had been reared in sympathy
with the freedom Of Cuba, Republican
president (GranD had advocated it, and
it had been opposed by Democrats. In
it's own time the Republican party
would not only vote for belligerent
rights, but for independence for Cuba.
This speech closed the debate on the
adoption Of the rule.
| Then came another parliamentary
skirmish when Mr.. Bailey moved that
the rule be committed to the committee
on rules with instructions to substitute
| for it the rule proposed by hdm.
| The speaker declared the motion not
germane and Mr.. Bailey appealed.
There was roll call on Mr.. Dalzell's
motion to table the appeal. The speak
er was sustained III to S3, party vote,
and the debate on the resolution was
begun by Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi
Mr.. Williams declared that the Re-
| publican party, which out of power
had boasted itself the party of courage;
in power lodged all great questions,
/ the Pacific railroad, bankruptcy and
| Cuban questions, because the plutoc-
| questions. Speaker Reed, if he was an
Indian chief, would be known as the
| MAN afraid of his followers because
| the speaker feared to submit the ques-
tion of recognition to the house, know
| ing that American manhood was for it,
He called upon Mr.. Hit to state to the
house that the president intended by
/ executive action to recognize the
| Cubans, which statement would, he as
serted, put stop to agitation.
DIRECT TESTIMONY.
One Republican member, Mr. Rob-
bins, of Pennsylvania, had voted
| against his party on the last vote, and
| he told the house that his views on the
| Cuban question were based ON a per-
| sonal visit to Cuba in January last
He told of Charles Govern, an Ameri-
| can citizen and newspaper man, who
of Mr. Robbins personal knowledge
hod 1nn Yaf1 1ry fhn oyoso rJc
whose American passport had been
struck from his hand by the Spanish
| officer, who had been tied to. a tree and
cut to pieces by the Spaniards. An
other American citizen from Indiana
he knew, who, refusing to give money
to the Spanish officer who demanded it.
had been struck on the head with a
sword and wounded and had afterward
been driven from his plantation and
was now living In Havana, on the
charity of the American consulate. He
told Of thousands of citizens, men,
starving in cities, and said the meth
DDS of Weyler were equalled only by
the Inquisition. If money did not suf-
flee to relieve the Americans in Cuba.
armed troops should be sent for the
purpose.
The point was made by Mr. Living
| stone, of Georgia, that $4,000 would
not suffice to feed the Americans for a
month, and that the appropriation must
be repeated monthly for an indefinite
4 period, as long as the war was per-
rnitted to continue.
There was an interesting passage
when Mr.. Livingstone was declaring
that the only sensible course was for
this government to end the trouble
by recognizing the Cubans, and Mr.
Hit interrupted to ask him:
'tDo you think that 1t would be bet
ter for the president to use his author
ity to secure independence? 2"
IT do," answered Mr.. Livingstone,
land now that have answered your
question, answer me, when will the
! president do that?'
Mr. HIT hesitated, while the house
listened intently, and Mr.. Livingstone
pressed him for an answer.
II have no right to speak by any