Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-20
Stirring CUBAN DEBATE.
SIRE. Information Given Out in
the Senate.

-...4snt and Secretary Of State
-5oa Senators That COnsuls
r.ba May be Assassinated If
. Tenor of Their Reports Is
,.s, Public -he Information
@ send Carefully Guarded.
--. cor Foraker Makes His First
-xrded Address Promised to
v-s lor the Morgan Resolution.
v -1.on. d. c.. May 19.-Another
debate on Cuba occurred in the
-tay. IL was Of the give and
ORDER with sharp parliamentary
main speeches Of the day were
v senator's Foraker, OF Ohio;
rr.- Of Utah; Lindsay, Of Ken
and H5ar. of Massachusetts.
the first speech of any length
.s Mr.. Foraker since he entered
e The Ohio Senator is one
cuban subcommittee of the
-es on Foreign Relations. He
r favor OF a reference of the
..u t0 the committee, but on the
question declared his purpose
rortIug the resolution recOgniZ-
Cuban btllgerency when IL should
reported 20 the committee.
N- Cannon was bitter in his de-
at0u Of Spanish atrocity, charac-
the Captain General Of Cuba
-..- mad dog Weyler Mr.. Lind
declared tnaJ II Jne SGfSyw2lloo
sr.l uy United States consuls was
king as TO subject them TO dan
NJ assassination it their names were
.sei. ir was time 10 send WarshlpS
Cuba and % terminate all dlplO-
relations with that country.
uas developed in Jh5 course OF a
ruv between Senators Foraker.
an and Vest. that the State de
ment had withheld the names OF
led States c0nsulS reporting on the
rus condition of affairs IN Cuba be-
. 10 might lead to their massacre.
ST. Vest declared that this presented
most serious phase of the subject.
was time 10 protect our officials
rn vs.ships if their personal safety
WAS threatened for making reports 70
their government.
~. action on the resolution was
taken w- lr. Morgan said he hoped
-. s..-~a vote tomorrow on Mr..
E.s resolution 20 refer. He de
sired f.. this no said. i'm order that
c..r re luton might not antag-
-.ar raf h on Monday.
When -. Cuban r6SClutiOn came up
- r New HAMPSHIRE
f sliourument to-day. be
Monday 0>ciaimiug at the same
any intention on the part Of the
-. rha resolution 20 delay
debate proceeded on Mr.
motion. and Oranched on
Nre.ted channels.
.'- Vest Of Missouri said he had
euents TO the effect that three
0f The Committee on Foreign
had visited the State depart
and had had access 10 the evil
furnished by United States con-
Information and the Senate did
have it,
Morgan answered that three
--H-s on the committee had been
.s subcommittee 10 the Presi-
.-- and Secretary of State % confer
-- m. Cuban question They had re-
certain information. and the in
rn was laid upon them that the
nf Gen. Lee was not 20 be used
- .-rrect.1n with the information.
rfa reason given for this, added
H Morgan. was the fear that the
ais who gave the information
-I l5 massacred Another reason
-.- tr.- We had no war vessels ready
moot the outbreaks Of vicious peo-
ready tl massacre.
U this statement official that
re might ensue asked MI
cf California.
N.=. Official responded Mr.. Nor
N- Vest by further questioning,
-tt ont the fact that the President
emf Secretary of State had requested
- me names of C0nSuls sending
rnmation should not be disclosed.
N- Foraker had been one of the
wmittee 20 visit the State De-
~er- So far as he was concerned,
no restrictions had been placed
him. except as 20 the use Of names
-u.s and places.
r Vest addressing Mr.. Foraker,
~ cali attention TO the state
NJ the gentleman from Alabama
Z the President and Secretary OF
> desired that names of consuls
NOT be given. as IL would in
their assassination. Is that So?'
~. u that language ~ replied Mr..
,5r. "blt it was suggested that the
of names might do more
.aaD good ald possibly lead TO
Arf now we come TO the serious
continued Mr.. Vest, impress
HAS the government sent
oars t0 see that our consular Off
urCtec-ed2 Must we be told
ev may be assassinated if their
are given? That is the serious
'sier"
IT. Morgan explained in detail how
Injunction of secrecy had been
upon the committee.
Foraker said that the department
That there should he q reserve in
.- The sources of its information.
quite a usual c0ure.
Ia~ pointed ont that it was
withhold the names of consuls
..s disclosure might result in a
for heir recall.
ann one Of those Senators who
early vote on this resolution"
- went on. 'I am especially
NJ getting IL ont of the way
-ha~a f- other ;r,uor-op- b,,ef