The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-20

survive without sacrificing manhood
for the sake of securing investments of
/ foreign capital, it had come to lettering
old are and God would blot ii out as
lie had other failures. The country
needed not so much tariff bill or
currency reform as it did greater unity.
Nothing would so unite the country as
a declaration that monarchy should not
Cypress the neishboring Countries
His only objection to the resolution
was that it did not go far enough; the
! United States should establish a pro-
J tectorate over Cuba and hold it until
the island was able to govern itself
! The messags which the senator from
Massachusetts would send to the
Americans in Cuba was: Endure oh
SUFFERING ones, even unto death: and
we will collect damages from Spain for
your estate after You are gone. You
ask for bread, for liberty and we Will
give you law suit against a bankrupt
monarchy"
Mr. Lindsay followed Mr.. Cannon.
He believed, he said, that the United
states should have recognized the bel
liserency of the revolutionists a year
ago, and the war would have assumed
civilized form and the world have been
spared the spectacle that was appalling
il today
Mr. Lindsay argued that the time
foreshadowed By President McKinley's
message when Intervention would be
necessary had come. The question was
not whether the United States should
recognize belligerency but whether it
should not go further to prevent the
utter devastation of the island.
! L have no desire TO force this adj
ministration to act before its time"
/ Mr.. Lindsay said but it is time that
/ the administration should know thas
the time had come when Cuba and the
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ated. 1t could not be said on the floor
of the senate that American consuls in,
Cuba could not afford to have it known
/ that they tiid the truth about the state
of affairs there for fear of violence"
In conclusion he said: Il say. T.
! General Lee would be in danger from
( having the reports which he makes Of
| his own knowledge given TO the public
or any consul however humble. it is
| time that the United States sent war
ships TO protect their lives, whom
! Spain cannot or win not protect, OF
/ that they be called home and all diplo-
matte relations with that government
/ be severed"
There was much interest manifested
when Mr.. Foraker of Ohio rose tC
! speak Il wanr to say at the outset,
he announced, that l will vote for
4 this resolution, or some resolution like
it. In adopting the resolution the sen
ate would act strictly in accordance
with international law. There could
be no question of recognizing the in
dependence of Cuba because no ono
claims that indendence existed. Inter
yention was also out OF the question:
Mr.. Foraker declared for reasons
which he proceeded to explain. TIE
explanation being an announcement of
fact hitherto unknown. created
sensation. He said:
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are imposed upon me l feel at libert,
to state that mediation has bee
rendered by this government and has
been rejected by Spain.
Mr.. Foraker then gave the facts re-
garding the Oiney letter to De Lone
He read a sentence from Spain's reply
TO the proposition as follows:
There is no effectual way to pacifv
the Cubans except upon the condition
that they first submit to the mother
country"
That" said Mr.. Foraker was this
end of this country's efforts at media
ton
The record shows. he continued thai
the purpose of our government in he.
Intervention was to secure peace by
means consistent with the houor
dignity and the continued sovereignty
of the Spanish government in Cuba
Having rejected this proposition.
Mr. Foraker said. is it reasonable &c
suppose that she would now entertaif
a proposition to abdicate entirely?
This question was addressed esDeci-
ally to Mr.. Hoar who said that he did
consider such a change possible
year and for months after the first
effort.
Discussing the Morgan resolution or
its merits, Mr.. Foraker said that di-
rect Intervention was a better, shorter
and more Christian-like way than the
adoption of the resolution. He would
say to Spain, I'm the name of civil
ization and humanity, as well as in the
interest of our commerce, you must
come to stop and you must do SO
Immediately
This declaration brought out a bursi
of applause from the galleries which
was promptly checked by the chair
man.
The resolution under consideration
did not go so far as this. 1t was 6
mistake to suppose that its adoption
meant war between the United States
and Spain. Cuba has no right to ask
the United States for this intervention
nor Spain to object 10 it. Mr.. Foraker
then read at length from the Olney
letter, as well as the consular repori
which is credited to General Lee
Mr.. Foraker referred to the condition.
of 500 or 500 American citizens in Cuba
Mr. ElkinS interrupted sharply:
How do you know that?"
Il know it from the state depart
ment." answered Mr.. Foraker
But how does the senate know of
it officially" persisted Mr.. Elkins. We
are asked to vote away our judgments
on private information of senators who
slip away to the state department and
go into executive session
Mr.. Foraker answered jocularly that
the West Virginia senator did not be-
come irritated when he enjoyed the
same privilege of slipping away to the
state department Mr.. Foraker ad-
mitted that if Cuba was a country
with which the United States had no
transactions there would be no cause
for it to take notice of the insurrection
but all authorities agreed that it was
our right and duty to act reasonably
under the circumstances. The whole
country, Mr.. Foraker resumed, was a
unit as to the expediency of recog-
milton. He admitted that recognition
would give Spain the right to search
ships of the United States for goods
contraband of war and relieve Spain
of liability for damages for destruction
to American property. Of the latter
result he said:
Il would not regard it is a serious
loss / have found in the state depart
ment claims piled up there amounting
to many millions for destruction of
American property in this rebellion.
and in each and every instance the
presentation 10 the Spanish govern
ment of such claim has been followed
by a long diplomatic correspondence,
winding up in every case without
single exception with the fat direct
refusal to recognize such claim. and