The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-12
THE MONKEY And
The ORGAN GRINDER.
Senator Mills Says This is ItaIy's
Symbol.
THE SENATOR FROM TEXAS MADE
a VERY BELLIGERENT SPEECH
YESTERDAY, IN WHICH HE
OPENLY CHALLENGE SPAIN
AND ITALY:HE CONDEMNED
THE INERT POLICY OF PRESI-
DENT CLEVELAND.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE chief event
of to'day's session of the Senate was an
imprisoned speech of Mr. Mills of
Texas, i'll favor of Il resolution introduced
by him to declare the recognition of Il for
eiSD government IL Congressional preroc-
ativc and TO recognize Cuba and appro.
pirate $4,000 for. the salary of II minister
In support of the first proposition the
Senator quoted Il long line of prccedcnts
and, speaking on the latter question, he
strongly denounced the administration.
charging it with favoritism toward Spain
lie spoke contemptuously of CASTELAR, and
OF Weyler and Senior Crisp, by the lat
ter declaration that Europe could not
LOOK without concern upon the preten-
sions of the United States. The Cuban
question was the mercantile spirit of the
nation against its honor, he declared
Mr.. Mills began by saying that the Sec
rotary of State had challenged the au-
thority of Congress To recognize the i'm
dependence of IL foreign state ,and Il bill
passed over the veto of the President
would be of no effect.
81 propose to meet that proposition.
The authority of Congress has been chal-
lenged but once, and then the challenger
was badly rebukcd, and | have no doubt
it will he done now
He did rot know where the Secretary
found the authority for his statement.
The neutrality law of the United States
had so been construed as .to win the
friendship of Spain. He argued that sell
ing arms and ammunition to the insur-
gents was not violation OF international
law and that the administration had vic.
lated the spirit of neutrality by going TO
great lengths in warning Spain of pro-
posed movmcnts to aid the insurgents
Incidentally he said, IAN assassin sits on
the throne of Spain, and continued:
we owe no duties to dcspots: we owe no
duties to Spain except under the treaties
she has pcrsistently refused to obey
Quoting the Presidents message that
the United States looked with wonder and
admiration upon the immense armament
being sent to Cuba, he exclaimed:
What! we people whose liberty was
bought by our fathers blood. For one
repudiate the statement look with
horror and Indignation on it, and if had
the power he has | would call on Con-
Sress to give me authority to send Amer
lcan lieetS to Havana and reduce those
forts to ashes if our people held there
we're not released. Would to God that
we had one hour of Com modore Ingraham
or Franklin Pierce in these days
lie cared nothing about the courts of
SPAN or any other courts on earth If
nc 'HoReHI American citlIcuS We're not
gwen il fair trial and he was in power he
would make the atmosphere OF Madrid
smell. OF sulphur for II month But for
the boards of trade, stock exchanges and
commercial gamblers it might he possible
Tor this Government to show some viril-
ity And now Congress was threatened
with the tremendous power OF Iualv.
Signor Crispi said that European nations
could look without concern upon the pre-.
tentions OF the United States
And who is Signor Crispiy'' Mr. Mills
asked There was day." he began and
gave rhetorical description of Italv's past
slories, ending; And the symbol of the
power OF Italy to-day is monkey and
organ grinder. If she desired to form
another holy alliance let her come on with
her monkeys and organ grind .rs and hot
tomales and bv the red blade of war we
would offer her warm reception