The times., 1897-05-11
TURP|E DEMANDS ACTION
His Stirring Reply to Mr.. Hale's
Pro-Spanish Words.
THE UNPATRIOTIC MAINE MAN
Mr.. Morgan Denies That Mr.. Kale's
Interpretation of His Resolution
to Prevent Spain From Starving
to Death Americans In Cuba.

Cuban affairs were brought prominently
to the fore in the Senate yesterday when
Mr. Morgan called up his resolution grant
ing bellgerent rights to the Cuban in
surgents The debate lasted for upwards
of two hours, and was participated In
chiefly by Senators Hale Republican,
Turpie and White, Democrats The sensa-
tIon of the day was the very strong speech
OF Mr.. Tsrpie for prompt action by the
Administration in favor Of The cubans.
Mr. Hale. one Of the strongest pro-Span-
ish men il the Senate, criticised Mr..
Morgan for his persistent effort to tse-
cure the passage of his resolution, and
accused lin Of seeking to establish
policy for an administration OF which
he formed no part Mr. Hale said the pend
ing resolution came from no committee,
and was unberalded by the action OF
any executive officer. 1T had Its root
and Inspiration in The mind Of the Senator
from A.ah anna, Mr.. Morgan. That SeDa-
tor would care nothing IL the passage OF
the Joint resolution was to be followed by
the withdrawal from Washington 3f the
Spanish minister, the cessation of difalo-
matte relations between the United States
aud Spain Such cons deration would
not cause the Senator a moments pause.
There was no doubt OF his purpose. He
(Mr Hale) wished to show the Senate
the impropriety and absurdity OF pass
ing such a resolution, and to that end
he would Apply his remarks. He iHuted
some extracts from President Mckir-
ley's inaugural address, and said that the
President was not for unnecessarily nix
ing in the concerns of foreign nations;
was not for war but fer peace; and yet
the President was no shirk and was not
inclined to eyade duty or responsibility
One remarkable thing about the so-caHed
American citizen who got into trouble
IL Cuba, was that they We're all men with
Spanish names 1t WAS not fair 10 l9rTnn-
late a policy for the Administration by
the passage of such a Joint resolution
without consulting with the Secretary or
State, without action by committee, and
at the suggestion OF a Senator who is in
political opposition to the Administration
| Further ON In his remarks Mr. Hale said
that Mr.. Morgan had exposed the anftnus
| behind his resolution when he said ne
| desired to prevent Spain from selling her
| bonds Had this spirit cropped out when
| Great Britain recognized the beliigerency
| OF the Confederacy, Mr. Hale said, the
| United states would have had good cause
! for going to war with Great Britain
Mr. Gallinger (Rep.3 of New Hampshire
] fnterjected a remar TO the effect that ne
! knew OF no Senator who gave his assent
| to the statement made by Mr.. Hale that
| the desire to prevent the sale Of spanish
| bonds was the only reason for the passage
| OF the resolution There are other and
4 higher grounds upon which we should
4 recognize these people" said Mr.. Gal
| linger, "and for one am in favor of it. :"
Mr.. Morgan denied that Mr.. Hale's inter-
| pretation was correct he said he wanted
| the Senate TO take such action as would
! prevent Spain from further starving Anert
1 can citizens in Cuba to death.
|. "Stin, - replied Mr. Hale, Il contend that
| we should permit the Pre- esident TO ascertain
/ the facts 1t would be ill-advised to pass
/ this resolution now, for unless he knew the
/ facts the President would he compelled 10
| veto this resolution. The country does not
demand this resolution. With all the pa
| triotism that animates the American heart
| there las been no popular uprising OF the
| people, urging and insisting upon this pro-
| posed action. Outside Of a few people in
! the seaboard dties of the South there is no
| interest in the subject There have sailed
from our ports one Hundred Greeks TO fight
for the mother country, six Thousand niles
away, where one has sailed for Cuba. The
| people at large of the United states are
not interested in this subject. So far as
the United Stat tes is concerned, this war is
being fought only in the Senate chamber !"
After Mr. Hale had continued a short
| time he nloved to refer the resolution to
| the Comerraittee ON Foreign Relations, as
predicted in The Tines yesterday morning..
Mr Turpie, of Ia diana, then took the fsoor
| and made q strong speech In favor of Mr..
| Morgan sresolution. With few exceptions,
he said, every man. woman and child in
| this country was touched: nay. more than
touched, with sympathy for the Cuhans.
| The only question was, how far should this
| sympathy be extended
! He asserted witt. strong emphasis that
it might not be confined to public meetings
/ and the press 1t ought TO take the force
i of Official action, without further delay.
That action shoffd be taken now today
Replying to the intimafion OF Mr. Hale
that there was a political phase OF this
question, Mr.. Turpie said politics were
eschewed in that committee. When the
members crossed the threshold OF tina conn
1 n6ttee room, they were actuateG only by
feelings for the eoantry's pride, 1ts glory.
and its honor Politics are ignored aud
these higher, broader, and graBder ares-
1 tious received the undivided attendon Of
the committee. It was true, ne said,
that this particular resolution was not
reported from the committee, but many
mouths ago that committee had repors ed
| q similar resolution. and in the last session
sofCongress the committee had unanimously
reported a resolution recognizing Cuban
| independence, much more important step
than the mere granting Of belligerent sights
Senator Turpie said that he favored
the recognition OF Independence, as the
shortest, easiest, and most economical way
4 of settling the subject That resolution
involved the pending question 50 that, in
fact, Mr.. Turpie said, the committee had
twice unanimously reported favorably
the eresolutionofthe Sena tor from Alabama.
4 Continuing, Mr.. Turpie said that Cuba
was now entering upon her thirteentf year
of the war for the Independence Of Cuba
There was DO Appomattox at the end OF
THE SURGEONS COFFEE