The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-21

tTaSt 70 your ac.fon to-day Then YOU were
anxious 20 do more than sAe sound 1aL.S-
neni of he country would perhaps sane
uos- Now yea refuse TO 90 what COM
Non sense demands
buf TIE stock gamblers had heccme
alarmed. and they would rather see the
country tnSalteS than justice done. The
ksfaoitran party was standing on the sfde
cf me immensely rpch. They might escape
the question hsr~. huf they could nos b.
fore the country. Tor no previous question
could save them before that augttss rri-
eunal Ths authorities on international
law were in support Of recognition ana IL
tals Aet brought war on the United States
We woal1 drive the spanish ships from the
SEA ara make them pay two-fels the dam
age they did 10 American commerce BAD
as war was he would nos have IL deter
the United States from its duty toward a
weak and suffering nation. He could not
forget that another nation. when our faith
ers We're weak and suffering. had come 20
our relief. and he would not withhold our
aid from the patriotic sSuhans.
HIT followed. He spoke OF the necessity
or the passage Of the resolution. Money
for the relief Of American citizens In Cuba
could not be taken out OF the emergency
fuad- He explained how quickly the relief
could be given by the government. This
would have been done last Monday. but
t1at certain gentleman tfneaning Raileyl
had decided 70 gain some political notori-
efy and party advantage, and had made
an effort 20 delay the resolution. showing
he would allow Americans 20 starve while
he played politics. As far as the Repue-
lrcan party was CONCERNED. II had demon
strated It's friendship for Cuba hv bring
ing n and Passing a resolution a year ago
identical in terms with thai offered by
Bailey. That was concurrent resolution.
The object OF offering the eeliger~ncy res
xf.3 F.,,.s
Pose of embarrassing the president In the
midst Of negotiations for the protection
and relief of Americans In Cuba. by
coupling the two together the executive
would have to take action. which in his
judgment was not best 10 take at this time.
or refuse the relief which was necessary
Tor Americans He called attention TO the
fact that American citizens were being
leased from Spanish prisons through the
efforts OF the administration. The purpose
OF the Republicans. declared Hit, lis to
secure peace with Independence.
he said that the conditions IN Cuba had
changed since congress passed the last res
olution. Bailey would by a resolution in
terfere with negotiations now pending.
Hit said he had been in favor of belliger-
ency. The question was now one of ex-
pediency. The executive was exerting
every effort, and there was hope that he
would solve every question. Hit opposed
interference with diplomatic negotiations
by the legislative branch of the govern
ment.
Bailey, in reply to Hit, said IL the latter
desired TO make the question of recognition
of belligerency one of party politics. he
was willing TO accept IL and the Democrats
would vote In favor OF beiiigcrency.
Hit declared that at this time he refused
to make the resolution joint and thus era-
barrass the executive. He would not mix
the two. so as to cause legislation TO inter
fere with diplomacy.
Bailey went on TO say that the Democrats
had repudiated Cleveland on many other
occasions. and now repudiated his Cuban
policy. AS to the different propositions
which We're offered. the Democrats wanted
to send relief, with a measure recognizing
their bellgerency. Such message would
do more for the struggling Cubans than all
the bread our ships could carry.
Both Hit and Bailey were frequently
interrupted by applause on their sides.
Grosvenor Of Ohio said that no one could
tell how many Americans had starved In
cuba while the gentleman from Texas was
masquerading In coarse demagogy. He
inquired how long Bailey had aspired to
stand as leader OF a great crusade and
why he had not protested when a Demo
cratic president had ignored the will OF
| congress. The Republicans had been In
publican president tGranD had advocated
| 1t. and had been opposed by Democrats.
In its own time the Republican party
would vote not only for beiiigerent rights,
but for independence for Cuba.
This speech closed the debate on the
adoption of the rule. Then came another
parliamentary skirmish when Bailey
| moved that the rule be recommitted 10 the
committee on rules with instructions 10
| substitute for 1t the rule proposed by him.
| The speaker declared the motion not ger
| name, and Bailey appealed
There was a roll call on Dalzelfs motion
| 20 table the appeal. The speaker was sus-
| tained III TO SO. a party vote. and the de-
| bate on the resolution was begun by VIII
Jams OF Mississippi. Williams de-
| clared that the Republican party. which
| out of power had boasted itself the party
| OF courage In power lodged all great
| questions the Pacific railroad, bankrupt
| cy and the Cuban questions. because the
| plutocraey demanded inaction on these
| measures. Speaker Reed. IL he were an
| Indian chief would be known as Man
| Afraid of -His-Foilowers. because the
| sneaker feared 20 submit the question OF
| recognition to the house. knowing that
| American manhood was for H. He called
t,ron Hit TO state 30 the house that the
president intended In his executive action
| TO recognize the Cubans. which statement
/ would put stop 10 agitation.
one Republican member, Robbins OF
| pannsyivania had voted against his party
/ on the last vote. and he told the house
| that his views on the Cuban question were
/ hased on a personal visit TO Cuba IN Jann-
ary last He told Of Charles Govern, an
American citizen and a newspaper man.
/ who TO Robbins personal knowiedge haa
been captured by the Spaniards. whose
! American passport had been struck IRON
| his hand by a Spanish officer who had
hesr tied to tree and cut to pieces by
1 the Spaniards. An American citizen from
| Indiana. who. refusing 20 give money 70
| a Spanish officer who demanded tt, mao
/ been struck on the head with sword aho
| ,rot,nded after being driven from his
r..n,at,on and was now living in Havana
| ~ charity. He told OF thousands OF citi-
vens men. women and children, penned
| - ana starving in cities. and said the
| vra.bodx ~ wevler were equaied only by
~ ina,.ssifion. n money did not suffiee
| 10 relieve Americans IN CUBA, afH'eu
| troops should be sent for THAI purpose
| rrba roiy,t was made by Livingston o'
| Georgia that 5000 would suffice 20 feed
| ire Americans for a month. and that the
| RECOMMENDATION must be repeated monthly
| o. ar trdeerfte period as long as the war
/ vvas permitted 10 continue. There was 81
| sn.eresslug passage when LIVINGSTON was
| declaring that the only sensible course
/ for TINS EoFFAhiA-t& -" sat-a -
/ ,,o,hta by recognizing the Cubans, and
/ TFt, interrupted him to ask:
! .DorYt you think u would be better Tor
! the president 10 use bis authority 10 Sc
| cure Independence
ssT n, - answered Livingston; and now
| ,hat have answered your question
| saxxer me: When win the president DC
| that"
| F4fr hesitated. while the house listened
| ,ntently, and Livingston pressed him fo'
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