The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-19

Stewards New Resolution Con-
corning Treasury Reserve.
Washington, May 1S.-Cuba again
occupied the foreground in the senate
today.
1t drew large crowds to the galleries
and brought two notable speeches, the
one by Mr.. Mason of Illinois in favor
of the Morgan resolution and the other
by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts in OPP
position TO it.
The Illinois senator pictured in fervid
terms the distress in Cuba, dwelling
particularly on the starving condition
of 500 United States citizens as reported
by the president, and called upon the
senate TO throw off its lethargy and
pass the Morgan resolution.
Mr.. Mason had several sharp tits
with MIR. Wellington of Maryland, the
latter protesting that he was being
misrepresented. 1t led to considerable
commotion in the galleries, during
which Mr.. Wellington declared that he
could not be cfoked off by the rudeness
of the galleries.
Mr.. Hoar spoke in his usual calm
and dignified style and took occasion
to deride buncombe appeals to constita-
ents and braggadocio as to our national
strength.
Mr.. Hoars criticisms, although i'm
personal, were clearly aimed at Mr.
Mason.
Senator'S Gallinger of New Hampshire
and Hawley of Connecticut also spoke.
! the former for the resolution and the
latter urging that the United States
Ch or int
I coast defenses are manifestly made
quate.
MASON IS SARCASTIC.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the presiding
officer laid the Morgan Cuban resolu
! ton before the senate, and Mr.. Mason
! of Illinois was recognized.
The senator began with sarcastic
reference to the polite days of the
: senate which had taken the place of
the ''old game of filibuster."
ION one pretense or another" he
said, the opposition to this resolution
! has succeeded in delaying action day
after day. Day after Day the AIneri-
can people had awaited that action,
had expected that at least the barbara
ties of the Spaniard would be checked.
until at last IL seemed as though the
voices of the American people were to
remain silent while the sale of girls,
the murder of children and the barbara
ties which the Spaniards call war pro-
coed in Cuba
TINE TO ACT.
The senator declared it was time to
act, to carry out the platform of the
Republican party and TO speak here
and now in behalf of Cuba. Mr.. Ma
son referred to that splendid gentle
man in the presidential chair, and to
the presidents Cuban message in poof
of the serious conditions prevailing in
Cuba
Here is the proof" exclaimed the
senator, in the communication of the
president stating that 800 citizens of
the United States have been forced into
towns and are destitute. Who forced
them there? Was it the insurgents?
Then there is war in Cuba. Was it the
SDaniards? Then, if there is not war
there ought to be, and with us. Eight
hundred Americans driven from home,
starving. and still some senators say it
is rot much of a war
The senator said that with this state
ment that 500 Americans were suffer-
ing, we passed a resolution in sub
stance saying: please. kind Mr.
Spaniard. let us bring home our Amer
leans and protect them under our flag"
And yet there is no war in Cuba.
IF 800 American citizens are being
driven to starvation" exclaimed Mr..
Mason, compelling US to send from
our shore to protect them, in the name
of God, if it is not war, what is it,"
Mr.. Mason turned his attention to the
remarks favorable to England made
by Mr. Wellington of Maryland. yes
terday. Yes, we owe her England
a good deal" declared Mr.. Mason; but
we settled a good part of it at Bunker
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showing the condition of affairs in
Cuba.
rs that the kind of information" in
terjected Mr. Wellington, that the |
senate of the United States is TO have /
as a basis for resolution of belliger- |
ency2"
Mr.. Mason replied that the senate |
must act on its best information and /
when the Spaniard sells his daughter, (
murders his boy and conceals the facts, (
the people must rely on the American |
correspondent TO get at the facts. The /
senator paid a glowing tribute TO those /
correspondents, some of whom had :
rislIed and given Up their lives. TO pro-
sent the facts to the American people. (
He referred to the death of Core /
spondent Crosbv. who fell on the field I
during an engagement
And yet" suggested Mr.. Gallinger +
ironically, there is no war in Cuba"
1T GREW WARM.
MIR. Mason and Mr.. Wellington had a .
warm colloquy as to what the latter I
had said of the paper government of ,
the Cubans and as to the difference be- /
tween the strength of the Cubans and /
that of Washington at Valley Forge +
The Illinois senator declared that he /
cared nothing for the forms OF the Gu
ban government nor the location OF its {
capital. for if il has nothing but the
heavens for a shelter, then 1 am for
that just the same
Mr.. Wellile'.on protested against
some of Mr. Mason's statements He
insisted, he said. on having fairness in
the discussion. Il viii not he misrepre-
sented on the floor Of the senate, and I
win net have American history per
even for the benefit OF the Gu
ban insurgents" he declared.
Mr. Mason dismissed the protest
lightly and with such a jocular manner
that the galleries broke into loud
laughter.
Proceeding, Mr.. Mason said:
When you get at the deep undertone
If the conscience of the Christian peo-
pie of this country, they say let us have
freedom in Cuba. They say let the
5paniar1 go back to his own land, and
ct us have no slaves upon our co-ti-
1ent. You can call that jingo as long |