The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-21

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Peace in Cubai If there is peace in Cuba
it is the peace of ravished women and
starving children and the paens of this
peace are sung by the uncoffined dead
If peace ever comes to Cuba, he
added lit will come under the Cuban
flag. when that last remnant of deSDotic
authority is turned back to foreign
shores
me senator spoke at some length on
the points of international law involved
and closed as follows:
America can constitutionally and lawfully
do. Let them do them now. Let US dis
patch the mightiest battleshiD OF the
: in the harbor of Havana. There her
| frowning guns may disturb the spirit OF
tyranny by night and by day her shining
stars may cheer the hearts of those VINO
are struggling to be free.
/ The galleries broke into applause at the
closing reference to the battleship. but the
presiding officer quickly checked the
demonstration.
/ While Mr. Thurston spoke the galleries
/ had filed to overlooking and croWdS were
at the entrances awaiting an opportunity
/ to get in.
Mr. EIkins, of West Virginia. followed
/ in a speech urging the senate should not
act in precipitate manner, but should
await the inquiries now being made by
| the officials of the government he IN
sisted that there was nothing before the
senate to warrant action at this time
There was no Cuban government 10
recognize, he asserted. Where was the
postoffice of its president, if recognition
We're to be sent to him. asked Mr.. Elkins.
1t would have 10 be delivered by General
Miles with the army behind him, asserted
the senator. He derided the statement
of M. Mason that Cuban babies were
taxed 1T birth and Cuban brides taxed
at the altar.
What becomes of the grown peonle?"
he asked, sarcastically.
TOO TRUE.
Very few of them grow up, answered
Mr. Mason amid laughter.
Senator Elkins went on TO say that the
possibility of war was being treated very
lightly. He added: Spain can declare
war and not IRE a gun, and II Will cost
this nation s500. GO0.o0O.''
The senator urged that the president
was as patriotic and as Zeaious to pro-
tect our interests as any senator. Why,
he asked. should this senate seek TO
coerce the president to action and place
him in a false position.
Mr.. White. of California, opposed the
resolution and was led into several lively
and amusing exchanges with Mr.. Chand-
Ter. He argued that the recognition was
exclusively an executive function.
Mr.. White said the recognition of the
CubanS as belligerents would in no way
relieve them of the obligations of the
neutrality laws. The senator said the
real object OF this resolution was TO
bring about war with Spain. Ii was easy,
he said, to kindle the enthusiasm of the
American people. But ii should be re-
rnembered that true liberty was not TO
De found on the DaIJeueiQ-
Mr. HaWleY. OF Connecticut spoke
briefly on the desira bility Of conservative
and cautious action at Il time of serious
emergency He closed at $40 p. m. and
The pending question was on the Hale
motion TO refer the Cuban resolution TO
the committee on foreign rela tons The
vote was followed with intense interest
by the crowded galleries.
Senators VINO had taken leading parts
in the debate moved hurriedly about the
-l,rl1s T,-T,
Hale motion 70 refer was defeated by the
decisive vote of yeas IS, nays "a. as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Alfison. Burrows. Caffery. Davis.
Fairbanks. Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough, Hawley. Hoar. Mcbride. Perkins.
Shoup Spoener. Wellington, Wetmore,
White, Wilson-l9.
Nays-Baoon. Baker. Berry. Butler,
Cannon, Carter. Chandler Chiffon Clark.
Cockerell. Daniel. Gallinger, Harris (Han-
sas). Heitfel6t, Jones (Arkansas) Kyle
Pettigrew, Pettus, Pritchard, Rawlins,
Roach. Stewart, Thurston. Tillman, Tur-
ner, TurDie. Walthall Warren-34.
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH.
A hum of excitement ran through the
galleries as the vice-Dresident, in a calm
tone, announced the defeat OF the motion
TO refer. adding that the question was
now on the adoption Of the resolution.
1t seemed likely that q final vote would
be taken at once, Lut Mr.. Fairbanks took
the floor for mis- first speech in the senate.
he WIS glad. ne said. TO observe that
there was 10 difference among senators
in regard to their desire for freedom in
Cuba All Were anxious TO see liberty es-
tablished OF the desolate island. The
most desira BILE course to pursue he said
was 10 tender the good offices of the
United States IL the cause OF peace and
the ultimate Independence of the island
Referring TO the ST Louis platform Mr.
Fairbanks said he fairly reDudiated the
Interpretation OF Mr.. Thurston on the
Cuban resolution adopted at St Louis
The platform was for the exercise of the
good offices OF the United States-the
of Cuban belligerency. The senator spoke
of the misery and want prevailing in the
country The manufacturers were alike
discouTa ged. They were not suffering
from Weyler but from the delays of the
tariff Pass the tariff" was the cry
Mr.. Fairbanks then offered the following
substitute for the pending Morgan reso-
Resolved, That the congress of the
United states views with deep solicit
tude the deplorable civil strife in the
island of Cuba. which is so destructive
to life and property. and which is en- |
barrassing and destroying the COM
merce of the United States with Cuba.
The highest motives of humanity and
public interest require the immediate |
cessation of hostilities and the estab- /
hshment of peace. and that the presi-
dent shall in a friendly spirit tender
the good offices of the United States
to Spain. to the end that blOodshed
shall speedily stop, and that honorable
and permanent peace may be estab-
lished in the island of Cuba. and fur
Their, that the president, in spirit of
amfty, tender the good offices of the
United States to Spain in an endeavor
to secure the independence of Cuba
upon terms alike honorable and lust
to all powers concerned.
And if the president shall be unable
by such friendly intercession, to secure
the independence of Cuba within a
reasonable time. he shall communicate |
the facts TO congress. with his recon-
mendations thereon"
CAFFERY PROTESTS.
Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana said the fate
Of this resolution was plain, in view of the
vote just taken. He spoke of the unusual
course in which the senate was embark
aside all presidents and the
of a committee in order to
force through the resolution. Infiam-
matory statements, emanating largely
from the Cuban junta, were the basis on
which the senate was asked to act. Mr.
Caffery entered his vigorous protest
against this course.
Mr. Morgan then moved to lay on the
table the Fairbank substitute. An aye
and nay vote was taken on this motion,
as follows:
Yeas-Bacon. Baker Bate, Berry, But
er. Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clark, Clay. Cockrell Davis, Foraker |
jallinger, Hansbrough, Harris of Kansas
Heitield. Jones of Arkansas Jones of
Nevada. Kyle. Mantle. Mason. Mills, Nor
gan. Pascoe, Pettigrew. Pettus, Rawlins,
5houp. Stewart. Thurston, Tillman,
Turner Turpie, Walthall-35.
Nays-Allison. Burrows, Caffery, Fair
1anks, Gear. Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar.
Mcbride. Pritchard. Spooner. Wellington,
Netmore White and Wilson'S.