Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-19
MASON AND HOAR
Bear the Burden of the Senate's
Oratory on Cuba.
CH1oAGoAN MAKEs THINGS LIVELY

He Is for Cuban Recognition Regardless
of Anything-Has Some Sharp Tits with
Wellington and whack at John Bull
Hoar Replies to the Windy City Man and
Expresses His Opinion That There Is
Too Much Brag and Buster.
Washington, May 19.-Cuba again &C.
cupied the foreground in the senate yes
terday. 1t drew large crowds to the
galleries, and brought two notable
speeches, the one by Mason of Illinois,
in favor Of the Morgan resolution, and
the other by Hoar of Massachusetts,, in
opposition 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 OF
its lethargy and pass the Morgan reso-
luton. Mason had several sharp tits
with Wellington Of Maryland. the lat
ter protesting that he was being mis-
represented. 1t led to considerable
commotion in the galleries, during
which Wellington declared that
he could not be choked off by the rude
ness Of the galleries. Mason's speech
was loudly applauded by the galleries,
and was in his usual dashing style.
Hoar Replies to the Chicagoan.
Hoar spoke in his usual calm and
dignified style and took occasion to de-
ride buncombe appeals to constituents
and braggadocio as to our national
ctr or, so,c oil =,
impersonal, were clearly aimed at Ma
son. Gallinger of New Hampshire and
Hawley of Connecticut also spoke, the
former for the resolution and the latter
urging that the United States should
not rush into war while our coast de-
lenses are manifestly inadequate. Ma
son said that on one pretense or an
other, opposition to this resolution had
succeeded in delaying action day after
day until at last it seemed as
though the voices of the American peo-
pie were to remain silent while the '.sale
Of girls, the murder of children and the
barbarities which the Spaniard calls
war proceeds in Cuba" 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.
Has His whack at John Bull
IF 500 American citizens are being
driven like swine," exclaimed Mason,
compelling us to send from our shore
to protect them, in the name of God if
it is not war, what is it?'' Mason
turned his attention to the remarks ia
vorable to England made by Yelling
ton of Maryland Monday. Eyes, we
owe her England a good DEAL" de-
clared Mason, but we settled a good
part of it at Bunker HILL" The sem
ator read newspaper extracts showing
the condition of affairs in Cuba. "Is
that the kind of information" inter-
jected Wellington, that the senate of
the United States is to have as basis
for resolution of belligerency?"
Mason paid a glowing tribute to those
correspondents, some of whom had
risked and given up their lives to pres
ent the facts to the American people.
He referred to the death of Correspon-
dent Crosby, who fell on the field dur
ing an engagement.
And yet" suggested Gallinger, IRON
cally, there is no war in Cuba"
"GOes the Whole Hog" for Cuba.
Mason and Wellington had a warm
colloquy as to what the latter had said
~ PoPei So"eiiiileHl OIL the Gu
bans, and as to the difference between
the strength of the Cubans and that of
Washington at Valley Forge. The Il
linois senator declared that he cared
nothing as to the forms of the Cuban
government. or the location of its capi-
tal' for IF it had nothing but the
| heavens for shelter, then I am for
that just the same" Wellington pro-
tested against some of Mason's state
ments. He insisted, he said, on having
fairness In the discussion. 81 will not
De misrepresented on the floor of the
senate and I will not have American
history perverted even for the benefit
OF the cuban insurgents" he declared.
MASON dismissed the protest lightly and
Win sucn 1ocular manner that the gal
ierles broke into loud laughter.