The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-24

No should brihF prcssdrc TO boar On the guess
ton. which would hlvcn tendency TO disturb
come from an lnvegtig alton now being conducted
In tho Bay OF Havaur y
mot be better and feircr TO let the bill go over
till next week.
worse. or might become better, within q few
days. l have no control Of the bill. ! nm morely
II the Senator from Nebraska or any other
Senator thinks that we, should mako z dselara..
np and s"iisfs me that the grounds Of it are true.
Twill vote for n declaration OF war.
MT io Allen, nr war ha dilC at no t or Ip GnySdItod Z dec dec.
~laratIon OF belliGerency or neutrality Is not a
Mr.. Morgnn-A declaration of bclligerency
can be accepted by spain as u friendly act or as
a hostile act, according to surrounding circum-
arc such that wu could not pass the joint reso.
luton OF last May without giving to spain the
right to interpret It's meaning to DO that we are
tntcndment or Inference could DO drawn from
the passage q the soimt TSs .bsm dro last |, May rsyo,o l.
tion declaring war against, Spain, and shall put
st upon grounds on which we can stand as q
OySrt.x the ability OF any man 70 do that; |
in disguise against spain. The Standards
are a brave aud powerful, people. They are
they conceive to be their riRhts-for their pride
of nationality. for their prIdc OF spirit, and all
II Wo are to hold a lbeilliscrent attitude toward
Spain. NC want to throw down the gauntlet and
n let ds .Sa n piGe + st np; sT p lei t Sp "p in '" an Som IT rSTS
and opcn way. l do not want TO provoke spain
into n q declaration of war against ns. Neysrthe,
loss. | believed from the first that the revolution
In Cuba would never close without involving
the United States Government in hostilities
iieved and have 40 stated that Spain would find
It absolutely impossible. even by determination,
to defeat the Cubans. and that when that iinpos-
Bibility was recognized by her. she would pick
n quarrel with us in order that she
nation and crafty the pride OF that great king.
dom by saying that Mt last they submitted the
island of Cuba to the arhitran,ent OF the sword
they lost it. That is ono reason why / antici-
pate that war is lowering about us to-day. But
] do not want to stop the wheels OF government
by placing such II provision on an appropriation
bill and coercing the President or the HOUSE of
Tne men who press such measures dc, not bene-
fit the cause OF Cuba. which hold TO DO a NOBLE
Cuba by force and military occupation OF the
island. let us 60 and do it. But let us not. under
to declare war against us or to treat this rs an
act OF extreme hclligorcncy on the part Of the
Unitod States. for It is nothing else"
S en io1o as in Sp Ean"dn' naa sai d t n9t s sSSt much to; t had
Scarcely, he said. vas there any event in the
history OF nations Of such importance ana
grandeur. They had fought and won the war.
Nothing remained for them to do but to keen up
their beiliEerent attitude until The proud king,
place of autonomy we now grant you indepen-
dence." In conclusion Mr.. Morgan spoke sar-
eastically Of the senators who oIt.IIerod Herod
jn tho declarations of love of liberty and of a
desire to redress the wrongs of Cuba.
Mr.. Lodge Utep.. Mass. also n member OF the
Committee on Foreign Relations. opposed tho
amendment. The Senate, he said, ought not TO con-
slider for one moment placing such nm amendment
on an appropriation hill, and that was the unan-
imous opinion OF the Committee on Foreign Re
%lations. Neither the cause of the Cubans nor
the dignity OF the American Government would
be subscrved by such nm extreme and unusual
method Of dealing with the question.
70 vote for Tie amendment because it would give
Senators another opportunity to express their
sentiment that tho. ADMINISTRATIVE was not
people of the United States. He did not wnnt
any war and did not believe that the amendment
eventuate in war. He had seen n good denl in
Administration papers rs to the Administration
intending, to interfere when the proper time
less 1t meant that the Administration was to
f Seem in favor a wa" Of 's snv nt sP@en; me in h@ CUBS beE eH.
cept so far rs to say TO Spain that she. must con.
6 dTGt the w w%r IN " TSa, wnn,S With na, the lh,eejr%le rules OF
law of neutrality. But he would recognize the
Cubans as belliFercnts il i; brought war to-
the United States. as tho United States would
&c absolutely within the rules of good ncighbor.
M! M. 4 n1Go 1isep. &ebt saia " that he had
voted for the Joint resolution of last May. but
Moulu FOtc against the proposed amendment.
ment had not accorded to the Cubans tho right
of be!ligerents at a time when such action
rules OF international law. He had never
ceased TO- believe that this country
SPAIN spain had III n'iorly ,N failed to drive MTr tho w'e cuba nj out out
OF the wilderness and the mountains and the
ress towns. SO the situation had not changed
since the President officially notified Spain last
summer that the interests OF the United States
were 80 great that tho, indefinite prolongation
OF the VIZ could not be permitted. The pros
poets of a solution Of the difficulty by victory
on either side were more remote now than they
The time is coming" Mr.. Thurston ex.
claimed, God knows when. but 1t is cuIniny,
and l regret IL as much AS any man can. when
we must either completely back down from that
SSlliserency Of the Cnbans has passed away.
Havana. 1The mindsitof The American peo.
Ing said. outside OF The Senate. all over the
country. tending to ineite our people to some
war. The people Of this his country s"nl Ei to. prGSt ought to o
be ut, their affairs considering tlis question
silently prayerfnlly, s%olemnly, with their con;
DO discovered in the harbor Of Havana:
,no hone pScs, and pray nor that w, the resul. Of
iSdiSiau"lly n p SfSp50 al i tho wo SHf'" Of amy
while that inyes, igation is proceeding we ought
to he still. in the Senate ana out of tho Senate.
Silence and patience nro necessary on our part.
They are especially necessary for the safe and
peaceful and successful prosecution of this in.
quiry In the harbor OF Havana. 1t is of the
utmost Importance to the American people that
that inquiry should be completed there. peace.
fully and satisfactorily. II our strained rcla-
tions were TO come TO a crisis before that inquiry
IS completed. before the result is definitely
known, before we are able TO satisfy the
world as to what caused that terrible disaster.
we are u most unfortunate people. We ought
TO have patience while that investigation
goes on. We ought TO put inside every possible
cause for friction. We ought to wait. as q
brave. powerful, people. We ought to wait, not
in fear but In %hopeIhope that some peaceful
ought to wait until we know whether or not, in
addition to our great interests In tho island OF
Cuba. In addition TO our profound sympathy for
those who have been outraged and starved and
murdered there, there exists other reason for de-
termined action on the part of the United States.
At this time, in the presence Of this absolute
necessity for peaceful, orderly, safe, md salts.
factory investigation in that harbor, l would
not only vote against putting this amendment
on the Appropriation bill. but ! would to-day
and, until That investigation is completed vote
against any declaration, or any, resolution al.
fecung our relations with SPAIN"