The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-14

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Shs could not escape Responsibility IL she
would for that acs, nor does che try. s iss
denial Of the matchmaking xef.
But ] presume thar every senator has
read the tsss.raony Laid before the eesate
is saS s,a, esl0Ts Ing cossI Of lnauiry and
other conclusion taaH thaf the mine Vas
psa1ten ~ the authorities 81 Spain ard
tsen shs fhf Hlre was opportunely ex-
Mr. President. whas ns,re il necessarily
II g necessary that We should pursue The
ssfeossfeps OF the cowarily and steairhy
the issht Of Gay In order to nix Responsible
lty When. l may ask. Ia the history az
sFsFrs Hes the nssrderer ever bsaxsn.d =
footsteps and come 90 the bar Of fuertra
WITH other than lis on hsy lsrs=g
Mr. President. / care rot whether she
rand fhai exploited the mlEe Was that Of
I. a., Guy assTralsed and authorized agent q
was that Of z sasddenec and lassess IA
naac Ine aand that planted the mine
VAS ne hana o. span The hand that
spain. The hand that intended TO explode
that mine Ia some weil-understood con-
.tlngsncy vas the hand q Spain and it i
lHaHiattrtai whase was the hand that sent
sns electric spark on sts fatefuI mission OF
death and destruction.
Ar President. ] say that the act which
preceded the last crowning act in this bar
narous tragedy was warfare against the
United states. concealed. treaenerous Der
ndioEs, but none the less and ali the NOR.
fare agairas the tinted States a course
OF conduct by one nation toward another
which y Incompatible with the idea Of
house on a friendly errand and he pre-
sents loaded revolver at your person and
maintains 1t In that position during all the
IIsne you are there. tina. Is rot pexee hut
il Il war. II when the Name ei1fs. cd he
harbor OF Havana and anchored beside the
Alphonso XII. the latter vessel had doa-
the Maine with the dsciarsiion , tnsm Az E,
he first sign Of defensive preparation.
p sss sap sass rsSlp not have been
or moro Of those guns had exploded from
some inexpilcabie cause. sinking the Maine
ana shs. destroying the lives Of our sailors.
nave been an act OF warfare.
MT President. Spain has done ali this
and more. She pointed the pistol at us
was on the trigger. But she pointed Il al
our back She brought her double saotted
guns g bear upon our devoted war vessel,
Our with characteristic cruelty and treS..h-
cry she fnaslked her guns In order that our
sailors might proceed In fancied security
as.H III the ia&f awful moment lind thenl-
srises naked and helpless against her
Mr.. President. this il the most lensent
ana charitable view which the faces OF this
case permit the American people to take
OF the conduct Of Spain in this .anenta bic
Tragedy. But say again tina; it wss war.
aio that a proper sense OF respect in the
sense OF obligation to aueoor preserve and
protect the people OF this United States,
mas required for q long time prompt and
Spain. "
Bat Il is impossible for US without shut
even this charitable and len:enf View of the
conduct OF Spain. II would be pleasing 10
90 90 SO. because TO suppose that any Chris
uiansty could deliberately perpcsrate SO
ioul a deed as the destruction Of our bat
uesnip would be 10 impeach the Christian
eeded. as IT now mi.t ~ sss 1919 Se s Sr,
the Maine was destroyed by mine plant
ed az the haEfs OF Spain. then no other
cogcinson Is nationally possible
known TO the world. false. seif-serv i
ae '.ei. are accrpted as evidence Of
s snn. and. shsn found. IN connection with
o.ntr coEent evidences. are accepted as
sufficient evidence 10 justify a conviction
OF guilt Spain has made such deciara-
tempted 10 shif, respsns iii ' from o nsr
shoulders By false and insulting claim
That our bat;leahjp MAS destroyed as the
rssn,s OF iSs psEi'Eencs and want OF dts
but she has faisey Denied the m. nass
facts now known 10 al the world that che
,s MAD planted submarine mines In
MI. President. Is mat denial consistent.
with innocence7 Is that Affirmation con-
s ss.en' Win any conclusion, in view OF the
Other than thai spsin sbraar II f bss
a LIS qsisciafs whose set she Is new un-
erateiy gsiily OF destroying our battIeship
when tina; s1.p was In the harbor OF Har
vana on a friendly mission
,.,s,s w nays sl., the preparation for the
tilhie. Inc ability to commit tho crime
TIE itnpf9oaoility that the crime could be
committed oy another. the motive for the
sf.Hs" IN me tsar and hatred OF the Span
lafs-, aad lastly We have the suppression
Ana Genial OF material facts. ev.sfencIng
M consciousness of guilt. No other con-
s saa9e tha n tnas OF guilt on the part Of
Nj President this incident Illustrates the
sstue or good character. which il 50 high
~ ~ ,r ri IN the criminal Jurisprudence
re fs7fSosstois TO make such a charge
aSasiISt any other Christian or civilized ma.
zen exeep! Spain with any prosa hs,:ty OF
sts NruthfuinsSs- becasise their character
would forbid ouch a charge On me ether
hand. the character OF Spain and the Spa n
iafds invites L; From the time OF Aiva-
Yea. Mr. President from a tire long an,
terrier 10 That Of .atsa--dowr 10 the time
ct The. Infamous weyler the record Of
snata has been one OF treachery and per-
iay. OF cruelty and harharffy OF raissrs
and murder and assn sssna ton
One has bnt tn read the narrative Of I>ss
Iasas. describing the crnelties practieesl by
the soldiers Of that infamous nation upon
The peaceful aboriginal natives OF the fsl-
ana Of Cuba. 70 see what the Sparisra was
go wears ago Ore has ba; 70 read the mar
raiivc coming from that island In the pres
sent day CT similar and worse atrocities
ana cr1etiteS Draetics8 upon the poor
helpless peoDle OF that island. now youched
Ter IN such manner as 70 command the
absolute and implicit confidence Of the coz
sFsSs of the United States To see that the
SPahiaTd az lsAa and the Sfesnfard OF 1910
are one and the same individual identical
in every respect. And L remained for this
@9t, tn the closing year OF the nineteenth
century. Tor that Infamous and cowartiIy
Gie@fse - demonstrate 10 the weird that
i5f* hiirUauizius influences ~ Christian sSts-
ttEeSoa have passed them by ani left
tasG ~ " what they have always been
fstSr. HeraHf0l psrfl6aus and treachsr-
ees crue.. brutal ferocious and inhamsu.
AF- President. ihe character of this peo-
re e2dVicls thstn. aud that character no
ltNs 'h&a me ether known facts In this
as Slows teefn 10 he guilty Of that