The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-10

of the Cuban war she mad edopted poll
ey to subdue her enemies by bribery and
starvation.
Should the efforts OF Spain succeed.
the result would be to saddle upon the
people of Cuba the enormous debt of
$40O, 600, Goa debt that has to a great ex-
tent been incurred in the vain effort 10
subdue the spirit of liberty manifested
by the Cuban patriots
After some discussion OF the general fea-
lures of the Cuban question, Mr. Cannon
said: Il charge now that the purpose of
the administration is in consOnance with
the wishes of the Spanish bondholders.
and before peace Is secured in Cuba Sc
curity for the payment of that tremen-
dous debt must be given by the blood
stained island. That l say, appears to be
the wish of the administration, and
may say, of Spain"
Referring to the situation as II was pre-
sented until Mr.. Mckinley assumed the
Presidency, Mr.. Cannon said 1t was al
most an earthly omnipotence which the
President possessed and possesses now.
The recognition of the belligerent rights
of the insurgents would have been of inn
mense advantage at any time during the
present war but now such recognition
would absolutely terminate the terrible
struggle.
Mr.. Cannon thought It peculiarly Sig
nifcant that every Spaniard and every
recognition of the belligerency of the Gu
ban patriots, while every Cuban had
maintained from the first that such rec
ignition would be of such advantage as
to enable them to wrest victory from
what otherwise might possibly be defeat
"If the chief executive of this country
had dreamed when he entered upon his du-
ties what the public had conferred upon
him il would have scarcely been possible
for him to conceive of a greater oppOrtu-
nifty 10 set people free than is now offered
to him. His signature to document would
now set the people free What Is it that
stays the hand of President Mckinley?
We have waited long enough. but our
waiting has been in vain and our cup of
waiting Is now FULL"
A sensational interruption of Mr.. Can
non occurred. There was a buzz of con-
versation among the spectators-members
of the House of Representatives and 9TH
ers, who lined the inner walls of the SEN
ate chamber, when Mr.. Hale of Maine adj
dressed the Vice President. He expressed
the hope that order might be preserved and
the rules of the Senate strictly observed.
Just as the Interruption occurred Mr.,
Cannon had made the statement that eY-
cry rife in the hands of the Cuban patriots
had cost them 5000. After quiet had been
restored, MIR. Cannon whose face was as
white as paper. and who was evidently
painfully affected by the incident, said:
81 do not ordinarily object to remarks OF
denial concerning statements which
make on this floor. However, TO q STARE
ment which 1 just made the audible com
ment was added that it was lie. care
less Mr.. President, for the remark man
for the spirit which actuated 1t. | re-
assert it as a solemn truth that the Cuban
patriots have paid 800 for every rifle they
have in use in their army These arms
have come from the United States. EVERY
railroad and every express company ana
every filibustering expedition winch mas
landed arms and munitions of war upon
the island of Cuba has taken its deadly
toll.
The remark which Mr.. Cannon referred
OF came from a member of the House,
who was talking to another member Just
behind the Senate chairs
In conclusion, Mr.. Cannon maintained
that the present policy of the adminlsira-
ton was to hold the Cubans While Spain
outraged and pillaged the island. Il be-
lieve that one strong, brave word spoken
in time, will absolutely free cuba, ana !
am firmly of the belief that the result or
such a word would bring war between
Spain and the United states
Mr. Hale followed Mr.. Cannon with
motion to refer the Cannon resolution TO
The committee on foreign relations. and
with a speech deprecatory of the policy
of congressional declaration on the CUBAN
question. and in support of the course OF
the administration on the question.
The Cannon and Mason resolutions
were he said intended TO put the admin
istration in leading strings in its policy
toward Cuba. Taking up the policy OF
the administration MIR. Hale said II had
, been clearly outlined In the President
first message. The statement OF pohcy
then made he said, was most clear ana
conclusive. The President had In TINS
a1an rf e
duct as to belligerency, and had said that
he would act IL occasion should demand
IT. AS a matter Of fact the administration
had acted and most effectively, ana one
of his acts had been in REPUTATION OF Mr..
Cannons assertion that there were many
American citizens imprisoned i'm cuba.
Since the writing of the message the
President had taken such course as TO
secure the release of all American citl-
zens from Cuban jatls and there was
none now left in that country. But this
was only one of the accomplishments of
the administration in this field. The
President had made an appeal for bene-
factions and had secured the opening of
the doors for the aid our people have 40
freely sent. Furthermore, the command
ing general, whose barabaric methods had
rendered him unpopular, had bean remoV-
ed at the Presidents instance. Still, an
other result was the establishment of
a
man liberties, broader and deeper than is
maintained anywhere on the globe In
dependency of the AnRlo-Saxon govern
ment All this had been done, but the re-
suit of these efforts was stin In the bal
ance. Hence, i'm the face of these facts,
infiammatory resolutions we're out of
place. The Senate he said, was not an
inhammatory body, and would not be car
rled off its feet. Neither did he agree
with Mr. Cannon that the people at large
wanted war. If our people really wanted
to fight they could have gone to Cuba to
do It, He asked and paused for a reply
for the name of an American citizen with
an English name who had gone to fight
in Cuba. Had the Utah Senator In his
mind the name of such person?
Mr. Hale controversial the idea that the
administration had been cowardly in its
treatment of the Cuban question, saying
the results showed the contrary to be true.
He closed with a motion to refer the reso-
luton to the committee on foreign rela-
tions, which was done without division.
Mr. Cannon again took the floor for a
brief personal explanation bcaRing upon
the scene In which he had participated
towards the close of his remarks. He said
the gentleman to whose utterances he had
taken exception had explained to him that
their utterances had reference to another
subject He was willing, he said, to accept