The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17

with the rebellion now going. on in the
island"
MI Wellington argued that the mes
sage of the president has been wholly
miscOnstrued; that instead of an ap-
peal 20 congress to sanction war it
was exactly the reverse. but the war
frenzy was abroad, and congress was
rushing hopelessly into hostilities.
PRESIDENT IS FOR PEACE.
THE president, 1 believe in his
heart. feels that war Is not necessary.
He read the closing paragraph of the
, presidents message, and placing his
Interpretation upon it, said that the
words indicated that the executive still
believed that the armistice granted to
the insurgents would yet work out
| peace.
Passing to the internal dissensions
existing in Spain, he said that the
| United States would be held response
bic should the Carlists overthrow the
present dynasty. which he hoped
would continue many years.
ENUMERATED SPAIN.
Upon the question of responsibility
as to the destruction of the Maine.
Mr.. Wellington passionately said that
he could not think that Spain blew up
our vessel.
If so, then the responsibility rests
upon General Blanco in command at
Havana, and 1 cannot believe that
General Blanco would sanction such
an outrage. One touch of nature
makes the whole world kin, even
though the kinship be with Span
lard
IF war must be. Maryland will be
with you. but in this fateful hour she
is Cor peace"
Mr. Turpie Qnd.) in order to make
perfectly clear the resolution of the mi
nority Of the foreign relations commit
tee, offered an amendment to insert
after the word independent the fol-
lowing: And the government of the
| United States hereby recognizes the re-
public OF Cuba as the true and lawful
government of that island"
CAFFERY COUNSELED UNITY.
Mr.. Caffery was then recognized. Il
have stood before on the brink OF war.
he said. although young then, l coun-
seled moderation. but my opinion was
swept to the winds, and l was carried
alCng with my people into the most CO.
| lossal war in the history of civilized ma
tons. Our people were a unit then.
If war is to be declared, we ought to be
a unit now. But it seems that whoever
Gares to utter a thought in opposition
to hasty or ill-conceived action, sub
jects himself TO the gibbet in the pop
ular breast"
Mr. Hawley followed Mr.. Caffery. He
said he could not vote for a declara-
ton that Cuba is free, because, as a
matter of fact. she is not.
Mir White said it was disa greeable
to dissent but there was nothing to do
but to follow his own convictions. Mr..
White asked the senate to pause and
reflect upon the issues involved, be-
fore casting the die. Spain had been
our friend, and it is not becoming the
committee on foreign relations to re-
turn to the days of the Duke of Alva
ard the incuisition.
ANOTHER MAINE DISBELIEVER.
Mr.. White said there was no glory in
conquering Spain, and the United
States was sufficiently strong to do
justice. The future must judge us, and
we should act now so as to secure its
approval. He expressed the opinion
that if the president were left alone,
Cuba would be free without the she'd
ding of a drop OF blood. Mr. White
did not think the time had come cor
war and he proceeded to assert that
neither the Maine incident nor the
cruelties in Cuba should be sufficient TO
incite TO hostilities, until other means
of adjustment had been tried and had
failed.
AS for the Maine incident. Mr. White
said the responsibility had not been
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