The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

Mason of Illinois in advocacy of the adop-
| ton OF resolutions which they presented
| &c the senate yesterday. Following Can
| mons speech. Hale OF Maine addressed the
| senate briefly urging the senate 10 'ip-
/ hold the policy OF the administration. The
galleries were packed with people who
/ were aware that this would be field day
/ Of Cuban ora.ory.
While Cannan was speaking q sensation
! al Incident occurred. a member Of the
house standing near the speaker. audibiy
denounced as a lie seemingly some state
! n ent that Cannon had made. Cannon.
pale with feeling, made reply to what az
/ The moment seemed insult. but which
was subsequently satisfactorily explained.
i Cannon Says II IL More Than Talk.
The resolution offered by Cannon CT
Utah yesterday urging the president t.
| notify Spain that If she fails 10 recognize
the independence 81 Cuba before March
next this government will then reeos-
nsze the belligerent rights OF the Guiana.
and ninety days thereafter assert the in
! dependence OF the Cuban republic was
+ then laid before the senate and Cannon
was recognized 10 speak on the resolution.
/ Cannon. in opening his speech. read from
New York Newspaper a statement in es-
/ feet thar the speeches 20 he delivered ft;-
cay would amount TO mere talk and moth
| ing more harmful than talk would result
! Il ON the present agitation Of the Cuban
| question in the senate. Cannon said that
IL was not his purpose-not the purpose -
kthose who believed with him-to disturb
In any way the peace and welfare OF the
people of the United States He did no.
desire to reflect unnecessarily upon the
policy of tie president. but there a
phase IN the question, in the opinion OF
. cannon, raised in the newspaper article
10 which he had referred 10 be considered.
BY what authority. he asked. did any
public journal say that nothing more than
talk would result from the consideration
| OF the Cuban question in congress?
has some concerted plan been arrang-
! ed he asked. by which the carrying
{ INTO effect the Will of the people of this
! country Is to be undone? / want to say
/ that something more harmful than talk
| VIII result from the discussion OF the Gu
/ ban resolution by congress. These results
| VIII strike men In congress and men in
| high places in the administration. We
nave been told thar a, policy in the treat
ment OF this Cuban. question was To be
| indugurated that would startle the coun-
try. but that policy has not yet been de-
! Veloped War has ended in Cuba. The
| war that there existed has developed
| into brutal contest of hunger. Spain
| has not had the courage to pursue its
! operation against the patriots in the field
The government of Madrid is bankrupt
! her greatest statesmen have passed away
and In the conduct OF the Cuban war she
has adopted a policy to subdue her enc
mics by bribery and starvation. Should
the efforts Of Spain succeed. the result
Will be TO saddle upon the present gov
eminent the enormous debt of $500 900 o00
! debt that has been incurred in a vain
effort TO subdue the spirit of liberty mani
Tested by the Cuban patriots.
Il charge now that the purpose of the
administration is in consonance with the
nf no niSh hnn hnfl
before peace is secured in Cuba security
for the payment OF that tremendous debt
must be given by the blood-staned ISL
and. That / say, appears 10 be the wish
of the administration. and l may say, OF
! Spain"
| Referring to the resolution as it was
! presented when Mckinley assumed the
| presidency, Cannon said IL was almost an
earthly omnipoience which the president
| possessed and possesses now. The recog-
| milton of the belligerent rights of the in
| surgents would have been of immense adj
| vantage at any time during the present
| war but no such recognition would abs9-
| lutely terminate the terrible struggle
| Cannon thought X peculiarly significant
| that every Spaniard and every Spanish
! SympathiZer was opposed to the recogni-
| ton of the beliiserency of the Cuban pa
| triots. while every Cuban had maintained
| from the first that such recognition would
| be of such advantage as TO enable them
| 10 wrest victory from what otherwise
! might be defeat. If the chief executive
! of this country had dreamed when he
| entered upon his duties OF the power that
| was to be conferred by his oath upon
| him. il would scarcely have been possible
| for him to conceive of a greater oppor-
| tunity TO set a people free than was pre-
| scented TO him. His signature to a docu-
| mcnt would now set that people free.
What is it," asked Cannon. THAT stays
the hand of Mckinley? We have waited
| long. but our waiting has been in vain;
! our cup Of waiting is now full"
Vigorous Reply TO n Denial.
| A sensational Interruption OF Cannon &C.
| CURED. There was A buzz Of conversation
! among the spectators members of the
J house Of representatives. who lined tho
| inner walls OF the senate chamber. when
| Hale OF Maine addressed the vice president
/ He expressed the hope that order might
| be preserved and the rules of the senate
! strictly Observed. Just a the interruption
/ occurred Cannon had made the statement
| that every rifle in the hands of the Gu
| ban patriots had cost them $500. After
/ quiet had been restored. Cannon. whose
face was as white as paper. and who was
evidently painfully affected by his emo
! ton said:
Il do not ordinarily object to remarks or
/ denial concerning statements which 1
! make on this floor. However. To state
! ment which | just made. the audible cosn-
| ment was added that IL was lie.
L care Jess. MI. president. Tor iNiS re-
| mark than for the spirit which actuaied II.
| ! rcasseTt !t as solemn truth aat the Gu
/ ban patriots have paid 500 for every rifle
! they nave in use In their army. These
arms hava cans fro NJ ne United States. and
every railroad and every express company.
/ and every administering expedition. which
has landed IN Jtnjtlorf Of war teon the ISL
! and CT Cuba has taken It's deadly toil,n
The remark Which Cannon referred -
! came from "a member Of the house who MAS
/ talking 20 another member just behind the
I senator's chair. Cannon said that the pres
| ent policy was 20 hold the Cuhans while
! Spain outraged and plllased the island. He
/ continued.
II believe that one strong. brave word
/ SPOKEN n tine will absolutely free Cuba.
and ! am ARMY ~ the belief that the
/ result OF S1ch a word would not be war be-
/ tween tae Uni,-d States and Spain
/. Hale followed Cannon with a motion 70
| refer the Cannon resolution to the commit
/ Tee on foreign relations and with a speech
/ deVrecato-y of ;he policy Of congressional