The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

on the Cuban question took up the time
OF the Senate Of he United States during
a greater part Of the day yesterday.
Mr.. Teller. who had stated 10 the Sen
ate before he passage Of the resolution
on Monday night that he would reserve
what he had TO say on the subject. or
some phases Of it. until after its pas
sage in order 10 facilitate action. was the
first 10 bring il up yesterday.
Mr.. Teller started out by saying that he
had greatly desired to see all parties
present a solid front on this question
just as they had in appropriating the
sS9,0)0.G93 for national defense. He de
clared that it was great disappointment
TO him that this could not have been the
case
He reviewed the question from the pas
sage Of the first resolution on February
Is. 1896. down TO the passage of the last
measure, which he declared showed be
yond a doubt who the real friends and
workers for Cuban liberty had been.
Before the vote was taken on Monday
night" said Mr.. Teller we were treated
10 two remarkable speeches. In the first
place the senior senator from Maine ad-
dressed the Senate in a manner that
struck me then, and ] called the attention
OF the chair 10 it, as utterly out OF order
II was the frs time that / had ever
heard the Senate threatened with an Exc
cutive veto. in so many words, and also
threatened with a deadlock The ma
jority which We had were assailed as a
temporary majority, about to be. ! sup
HeG .ls
and charged wiki attempting 10 make
politics although We had never entered
into any political discussion or made any
attacks upon the Executive.
The Presidents Position.
For a week We had heard whispered
in this chamber in almost an indecent
manner that the President would veto tn.
resolution if sent 10 him. I must declare
that the President in his message said he
had exhausted diplomacy and that he
would follow whatever action we should
take
THE advice OF the Executive is fire.
quenuy persuasive. frequently good. but
Mr.. President, il is d very poor admins
tration Of public affairs that would al
low the Executive TO dictate 10 the leeis-
lative branch what it shall do ] insist
that the Executive made no attempt TO
interfere. ] do not think that he is sub
ject 10 any criticism on that account. for
have never heard from any respectable
source that he was the author of those
stories; nor do / believe he would have
vetoed the resolution as 1t first passed
this BODY
Mr. Teller, continuing said: After
the senator from Maine had concluded.
the distinguished senior senator from
Massachusetts tMr. Hoar). addressed the
Senate in the same strain. Not as t.
threats. but as TO criticisms of those OF
Us who had seen fl TO differ with him.
The senator said, and I do not think he
said il with that carelessness with which
We sometimes speak, for if ! mistake not.
he spoke with great deliberation, that he
could not vote for the resolution be-
cause it introduced and was meant TO in
troduce discord and divided counsel into
what ought 10 be undivided action Now.
up 10 that time challenge any man &c
show ground for that statement There
had not been a speech made UP 10 that
time that would justify the charge Of
divided counsel We had voted here
Two years before that ii was the duty
Of the United States to secure the indie
pendence Of the government Of the island
Of Cuba that had been carrying on the
war with Spain. IT was direct recog-
milton Of that resolution that we sought
TO pass The senator himself was not
here at the time the first resolution was
when the vote was taken that he was
instructed 10 announce that his col
league, If present, would have voted FOL
IL
Divided counsel. Mr.. President,
want 10 repeat again that there was
no foundation for that statement except
that he and his associates were not will
ing 10 submit 10 the rule Of the majority.
There could have been no other reason"
Mr.. Teller declared that the House did
not recede from its position because It
had assurances from this chamber that
the temporary majority would soon frit-
ter away.
y do not need to make any defense as
10 my attitude on the Cuban question
declared Mr.. Teller. 'All ] need to say
90 the people OF Colorado is that my
name was found on one side Of the vote
and the senator from Maine was on an
other. Il viii take something stronger
than the statement he makes here that
we were all IN favor Of the people Of
Cuba" 10 make this country believe that
be is the special champion Of the Gu
bans. Every vote he has given for three
H-re
Mr.. Teller continued his remarks at
ZONE length, going into the worthiness
al the present government Of Cuba TO be
recognized.
Mr.. Foraker Quotes Mr.. Sherman
He was interrupted by Mr.. Foraker,
who said:
J do not want 10 engage I'm this debate
but ] want to call attention In this con-
nection 10 what was said in this Senate
on the 2sth OF February; 1886, by the pres
ent Secretary Of State Mr. Sherman, who
was then senator from Ohio He said:
The objection has been made, not in
debate here. but in the public press, that
the Cubans have no organized govern
ment; that they have no legal habitation
and name; that they have no legislative
powers-nobody elected TO make laws.
That is absolutely untrue. -
Dir. Foraker then stated that Mr.. Sher-
man went on 10 read out OF an official
pamphlet issued by the government Of
Cuba, which gave the growth Of the rev
olution and the history also OF the growth
OF the government.
The part particularly that wished to