The record-union., 1898-04-06
Spanish Must Be Driven From Ter
ritory in Western Hemisphere.
Senators Chandler, Turpie, Turner. Harris
and Kenny ForcibIy Define Their
Position on the Cuban
Question.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-"The Uni
ted States ought Immediately to declare
Wal against Spain, and maintain that
war until the people of Cuba are free
from Spanish starvation and cruelty,
and the Government of the island firmly
established as an independent republic"
This utterance by Senator Chandler
of New HAMPSHIRE in a carefully pre-
pared statement Of his position on the
Cuban crisis was the climax of an ex-
tended discussion of the subject parti-
cipated in by several members in the
Senate this afternoon
Speeches had been delivered by Tur-
her of Washington, Harris of Kentucky
and Kenney OF Delaware, all of whom
took strong grounds for vigorous and
instant action by the United States. IN
deed, Turner took substantially the
same position as that of Chandler, bas-
ing his demand for action upon the
Maine catastrophe.
Profound attention was attracted by q
speech delivered by Turpie, one of the
members of the Foreign Relations Com
nittee. Briefly but scathingly ne re-
viewed the Spanish conduct of Cuban
affairs, and declared in the strongest
terms for intervention that would mean
something-that would drive Spain from
control of every foot of territory in the
| Western Hemisphere The speech was
a clear. concise statement of the posi-
ton in which this country had been
placed by the Spanish outrages, insults
and crimes.
| AT the conclusion of the speeches on
the Cuban question, the Senate resumed
consideration of the sundry civil bill, the
only important progress made being the
adoption in slightly modified form of the
committee amendment suspending the
forestry reservation proclamation of
1897.
| Caffery of Louisiana presented teie-
gram from the commercial bodies OF
| New Orleans, which he desired to have
read.
rs this one of the stereotyDed tele-
grams in favor of peace which we are
receiving at this time?" inquired Cock
rell of Missouri
IF it were stereotyped, and if such
of the country" replied Caffery Il
should be very glad of it,
Il suppose it is one of the peace tele-
grams" said Cockrell, las l hold in my
hand one of similar nature from the
Republican City Committee of Kansas
City, Mo-
Plat of Connecticut said that while
ne symDathized with the tenor of the
kilograms, he did object to the insertion
OF such matters in the record.
TURNER FOR WAR.
The resolution offered by Turner of
Washington. declaring war against
Spain, was laid before the Senate, and
its author took the floor in advocacy
OF it.
The speech was brief, but was given
the most careful attention by both the
galleries and the Senate.
The fateful question OF peace or war;"
to the Congress of the United. Believ-
ing in this. 1 have no apology for the
resolution 1 have offered. / have the
greatest respect for the President and
his office, but I have never been one TO
bend the pregnant hinges OF the knee
that thrift might follow fawning.
THE time has now arrived when some
expression ought to be made on this
subject by this Nation. a spectacle mas
been made of the United States in the
whole matter.
With a diplomatic representative at
Madrid" declared Turner, ''complicat
ing the business of this country, and de-
feating even his own frantic efforts for
peace at any price; with Private Sec
rotary. the alter ego of the President,
circulating appeals throughout the
country for petitions and memorials TO
control an unruly and unpatriotic Con-
gress: with the manner in which the
fate of our battleship was treated by
this country. with the frantic appeals
for delay, it is not surprising that the
American people are outraged and have
given notice that they propose to take
the whole matter into their own hands,
Discussing the Maine disaster, upon
which Turner practically based his
speech. he declared that no reasonable
man could fail to realize that the battle
ship was destroyed through the cowar-
CONTINUED on Seventh Fage)