The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-29
very proper accompaniment of armed
Intervention
MONIED INTEREST MESSAGE.

Z! Intervention
MoNIED INTEREST MESSAGE.
Mr. Hartman (sil Rep. Mont.)-The
message of the president, together with
its mechanical reception by both houses
and the administration representatives
in the senate. was no surprise to any
one who knows what influences dictate
the actions of both the Spanish and
American governments. The message
simply confirms what everyone knows,
that the president. in his every act. is
responsive to the wishes of the Spanish
bondholdeTs and the so-called business
interests of the country. which. being
Interpreted, means the monied inter-
ests and gold gamblers of the world. If
the people OF the United States will
only keep in mind this supreme power
as controlling the destinies of both
Spain and the United States, there
would be no fear of war. Whenever
this power can demonstrate TO itself
that war is to its financial good, war
will come. Until that time peace will
prevail at any price.
SHOULD ACT AT ONCE.
Mr.. Bromwen (Rep., O.)-The finding
of the naval board fixes conclusively
the responsibility of the accident upon
the Spanish authorities. The private
tHQiftuud1 COuiQ not nave plOC0it0 vi
used such a mine as the report refers
to without the knowledge, at least, and
the probable connivance of Spanish Of
ficers at Havana. / believe in holding
Spain strictly accountable for the loss
of our vessel and the murder of our
men. The former she can settle in
money, but the only recompense she
can make for the latter is immediate
cessation of her barbarous warfare in
Cuba and the recognition of the indie
pendence of the island.
/ believe we should act at once. and
not delay until the arrival of the Span
ish fiotilla and its combination, where
battleships shall make us run the risk
of losing hundreds of other lives and
the best vessels OF our navy. | have
been willing to wait and trust the ex-
ecutive until we should have absolute
knowledge of the situation. That we
now have, and as a member of the
house, representing the sentiments of
a patriotic. merciful and just constitu-
ency, / feel that the time has come for
intervention. even if that means imme-
diate war.
Mr.. Hopkins CRep., Ills.)-I think the
next step should be armed Intervention.
The death of 100000 under the military
order of Spain calls for prompt and
aggressive action.
SPAIN BLEW UP THE SHIP.
Representative Bell Pop, Colo.)-
The synopsis of the presidents message
establishes the fact that the Maine
was blown up by a submarine mine,
but locates no responsibility. AS no
power except the Spanish government
has right to place or control such
mines in the harbor, the natural infer
ence is that Spain blew up the ship
The people should demand that Spain
negative all responsibility or neglect at
once.
Mr.. Cooper Oem., Tex.)-We ought
not to make a misstep or a back step.
To dodge the issue now is doing both
| think the proposition to feed the Gu
bans weak and ineffective, if not wrong
in principle. If we feed them at ali, we
ought to feed them as a free people, at
our tables. We can not afford to ac-
cept blood money for dead patriotic
sailors. The decision of the court is
our judgment, and we don't intend 9TH
er nations shall say what we shall do.
Mr.. Berry (Dsm., Ky.), a member of
the foreign relations committee.-The
message gives no advice or conclusions
except those of the naval board. I am
more impressed than ever that some
one closely allied with the Spanish gov
eminent exploded the mine which de-
stroyed the Maine and sacrificed the
lives of our brave sailors"
DONE BY SPANISH EXPERTS.
Representative Lacey (Rep., Ia.)-The
explosion of a mine or torpedo in such
a skiifull manner under the Maine
could only have been accomplished by
experts. The Spanish soldiers and Off
GERS in charge Of these explosives are
the most likely Aculprits. OF course, it
was greatly against the interests of
Spain to have such an occurrence and
it IS hard to believe the Spanish au-
thorities should have planned such a
crime. But the hot-headed Weylerites
in the army would not be guided by any
such prudence, and a conspiracy among
some of them is the most probable ex- (
PLANTATION. This successful work was
not directed by any green, inexperienc- |
ed hard.
HIS VOTE FOR WAR ONLY.
Representative w. sayers of Texas,
minority member of the foreign affairs /
committee. said:
II will not vote for an appropriation /
to furnish food for the suffering Gu !
bans unless it be accompanied by arm !
cd Intervention. Conditions, in my |
judgment. are such that no such apprO- /
priations should he made by congress ]
unless so accompanied, in order to put 1
an ecd TO the strife. Unless this be 1
done. the practical effect of any cor /
Spanish subjects would be so much /
substantial aid to the Spanish govern
ment. Spain could well afford for us
to support non-combatants while her /
soldiers would fight those revolutionists !
who were in arms against her. The adj /
should deal with this sit
uation accordingly"
STRONG LANGUAGE.
Mr.. Dolliver said today: Report /
shows that the explosion was the re-
suit of well-planned conspiracy in
VolYing many persons expert in the use
of internal weapons and having access
to the military stores of the Havana
government. 1t was an act of barbar-
ism. and IL il were not overshadowed
by the larger national duty in respect
to Cuba. would lead at once to a decla-
ration OF war. As the whole case now
stands. our duty to end the misery in
Cuba, by whatever means are neces-
sary, Is plain. hope that there will be
no hesitation and little delay'