The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-07

! Washington. March 6.-Speaking Of
the Madrid dispatch made public by
Assistant Secretary Day, Senator
Davis said:
| 1T is a circumstance which, added
| to the present strained conditions,
makes things more vexatious. I ap-
prove the presidents action in every
particular"
Senator Pettigrew said: ST certainly
approve the presidents course in the
matter. 1 should judge the request to
recall our consul general is somewhat
unusual, and under other circumstances
would be complied with, but the con-
ditionS precedent to this case take it
out of the usual rule and justified the
presidents action. L think that, in
view of the fact that it is conceded the
Maine was blown up, the president
would be justified in sending battle
ships loaded with combustibleS as well
as food and filed with armed men. 1t
seems to me we cannot accept any
settlement short of the independence
| of Cuba
Senator Cullom said: at regard the
course pursued by the president in
answer to the Spanish government as
right, justified by all the conditions,
him in that position he has taken. 1
have believed for some days that we
were nearing a crisis from day to day,
and it has seemed to me that the
Spanish government was endeavoring
to bring on a conflict between that gov
eminent and ours. Whether this gov
eminent desires it or not, on this ac-
count it would be almost forced into
war with Spain. 1 do not well under
stand, in view of the manifestation Of
interest this country has taken in the
conflict which has been going on be-
tween Spain and the Cubans, how a
withdrawal of any kind could be
thought of. either from the point of
view of national interest or of common
humanity. Our people do not want
war, neither does the president. but
neither the president nor the people
will submit to any humiliation at the
hands of the Spaniards. 1 think it is
another step on their part into forcing
an issue between that government and
our own
MORGAN OF ALABAMA.
Senator Morgan-'I heartily ap-
plaud the presidents action in the dis
patch brought to my attention. I do
not think the Spanish government will
insist upon Lees recall nor do 1 think
it will refuse a bounty to those poor,
starving creatures, the recOncentra-
dos, though it may be dished out to
them with a mailed hand. We are
proud of General Lee and his conduct
in Cuba The recall of General Lee,
in my opinion, was in Difference to the
sentiment in Madrid. After all the for
bearance we have shown Spain in max
ing our country a base for her sup
plies, she turns upon us and makes
everything done by US into an act of
emnity. After a while, We will be suf-
ficiently informed as to the intentions
of the Spanish government toward US
to meet them half way"
REPRESENTATIVE GRosvENoR-
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio:
| Spain has the undoubted right to
make peremptory demand for the
withdrawal of General Lee. Under or
binary circumstances, this government
would be bound to grant this conceS-
sion upon demand but under existing
circumstances, where the withdrawal
of Lee would be an implied censure or
his course the president should refuse
just as peremptOry. The wlthdraWal
of Lee would leave an inference OF
censure on the part of this govern
ment. and that the people could not af-
ford to do. inasmuch as General Lee
in all his acts has met the entire ap-
prevail of the president. If Spain has
requested the withdrawal and the
president has refused, Spain VIII proo-
ably dismiss Lee Immediately and send
him home If the president feels Of
Tended in the spirit of Spain'S action,
he need not send anyone in Lees place
This comes pretty near being an open
rupture~between the two governments.
SEEKING THE QUARREL.
$50 far as the sending of the ships
with supplies for the starving sub
jects of Spain is concerned, a change of
plans is not to be considered for a mo-
ment Spain, having consented, that
she should now, in sort OF hysterlcaI
: effort. to please her own subjects, seek
to withdraw that consent and try to
dictate the means of transportation by
which supplies should be seSt, is not
to be accepted. If Spain has done what
I is alleged, it looks as though she was
seeking a quarrel, and that she was
seeking it at time when she might
possibly cover up the disclosures or
! the report of the commission now in
vestigating the cause of the deStruc-
ton of the Maine.
Nations have been great deal
nearer blows than we are with Spain.
and war has been averted- In one or
our earlier experiences, when Adams
was president. the country was nearer
I to war with France than we are now
with Spain. Even entirely and 1mper-
I feet development of diplomacy was
avoided without loss of honor to either
nation. and it probably will be the case
again"
TWO OTHERS.
II think the president is to be com
mended" said Representative Heat
wold. a member of the house committee
on foreign affairs, for declining to re-
call General Lee. There is no reason
why supplies for suffering Cubans
/ should not be sent in warships. Indeed,
it is eminently proper that warships be
/ sent to Cuba to protect American citi-
\ zens and interests
Il prefer to wait for official inforrua-
ton. Not knowing on what grounds
Spain has demanded General Lees re-
| ealL 1 cannot form an opinion Of the