The herald., 1898-04-14
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argument he was interrupted by Mr.. Ell
kins of West Virginia. who asked whether
the Cuban government would not shoulder
the same liability In the event Of the sue.
cess Of Gomez's army.
Mr.. Foraker then turned to the Maine
affair and declared that he would not bs
arguing for armed Intervention II he did
not believe that such q course would give
US an opportunity to punish Spain for the
destruction of the Maine and 266 Of our
officers and sailors. Applause In tho
galleries.)
The contention Of Spain that the Maine
was blown up by accident he branded a.
"a lie to the living and q libel upon tho
dead" and he declared that Spain, by her
own effort at defense, stood convicted IN
the presence Of the world Of that hideouo
and cowardly crime
In conclusion. the Ohio senator said:
what is our duty In view OF 1t. Mr..
President? We owe to the brave men dead
to vindicate their regulations from the
brutal charge that they died Of their own
negligence. We owe it, Mr.. President. to
the splendid record of the American navy
to preserve 1t from the taruish sought 20
be put upon It. We owe 1t, Mr.. President.
to our own good name among the nations
Of the earth that the perpetrators OF such
e. cruel outrage shall not go unwhipped OF
Justice No nation can afford to pass by
such an affront as that In silence.
''It is not morality; it is not Christianity:
1t Is not religion; 1t Is not common de-
cency; 1t Is not common sense, but only O
maudlin sentimentality to talk In the pres
ence Of such circumstances and facts
about the horrors of war. War is hor.
| rible, always to be deplored. and ever TO
be avoided IL 1t can be avoided consistently
with the dignity and the honor and the
good name of the nation. But, Mr.. Presi-
| dent, much as war Is to be deplored, 1t Is O
| thousand times better to have 1t In a case
| like this than to be written down before all
the nations OF the earth-puslllanmous-
as wanting In pluck and courage.
"Yes, Mr.. President, business interests
may be interfered with, loss OF lie may
occur, and pretended evils may arise. but
| no matter what the cost in the presence or
this great commanding duty. we must go
forward. The time. repeat, for diplomacy
| has passed. The time for action has come.
Let the doubling, the hesitating. the op.
| posing go to the rear, while the strong ana
patriotic, llberty-loving masses OF tho
| American peOple COuiiu6 hhoAh oAA SsSN'SN~
and all pursuits and vocations Of life rally
as one man around our gallant army ana
navy, and, taking the flag of our country.
carry 1t on to triumphant victory. CAP
plause in the galleries) A victory, Mr..
president. for civilization over barbarism.
victory for the western hemisphere, VIC
tory for freedom and liberty and inde-
peodence. a victory worthy Of the descend.
ants of the heroism which achieved our
own independence and worthy followers
ants of the heroes who achieved our
perpetuated our priceless heritage" (Ap-
plause In the galleries)
Lodges Address
Mr.. Lodge followed with a speech IN sup.
port of the commttee's resolution.
Mr.. Lodge defended himself from the
charge of jingoism. He said that II Wash-
ington's advice had been followed we would
be in no danger now. We are not In our
present position by accident. We have
been brought to this position by Spanish
greed and corruption. Spain was In her
death-bed, bleeding at every vein by her
colonies and her officials robbing her, dying
| al she Is. General Lee told the foreign al
| fairs committee that mono Of the $500 900 ap-
| propriated by Spain would reach the starv-
ing people, but that Spanish officials would
get it all If 1t reached either the reconcen.
| trados or the soldiers. for the Spanish sole
diers were also starving.
MIR. Lodge declared that when we were
face to face with a foreign power 1t was the
overriding duty of congress and the people
and the executive to stand absolutely to-
gether. "When the president comes to con-
gress and invokes our aid In controversy
| with foreign country ana asks US to give
him power to intervene, desire" he said.
| II desire that great power Of war should
| be given to him In that way.
l "I am against declaration OF war, but
prefer giving the president the power to Inc
tervene. ! am against recognizing the gov.
ernment of the insurgent republic because
the president of the United States IN MS
high responsibility has advised congress
against 1t. The president has nothing to
do but to ask Mr.. Palma to the White
House and the Cuban republic stands up
erect and recognised. We may safely trust
that power to the president When we au-
thorize the president to intervene and use
the army and navy OF the United states we
create state of war.
Averse to War
"No one can be more averse than I; no
one can deprecate more than any act
which will plunge the country into war II
one year ago last January we had recog-
nized their independence they would have
established their independence themselves.
But these propositions passed by the sem
ate were smothered by wisdom that
shall not question. / have also for many
wears advocated powerful navy and
strong coast defenses. I have advocated
them because believed in them was the
guarantee of peace. If we had today as we
ought to have, twenty battleships and
hundred torpedo boats, there would have
been no Cuban question. We have not been
brought here by chance and by clamqrous
politicians. or by yellow journalism. We are
lace to face with Spain today In the fulfill
ment Of great movement which has run
through the centuries. Out Of the ,waa