The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-29


country have set in furnishing aid to the
Cubans."
Mr. Dolliver: GAS the case now stands
our duty is to end the misery in Cuba by
whatever means are necessary. / hope
there will be no delay
Mr.. Quigg tRep, N. ". member Of the
foreign affairs aommittee: THE facts
disclosed in the message are those and
only those which have been anticipated.
and their effect upon public feelin: is nat
urally discounted. The president defines
a course which becomes the chief magis-
trate of a sober. ht-intending and self
confident people. He is acting with alb
solute good judgment, and |. as republic
can, propose to sustain him. War is hid
eous, and should be resortcd to only when
no other course is possible in justice and
self-respect."
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep.. Ohio said he had
no comment to make.
Mr.. Livingston (Dem.. Ga.): 1.-THE mes
sage reads like an apology"
Mr.. McMillin tDem, Tenn.): 1.-THE mes
sage is thoroughly non-commital and does
not acquaint congress with the policy of
the administration. From the fact that the
president simply transmits the findings OF
the board and notifies us that they have
peen laid before the Spanish government,
Judge we are expected to do nothing
until Spain Is heard from"
Representative Cummings IN. W: "ln
my opinion the blowing up of the Maine
ought TO be considered one OF the main
FACTORS in the case against Spain. The
spaniards are proverbial for their trickery.
ihelr policy is one of delay. If | under
stand the president, the Spaniards are UNI
wiling that We should tax ourselves to
ieea the starving people of Cuba and they
hnaiiy agree to allow us to do so, 1t will
De special favor to US and remove all
preteXt for interference / have no com.
ment to make. The American people will
MAKE their own comment and make it SO
loud that even the deaf will hear them I"
representative Babcock (Rep., Wis.,,
CHAIRMAN of the republican congressional
committee: The president has treated the
matter with great forbearance and has been
very conservative
MI. Hopkins REP, No: II think tho
next step should be armed intervention.
The death of 100000 people under the mill
tary order of Spain calls for aggressive &C
ton
MI Cooper Dem., Texas: 1--WE ought
not to make misstep or back step. 10
dodge the issue now is doing both | thinl,
the proposition to feed the Cubans weak
and ineffective, II not wrong In principle.
II we feed them al all we ought to feed
them as free people at our table. we
can not afford 10 accept blood money for
dead patriotic sailors. The decision of
the court is our judgment and we do not
intend other nations shall say what we
shall do"
Mr.. Berry (Dem., Ky.). member Of tbs
foreign affairs committee: THE message
gives no advice or any conclusions. | am
more impressed than ever that some one
closely allied with the Spanish government
exploded the mine which DESTROYED the
Maine and sacrificed the lives of our brave
sailors
representative Lacey tRep, Iowa): "The
explosion OF a mine or torpedo In euuh d
skiiiul manner under the Maine could
only have been accomplished ny cxpsrta
Inc Spanish soldiers and officers In charge
q these explosives are the most likely cul-
pritA-"