The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-05

i Arc Made Free.
i SPAIN Is HELD RESPONSIBLE.
senator Perkins Says TINT Spain
j Caused the Destruction of Maine.
i Time for Action.
/ Washington, April lit was FRANKLY and
openly charged In the senate today ny Mi
Perkins tCalif) in a speech that Spain We
responsible for the Maine disaster, aud that
IL had been brought about by Spanish ma
chinations and Spanish treachery. The
speech of Mr.. Perkins was only one OF four
! prepared for addresses upon the Cuban
question delivered in the senate today Mr..
Clay tGa.), while hoping for peaceful So
| luton of the problem, declared strongly in
| favor OF ii dependence of the Cubans, and
| pledged to the government the support OF
the South which in the event OF war would
| have to bear the brunt of the conflict
| Mr. Perkins took substantially the same
! grounds, and his vigorous treatment of the
Maine aroused the crowded galleries to en-
| tbusiastic applause. After the Cuban
| speeches had been delivered the senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the sundry civil
bin, and finished three paragraphs before
adjournment.
| Mr. Fettigrcw Is d. presented tele-
gram signed by more than hundred of his
| constituents reading:
"All PARTIES here want Spanish flotilla
turned back or destroyed; patience eX-
hausted."
Quite Unexpectedly the discussion o. the
Cuban question was precpitated, and two
set speeches were delivered on the ques-
ton, Senator Clay (Ga.) based his re-
marks, he said, upon the resolution sub
| mitted by Mr. Foraker (Ohio)-a resolu-
ton for Independence and, if necessary,
armed Intervention. While he was fully
prepared TO support the administration in
action on the Cuban matter, he was de-
sltous that war should be avoided If it
could. Mr.. Clay felt that the adminstra-
ton ought to be afforded every opportu-
nlty 10 bring about diplomatic solution OF
the pending trouble, and he felt certain
that so long as the executive branch of the
n,i t.i w .iat ne ~ esi'ieiie
wc,a ~ NJ '"ns .,rn, anu rt.i.o's'n
~, az ms ,ti Mr.
nent peace could be had in Cuba that did
not include the independence OF the Gu
bans. With them 1t was liberty or death.
ia r,,,ha ,, aHr,iea " We si'uaI VIZ
i,to indona,, ~ ~, I"s op.iou, 'uso .
the island could no lon,er ~ h Ma -, ~.
cno,,ths 49, ~ 'o"s0i W heiu uiuei
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,,o ~ 10y ny .eal,|eu, na Saiu, lhat III
grc,ter s,,fora, M ~ "1u." e oa ~,
sonnt,y H. ea"nt III III 20, ,' VI ','e
onon ~ ,,t.,cl, h,. H., ara,n, NV, mo".u ~
,ro,id hn ~ f,, ,,ias ~ -, peopis
their bomcs ,ro,, inuasio, Ia u, no., 's -,
n,orc, ,.o,,id ~ ,,,ot n,in,,sI, ~, I'm =,
the matte, could not ha eet.iad l' d',',o -
,nnl,, In consnnal,ns ,,.ith 49, ha 10,
dignity of Tho country he would fayo,. ,ras
tie action '''
II believe" be said .in ,be indonen,e,o,
of Cuba and if Snain will nnt agrns 70 49,
peacefnilv tha Ifnitfa Stotos ,,,,o1 - -
force il Win an tho no,er Of h.. isn1 III
paya, force. Tn. psonle NJ tho sn1,,b ~.
lievc in thc r.a'ofYl eoI,,tio,, ~ .ta,
lion If possib,a h,yt rn,'S whine, II vNt ~
ploy force If necessary "e ~ y"
In opening a Sc, sncech ON tho onestio,
Mr.. Perkins Of caiifornia oniogi1ed tbo
conduct Of The nrcsidnnt for ne ca,r, 1;a
nncd and conservatives manner in whie,
he handled the grave nrohIem ra.sscnted
fer his solution r'boso ,iho ,,n,o 'a,,,aa
fully realized the nercssity for rho rresor.
yation. If possIhIe of neacs prosident a.
K!nley. General Woodford ON, n,ini.tor f.
Madrid and Consul General 90 Nod al
won distinction in hattie ,nd he hn
lioved tbat their iudpment and aisnro,to,,
could be depended unon To cridc Tho com
try safely and truly
Mr. perkins rof,rrod hr,osi,, ;, .h
scheme Instituted hy Wovle,. to siarro ,,or,
Than a million Of snanish smiths INTO
submiasion ana declared Ia, notpi,a az |
history co,nnared Win Tho a,roaisv ond
brutality that Weyler had exercised apoinst |
this Cubans. Tho time for action had in |
his cnlnion arriyod ""'' AZ
"A little mere DELAY" said be "a ,;,tio |
more waiting and the United State would |