The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-02-12
DEBATE Is RESULED.


The Cuban Question Discussed in the seL-
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The Cuban
resolution offered By CIuhon yester-
day was TO-DAY laid before the senate,
and Cannon was recognized to speak
| on the resolution. Cannon in OPEN
| ing his speech, read from L New FORK
newspaper statement in effect that
would amount to mere talk. Cannon
| said it was not his purpose TO disturb
| in any way the peace and wei fare of
| the people of the United States. He
did not. he said, desire TO reflect un-
necessarily upon the policy Of tie
| president, but there was Il phase OF the
question, in the opinion of Cannon.
| raised in the newspaper to which he
had referred, to be considered. By
what authority, he asked. did any
puulic journal say that nothing more
| than talk would reSalt from considera-
tion OF the Cuban question in congress:
Has some concerted plan been ar
ranged?" he asked, "Ey which the
carrying into effect the will of the
people of this country is to be undone?"
II want to say" said Cannon, THAT
something nlore harmful than talk
will result from the discussion of the
Cuban question by congress- y
After some discussion of the general
eaoures of the CubA1 ques5iol. Ca
non said:
Il charge now that the purpose of
the administration is in consonance
with the wishes of the Spanish bond
holders, and before peace is secured in
Cuba security for the payment OF
by the blood-stained island. That, l
say, appears to be the wish of the ad-
ministration, and | may say of Spain. "
Hale, following Cannon, declared
the various Cuban resolutions were Tor
the purpose of driving the admins
tration into position different from
its policy and involving the country
in serious difficulties. Hale said the
administration had already done much
and secured the release OF every
American citizen from prison in Cuba.
The president had also taken steps
which had secured relief to the starv-
Ing people of Cuba. The autonomy OF
Cuba had also been secured under
charter, he said, broader and more
beneficial than was given any colonial
government today.
Mason of Illinois followed Hale. He
denied the assertion of Hale tnat there
was any intention on the part of the
administration to change its policy.
He declared that many people had
gone from this country to Cuba, but
added that the message of the admin
istration had shown that millions had
been spent by this government to pre-
vent men and munitions from going to
the patriots, while not a dollar had
been spent to prevent shipments of un-
limited arms to the Spaniards to MUIR
der in nocent women and children.
This was greeted with cheers from
the galleries.
Mason insisted that the United
States had a right to interfere. and
went into an argument upon inter-
national law in the case. Continuing
his description of Cuban conditions.
Mason said:
This war-the Spanish war-the
republican party promised to stop, and
I deny that any man is better repub-
lican than 1, whether he lives in the
White House or not.
"By what right or morals or ethics"
asked Mason. "doses the president OF
the United States appeal to the people
of this country to feed the wards OF
Spain and deny them the right to send
food to the dying insurgents. He said
autonomy was gold BRICK which
Suain had sold to the president.