The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-19

UNITS tomorrow VIVA, should b done today.
We hsE@ already waited too long We
we're ted thee years sgo TO wall We
have rAlted till night sss followed day.
winter aes followed s0usmsr. and time mas
gone on, while TIE terrible cruelty has con-
sissue.s liz ne meantime Spanish da2lo-
mas have sat AZ our tables ard partaken
C otar Hospitality, while We are stu walt
.1g, ard have continued to wait, until the
series Of cAsamItlss have beea crowned ~
sha Maine "a asfropse. with its lose 81 70
American lives. In vieE of these facts,
] can never consent 20 striking oHE the
word immaculate We want an nsestIga-
tot. and we want IL ROW"
Hale Gounse.s Caasiou by the senate.
Hale interrupted Mason 80 make state
,Bsnt. he said that. 50 far from having
any desire for delay. he vas anxious 70
have i 40 forward from this gery lime. as
tie Investigation proposed b. the navy De-
rsrtEaent would, . not lnterfersG with
There waz 10 proposition 20 postpone the
inquiry. The whole subject mas1er y "a
ever row undergoing iogessiga sson- and IN
v'ew o. the yromptaeSs when rad been ex-
eTGlsee tIlare 8@z no Eeas1g fer iE2uSl~
Ing the rnotiyessof re officials Of the de-
r.srtmeni This being the true state q at
fairs there was no OCCASION FOR discus
sion of incidental matters De members
OF the beard selected te Investigate me
Maine disaster we've not Officers OF tnat
ship and they had already BEEN SUN
mened 70 appear as ~iiias sses bslofe VOC
investigators. fl view 81 sh!z fact. he
thought the senate could reasonably wait
@ fen days until tbs results Of the l.veso-
CATION could be given 10 the public
is anyone" ne asked, 80 much inter
esssd as are ths nasy department. ard the
officers Of that department. In ascertain
Ing tbs real facts nd locating the respon-
slbillty of the disaster? Who can conduct
tie investigation well they or who
do as much To get at the bottom or The
factsg
He hoped the senate would sea the pro-
priety OF not making this an occasion Tor
making iafiammatory speeches, and that
eli would take the view that ia the pres
suc@ Of the great calamity which had be-
fallen Us, . calamity which mad appalled,
tire whole world. today MAS not the proper
time for All appeal 10 passion AID sTeIu-
dice.
People Impatient of Delay.
Replying, Mason said there was 10 ca
iamlty 50 great as u fagluFa on the part
OF those Ia POKER to appreciate The siEua-
ton. when IL was 50 serious az II Is now.
and no sorrow 80 profound as that OF III
difference to this situation. lie was aur-
pTisea that Hale would admit THAT the
occasion was a Solemn one. surprised that
the Maine senator would adnai: that any
thing. any occurrence In Cuba. Was OF q
solemn character. As for himself, he had
no desire To make this az occasion fer
anything, the occasion already made.
What he was contenisnS for was that
oil the facts should be brought 10 the
surface. and he could not see how con-
gfeseional investigation would In any way
interfere with the ravy department. In
Quiry The people were sick and tired OF
score, Investigations. ana reports by ci-
pher and Of having Information sup
pressed and do.ed on, to them some
executive officer might think suitable.
lie wanted congressional investigation.
and wanted IL open 10 the world. An inves-
tixation by congress would only strength
en- the finding OF the navy department In
case the explosion proved 10 be by acct
dent. He had no desire 20 stir up trout
BILE but would only insist. SIS no had once
before. upon the stopping of human slas-
cry and inhaman warfare in this ad-
Jacent Island.
Spnminrd Never without "a Stfietfo.
Mason had letter from Julian Haw-
thorne Rad o show, as he claimed. that
murder was the policy OF the Spanish
government In Cuba. He alN0 had DE
1.onas letter read. and asserted that the
late minister had been defended In the
senate until he had confessed out OF his
own mouth that autonomy was fraud
and that he was the author OF the letter
quoted This plea OF autonomy had bean
used IT. secure delay on the part OF the
administration Interference with affairs
In cuba. and Il was tor this reason Ma
con sald. that he wanted An immediate
report upon his resolution for in,efven-
ton, In view of De Lome's confession
there was no longer excuse for delay
Autonomy he denounced "a = sham and
as a delusion. ana the De LONE letter only
served 70 emphasize the treaehcrous char
acter II the Spauiard As for himself he
wsud not. II eligible. ia willing - serve
nn the proposed committee a. he would
not want 20 SIT At the table with q Span
lard who might have a stiietto under his
Clothes. unless ne himself WAS ironclad
"Nnnnnn." Away. "Manana.
THE record Of the Spanish nation" con-
tnusd Mason. wha appeared TO be labor
ing under c0nsideFah bile excitement. IS one
or continuous tfaaCheTy. and we have ex-
rerseneed that treachery in our history
Tor The past han&ged years. II has been
made evident thar tho Spaniard cannot ne
trusted in any capacity. and fer this rea-
son We should now have American divers
INVESTIGATING the hail ~ the Maine and
not be depeaAi'ag upon thos> % an IN
friendly power. We are tod that the
naFai board may be able "a reach Havana
b. next Monday
Aanana. marsha tomorrow AWAY.
tomorrow. Taat + the Spanish motto ard
Me are falling inge 4 In the meantime
who knows ts't That some more dynamite
viii be pa' in ard evidence OF TIE catas-
tfeEse destroyed
lie repeated that De wanted immediate
action. hut d. not want 10 bs or the conf
ms1tes- He 90 rot want ~ be anywhere
tsst spsniafa could reach him. There
wee. however. senators who would ha
safe amens the spanish. and he was viii
les That they shaald tBke the chances in
NalFed sn the service - TIE proposed com
mst'ee It, c5oeea with an appen. for
Ffenpt Inquiry. sHa said that he Thought
taat tee svuats witch bad vote5 80 $50
= s&te tae Eeeperty - tha United statea
eoeit an3 shaeia vest &a~ AZ asa If fstces-
aary. ~ seve its seuor aud IT'S asgulty.
N"lrott Defends abe Navy.
N1>as Na3 ~ .tee'v taksa as ssaf We, ~,
Nala2tt - f~utef tac ehaEr
AZ istat 'eHtt- he ~a4t sra t-s ,s.sr,fs
sat fst'7 lAe a aes'e ta - sxs.a4e,l il
fha senate IL was seGaaus fsara ,h.
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