The herald., 1898-02-10

tney nave IN use IN their army. iHese
| arms have come from the United states.
Every railroad and every express COM
pany and every filibustering expedition
which has landed munitions of war upon
| the island of Cuba has taken its deadly
toll"
| The remark which Mr.. Cannon re-
| ferred to came from member or the
house who was talking to another mem-
Der just behind the senator's chair. Mr
Cannon said that the present policy was
| to hold the Cubans while Spain outraged
and pillaged the island.
II believe one strong, brave word,
spoken in time, will absolutely free
Cuba. and am firmly of the belief that
the result of such a word would not be
war between the United States and
| SPAIN
HALE'S REPLY
Mr.. Hale followed Mr.. Cannon with
motion to refer the Cannon resolution to
| the committee on foreign relations, and
with speech deprecatory of the policy
of congressional declaration on the
Cuban question, and in support of the
course of the administration on that
question.
The Cannon and Mason resolutions
| were intended to put the administration
in leading strings in it's policy as to Cuba.
| They assume that the country cannot
wait upon the executive, but are in
| tended to drive the administration into
a course fraught with danger, and one
which may involve the country in a
conflict with now friendly power.
Mr.. Hale also discussed the policy in
volved in the amendment to the diplo-
matte appropriation bill which had
been offered by Mr.. Allen. This amend
ment provides for the recognition of
Cuban belligerency. Taking up the
policy of the administration, Mr.. Hale
said that it had been clearly outlined in
the presidents first message. The
statement of policy was then made, he
said, most clearly and conclusively. The
president had in this document laid down
ency, and had said that he would act
If occasion should demand action on his
part. AS a matter of fact, the admin
istration had acted, and most effectively,
and one of his acts had been in refutation
of Mr.. Cannon's assertion that there
were many American citizens imprison-
cu Ill OuDd. olUCt Tic WIltillS VI thS
message the president had taken such
course as to secure the release of all
American citizens from Cuban jails, and
there were none now left in durance in
that country; but this was only one of
the many accomplishments of the ad-
mnistration in this field. The presi-
dent had made an appeal for benefac-
tions, and had secured the opening of the
doors for the Introduction fr the aid
our people have so freely sent Fur
thermore, the commanding general
whose barbarous treatment had rem
dered him unpopular had been removed
at the presidents instance. Still an
other result was the establishment of au-
tonomy which was charter of human
liberties, broader and deeper than is
maintained anywhere on the globe in a
dependency of an Anglo-Saxon govern
ment. All this had been done, but the
result of these efforts was still in the
balance. Hence, in the face of these
facts, inhammatory resolutions were out
of place.
The senate was not an inf1ammatory
body, and would not be carried off its
feet. Nor did he agree with Mr.. Can
non that the people at large wanted war
If our people really wanted to fight, they
could have gone to Cuba to do it.
He asked, and paused for reply, for
the name of an American citizen with
an English name, who had gone to fight
in Cuba. Had the Utah senator in his
mind the name of such person? OF the
25O 900 old soldiers living, none had gone
across the narrow strip of water that
separated Cuba from the United States
to fight for the freedom of that island.
1t was clear to the Maine senator that
the fight was to be made in the United
States senate, and there only. Mr.. Hale
controverted the idea that the admins
tration had been cowardly in its treat
ment of the Cuban question, saying the
resolution showed the contrary to be
true He closed with a motion to refer
the resolution to the committee on for
eign relations, which was done without
division.
Mr.. Cannon again took the floor for a
brief personal explanation bearing upon
the scene in which he had participated
toward the close of his remarks. He said
the gentleman to whose utterances he
had taken exception had explained to
him that they had reference to another
SuDJeCl I1e was WILLIS, iS Sdlu, " dc-
cept the explanation, as he had no doubt
the senate would.
MASON REJOINS
Mason of Illinois was then recognized
and the expectancy of the great crowd
which swelled the gallaries was at the
keenest pitch. He had waited this op-
portunity smilingly and taking occa-
sional notes of Mr.. Hale's speech. He
stood in front of the Republican side of
the chamber, occasionally stepping into
the front area. There was buzz of
comment as he arose and his resolution
was read from the desk. He began to
speak in an easy conversational way,
but gradually warmed to the subject.
He had hesitated long, he said, as he
feared that by some incautious step he
might injure rather than benefit the
Cuban cause. But he was ready to make
the step now, feeling that any blame
must fall on him. for he assumed per-
sonal responsibility.
Il deny the insinuation," said he,
sharply, that there is an effort to put
the administration into leading strings"
He was a Republican and he was
proud of the patriotism Of the executive.
But, Mr.. Mason said, he spoke his per-
sonal convictions on the cause of Cuba.
The senator from Maine (Hale) declared
that no American names could be cited
in connection with the Cuban cause, but