The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17

Foreign Relations Committee" he de- clared would be to stultify ourselves and the President would be bound to veto those resolutions"
 Caffery, speaking of recognition of the insurgents. said: States cannot be made like paper money, in which counterfeits must necessarily play a most important part" He thought the war fever must be exceedingly strong to justify the ac- ceptance of counterfeit, even under the sweep of patriotism and enthusiasm
 Whose fight is it?" he vehemently asked "in which we are going to par ticipate? It is not our fight, but hght between certain insurrectonary 1ac- tions in the island of Cuba and the Span ish crown"
 He then paid a glowing tribute to the wisdom, the patience and the high pat riotism of the President, Even without ion of Gallery that the island Of Cuba would be free; that in the very nature or things Spain would have to relinquish her hold in the western hemisphere.
 Hawley of Connecticut pronounced judgment upon the message of the PreSi- dent as one of the great state papers that would be justified in the light of his tory. He criticised the resolutions as pre- sented and thought that to all intents and purposes the House resolution more nearly reached all the phases of this complicated question than any reported
 White of California said he stood be- fore the Senate to address himself to the most momentous question which had ever been brought to the attention Of the American people, It was SsdiSagreeable to dissent from the committee view, to set aside the popular feeling. The plaudits Of the people were always inspiring, but the Senate was confronted by a solemn duty, solemn responsibility, and so far as he was concerned he could no more give up his convictions than he could yield up his life. The Senate was here to face war which now must come upon the country, but he thought it not a mis- carriage to consider the situation which confronted us.
 "The record here made" said he. twill body doubted, he said. that the Govern ment of Spain had failed of its duty and had misgoverned the island of Cuba. No one doubted the issue of the coming war between Spain and the United States. That the triumph of this coun- try would result was certain. its 70,O00,o00 people and vast resources. is great enough to do exact justice. It has been well and thoughtfully said that no more sublime spectacle has ever been presented than that of great nation sacrificing for justice its passion and its prde.'
 White declared that in view of the re- cent action of Spain in making large appropriation for the relief of the re- concentrados and in abolishing the odict of concentration she had met the only argument of many Senators in favor of hostilities. Spain had swept their foot ing from beneath them and they no
 
 In magnificent peroration he said: Those of us who dissent from the ma lority do so from dictates of conscience, but whatever resolution is passed pledg- ing this country to declaration that history will have to decide whether right or wrong you will find no deserters in the camp. We have our opinions, deep rooted perhaps and firmly set, but we are all Americans. When that judgment is rendered there is but one action that can be taken. Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, we will march forward with equal step to vindicate the conduct of that Government which we believe to mitted in all times, and on the morrow, when this crisis shall come upon us. from every housetop in the United States let there be flung the stars and stripes"
 Hawley of Connecticut introduced and asked immediate consideration for the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the President is hereby authorized in his discretion and with such limitations and exceptions as shall seem to him eXpedient to prohibit the eX- port of coal or other material used in war from any sub-port of the United States, until otherwise ordered by Congress"
 Cockrell of Missouri asked what the ef- feet of such resolution would be.
 Hawley remarked that it would put stop to the export of coal and prohibit its going to Spanish ships, which was of more value to them than powder.
 Pettus of Alabama said that such procedure was against the law and he thought that so radical a measure must be ordered by Congress, and that Con. gress should not invest the power in the hands of the President.
 Hawley, realizing the force of the ob- jection, changed the resolution into a bill, but it went over upon an objection of German of Maryland.
 Bate of Tennessee addressed the Senate for fifteen minutes in speech urging the recognition of the present Cuban govern ment as independent, and said that he would support the minority amendment
 n NU0minO w a might be the final wording of the reSolu- tions adopted by Congress they could mean only war-war with one of the most cruel and barbarous nations in the world. In the circumstances the nation should not hesitate. He had hoped that peace full solution of the difficulty might have been found, but although the President had acted with a dignity equanimity and patriotism seldom equaled, war was at hand. The diplomacy of the entire world could not now prevent it.. For the mur- the only reparation. Despite the belief of Senators, the evidence of our court of in- quiry was such that if 1t were submitted to any court in the land verdict of mur- der in the first degree would be returned.
 Pascoe of Florida spoke in favor of the recognition of the independence of the Cuban republic. He believed, too, that when our troops were landed in Cuba they ought to act in concert with the forces under General Gomez.
 The other Senator from Florida (Mal lory) said none desired war if that calam ity could be averted, and he regretted that the President had suspended diplo- matic negotiations, for through them war might have been averted.
 Faulkner of West Virginia thought only one of two courses was open to this either to submit to the indigni- ties insults and crimes of Spain or that the American Congress should make such an utterance as would remove every doubt as to her intention to present the question for arbitrament by the sword The mailed hand of oppression must be lifted from the lacerated shoulders of Cuba.
 Wilson of Washington spoke in favor of the majority resolution. "We want less oratory and more powder; less rhetoric and more rams,' he said. Patriotism, said he, was higher than business inter- ests; love of country dearer than dollars.
 Pettus of Alabama followed Wilson, and the House resolution as being He insisted that Con- gress had the right to declare war, and said that the President was in his high office to execute the mandate of Congress He bitterly arraigned the Presidents Sen atorial advisers, saying that the Senate was the executives advisers not his Sena- torial friends.
 McEnery of Louisiana said he would vote for the recognition of the Cuban re- public, closing his remarks with a tribute to a reunited country as is being wit messed to-day.
 Gear of Iowa supported the majority resolution.