The times., 1898-04-14

desires to ADDRESS the Senate on this
grave question before the senators are
familiar, except with a very Imperfect
hearing with this1resplution, l will no
interfere with him.
Resolutions GO Over.
The chairman here ruled that the point
of order was welt-talsen and the resolu
tion would go over. until today.
Mr.. Foraker saidihe preferred to speak
now, and he proceeded at once with his
remarks, saying in part:
| I'm his message of the 11th instant, the
| President has with striking effect and
! force reviewed the entire Cuban question
| After a thorough discussion of il in all its
! features and aspects, he announces GER
tain conclusions which he has reached
| and among these conclusions is the fol-
! lowing: The long struggle has proved
that object for which Spain has waged
the war cannot be attained After stat
ing this conclusion, the President then
makes certain recommendations, some in
! the negative and some in the affirmative.
! "One of the negative recommendations
! is that, notwithstanding he finds and
| states to US that the effort of Spain to
subdue and conquer the insurgents in
Cuba. we shall continue to deny to the
people of Cuba a recognition of independ-
| ence."
Mr.. Foraker then said that the commit
tee had differed from the President be-
cause it felt that the time for action had
come, and that the time for negotiations
| had ceased.
Senator Foraker said that the Presi-
dent declared in his message that the
war must stop, but that the form of in
! tervention was a matter of difference be-
! tween the President ind the Senate
! committee
Continuing he said that after the peo-
| pie of Cuba were recognized as free by
the Government of the United States II
| would be a presumption on the part OF
! the United States to attempt to estab-
| lish n government on the island as the
| President proposed.
Mr.. Foraker then took up the question
| as to whether the Cubans were entitled to
| recognition, reviewing some of the reasons
| for this action. He said that the time for
| action is at hand. Everyone in the coun-
| try and abroad, he declared, was thor
| oughy enlightened by this time on the
| Cuban question
He pointed out the policy of starvation
| which was deliberately carried into effect
in Cuba by the government Of Spain, to
| the horror of the world.
Notwithstanding the murder and rapine
of Spain in the island the Cuban insur-
gents, he pointed out, stand stronger and
| more invincible now than at any time
heretofore.
The Cubans have 1000 men in their ar
my and the Spanish army of 100000 has
been reduced to $4,000 The Spanish ar
my is only an army of occupation. 1t is
plain to the world he SAID, and to Spain
herself. that the Spanish cannot hope
for ultimate success.
He challenged any member Of the Sen
ate to find an authority of law that
showed that it would not be Just and
lawful for a foreign government TO rec
| ognize a people as free and Independent
when the sovereign government showed
that it could not hope for ultimate sue
| cess. ~
Our Duty Plain.
Mr.. Foraker said that it is the duty
and privilege of the United States. ac-
cording to International law to recognize
the independence of the island when the
United States Government does inter
vene. The Cubans have won their free
dom. and should have it. They have
won ii by concerted action, and not by
anarchy. Another reason why the Gu
bans should be recognized Mr.. Foraker
said, is to be found In the fact that the
Cubans have a government of their own.
He said that there was not a more ac-
complished man on the Western hemis-
phere than Gen. Bartelome Maso, pres
ident Of the Cuban republic. chosen by
popular vote.
MendeZ Capote, vice-president of the
republic, is likewise a man of learning
and ability, aud the same thing could be
said of the secretaries. Mr.. Foraker
stated that he had taken great pains to
| find out what the characters of these
Cuban leaders We're, and he found that
they could compare favorably with our
own President and Cabinet members
The Cubans not only have a postal sys-
tenn, but a fiscal system, with a collector
in every district and subdistrict Each
man is required, he said. to pay like the
other
In addition, they have a school sys-
TEN more creditable than any school sys-
tenn attempted by the Spanish
Mr.. Foraker said that though the Gu
bans have no seaports, they have a fixed
capital, which has all the while remained
in one territory. In that capital the busi-
ness Of the republic is transacted
Mr.. Foraker said that in the secret ar
chives of our own republic are communi-
cations which are as creditabe as any
received from any of the recognized gov
ernments of the world.
There were many other reasons why the
republic should be recognized
All the United States has to do is to
put guns in the hands of the Cubans and
assist them with our Navy after recog-
nizing them as free, and it would not be
necessary for the United States to ex-
pose its own troops to the ravages of the
yellow fever. All that is necessary is
the recognition OF Cuban independence
and the Cubans would soon drive the
Spaniards off of the island
Mr.. Foraker said he was against the
pusillanimous proposition to recognize
the insurgents and not fndorse Gomez.
He was for a declaration of war out
right to punish Spain for the destruction
of the Maine.
ed off the wire, the report Of the Board
of Inquiry showed concIusively that
Spain is responsible. Had any senator
ever heard of person having a subma-
rine mine in his possession? The mine
under the Maine was as subject to gov
ernmental control as are the guns of
MORO Castle and it's explosion was an
act of war. No wonder Spain sought TO
prove the explosion was an accident
when our own Government sought to
make it an accident. The Spanish re-
port he declared was false.
Hale Offers Resolution
At the conclusion of Mr.. Foraker's
speech Mr.. Hale offered the following
resolution and asked that it be printed
and go over until today:
The President is authorized, directed
and empowered to Intervene at once to
restore peace on the island of Cuba and
secure to the people thereof a firm and
stable government. He is authorized to
use the land and naval forces of the
United States to secure this end"
Mr.. Lodge then obtained the floor and
made a lengthy speech setting forth his