The times., 1898-04-15
Boys Suits, SI.A.

knew there were a number OF senators
besides himself who wished to speak and
he did not wish to be put in the attitude
of excluding any senator from that priv
ilege.
Mr.. Davis then asked that the vote be
taken before adjournment tomorrow
Mr.. Daniel again objected.
Mr. Chandler desire to ask that if
request is not given whether it is the in
tention of the chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs to ask the Senate to
remain in continuous session.
Mr. Davis replied that that was his in
tention.
MrCaffery said that this question was of
the greatest moment to the people of the
United States; that even in the minority Of
the committee had not had time to be
heard.
1.-The senator from Minnesota CMr.
Davis says that while we are deliber-
ating the reconcentrados are starving.
would like to know whether. when war is
declared, il will not shut out our hand
of mercy to the Cubans and prevent us
from carrying them food and suppies?'
Mr. Frye-If the senator will allow me
to answer his question as to the relief
Of the Cubans / will say that when there
is war declared the path will be opened
by our ships of war, and that the ships
of peace would enter at once into that
pathway loaded with food for the starv-
ing reconcentrados.
Senator Fairbanks followed Mr.. Turpie
with an argument against recognizing the
independence of the Cuban government,
which argument he spiked down with
lurid adjectives and liberal gestures. He
said: 81 have been for peace if 1t could
be honOrably attained, and war if it We're
the only means of preserving the national
II, F,.,.
price or war at any cost. However, L
am not at present prepared to recognize
the independence of the so-caled Cuban
republic. 1t is too mythical, too expert
mental to be recognized by a potential
act of this nation. The first impera tive
duty of the United States is to establish
tranquility in the island. then relieve the
suffering and afterward superintend the
establishment of a stable and independ-
ent government l have here before me
the weighty and disinterested testimony
of Clara Barton, and the facts to be
CLEANED from it are not in sympathy with
the independence of the Cuban republic
Our government has never coveted the
island of Cuba or sought to dictate its
government
"On the contrary we have guarded the
claims of Spain in Cuba against other
foreign powers. as we We're compelled to
do under the Monroe doctrine. Spain has
now overtaXed the forbearance of the
American people I am aware that in
terveution in the domestic affairs of a
foreign nation is a delicate undertaking
but necessity makes a virtue of things
great many hold that we should rec
ogniZe the independence of the Cuban
government before intervening, urging as
an argument that otherwise we might in
cur large liabilities in the nature of
Spanish bonds and securities. There
seems TO be two propositions: First. rec
ognition and then independence; second.
intervention and then recognition. ! be-
lieve that there would be no differenc 50
far as ultimate RESULTS are concerned, and
anyway the American people viii agree
with me that the rights of humanity are
higher than the assumed rights of the
bondholders. (Applause.f In the high
and holy cause of humanity Spain must
be forever driven from the Western
Hemisphere
After Mr.. Fairbanks had concluded Mr..
Cullom was about to proceed when the