The record-union., 1898-04-14

| She has done nothing but to slander
the dead officers and the living officers
of the Maine. Her Embassador at
! Rome said but week ago to all Eu-
rope in a published interview that that
! ship went down because her Captain
neglected her and was not on board
We have evidence of Captain Sigs-
| bee before our committee as to the
character of the examination which the
| Spanish made-trivial, slight, careless.
done for a form to back up a story
which they had already made up their
minds to stand, by and put forth. That
has been the attitude of Spain toward
an awful disaster happening in her
own harbor."
F'rye-WiI the Senator from Massa-
| chusetts please add right here that the
death of our sailors and the destruc-
ton of our ship, according to General
Lees testimony, was celebrated by ban
quets and champagne by the Spanish
officers in Cuba?
Lodge-Mr. President, / thank the
Senator from Maine for recalling to me
the testimony of General Lee on that
point yesterday They rejoiced in Ha-
vana and they explained the explosion
by throwing it upon our officers, SLAM
dering their character and denying
their words.
I'VE cannot take money for the dead
men of the Maine. There is only one
reparation. There is only one monu
ment to raise over that grave, and that
is free Cuba and peace in that island.
That IS a worthy monument, worthy of
men who died under the flag they loved,
died in the cold language of the lawn
line of duty
There are mutterings among the
men who wear our uniform, because
they think you have not striVen to re-
dress the awful slaughter of their com
rades. You must maintain the homer
of the uniform under which they died.
Surely there is no more righteous cause
than this for any nation to ask JUS
tice.
Il care but little what form of words
we adopt. / am ready to yield my
opinions to those above me in Con-
gress. Still more ready am / to deter
to the wishes of the Executive. who
stands and must stand at the head,
but | want now to arm that Executive
with powers which viii enable him in
the good province of God to bring peace
to Cuba and exact justice for the
Maine"
Lindsay followed Lodge in a stirring
speech. He held that unless the in
dependence Of the Cuban Republic were
recognized, the United States, by in
tervening, would make itself liable for
all the debts for which the revenues
of the island were pledged.
Hoar inquired whether Lindsay knew
of any person of influence who pco-
posed to place the Cuban people under
restraint by our armies.
In reply, Lindsay read from the Pres
ident's message that paragraph in
which he spoke of placing restraint
upon both parties to the conflict in
Cuba.
Hoar said he did not believe ten men
in this country held the opinion which
Lindsay had preferred to put in the
Presidents mouth. He said the United
States could no more be held response
bic for the debts OF Cuba on account of
interfering than could fireman be
held responsible for the mortgage on a
house on which he had endeavored to
extinguish a fire
Lindsay said, in conclusion, that the
United States was bound to intervene
in behalf of the Cubans by all good
faith and national honor. The separ-
alton of Spain from Cuba was made in
, exorable by the logic of events by dis
pensation of fate
Chandler announced that when the