The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07

uteW MS candidacy In the interest OF
party harmony. This sensible and COM
mendable action relieved Senator Bur-
rows from very embarrassing posi-
ton.
All of the Republican members of the
senate committee on foreign relations
believe that the belligerency of the Gu
ban patriots should be recognized. OF
course you will understand that all
senators are reticent. They cannot af-
ford to violently differ with the presi-
dent as long as any of them have post
offices which have not been filled, or as
long as they have any prominent Of
'fice-seekers on their hands. But in
the privacy of his home, in his study
| and smoking room, one OF these states
men gave your correspondent some ex-
ceedingly valuable information this
| evening. He said:
Spain demands the observance of
| neutrality laws; and this country is
| enforcing neutrality laws. Because Of
| this condition Of affairs, the warships
| and cruisers of the United States are
| policing the seas between Florida and
| Cuba to prevent our people from carry
| ing arms, ammunition and food sup
| plies to the Cuban patriots. On this
| account / believe, and in due time
| shall say In the senate, that our coun-
try is as much to blame before God, as
Spain is to be blamed, for the murder
of 100000 innocent people In Cuba dur
ing the past year.
"All international lawyers know that
only when belligerent rights are recog-
nized, and state Of war exists and is
acknowledged to exist, can neutrality
laws be invoked. Spain claims that
there is no state Of war existing In
Cuba. Spain claims that there Is no
revolution and no rebellion in Cuba,
but only an insurrection which she
can quell.
To Prevent Filibustering.
THUS, according to the claim and
declaration Of Spain herself, there Is no
ground for her to invoke the observ-
ance of the neutrality laws. Neverthe-
less, although there is nothing in inter-
national law to require us to do so, our
government has voluntarily UNDER
taken to prevent Glibustering. 1t Is
for this reason that I say that we are
responsible, fully as responsible as
Spain, for the atrocities, horrors, MUIR
ders and tortures in Cuba, which are
well known to exist in that distracted
island"
That is good international law. Let
us remember 1t.
AS Speaker Tom Reed was entering
the Normandie hotel today he was in
tercepted by an Italian, carrying
monkey and Juggling a hand organ. Mr..
Reed asked the italian a few ques-
tions in his own language, patted the
monkey on the head, and handed the
organ grinder two nickels. He then
turned to the correspondent, who
stood in the door, and said: IT always
like to pay tribute to the ancestors Of
our race. Who knows but that monkey
may have descendant several thou
sand years hence who may be speaker
OF the house Of representatives, or even
president of the United States?"
Then, laughing, like the good ma
tured overgrown boy that he Is, Mr..
Reed entered the hotel and went to the
parlor of Colonel Henderson Of Iowa
to talk over the bankruptcy bill and it's
prospects during the coming session.
Reed a Good Story Teller.
Tom Reed likes to hear good stories,
and is a good story teller himself. He
is usually in a good humor with the
world, and with all the people in it,
but, all the same. he is serious enough
in his own apartments when away from
contact with the world. He is a great
politician, and is looking as far into the
future as possible. He recently told
personal friend that, in his judgment,
the Cuban patriots will ultimately win
their independence. He will not much
longer interpose objections to cUnsid-
GRAFTON of the Cuban belligerency res
olution.
This is because Mr.. Reed is a poll
tician. He knows very well the DISPOSE
ton of our people. He knows that neu-
trality laws are unfairly invoked. He
knows that there is likely to be revo-
luton in favor of Cuban belligerency;
a revolution in public sentiment
throughout this country which cannot
be ignored. He knows that the next
congressional elections will be affected
by this public sentiment He will keep
in touch with our people. Otherwise he
might not continue to be a member Of
congress; and. argal, he would not be
the master mind Of the popular branch
OF congress. With these conditions con-
fronting him, Tom Reed does not intend
to bear the burden of blame for the
failure Of the pending resolution.
Politicians are looking anxiously to- |
outcome will be. The prevailing i'm
preston seems to be that Mark Hanna |
made an open fight, won 1t, and is en-
titled to the victory, including the usu-
fruct Of election to the senate. At the |
same time it is known that his oppo-
nents are exceedingly bitter and active. |
A Successful Business Man.
Mark Hanna is not such a bad bundle
of humanity after all. Nobody ever said |
anything about him until he went into |
politics. He was meteoric and brilliant. |
There Is no doubt that he became a
boss Of the most pronounced and dicta- |
torial type. All bosses make enemies by |
the bushel. Mark Hanna made one |
president lin a sense), and he made
scores of enemies in his own party.
Since he came to the senate Mark |
Hanna has not been aboss. On the con-
trary, he has been quiet and unobstru-
sive, so that the older senators have
come to like him very much. Moreover,
the condition of his health is such
that he has the sympathy Of those who
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