The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25

chamber to be closed and If they do not
seize the present opportunity to accomplish
something PRACTICAL Senior Samper was
thereupon arrested taken to the presidents
desk and called upon to explain his con-
duct.
The Senate yesterday discussed the politi-
cal situation. Senior Gonzales, who said he
did not speak as a partisan, but as Span
lard declared the country must be told the
truth. The chastisement falling nations
or on collective bodies, he added. had never
been undeserved, as it had beer attempted
to make the Spaniards believe. Continuing
he said: For everything happening now
the whole country, the people, the parties
and the government are responsible" In
spite of the Interruptions Senior Gonzales
continued: II have many deadlier truths to
tell. Spain has never known what a real
colonial policy is" The senator blamed the
Conservatives severely for the present sit
uation of affairs. He said that the late
Senor Canovas del Castillo thought Cuba
could be dominated by troops, while in real
ity the administration of the island needed
drastic reorganization. The war policy, as
we'll as General Weyler's policy, the speaker
asserted, had failed and autonomy had
proved Intellectual, because it was attempted
too late However, the senator exclaimed,
the attempt of autonomy was useful as it
will allow Spain to quit the western hemi-
sphere conscientious of having made good
attempt. The speaker blamed the Liberals
for having had recourse to autonomy in the
hour of need and for now trying to disown
it. Senator Gonzales concluded by declar-
ing himself a partisan of peace, praising
Marshal Campos at the expense of Generals
Polavieja and Weyler, after whose as
sumption Of command things went from bad
to worse"
Senator Navarro Rodrigo replied. He
charged Senator Gonzales with becoming
the advocate of the United States against
the Latin races and classed as madmen the
Cubans who are anxious for annexation to
the United States. The senator then pro-
ceeded to urge the necessity of union Of
the Latin races and concluded by saying:
IF Eurpgs ahandons us, and we are con-
quered we will fall with giory, reason and
justice on side. If Europe abandons
she will be dishonored for all posterity,
while Spain will have an honored name in
history. for she has spent blood and treas
ure in discovering America, which is repay
ing her with ingratitude.
The Duke of Tetuan characterized Senor
Gonzales's speech as being inopportune,
and he upheld General Weyler and the pol
icy of the colonial minister. Continuing, the
duke portrayed the difficulty of conducting
a distant war and seathingly denounced the
United States as 'treacherously attempting
to seize Cuba under the plea of humanitari-
anism." In conclusion, the Duke of Tetuan
asserted that the Spanish ships would
never lower their flags before the enemy.
Admiral Beranger and General Azcarraga,
lately minister of marine and minister of
war, respectively, eulogized, the one the
navy and the other the army.
Marshal Campos said he would be
ashamed to abandon Cuba when there We're
10000 men there, not counting the volun-
teers, prepared to resist foreign aggression.
The marshal then urged the government to
remain in office He concluded by saying:
IF the Conservatives do not accept power
in the event of their being called on to do
so, then, in order to maintain the dignity
and honor of Spain, /. myself, will pick it
up, even {out of the gutter
Senior Gonzales concluded the debate,
maintaining his charges against the Cano-
Ministry. He said the moment of expla-
nation had arrived
A bill making the Cuban debt payable in
pesetas was adopted. and the house ad-
journed.