The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-29
Gives Spain More Time to Annihi-
late the CutanS.
INTERVIEW CONGRESSMAN
CoNCENSUS OF OPINION ON
M'KINLEY'S DIPLOMACY.
Grievous Disappointment, Especially
to Democratic Membsrs-RePubl
cans Who Object Are Pronounced
In Their Strictures-Message Sat
isles the Monied Interests.

Speaker Reed nor MI DlnSley- the liooI
leader of the majority, nor Mr.. Bailey,
the Democratic leader of the house,
would make any comment on the mes
sage. Other members were not so reti-
cent.
Representative Cleary of Minnesota
(Rep. THE report does not at
tempt to locate the responsibility, but
il seems to rest on Spain. The extent
Of the responsibility depends on her
relation to the act. If ii was absolute
~ without her knowledge or consent,
she is still responsible, as a sovereign
state. She should. in this case. prompt
Iy disaYow her responsibility, express
her determination to find and punish
those responsible and express her anX-
iety to make such reparation as is pos
sible. If she does not do so, her nom
action may be freely construed as at
least a partial approval of the act. In
that case 1 trust ii will be so dealt
with that she and all the world may
know that such horrible crimes cannot
be committed with impunity.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Mr.. Lands Rep., Ind.)-I am in ia
vor of that proposition that looks 10
absolute independence and liberty IN
Cuba. / am opposed to any proposition
pendence and liberty in Cuba. l am in
favor of ordering Spain from the west
ern hemisphere, and if she does not go,
am in favor of putting her out.
The people demand action. They en-
dorse the presidents course to date,
and think the time has now come for
business; and, in my opinion, the
president and congress will measure
equal to the emergency.
NJ. a
sage really conveys no new informa-
ton, but simply confirms what has
been generally published, apparently
on semi-official authority. The evident
purpose of the presidents message is
to relegate the Maine incident to a
subordinate place and to diplomatic ad-
justment.
MORE TIME FOR BUTCHERY.
Thomas NJ. Jolt Oem., Ills 1.-THE
message of the president was along the
lines he has thus far been following.
He is apparently wanting more time,
and it will give the Spanish govern
ment a further opportunity to annihil-
ate the Cubans and prepare for war.
Intervention is wanted by the people,
and nothing short of it will be salts
factory to them.
ACT WITH GOOD JUDGMENT"
Mr.. Quigg CRep., n. W. a member
of the foreign affairs committee-The
facts disclosed in the message are
those and only those which have been
anticipated. and their effect on the pub
lie feeling is naturally discounted. The
president states them clearly and de
fines a course which becomes the chief
magistrate of sober, ght-intending
nduself-confident people. He is act
ing with good judgment, and l. as
representative, propose to sustain him.
War is hideous and should be .resorted
to only when no other course is pos
sible in justice and self-respect.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep. o. said he had
no comment to make on the message.
READS LIKE AN APOLOGY"
Mr.. Livingston (Dem. Ga.)-The mes
sage reads like an apology.
Mr.. Mcmillan (Dem. Tenn.)-The
message is thoroughly non-committaI
and does not acquaint congress with
the policy Of the administration From
the fact that the president si-np!v
transmits the findings of the board and
notifies us that they have been laid
before the Spanish government. judge
that we are expected to do nothing I'M
I'll Spain is heard from.
MAINE A MAIN FACTOR.
Representative Cummings of New
York, a member OF the naval commit
tee-In my opinion the Blowing up of
the Maine ought to be considered one
Of the main factors in the case. The
Spaniards are prOverbial for their
trickery. Their policy is one of delay
BY stunning the issue made by the
blowing up of the Maine they concen-
trate evidence on the issue of feeding
their own starving people. If 1 under
stand the president, the Spaniards are
unwilling that we should tax ourselves
to feed this people, and if they finally
agree to allow us to do so it viii be Il
special favor TO us and remove all pre-
text for interference. l have no COM
ment to make. The American people
will make their own comment, and
make It so loud that even the deaf
will hear them.
GRAVE SUBJECT.
Charles A. Russell of Connecticut,
member of the ways and means COM
mittee-The presidents message trans
hitting the report and evidence of the
Maine board of inquiry was calm and
dispassionate BETTING the gravity of
the subject. Congress and the country
ought to receive this message and the
report as a forerunner of some action,
for two reasons: First, exhaust every
EFFORT 10 preserve peace WIN HOUOT To
ourselves and justice TO Cuba. and
second, to prepare most effectively for
war.
Representative Babcock CRep. Wis.,,
chairman Of the Republican congress-
ional committee: The president has
treated the matter with great forbear-
ance and has been very conservative in
his action.
TIME FOR TALK HAS PASSED.
Representative Warner CRep. nL)-|
The report settles the question beyond
cavil that the Maine was blown up by
a mine in Spanish waters. The time
for talking on our part has passed. we
should now act.
Representative Foos (Rep., Ills),
of the naval affairs committee
The report fails to fix the response
bility, but it will be difficult to make
the Americans believe that Spain did
not have something to do with it. If
armed Intervention is to take place it
should be done on the broad grounds of
PEOPLE WILL DISAPPROVE.
Representative Dockery dem, MOI
/ have not read the findings of the court
CT inquiry or the accompanying evil
dence and therefore my opinion is
based solely upon the presidents mes
sage. 1 confess to deep disappoirt-
ment at its tenor. Doubtless the Ian
guage of diplomacy calls for respectful
phrases but the facts already known
to the country in relation to the Maine
DO not. il seems to me, admit of any
departure from a strict and simple re-
cital, devoid of coloring either way. l
do not know the contemplated policy Of
the administration. but il may as well
be understood now as later that the
people of the United States will disap-
prove of any attempted settlement of
the Cuban question. involving the pay
ment or guarantee of bonds or leaving
the Spanish flag floating on the island.
actin1l l.asllltira. in tie feeding.