The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

1 IUFtltE NEGOTIATIONS were IN OTOtI anu
the committee had provided for action
immediate and specific las they be-
lieved TO be in character and keeping
with the desires OF the American peo-
pie in respect to this matter"
As 20 the establishment of a stable
government in Cuba by the president
of the United States the committee
were of the opinion that there might be
grave doubt of the right OF congress to
empower the president, or the congress
itself to take such action for he bene-
ft OF the Cuban people. However that
might be. after the committee had de-
clared that the people of Cuba are,
and Of right ought to be free and indie
pendent, the proposition that the pres
dent OF the congress or any other ex-
terror power should establish for an
independent people a government stable
or otherwise was Inconsistent.
If people be free and independent, as
the committee in its first proposition
had declared the people OF Cuba to be,
they, and they alone. have the power
to establish their government. In
dependence and sovereignty go hand in
hand. and IL would be a denial of the
independence that we have declared to
reserve the right n power to estab-
fish for that independent people a gov
eminent such as i'm u judgment and
opinion may be stable"
MIR. Foraker declared recognition of
the independence of those struggling
for freedom was always a question OF
fact. as well as of law. The facts as
to Cuba. he said, were already estab-
lished. not only from newspapers and
other sources of information, but from
presidential messages, and especially
and particularly from the very able
report of the chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations. These facts
as to Cuba, Mr.. Foraker reviewed at
considerable length.
- II,.Al ..a ..I~.
ever the struggle on the part of a SOW
ereign power to recover lost authority
had ceased to be attended with a rea-
sonable hope or expectation of success,
then other countries have a right to
recognize the independence of the OPP
posing people.
He added: when this demand,
which we all agree Is to be made, that
Spain shall withdraw, Is made upon
her. that minute she must either alb
dictate. which would leave the island
free and independent to the satisfac-
ton, l imagine. of the most hostile
mind to the recognition of independ-
ence. or else. If she does not abdicate,
she must declare war. and what Amer
lean can doubt, or does doubt, the
result of the war, If we are to have
war;
Mr.. President. ! now wish to speak
of the resolution which the minority
Va iR 49,
ity of the committee are not salts
fed simply to recognize the independ-
ence of the people of that island. We
want tn recognize also, and we appeal
to senators in this chamber to stand
by us in that proposition, the govern
ment set up by the insurgents, referred
to by the president in his message as
the 'so-called Cuban republic"
Hit mt Mckinley.
Al, I@1ralor Thor, a a p,tYnba, Of
reasons why the Cuban should be rec
ognized. giving details as to the char
acter of the government. Mr.. For
aker. discussing the resolution offered
by the minority, maintained that the
present Cuban republic ought to be
recognized, becauses IL was "a firm and
constitutional government. He de-
clared that I'm the matter of statesman
ship the president and vice president
of Cuba would compare favorably
with those of the United States.
1t is not morality; it is not Christi
anity: IL Is not religion: IL is not COM
mon decency; IL Is not common sense,
but only a maudlin sentimentality to
talk i'm the presence of such circum-
stances and facts about the horrors of
war. War is horrible, always to be de-
plored and ever to be avoided IL IL can
be avoided consistently with the digni-
ties and honor and good name OF the
ldAl'il " Niis ha&h b9
war is to be deplored. il is IA thousand
times better to have 1t i'm a case like
this than to be written down before all
the nations of the earth-pusillanimous,
as wanting in pluck.
Yes, MIR. President, business inter-
ests may be interfered with. loss of
life may occur n pretended evils may
arise. but no matter what the cost i'm
the presence of this great commanding
duty we must go forward. The time.
| repeat, for diplomacy is past. The
time for action has come. Let the
doubling. h~esitating. the opposing. go
to the rear. while the virile. strong
minded, patriotic. liberty-loving mass
es of the American people, coming from
all sections N pursuits and vacations
OF life, rally as one man around our
gallant army and navy. and taking the
flag of u country, carry ii on to
triumphant victory. Applause i'm h
galleries.) A victory, Mr.. President,
for civilization over barbarism; a vic
tory for the right and capacity of man
to govern himself: a victory for the
Western hemisphere; a victory for the
freedom and liberty and independence;
a victory worthy Of the descendants of
the heroism which achieved our own
independence and worthy followers of
those heroic men who preserved and
perpetuated our priceless heritage"
Applause i'm the galleries.D
Mr.. Hale offered a substitute for the
pending resolution authorizing the
president 10 intervene at once. and to
use the army and navy to this end.
The substitute carried no recognition of
independence. The Hale substitute also
went over. II is i'm accordance with the
presidents message.
Mr.. Lodge followed with a speech in
support of the committees resolution.
He declared that when we were face
to face with a foreign power II was the
overriding duty of congress and the
people and the executive to stand alb
solutely together.
When the president comes to con
gress and invokes u aid in a contro-
versy with a foreign country and asks
us To give him power to intervene, / de-
SIRE" he said, that that great power
of war should be given TO him In that
way.