Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-15
WAS DISAPPOINTING.
Presidents Message Considered too Con-
seryatiye ~ Congress.


dorsementof ma jority 0 the senators
and many excused themselves from
speaking about it until they could hav
time for careful perusal. In a genera
way the objections were based on tn
ground that it did not go far enough
in recognizing the rights of the Cubans
TIE senators who have been especially
noted for their conservatism yer,
pleased, but they were the exception
to the rule, and many of those senators
who had in the past few days shown F.;
disposition TO slacken their opposition
to Il conservative course, appeared I,
be disposed TO return to their origina
positions
A large number of the Democratic
senators refused to express themselves
at all, as did several Republicans, o.
the ground that as they could not
speak in complimentary terms they
would say nothing at all. In the house
the same feeling existed.
The most significant utterance on
the subject of the message was that OF
Senator Foraker, member OF the com
mittee on foreign relations. He said:
Il have no patience with the message
and you can say So" He refused to go
into details
Senator Mills DEM, of the same
committee, said: without referring
to the message specifically, you can
say that l am for the independence of
Cuba, and for war on account of the
Maine
Senator Teller declined to talk of
the message specifically, but said he
had intended to introduce a resolution
directing the president to end the war
in Cuba even if he had to use the mill
tary and naval forces of the govern
ment to accomplish this end.
Senator Tilllnan thought it was IL
logical and not adequate to accomplish
what the president wants to do.
Senator Pettigrew said: 1t is the
weakest yet. 1t sums up the situation
by saying that we must recognize
neither belligerency nor independence,
but intervene to stop the war. Spain
has already accomplished this result
by granting a cessation of hostilities,
thus leaving nothing for US to do, but
to continue to make appropriations to
feed the Cuban people"
Senator Chandeliers views of the mes
sage are as follows:
Il. A graphic and powerful descrip-
ton of the horrible condition of affairs
n Cuba
$50. An assertion that the independ-
ence of the revolutionists shall not be
until it has achieved its own
beyond the possibility OF
overthrow.
''3. An argument against the recog-
lition of the Cuban republic.
II. AS to the Intervention in the |
interest of humanity-that is well |
also on account of the
injury to commerce and peril to our
itizens, and to generally uncomfort-
BILE conditions all around.
-. Illustrative of these uncomfort-
BILE conditions is the destruction of
he Maine; it helps make the existing
ituation intolerable: but Spain pro-
oses an arbitration, to which propo-
ition the president has no reply.
80 On the whole, as the war goes
u and Spain cannot end it, mediation
r Intervention must take place. Pres
lent Cleveland said intervention
Iould finally be necessary
The enforcement of paciication of
uba must come The war must stop
therefore,, the PRECEDENT should be au- !
lorized to terminate hostilities, secure
eace and establish a stable govern {
lent, and to use the military and naval
orces of the United States to accom-
fish these results; and food supplies
,ould also be furnished by the United
tates.
"P. S.-Spain has made a new offer, !
hich it is to be hoped will receive the
ost careful attention. d
'Impliedly congress is asked to adj a
urn as soon as possible. t
CONSERVATIVES Commend IT.
Senator Hawley. chairman of the
on military affairs, pro- :
,unced it an able paper. and said that 9
thought it would meet with general q
'proval. A
Elkins. conservative Repub- n
AN, said: 1T states the case ad- "