The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

or unwise utterances of impatience in such a cause as that-and l think there have been-they have been honest, brave, human utterances. But when enter upon this war I want to enter upon 1t with a united American people, Presi- dent and Senate and House, and navy and army, and Democrats and Republicans all joining hands and marching one way. want to enter upon it with the sanction of international law, with the sympathieS of all humane and liberty-loVing nations with the approval of our own consciences and with certainty of the applauding Judgment of history. l confess l do not like to think of tie genius of America angry, snarling, shouting, screaming, clawing with her nails. I prefer to think of her in her honest and serene beauty inspired by sentiments even toward her enemies not of hate but of love, perhaps a little pale about the eyes and a little smile on her lips, but as sure, determined, unerr1ng, 1nvfncible as was the Archangel Michael when he struck down and tram ped upon the demon of darkness" Ap- plause on the floor and in the galleries
 Turpie of Indiana. a member of the Foreign Relations Committed was next recognized. He said that he did not see how we could intervene with arms in Cuba without making the recognition of the Cuban republic paramount to every other consideration. Try as the Senate might to surround the question with in volved propositions, one bald fact re- mained, and that was that the Cuban re-
 
 transaction. He said he looked upon Cuban nationality as the desideratum because nationality dealt with debt. He then discussed the Spanish bond question very extensively, finding in the Presi- dents message some suggestions as to the international obligations, which he con- strued to mean Spanish bonds He re- cited how Gomez had refused to accept the island of Cuba, or to allow the United States to guarantee the payment of any indemnity to Spain for the with drawal of the Spanish flag from the isl- and Speaking of the right to recognize the present Cuban republic, Senator Tur- pie said:
 we recognized the Government of Texas when it had only 800 men under arms and when 1t had only 30 900 popula- tion We recognized the Government of Hawaii twenty-four hours after the flag had been raised over the capitol building at Honolulu, but in this case we refuse to recognize a republic which has back of 1t upward of a million people, who have pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to maintain it.'
 Gray of Delaware, member of the Committee on Foreign Relations. said he would not base his support of Cuba in this crisis upon anything so inexpressibly low as to who may or who may not hold Spanish or Cuban bonds. Politics ended at the shore line; ennnort me were here as President. While he supported the com mittee resolution he favored the reselu- ton offered by Frye, which is also fa- vored by four other members of the com mtttee. The circumstances and close proximity of Cuba made 1t necessary to intervene now to put an end to the ex- isting conditions in that island.
 we have waited until the situation has become intolerable," said Gray, and we can wait no longer 1 believe the Presi- dent did everything in his power to secure an honorable peace, but he has now turned the question over to Congress and we must take the momentous steps which we are about to take. These are the req sons which actuate us in taking this dras- lie step. The nations of the world will anpiaud our action, but If they should not. God help them and the civilization which they represent. Outraged nature cannot longer stand what we have been called upon to endure. God would hold us responsible if we continued to hold our peace"
 Gray maintained that the recognition of independence would at this time be inn proper Gray concluded with brilliant