Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-09

| SeuSat1Onol interruption.
AT this point a sensational interruption
of Mr. Cannon occurred. There was q
buzz of conversation among those of the
spectators-members OF the House of Rep
resentatives and others who lined the inner
| walls of the Senate chamber and Mr. Hale
(MeO addressed the Vice President. He ex-
pressed the hope that order might be pre-
served and the rules of the Senate strictly
observed.
non had made the statement that every
rlne IN the hands OF the Cuban patriots had
cost them 500
After quiet had been restored Mr. Can
non. whose face was white as paper and
VINO was evidently painfully affected by his
emotion said: II do not ordinarily object TO
remarks Of denial concerning statements
which l make on this floor. However. to a
statement which just made, the audible
comment was added that is was lie l
care less. Mr.. President for the remark
man tor the spirit which actuated it. l re-
assert 1t as solemn truth that the Cuban
patriots have paid $500 for every rifle they
nave In use in their army. These arms
nave come from the United States. Every
every flibustering expedition which has
landed arms and munitions of war upon the
Island of Cuba has taken its deadly toll
Inc remark which Mr. Cameron referred
10 came from a member of the House who
was talking with another member Just be-
hihd the Senate seats.
Mr.. Hale Follows
Mr. Hale. following Mr.. Cannon declared
that the various resolutions were all for
the purpose of driving the administration
into position different from its policy
and involve the country into serious diff
culties
Mr.. Hale ssys that the administration has
ALREADY done mich and had secured the
release of every American citizen from
prison in Cuba. The President had also
taken steps which had secured relief to the
starving people Of Cuba
me PRESIDENT had also secured the re-
moFai or Weyler and secured a more hui
name commander. The autonomy of Cuba
nau also been secured. This charter he
sala' was broader. more benefcent, than
was given any colonial government TODAY
MIR. Hale denied that the American peonI.
wanted war. 1t would have manifested
ltseH In some way different than in in
hammatory speeches on the floor of tba
Senate. There were a million Of nnemn,ov.
ed men In the United States but they were
not going to Cuba. The senator from Uta h
mad no relatives or friends there No
American citizen with an English name
was hghting in the ranks of the Insurgents
NO member Of the junta in this country
had ever set foot in Cuba.
Mr. Mason Cheered
Mr. Mason Of Illinois followed Mr. Hale
He denied the assertion Of Mr. Hale that
TINS was an attempt to put the administra-
ton in leading strings.
Mr. Mason declared that many people had
gone from this country to Cuba, but added
that the message of the administration had
SHOWN that millions and millions had been
spent by this government to prevent men
ana munitions going to the patriots, while
not a dollar had been spent to prevent the
shipments of unlimited arms to the Span
| lards to murder innocent women and chill
dren
This was greeted with cheers in the gal
| leres.
There some discussion between Mr..
Mason and Mr.. Hale as to the reliability
or the reports from Cuba in the news
papers. Mr.. Hale questioned them and Mr..
Mason commended that the reports were
true, and Mr. Calhoun, the special messen-
ger OF the President, never denied them.
Peppers Letters to The Star.
| Senator Mason in describing the condi-
ton that exists in Cuba and refuting state
r.ents of Senator Hale that the condition
there is not as bad as reported by the news.
papers, quoted literally from letters writ.
ten to The Evening Star by Mr.. Charles NJ
| Pepper, and took occasion to say that ey.
cry man who knew Mr. Pepper knew that
| he was absolutely reliable. perfectly con-
| servative in his statements ard given to
undertaking rather than overstating the
| case.
Mr.. Hale, while not saying why he did
not care to dfscredit Mr.. Peppers letters
called attention to the fact that other cor
respondents in Cuba had rointed out a diff.
| ferent state of affairs.
MI Mason continued to Insist upon the
reliability Of Mr.. Peppers letters to The
Star, and said that IL Mr. Hale cared 10
Iefute them after he had concluded his
speech ne could do so. But he (Mr. MasonJ
was Wiling to make his statement of the
case upon Mr.. Peppers reports in The Star
Mr. Mason read numerous extracts from
Mr.. Peppers letters published in The Star
and had several of them printed entire in
me record, in order to bear out the as
sertlons made In his speech. In reading
| from these letters Mr.. Mason comment ed
from time to time upon statements con-
tanned therein. and took occasion to point
| out the very conservative and careful man.
ner in which Mr.. Pepper had gathered his
statistics.
Explanation to Mr.. Cannon
Mr.. Cannon again took the floor for a
brief PERSONAL explanation bearing upon
the scene in which he had participated to-
ward the close of his remarks. He said the
gentleman to whose utterances he had
taken exception rad explained to him that
their utterances had reference to another
subject. He was willing. he said, to accept
the explanation, as he had no doubt the
| Senate would be.
A Right to Interfere.
Mr. Mason il sisted that the United States
had right to interfere. and went into an
| case.
The damage to American property rights
was sufficient TO invoke the Monroe doc
| trine in this case.
! He declared that If the United States
| should say to Spain to stop the murder and
! starvation in Cuba there would be no war.
| When Grover Cleveland told England, the
| strongest nation in the world. to arbitrate
| the Venezuela question she did SO. and yet
| it was said Spain would not obey similar
| Injunction. 1t was absurd, and if the
| United States said there should be peace,
| peace would follow.
Message of the Bucket Shops.
Mr.. Mason read some letters showing the
| condition of the starving women and chill
dren in Cuba, and said that while he was
| talking the bucket shops and stock ex-
changes were sending him insulting tele-
grams, telling him to consider the effect
of his course upon the price of pork and
| other products in mis- own state. While
| women and children are starving" he