The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-02-12
CUBAN ORATORY.
SENATORS MASON, OF ILLINOIS,
AND CANNON, OF UTAH.
Grow Eloquent in Arguing Further Cause
of Cuba-Senator Hale Points out the
Good Work Accomplished by President
Mckinley. .

| they presented to the senate yesterday.
| Following Mr.. Cannon's speech, Senator
| Hale of Maine addressed the senate,
| briefly urgir the senate t. uphold the
policy Of the administration He pointed
| out that much had already been accom-
plished by President Mckinley. not only
| for the cause of peace on the island, but
| also for the protection of Americans and
American interests, and for the relief OF
| the reconcertrados and Dacifcos. He
! maintained that it would not be good
| policy, by the adoption of any drastic
deClara lions, to place the administration
| in leading strings that might interfere
| with the carrying into effect of a defined
policy.
Long before Mr.. Cannon rose to address
the senate the galleries were packed with
people who were aware that this would
be a field day of Cuban oratory. Mr..
Cannon's speech was a calm and dispas-
siCnate argument in support of his reso-
tuition. He did not, he maintained, desire
to disturb the peace or welfare OF this
government but he warned congressman
and officials in administration circles that
unless definite action YVES taken upon the
Cuban question by the United States the
heavy hand Of the people would fail upon
them. He declared that in the conflict
in Cuba. Spain, afraid to meet the in
| surgents in the field, had resOrted to
policy of bribery and starvation. OF This
he believed tho American people could not
b. brought to approve. While Mr.. Cam
non was speaking a sensational incident
oct urred A member of the house of rep
resentatives, standing near the speaker,
auditly denounced as a lie. seemingly,
some statement Mr.. Cannon had made.
Mr.. Cannon, pale with feeling, made re-
ply to what at the moment seemed an in
suit but which was subsequently salts
factorily explained.
Foil
and at times fiery speech in which he
urged the precedent to Immediately inter-.
we're in the Cuban war and end The strug-
gle which on both sides had become SO
brutal as to shCck the sensibilities Of the
civilized world. He discussed from the
view point Of an International lawyer
the right of the United States to int ,r-
Vene to put an end to the war and then,
with effective satire. denounced as a
piece of Spanish fraud and chicanery''
the scheme of autonomy which Spain was,
now endeavoriDg to force upon the Gu
pans. He did not believe war would re-
suit from intervention, but thought if it
should It would be war of glory and Of
honor. - -.
When the resolution offered by Mr..
Cannon Utah) Yesterday, urging the
president to notify Spain that if it fails
TO recognize the independence of Cuba
before March next, this government
would then recognize the belligerent
rights OF the Cubans and ninety DAYS
thereafter assert the independence of the
cuban republic was laid before the SEN
ate, Mr. Cannon was recognized to speak
upon the resolution.
What the President Has Done.
Mr.. Hale followed Mr.. Cannon with a
motion to refer the Cannon resolution
to the committee on foreign relations,
and with speech deprecatory Of the.
policy of congressional declarat ton om the
Cuban question, and in support of the
| course of the administra ton on that
question. The Cannon and Mason reso-
lutions were, he said. intended to put the
ADMINISTRATION in leading strings in it's poll.
cy as to Cuba. They assume that the,
country cannot wait upon the executive,
but are intended 20 drive the administra-
ton into a course fraught with danger and
one which may involve the country in a.
| conflict with a now friendly power.
Mr. Hale also discussed tie policy i'll
volved In the amendment to the diplo-
matte appropriation bill, which had beer
offered by. Mr.. Allen. This amendment
provides. for the recognition of Cuban
belligerency. Taking up the policy of the
administration, Mr.. Hale said it had been
clearly outlined in the presidents first
message. The statement of policy then
made was. he said. most clear and con-
ment laid down the chart Of his con-
duct as to delinquency, and had said
that he would act If occasion should
demand action on his part.
AS matter of fact, the administra ton
had acted. and most effectively. and one
OF his acts had been in refutation of Mr.
Cannons assertion that there were many
American citizens imprisoned in Cuba.
Since : the writing of the message the
president had taken such a course as to
secure the release Of all American citi-
zens from Cuban jails. and there were
none now left i'm durance in that country.
But this was only one Of the many ac-
accomplishments of the administration in
this field. The president had made an ap-
peal for benefactiOnS ana had secured tho
opening of the doors for the introduction
of thr aid our people have so freely
sent. Furthermore. the commanding gen
eral whose barbaric methods had rendered
him unpopular had been removed at the
presidents instance. Still another result
was the establishment Of autonomy.
which was charter of human liberties
broader and deeper than is maintained
anywhere ON the globe in dependency
by ar AnglO-SaXon government All this
has been done. but the result Of these
efforts was still in the balance. Hence. in
the face OF these facts. inf'armatory
resolutions were cut of place
The sema e. he said. was not an irflam-
matory body and woull not be carried off
its feet. Nor did he agree with Mr.. Can
non. that the people at large wanted war.
If our people really wanted TO fight they
could have gone to Cuba to do It,
He asked. and paused for a reply. for
the name OF an American citizen. with
an English name. who had gone to fight
in Cuba. Had the Utah senator in his
mind the '1amo Of such person? OF the
100000 old soldiers living none had gone
70 no rrsay CT iv, Of
sera ra ted Cuba from the United States to
fight for the freedom OF that island. 1.
was clear to the Maine ~c-r'-- - :. tn,
fight was to be made in the United States
senate. and there only. Mr.. Halt contro-.
verted the idea that the administration
had been cowardly in Its treatment of
the Cuban question. saying the results
showed tho contrary to b. true. He
closed with a motion to refer t',e reso!,l-
ton to the committee on foreisn rela-
tons. whi.h was done without division
Mason Has His Say.
Mr.. Mason GlI.) followed Mr. Hale He
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 and
munitions going to the patriots. while not
a dollar had been spent to prevent the
shipments of unlimited arms to the Span
iar7s to murder innocent women and
children This was greeted with cheers
in the galleries.
Mr.. Iasson insisted that the United
States had right to interfere and vent
into the argument upon the international
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