Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-29

Jsmes c. Biainef
I'VE can hide no longer under the exec
utsre wing. He can neither declare war
nor refuse II. Congress alone can declare
war. 1 Tor enc am ready to vote now. You
may continue to cry peace. peace, but there
can be no peace while Europeans own and
butcher their slaves ON the same continent
where our nag floats.
But there are those who say the court
does Tot M the responsibility. II was not
cannot escape so. The law fixes the
responsibility. We were in Spanish waters
and over Spanish soil. The harbor is owned
and controlled by Spain. The explosives In
Spain. II 1t was a torpedo. it was a Span
ish torpedo; II II were q mine, 1t was a
spanish mine; no explosives have been OIL
sale In Havana for over a year to private
cattzens: II 1t was guncotton II was Spanish
guncotton, and II 1t was dynamite. II was
Spanish dynamite. The power to 1t was
controlled by Spain. A government acts
only through IT'S agents and officers,
sEch they controlled the discharge of their
cannon. 1t was owned. located and explod-
ed by Spain and Spain must answer.
Opposed to Autonomy.
Il shall oppose any plan to assist Spain
to place any kind OF autonomy on Cuba
Spain cannot be trusted to keep her prom
Use. and we cannot undertake to compel her
to: aside from that poor Cuba has paid a
larger price for liberty than we did. and
she must be free. shall oppose any plan
that looks to forcing Cuba in tine future to
pay Spain in cash for her liberty. Her land
Is fun OF graves and her future generations
must rot be mortgaged.
1T is claimed by some that Cuba ought
10 De willing to pay SPANS Cuban war
debt. Cuba to pay for the powder and
the torches that burned her homes-to pay
the back wages Of the Spanish soldiers
who ravtshed their wives and daughters?
Never by any vote OF mine.
Some tell US we must wait for Spanish
elections. If the elections are as rotten as
her diplomacy we cannot wait. 1t fs claim
ed that II we will wait until the Spanish
elections Sagasta will give all concessions.
trick? Is De LONE SO soon forgotten?
Some tell us We are not prepared. When
shall we be better prepared? Will It be
when the Spanish torpedo fiotiIla has
crossed the water and rests complacently on
her base OF supplies within five or six
hours distance of our fleet! We know
now officially what we have believed for
forty days. Shall we wait until she can
destroy more OF our ships and men? God
forbid that such a crime should be charged
to US.
Vigorous Appeal.
Let us awake! Shake OF the Chinese
narcotic that locks us In drowsy Incidence,
murmuring. peace at any pricer Awake
oS OuT lOTeIdtHeTS OlQ at concord ana Bun
ker Hill! Awake to glorious war against
nation that burns homes and murders
women and children! Awake to glorious
war that seeks no gain for US in the treas
Try or territory, but q war to drive the
orpressor from the continent, to settle the
Cuban flag in the sky forever, and q war
that will help US for generations to come
by giving no&ice that the honor of our flag
and the lives Of our citizens must be re-
spected among the nations Of the world"
Applause in the galleries.)
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Mason's speech
a bill providing for q national exposition of
American products and manufactures in
Philadelphia for the encourageme of the
export trade and appropriatmg $4,000
therefor was passed.
Mr.. Morgan presented and secured the
passage of resolution calling upon the
President for information as to the disposi-
ton made of Congress appropriation of
$4,000 for the rei1ef Of American citizens in
Cuba and as to the number of American
citizens relieved from the fund.
In accordance with the order Of business
the senate then began the consideration of
unexpected bills on the private pension
Calendar.
Several private pension bills were passed.
then, at 2:15 o'clock. Mr.. Tillman, in ac-
cordance with previous notice, presented
resolutions concerning the death Of the late
Joseph a Earle. q senator from South
Carolina
EuiogieS upon Senator Earle were deliv-
cred by Mr.. McLaurin, Mr.. Chandler, Mr.
Clay, Mr.. Spooner, Mr.. Chiffon, Mr.. Cam
non. Mr.. kenney, Mr.. McEnery and Mr.
Tillman.