The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-10

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-For more
/ than three hours today the senate
| chamber rang with eloquent appeals in
! behalf Of the Cuban Insurgents An
/ noUnced speeches were delivered by
! Mr.. Cannon, of Utah. and Mr.. Mason.
! of Illinois, in advocacy Of the adoption
! of resolutions which they presented to
/ the senate yesterday. The only reply
! was by Mr.. Hale.
/ Long before Mr.. Cannon rose to adj
! dress the senate the galleries were
! packed with people who were aware
/ that this would be field day of Gu
j ban oratory.
Mr.. Cannon's speech was a calm and
/ Gispassionate argument in support Of
! his resolution. He did not he main
! tanned, desire to disturb the peace or
/ welfare of this government, but he
/ warned congressman and officials in
administration circles that unless def
mite action was taken upon the Cuban
question by the United States the
! heavy hand of the people would fall
| upon them. He declared that in the
! conflict in Cuba Spain. afraid to meet
/ the Insurgents in the field had resort
! ed to a policy of bribery and starva-
| tioD. This. he believed. the American
! people could not be brought TO ap-
! prove.
While Mr.. Cannon was speaking a
! sensational incident occurred. A mem
/ Der of the house Of represa ntativas
| standing near the speaker audibly de-
! nOunced as a lie, seemingly some state
! ment Mr.. Cannon had made.
| Just as the interruption occurred
| Mir. Cannon had made the statement
! that every rifle in the hands of the
! Cuban patriots had cost them 5000.
Sensational incident
After quiet had been restored Mir.
| Cannon, whose face was as white as
| paper and who YVES evidently painful
/ ly affected by his emotion, said:
Il do not ordinarily object TO re-
marks Of denial concerning statements
! which l make on this floor. However
! to . statement which 1 just made, the
audible comment was edded that it
was a lie. I care less. Mr.. President,
| for the remark than for the spirit
which actUated it. 1 reassert it as
a solemn truth that the Cuban patriots
| have paid $500 for every rifle they have
/ IN use in their army. These rifles have
| come from the United States Every
| railroad and every express company
and every filibuster expedition which
| has landed arms and munition Of war
upon the islands of Cuba has taken
| its deadly toll"
| In conclusion, Mr.. Cannon maintain
ed that the present policy of the adj
I
while Spain outraged and pillaged the
island.
y believe that ore brave, strong
word spoken in time will absolutely
free Cuba and l am firmly of the be-
lief that the result Of such word
would not be war between Spain and
the United States"
Mr.. Hale followed MI Cannon. With
a motion to refer the Cannon resolu-
ton to the committee or foreign relc-
tons.
He addressed the senate briefly. urg
ing the senate to uphold the policy OF
the administra ton. He pointed out
that much bad already been accom-
piished by President Mckinley. not
! only for the cause Of peace on the isl
and, but also for the protection OF
Americans and American interests, and
for the relief of the reconcentrados and
pacifiCOs. He maintained that it would
not be good policy to adopt any drastic
declaration to place the administration
in leading strings. that might inter-
fere With the carrying into effect of
| defined policy.
CONGREGATIONAL War.
He asked. and paused for a reply,
| for the name Of an American citizen,
with an English name who had gone
| to fiaht in Cuba Had the Utah senator
| in his mind the name of such a person?
/ OF the 100000 old soldiers living. none
! had gone across the narrow strip of
! water that separated Cuba from the
| United States to fight for the freedom
of that island. ii was clear to the
/ Maine senator that The fight was to be
made in the United States senate and
| there only.
Mr.. Hale contrOverted the idea that
! the administration had been cowarlly
saying the results showed the contrary
to be true.
He closed with the motion to refer
! the resolution to the committee on for
eicn relations, which was done without
| division.
Mr.. Cannon again took the floor for
q personal explanation He said that
the gentlemen to whose utterances ne
| had taken exception had explained to
him that their utterances had referred
to another matter. He was willing, he
| said, to accept the explanation. as he
had no doubt the senate would be-
FIR. mason Recognized.
MIR. Mason was then recognized, and
the expectancy of the great crowd
! which swelled the galleries was at the
keenest pitch. He had awaited his OPP
rortuniJy. smiling and taking occa-
! SiOnal notes of Mr. Hale'S speech
He stood in front of the Republican
side of the chamber, occasionally step
ping into the front area. There was q
buzz OF comment as he arose, and dis
resolution was read from the desk He
began to speak in an easy converse
tional way, but gradually warmed to
the subject. He had hesitated long he
said, as he feared, by some incautious
step, he might injure rather than bene-
fit the Cuban cause. But he was ready
to make the step now, feeling that any
blame must fall on him, and he as
sumed full responsibility.
He urged the president to immediate
Iy intervene in the Cuban war and end
the struggle, which, on both sides. had
become so brutal as to shock the sensi-
bilities of the civilized world He dis
cussed, from the view point of an in
ternational lawyer the right OF the
United States to intervene to put an
END to the war. and then. with effective
satire, denounced as q piece of Span
ish fraud and chicanery' the scheme of
autonomy which Spain was now en-
deaVoring to force upon the Cubans
BY the resolution which he had Of
fered, Mr.. Mason said this country. in
effect, declared to Spain that she must
go from the island of Cuba, and anv
differences between the United States
and the Madrid government, arising
out of the declaration. would be settled
before the courts of the world.
Settle with Spain.