Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-04-20
Senator Morrill's Opinion.

Senator Justin S. Morrill,, who has but
jurt celebrated his SD birthday, was lately
interviewed by G.. G.. Balm, the well known
newspaper man. The venerable senator
impressed the visitor as well-preserved
man, whose mental activity has not abated
and whose physical activity is phenomenal.
He suffers little from rheumatic govt, but
with that exception he was in good health
and fine spirits. -
eff we should have war, "he was asked,
edo you think it would be necessary to
raise money chiefly by taxation, or are we
rich enough now to raise war fund wholly
by the issue of bondsp'
"There would be no difficulty in placing
bonds if we could get them from congress, y
said the senator. but there is the trouble.
With such radical silver men as Teller and
Allen in the senate, it would not be posi-
be to get gold bond through, and no one
would want to take a coin bond which
might be paid in silver when, on the decla-
ration of war, all the gold in the country
might be snapped up and the country sent
to silver basis"
"Would war be costly3n
Enormously costly. There would be
great loss Of life, as well as great destruc-
ton of property. With the big rifles and
the rapid fire guns they now have, sending
rain of shot at an er envy, the loss of life
would be terrible"
"Then you are opposed to WARP"
ENTIRELY. think we should not have
been carried SO far in our sympathy for
Cuba as to involve the possible destruction
of the millions of dollars worth of proper
ty and the loss of thousands Of lives And
why are we so much concerned about the
CubansP They are an alien race Their
habits of life are not like those OF the peo-
pie OF the north or even the people OF the
south. If they were in India or Africa we
| would not concern ourselves about them"
8. Are we not warranted in interfering in
| the interest of common humapity?'
.'To the extent Of furnishing supplies to
| the needy, as we are now doing, yes"
s. You think we should demand an in
demnity from Spain if the battleship Maine
was blown up from without"
Eyes. H7Spain should refuse to pay
and we should threaten to attack her, !
have no doubt her friends over there would
| come to her assistance and furnish the
money"
What do you think should be the
amount ?"
st is incompatible. One million would
satisfy honor as well as So"
Speaking further of SPANS friends in
Europe, Mr.. Morrill, said You must
remember that, whatever they may say,
the monarchical people of Europe are with
Spain and against US. They do not like
republicans. The success of republicans
is undermining their systems OF govern
ment."
1.-The English people are with u.s."
Yes, but England stands almost alone.
She is as friendless as we are"
"Do you believe in an Anglo American
alliance Pr
"No. We cannot undertake England's
quarrels for her. There is nothing to
gain. We have no need for England's
help in any situation confronting us to-day
Besides, if we formed a combination with
England, that would mean immediate
coalition of the nations of Europe"
Mr.. Morrill, said he was very much
afraid Spain would be forced into war with
us.
"The present administration at Madrid
does not want it," he said, ''but they know
that if they concede anything to us there
will be revolution and Weyler will be
dictator of Spain"