The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-02
MUCH TALK OF WAR
ON The PART OF SEVERAL UNITED
STATES SENATORS.

ON NE Pan Or SEVERAL UNITED
STATES SENATORS.
Senator Aliens Amendment TO Conrular
appropriation Bnl B-i1go out Express
sioss From Both Partics-Eegrets for
Last Year's Blunder Expressed by Some.
While the United States Senate had
under consideration the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill Wed
nes6ay sharp debate on the Cuban
resolution wsS parcipitated by Mr..
Allen, who offered as an amendrnent
the resolution passed by the senate 8
year ago, recognizing the bel]igerent
lights Of the CUBAN insurgents.
In the course of reply to the pre-
liminary statement by Mr.. Allen. Mr..
Morgan, OF Alabama, said this coun
ty's relations with Spain at the pres
ent time were seriously strained and
that intervention by the United States,
which year ago would have been in
offensive. would now be almost g
cause of war. He EXPRESSED the opin-
ion that the Cuban affair would even
tually be submitted to the srbitramens
Of the sword between the United Ststes
and Spain, but he did not want war
precipitat9d by rash acts OF legislation.
Mr.. Foraker, of OHIO, thought the
day not far distant when the time for
action by this country would arrive,
and that the chief magistrate Of the
nation ought to rejoice that the legls
lative branch of the government was
prepared to support him in asserting
American rights.
Mr.. Thurston, OF Nebraska, counsel
led calmness and prudence, for he be,
lived the country was rapidly drift
ing into 8 war with Spain. I'VE
ought to have patience, said ne. land
wait as great snd powerful people,
not in fesr, but in hope that some sat
isfactory conclusion OF the present diff
hculty may be reached"
Mr.. Eoar, of Massachusetts,, main
tanned that the floor of the senate was
no proper place for angry discussions
of international affairs, and that no
senator ought to utter anything that
might not yell be uttered by the pres
ident OF the United States.
Mr. Allen thought statement was
due the country. The amendment, he
said, is practically 8 copy of two reso-
lutons which have already passed the
senate. Referring to the unfavorable
report presented on the amendment
by the foreign relations committee.
Mr. Allen said it was confession and
avoidance that meant simply that the
committee did not desire to act upon
It. The truth was, he said, that con-
gress was merely finding some excuse
under which it could continue bust
ness and escape csnsure. His desire
was TO 6nG whether congress could II
anyway be induced, cajoled or kicked
into putting the country in S dignih-
ed attitude on the Cuban question.
Taking up the main issue involved he
asserted that he had reliable informa-
ton that no less than thirty three per
cent. Of the Cuban population or i've
hundred thousand people had perish
ed In Cuba within the past three years
as result Of Spanish cruelty.
sand yet," said Mr.. Allen, 'slest We
the senate, q body of eighty-niue men,
offend the house OF representatives,
consisting OF S75 men, point Of order
Is to be made against this amendment
and it will go the way OF very much
valuable legislation" Mr.. Allen said
that If the republican party could
suffer to see the Cubans exterminated
BY starvation in plain violation OF its
pIatfornn and OF the Christian senti-
ment of the country, the Republican
senatorssought to be willing to face
the question On s yes and nay vote.
DIR. Morgan, of Alabama, said the
sens.e had twice passed Cubsn belli-
eerency resolutions substantially as It
was now offered, but both times it had
been done openly and frankly. I'VE
have no right" said he, TO make 8
declaration of war against .Spsin un-
der cover and that is precisely what
this resolution would mean. IF this
amendment were attached to the ap-
preparation bill, Spain might well re-
gard It as 8 cause for war. As have
before indicated. the conditions and
situation In Cubs were entirely diff
ferent when this resolution was passed
by the senate He asserted that be-
tween three hundred thousand and
six hundred thousand people had
been starved to death in Cuba.
This awful condition of affairs, )"
said Mr. Morgan, makes our position
on the Cuban matter extremely deli
cate. intervention now OF the kind
proposed a year ago means war. 1t
ould mean nothing else.
ssIf. however, any senator believes
in q declaration of war and Will draw
IN such q declaration with sufficient
and proper grounds upon which to
oase it ! will vote for it. !"
At this point Mr.. Allen interrupted
Mr.. Morgan to disclaim any intention
of making a declaration OF war against
Spain. He expressed the opinion that
his amendment could in no way &c
construed into such declaration.
IF we should put this amendment
on the pending appropriation bill, re,
piled MIR. Morgan, Spain would be
fully justified in interpreting our
meaning to be that we were often.
s1yeiy interfering in her affairs. How
ever, do not believe that any sena
Tor has in mind q declaration of war.
Il would not overtsx the ability OF
any man to prepare such declaration
with proper and sufficient grounds
upon which to bsse it. I will not.
however, vote for any declaration OF
war in disguise. The Spanish are .
great and powerful and proud people
and they believe that their course Is
right. I d. not wish to provoke them
TO declaration of war. have al
ways believed and believe now tha
the war in CUBS could not be termln
sted without involving the Unltec
States in hostilities.
IT believe that the matter will even
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