The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-10
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j Cannon and Mason resolutions, he said.
! bslng intended to put the administration IN
lending strings In its policy toward Cuba.
Taking UP the policy OF the administration
Mr.. Hale said IL had been clearly outlined
In the presidenfs FIRST message. Tho state
| emnt OF policy then made was, he said,
4 most clear and conclusive. The president
| had IN this document laid down the chart
OF his conduct MS to belligerency and haa
| said that he would act II occasion should
| demand It. AS n matter OF fact the admin
| istratiun had acted and acted most ehec-
lively and one OF his acts had been IN
REPUTATION OF MIR. Cannons assertion that
lthere were many American citizens I'M
pfisoncd In Cuba Since the writing OF the
message the president had taken such
course rs to secure, the release OF al
American citizens from Cuban jails ami
Ithere were none now left in durance In
| that country But this was only one OF
| the many Accomplishments OF the admins
Istration In this field. The president had
made an appeal for benefnctions and had
secured the opening OF the doors for the
| introduction OF the aid our people have so
freely sent Furthermore the commanding
general. whose barbarlc methods had rem
dered him unpopular here. had been re-
moved at the presidents instance. Silt
another result wns the establishment OF
autonomy, which was charter OF human
liberty, broader and deeper than Is main
tanned anywhere on the glade in u de-
tendency by an Anglo Saxon government
Al this had been done, but the result OF
these efforts was sim In the balance.
Hence. IN the. face of these facts iniinm-
matory resolutions were out of plaza. The
senate, no said, WIS not an inflafnfnatory
body aud would not be carried off its feet
Nor did he agree with Mr. Cannon that the
people ut large wanted war. II 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 cit
teen with an English name who had gone
TO fight in Cuba? Had the Utah senator in
his mind the name OF such n citizen? Mr.
Hale Controverted the idea that the adj
ministraton had been cowardly in its
treatment OF the Cuban question saying
the results showed tho contrary to be
true He closed with a motion to refer the
resolution to the committee on foreign ru-
lations, which was done without division
Mr.. Cannon again took the floor for a
brief personal explanation bearing on the
scene in which he had participated toward
the close Of his remarks, He said tho gcn-
tleman to whose utterances he objected had
reference 10 another subject. He was Will
ing he said, to accept the explannt an. a.
he had no doubt the senate would.
Mr. Mason Gll) was then recognized.
deny the lnsInuation,' he said sharply,
"that this is an effort TO put the admtnis-
tfPiion in leading strings. He was n re-
publican and was proud OF the patriotism
o; the executive. But, Mr. Mason sad he
spoke his personal convictions on tie cau.ie
oil Cuba. The senator from Maine (Hale)
had declared that no American names could
be cited in connection with the Cuban
cause, but at least two names could be
given from passing momory--Funst of
Kansas and Raby, son OF well known cid
zen OF Chicago Supplies ard relief had
been flowing TO Cuba and with them the
arms ard powder with which the Spaniarls
were 10 kin the women and children of
Cuba.
II am charged with favoring war" ex-
claimed the senator. but my resolution is
for peace. One word from this admins
tration would bring peace to this continent
and under the providence of God we believe
II would bring independence to Cuba
There WAS bnrat Of applause NJ this
declaration. The thumbscrews of tic in
qulsition were again brought iato Use In
Cuba, proceeded Mr. Mason The pineher;
that lore the flcsh from human bones have
contributed to the carnival of cruelty
Three hundred thousand people starvci.
Three hundred thousand more marching TO
the grave. And yet the cry was raised
that war was being sought. when the only
mud one cry was for peace and to end this
atrocity.
Mr.. Hale interrupted at this noint to say
that MIR. Masons figures. of those said t
be lead and starving. were far exaggerated
and out Of all proportion to the anoNn pop
ulation of the island,
Such statements are nonstrous," de-
clared Mr. Hale.
That's what think" nterposcd Mr.
Mason.
The statement was monstrous." aidet
Mr.. iinie. lin consistency with tho known
number of people on the Island. The fig.
ures would show" he said that one out o
three of the population had died"