The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-13

said he. whether the majority of the
house can be lined up and whipped in.s
Congress, he declared. should act ana
could better act than the executive.
formulating his policy at midnight be-
hind closed doors with the aid OF plutoc-
racy."
Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio took the floor.
IT am going to refer now TO only one
thing that the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Lentz) has said on this occasion"
said he. THE time K coming when
gentlemen will have full opportunity
% assail the president. to send their Bit
tesAess and their opposition across the
water to our enemies. The gentlemen
shall have full opportunity to abuse
his own constituents at home for any
conservative expressions whiche they
may have made through the telegraph
or the mail. ] wish sSimply to say that
the president has asked OF congress the
power to use the army and the navy for
the purpose OF establishing in Cuba an
independent government
Mr.. Lentz-Why didn't he say so?
Mr.. Grosvenor--Will my friend from
Ohio try for a minute TO keep his mouth
shut?
Mr.. Handy--I want to know what you
understand the president to mean by this
sentence In his message: 1T involves.
however, hostile constra.nt upon both
the parties to the contest. as well to en-
force truce an 10 guide the eventual
settlement"
Mr.. Grosvenor-You had better 60 and
ask the president.
Mr.. Gaines-Don't you think you had
better go and see Hanna?
Mr.. Grosvenor-There comes in an
other exhibition. state that the presi-
dent has asked for the use OF the army
and navy to establish on the island OF
Cuba an independent government and
has said so In the plainest kind OF Eng
lish. (Cries OF "Where?" on the Demo-
cratic side) You will find this language
used by the president. and will leave
IT to the most acute analytical mind on
the other side TO say IL that IL not a
proposition To establish on the island or
Cuba a government independent OF
Spain: "in view OF these facts and Of
these considerations i ask congress to
authorize and empower the president
to take measures to secure full and
final termination OF hostilities between
the government OF Spain and the people
of Cuba, and to secure in the island the
establishment OF a stable government,
capable OF maintaining order and OBJ
serving its international obligations"
Now ask any gentleman on the other
side to tell me how a government on an
island of any country controlled by a
foreign country, like Cuba is now. can
|. have a government capable OF discharg-
ing It's international obligations. Do
colonies have international obligations? !?
The president understands that there
could be a colonial condition in Cuba by
which there would be international obli-
cations from that government. What
international act does Canada do? What
international act has any OF the West
India islands ever done? What repre-
sentative of this government goes TO
Jamaica, Porto Rico or any islands ex-
cept those independent? The very
language of the president as understood
by every intelligent man Is that the OBJ
ject and purpose of using force is TO
establish a government with interna-
tional obligations and with the power to
discharge those international obliga-
tions. So the whole appeal of the gen.
tleman from Ohio is like the picture OF q
painted ship upon painted ocean.
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader. re-
piled to General Grosvenor in brief
speech which aroused intense enthus-
iasm on the Democratic side. 1t was
somewhat remarkable. he said, that the
president In sending to congress one OF
the most important messages upon o..s
OF the most important questions which
had been before the country in years had
concluded with a recommendation so
ambiguous that IT could be the occasion
of controversy. Other portions Of the
message showed that the president was
a master of clear and lucid English,
yet in presenting his recommendations
he had done so In words that taxed
the ingenuity OF the gentleman from
Ohio to make clear what he meant. II
the president meant the freedom and
independence of Cuba, why had he not
said so? Il do not believe" said Mr..
Bailey. that the president deliberately
veiled his meaning. and In saying that
do him more credit than others on this
floor. believe II the president had
designed the establishment OF free
and Independent republic on the island
of Cuba he would have said so. Mark
my words said Mr.. Bailey in conclu-
sion. with uplifted arm and ominous
gesture. mo president that sends the
army and navy OF the United States
to force the patriot soldier Cubans to
lay down their arms will live nor will
his children live. to survive the odium
which the American people will fix upon
hin,