Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-20
The New York State
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said Mr.. Lewis.
And 1 make the point that the appeal is
dilatory." exclaimed Mr.. Dalzell. Repub-
lican. Of Pennsylvania.
dsc11rsd he chair snstans the point Of order
| clerk to proceed with the reading.
| Excitement was at boiling point and Mr..
protest.
tho can anti, it be possible that we have reached
Same. hniry appeal h aIo from the decision OF the
Mr.. Hepburn directed Mr. Terry to take
his seat, and the clerk droned on with the
Mr.. Lewis found parliamentary way of
discussing his amendment; however, by
out the last word.
MIR. Sulxer's Scheme.
Reading of the bill went on, interrupted
every few minutes by dve-mnute speeches
from the Democratic side on Cuba. Mr..
| Sulzer, Democrat, of New York. offered an
amendment directing the president to noti-
~ spain that unless the war ceased In
pendence Of Cuba, and enforce our position
| by force OF arms. 1t went the way of Its
predecessors, but Mr.. Sulzer managed to
get iive minutes on pro forma amend
ment. in the course Of which he asked Mr..
Hit whether the committee on foreign af-
| fairs intended to suppress all resolutions
and bills recognizing the frightful state Of
| affairs in Cuba.
Mr.. Hit paid no heed to the question.
| THE gentleman, like his party, fails to
answer" exclaimed Mr.. Sulzer. II refer
him to the ST. Louis platform" Demo-
cratic laughter and Republican jeers).
| Michigan politics were injected into the
proceedings at this point by a controversy
Bishop. Republican. Of that state. The
| former read some remarks of Governor
Pingree from this mornings paper denounc-
ing the trend Of affairs in the Republican
party.
Mr.. Bishop asked if Mr.. Brucker stood
sponsor for Governor Pingrees sentiments.
hsasa to n9 eecs sad Ms genop On
hmm. SAID nr nGla1sGr Bpueker. sn0uu S'an' Dy
stand bs eroves
ega@s a nfpss MF NJ the
methods Governor Pingree denounces."
Republican jeers.)
ma, presented the Cuban question in still
a new form. in hope to engraft 1t on the
Of + s ne @ in ss sat at
a present. war. pr.Mf NJ. Wilson declared that it
Souse Of e representatfves ea aR1e II it Prevented
vote on the question Of war In Cuba; a
Written writ f IN blood and @ Of i the law written SO
| high that 1t could not be read.
| Vote at To-day Agreed To.
Mr.. Hits point OF order disposed Of this
last amendment. Mr.. Hit thought the
spirit of yesterdays agreement had been
violated, and that the general debate I should !Ld
naS be ssseed s9ssa At to oaoak
| Mr.. Williams, Democrat. of Mississippi,
gave notice that motion would be made
recommit re @ the bill. Mr Hit opened the
general debate with brief but important
as to our foreign ,n relations f with
| ministration. The present executive, he
said, had come into power year ago. HIS
snd IN ali Tnse his pubic M utteranees he had
| shown his sympat thy with any people strug-
Cling to better their condition. =
since Mr.. McKinley's advent to power. Mr..
| Hit said the president had Immediately
demanded the release OF the american Il an pris;, is,
was complied with. but not in all. Then.
by the hand of an assassin, the leader of
had fallen. HIS successors pursued the
same policy until overthrown. When the
Liberal ministry came a IN the PRESIDENT pr sid had
last and ali had been given their freedom.
| had protested with such emphasis and ener-
| gy against the barbarities OF the war and
the policy of concentration that General
Weyler had been recalled in disgrace and
the policy of concentration had been aban-
| doned.
McKfnley's Warning to Spain.
Further, even, than this the president had
gone. He had notified the Sagasta minis
try that the war must cease and proposals
| of settlement be made within a reasonable
owing to the great interest all over the
| country in the struggle the Cubans were
making. The presidents representations
scheme of self-government. modelled upon
that of Canada, had been issued.
Whether it would be successful, he said.
| whether 1t was practical or sincere, many
might doubt. Perhaps 1t would be a harsh
| Judgment now to say 1t had already failed.
ready a ma made ciear. she Those Who e" understood @
| Spain and her Vaccinations far better
than we had passed Judgment, and had
omy scheme and to pull down the sagasta
government, which had proposed It. The
commercial class Of Havana: Cubans of
| riot and turbulence. They had threatened
the very existence Of Havana.
Every act of the president. continued Mr..
Hit. had shown the spirit which animated
| him in his public utterances in the past
He had achieved much in few munths:
but he thought it unwise for the United
| States at this time to recognize the bellig
| erenty Of the insurgents.
Mr.. Hit admonished the members that
the world, and that we must prove in
what we do that we are actuated by no
| vulgar greed to rob neghbor or to seize
| property Of others.
A declaration of belligerency, he explain-
| ed, would allow Spain's warships to hunt
our vessels on the high seas. In the ex-
isting situation, good men sympathizing
| with Cuba's cause were constantly making
| their way to the islands. Supplies. guns
| and ammunition were going from the
| United States. 1t was said that every
pound Of powder fired for the cause Of
Cuba's freedom had come from this coun-
try: Members, he said, might ask why.
them. agents OF the Cuban republic in this
| city desired belligerent rights
How Recognition Would Help Cuba.
"I could explain it." said Mr.. Hit. "but
I prefer to do SO in the words of one of
these agents to me. We know. said this
| gentleman, that we have much to lose in
| the matter of supplies, but we also know
| that II Spanish cruisers begin to stop
| American steamers 1t will not be long be-
| fore a hasty shot is fired. With Tat shot
public opinion in Spain and the United
States will plunge those countries into war.
That perhaps. is very Just argument
| not for an American. II we are to have
war, let us face it directly, not be forced
| into 1t by a chance"
Mr.. Hit spoke of the Spanish authority
forces without and tumultuous riot within,
but with Impressive words warned the
| members that the vast responsibility of
| action with the momentous consequences
| that might ensue, rested on the shoulders
| of the executive. not on members of con-
gress who might be making speeches for
| public approval