New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-15

conscience
Is the only power which can take the dread step
Of war"
MR.. TURNER ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT
A,,ar vsbeme,tlv attacking the President for the
delays which had taken place in the scndihs OF MS
rnessaee TO Congress Mr.. Turner charged tha'
tha deloy last week not due TO the request Oh
General Lee, but TO the fact that Archoishop nc
land had cabled TO the Vatican In the nope Una.
the Pope might be able TO bring anout Peaoeiu'
solution Of the difficulty The President was wait
ing upon the Popes action. taken to secure .ia'
which American diplomacy had failed 10 OBTAIN
Mr. Turner ridiculed the diplomatic negotiations
of the Administration and demanoeo 10 r'O
whether Congress wanted more lie ue'a4e
that the State Department. even with the sup''
n, tho Department Of Justice, was weak ana una
ya,l!ng At the Spanish end OF the diplomatic me
tho I-r,,ea States had as a Minister man "hoee
des,re for peace was so strong that re rei'Seu ~
obev the plain instructions OF his superiors ''0 "
cl.red that with such diplomatic agents i0f'
ing the United States the Madrid uo' ,,
might eventually for a suitable inoemn'!' ~.
,tis country from blocking the maroon Vi no
49,, ,-,,h the shattered hull of the Maine
NJ rrrrer se,d that Spain had MADE war Oh
.varv nation and she had made war on the .h.e'
States The flashing sword OK the C"''e" =.
,,u., ha drawn for Cuban independence. anu II
would be welded by an arm stronger '''',' -,
Oncs unified. It should never be lowered un,i'
read several kilograms from promihen. c'.'se".
ura.h,neton in order indicate the orii' VI ee
uent In that State. One from 'he t.,
ciared that intervention without reooe
a.nendence would be utterly unsatlsi"o. W.,
other from tho colonel Of the lst Nesii"e", 90
formed Rank. knights OF fy'h'as' ~ on.s ~
..,a.rad 70 tho President Its service III '"'v
'eHue ,,..a h,rr 70 withdraw the offer. as IL hau
49,, rn.a. under the impression that they "ON
y. called upon 10 fgh. Spaniards. not Cuoa'''
Mr. HoAR CouNsELs CAUTION
wh.n the venerable Senator from Massao. !.
~ IIOAR rose to follow Mr.. Turner 'he'e 10
N.' IL - tho audience for his conservatism -
vs. $3.50 His first sentence fell from Ms ny.
49, . IA distinctly and showed that he
900. ~ peace could be had lie sou ,r,,v
vsnt.d to make few observations auie. ,,,h the
ard IN the manner Of a court ooa'n honor
great problems Of public welfare anu 20 s..,onea
' ,.,a exclamation the clappng OF na"u'
.s ,ha staining OF feet but rather !"
ns,.,or q, absolute deliberaton that shou''
Nd IN such a scene and such a" W ,. .ra
MANI -. or.u.d that the reports OF crue'y a"u
nnrre.s,on in Cuba undoubtedly "ai' s,,h,ed
measures that would bring pea 49, vor untS
e.. wisdom of rushing headlons INTO w. %
-, automatic effort had been 'hau,
80. .hout an honorable cessation OF nos -,
". snoke Of the utterances OF the '"e" N,,rg
c.rotors-who had told OF the horroiS .rs
A.. reconcentrados. and believed tha' ''.' .Ia
Tho utterances Of good men. ou' ""o hov.
49, s,c.r ar agree with their utterances' l n
nothing but the profounoes'
h-ourht these utterances for'h' 40 .,, ,,s
-, Nth a voice trembling with emo'o''' ~
,ead slowly shaking as the WORDS "e''
.o,a how the captain Of a company Va 80.
oroan,zed in the same town In whicn no 80. 90
80. ,or,n IN the morning Of the fevoiu.'o" W
=. - .a,e nos,tion as that captain was. heair"s
,-o,,.n6ous responsibilities OF his hish on'oo'
Re Thought that whatever was oohc eN0 -
Nth an eye single 10 the stuatlon' -. ann
ne .aid he was born In a cold 1a!''uuo' -
..a,.ntIv Nigh. look on things IN some"" '
different light from others. anu 'ne. =. ,h. cham
r.,..d and amid a profound stiffness IN INC
- =. ,noda tbis remark: IF this country - "
A. er.at act OF international justice. let US w -
calmly and deliberately. 49,, p.,
c,o.,r uoor said that the attacks on 'ho TICS
.on, nero tll-advised and most i'ttimeo' ',Ia' IA
stead Of condemnation or the poic! VI VIZ ,ho
,,s tho country and Congress should oohnienu .',o
President for his efforts LOT Peo9o ."
could be had with honor ,., ,,.r
Ther nass,ng away from that propos'tioh "i'e,
having a tribute 10 the President MI io"'
.hat the men who suffered by mooe'ii "a
no, the men who provoked them. and 'ha' '''e '.en
~ rea,ed the benefits from wars were ie"
""0 $3.50 ,ha stock iobbers. TT IS not the
Ir.v,er. the sagastas. the Bancos who reai%e '''7
norrors Of war but the poor peasant. taken a"",
from, home and drafted. the wiao" "i'ose S
taken away that suffer most. war may 10 =,
..rv now. but am not prepared TO oeheVe It. ~
s,,,a 10, gree with an assertion made by sen
ator on the floor. who lightly sh'u mn U-ar
~ "a 1, auhile as a purifying force war
-, ,ha addition OF untold millions 10 the pubic
49,, ~ the country tho ping UP OF pensions noun
,.,n h,rh and would bring woe and oesol'ion 10
thousands OF homes
rR1R1-TE TO THE PRESIDENT
-, ,r,. .,d thank the President Of the United
$50, .o,.,,usa Mr. Hoar ".or his sublime SELF
a,rot,, IN this emergency. and for ho'dihs pa'A
AZ co. as he could the steps towar" war. no
who love and stand by him need nov w "s
,ba, tho br.ll;ance Of his fame VIII he o'ii"''n'
IN the view Of our rosterity ny HIS "'''o" ~ ~
time" >,1,,,,o,, uo,ld
=. unIea with other actions OF notable seife-
,,ra,nt which had characterized the American peo-
ne IN other rnomentous hours. have we ioiso'
ten he said that the same kino OF ooJuik a"o
and contuIne,y hurled at the head OF N"sm-
ington when he held BACK the Pe'''o ~
war with Engand?'
The Senator from Washington, Mr. Hoa- though,'
had forgotten this fact prominently historic 'hous"
n was that John Adams. as President mao sent "
France commissioners 20 negotiate a pcacetu' soiu
ton OF pending critical questions. and while NAV
action had cost Adams reelection II H"' ''''
him with a brilliant fame.
IT am old enough" said Mr. boar. TO remember
some Of these tempests OF popular excitement IN
Congress and out OF II. Some OF the Senators
here remember the cry OF On TO Richmond. oh
20 Richmond" and the charges OF impotence ana
cowardice which were heaped on Abraham Lincoln
Some Of US on this side OF this chamber wish that
we might forge. Bull Run.
Mr. Hoar recalled the fact that he had entered
the House during the Ten Years War In Cuba. lie
added tremendously that in those days the mem
hers did not throw books at each other and call
each other liars. He recalled the tremendous pres
sure on President Grant to take drastic action on
the Cuban question and regarded the self-restraint
which Grant had shown at that time as one OF MS
.,ro,sss, claims 10 fame "As grow old and thin