The age-herald., 1898-03-24
VIVID PICTURE OF
 CUBAN SUFFERING Senator GallinSer Tells of the Horrors and BarbaritieS PraCtlCed by Spain. WORDS OF PRAISE FOR LEE Cool and Fearless in tho Midst of Difii-
 culteS and Danger. THE APPLAUSE WAS TREMENDOUS Commended "The Poor Suffering Cuba to the Great Hearts of the American People,
 Measure for Relief of Maine
 Survivors Passed.
THE APPLAUSE WAS TREMENDOUS

Washington, March 23.-A vivid word l picture of the horrors and barbarities of l concentration on the island of Cuba was l drawn in the senate today by MT. Gallin- l ger of New Hampshire The senator re- gently visited Cuba to study the situation l there. Long before the senate convened the l galleries were packed.
 l Almost as soon as the senate convened, l Mir. Bacon of Georgia introduced joint | resolution declaring that the United States should do everything in its power to pre- 1 serve peace with all the nations of the 1 world and not be forced into war except | to preserve the honor and dignity of the nation. He said that he would not ask for l immediate consideration, but would permit 1 1t to lie on the table until tomorrow. Then MT. Hale, chairman of the naval | affairs committee, quietly rose and favor l ably reported the bill providing for relief | for the survivors of the Maine catrastophe. There was suppressed murmur of expect ancy in the galleries, but the measure was read and passed without a word of debate. sea-Going Cutters Utilized Mir Gallinger's speech followed. He spoke in a low, clear tone of voice, distinctly audi ble throughout the chamber. His auditors listened intently at his description of the horrors and cruelties suffered by the recon centrados. When he declared, however, that a government that would starve 400, 900 of it's own people would do anything, and fol- lowed this with the further declaration that the lives of the brave men lost in the Maine disaster could not be atoned for with gold and silver, a spontaneous wave of ap- piause swept over the galleries and the vice-president had difficulty in restoring or der. When he concluded he was accorded burst of applause which the vice-presi- | dent made little effort to restrain. The senate then quietly resumed the con- sideration of the bill making further pro- visions for civil government in Alaska, and at o'clock took up the national quar- antine bill Its consideration had not been concluded when the senate adjourned. MT. GalMnger has returned recently from the island. He received the most careful and thoughtful attention of every person within the sound of his voice. In opening his speech MT. Gallinger speaking of his reception by Consul-G eneral Lee said. General Lee Is deserving of highest possible praise for the manner in which he carries himself In Havana Cool end fearless in the midst of difficulties and dangers, he never loses sight of the fact that he is an American citizen, nor Is he uTmlndful of the tremendous responsibh- ties and duties of hts position A War of Starvation "The war in Cuba is war of starvation- a war more cruel than the world has ever known.
 great government was wagng a war of extermination instead of a war of honor, yet such is an absolute fact. "I have been asked several times what of the Maine. do not know This, however, I do know; a government that will de.ib eratey starve 100000 of its own people will do pretty much anything "If the ship was blown up from the out side, what should our government do?
 Perhaps we should forbear to discuss that question now, but this I will venture to
 say: Human life purposely taken cannot
 be paid for in gold or silver" Discussing the subject of Spanish rule,
 Mir Gallinger said:
 "rfle amount of money wrung from the Cubans to keep the Madrid government from complete insolvency is simply enor-
 mous No people on the face of the earth
 have been so oppressed
 Our forefathers went to war because
 the mother country put a tax on tea. Cuba
 has 10000 more reasons than we had for
 rebelHon and she deserves the sympathy
 and help of every true American. Religion
 and humanity alike demand that this un-
 holy war shall cease and cease it should
 requirements of an advanced civilization.
 Let the United States or Cuba take up the
 problem and solve 1t"
 Several times during the delivery of the
 speech MT. Gall1nger was interrupted Dy
 hearty applause from the galleries.
 MT Gallinger was thrty-eight minutes
 in delivering his speech and as he recom-
 mended "The poor, suffering Cuba to the
 great heart of the American people,"
 great wave of applause swept through the
 galleries
 Wave of Applause
 MT. Gallinger was warmly congratulated
 by many of his colleagues.
 arfa nf
 the bill making further provision for
 civil government for Alaska and resumed
 his speech, begun yesterday, upon the mea- sure.
 = After a brief discussion of the bill by fered a long amendment to the measure, almost every kind of business and for the
 taxing and regulation of the liquor traf-
 fc.
 Mr. Hansborough, of North Dakota, of-
 fered an amendment providing that no 1iouor shall be imported, manufactured or sold in Alaska and that any violation of the provision be punishable by fine and im- prisonment. national quarantine, was taken up and Mir Caffary, of Louisiana, resumed his speech, begun yesterday oin support of the bill. in favor of the bill.
 Mir. Caffary had not concluded at $50 p. mi, when the senate went into executive session and at 4 p. m. adjourned. Jr,uIT n