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any methods Spain has thus far pur-
sued" he added, his voice ringing clear
as a bell.
From the day Of the explosion to
this Spain has done nothing except 10
make the most perfunctory expressions
of regret. She has made no attempt
to exculpate herself or to redress the
wrong. If Spain freed Cuba to-day, We
would have offered up 2GG American
sailors upon the altar Of her freedom.
War must come, or Cuba must be free.
No other answer will be accepted by
our people The honor Of a nation must
be inViOla BILE.
personally. I regret that there can
not be found in Cuba a Government we
can recognize. l wish we could. FOR
there is undeniable danger in these
days of syndicates and c0mmerclalism
that men who play upon human HE
as they do on loans and chattels Tor
the advancement of selfish interests
will seek to glut their greed here
IN the eyes of every man in europe,
we must be free from Interior motives,
he went on, If we are to preserve Their
respect and our own. This war upon
which we are entering can bring Us
no material gain. 1t will result in the
loss of millions of our commerce. 1t
will sweep our ships from the sea,
and we will leave thousands of our
young men dead from fevers and dls-
eases in the tropics. All this must be
counted in advance, and we have count
ed it. 1 believe the day for Cuban
freedom has come, but when we have
achieved the victory, there viii lie no
territory to indemnify US for our sac
rifices, because we do not want terri
tory. There will be no money to in
demnify US, because Spain is bankrupt.
We must find our supreme satisfaction
for our blood and treasure in relieving
the cry of suffering and the cause OF
humanity. This war must be fougnt
because, in the eyes of the world, we
stand as the sentinel of liberty on the
Western Hemisphere, and because II
We fail to listen to the voice Of the sur
fering and doWn-trodden, we VIII be
untrue to the principles upon which the
Government is founded, as upon
rock"
SPOONER APPROVES THE MES
SAGE
AS SpOOner was recognized the scene
in the chamber was notable one. The
throng of auditors both in the galleries
and on the floor had greatly increased
and among them were many of national
fame and prominence, including mem
bers of the Supreme Court.
He also thought we were on the
threshold of war. He deprecated the re-
Elections upon the character of the Pres
ident. Spooner said if there were any
Spanish bondholders in the United
States he did not know it, but he did
know that the President was incapa-
BILE of being influenced by such a
thought.
Spooner said he desired the freedom
and independence of Cuba, but ne
wanted all resources exhausted to pre-
vent war. SpOoner commended the
Presidents bearing in the emergency
saying that outside of Spain there was
not a newspaper of consequence that
did not applaud his course. This meant
much for it, meant the sympathy of for
eign countries, because when the strug-
gle begins no one can tell where ii will
end. or who will be involved.
Spooner approved the spirit, tone and
language of the message. The President
was not called upon to treat the Maine
disaster with passionate words. We
know now he said, that all the delays
were justified by the circumstances and
that we had not heretofore been pre-
pared for war. SpOoner cOntended that
it was an imDossibility that our guns
should be trained upon Gomez.
Spooner also declared that the Pres
ident's message was not written in the
hope of securing party advantage. He
reprobated the demand for war. He
said the pension roll of S140,0OO.O00 and
the thousands of crippled veterans OF
the civil war were eloquent protests
against war, and of support of the Pres
ident in his efforts to secure peace with
honor.
Spooner pronounced the Foreign Re-
lations Committee resolution illogical
and untenable If the Cuban people
were free and independent" as the res
olution declared, why were we to &c
there?
Spooner spoke of the Cuban flag. that
1t was lowered to half mast at the time
in that position since.
Spooner commended a resolution
drawn h. Teller.
Teller said he had not offered this
resolution as since the Presidents mes
sage has come in seemingly to be di-
rected against the insurgents as wei
as the Spaniards, he declared he pre-
ferred the resolution recognizing the
resolution of the minority.
Spooner said he was not willing tC
vote for a recognition of independence
because independence was a fact and
not matter of sympathy. He regarded
such recognition as an executive and
not a legislative act.
During a legal argument by Spoonel
as to recognition Tillman asked;
"Where would we be if France had not
recognized us during the revolution
Spooner responded that France was
actuated not only by friendliness to the
colonies, but hatred Of England.
Mason asked if the hatred of the peo-
pie of the United States was not as
strong against Spain as that of France
against England.
I'VE are not going to war because OF
our hatred of Spain,' answered Spoon
er. but to relieve the suffering of tbs
starving women and children in Cuba
In conclusion. speaking of the de-
struction of the Maine, Spooner said
THAT there was Spanish completely in
the blowing up of the Maine-that
Spain is responsible for that awful
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