The times., 1898-04-15

Turner. lit will be predicated on both
the grounds discussed.
ITO drive Spain from Cuba without
recognizing the independence of the in
surgents would be to wage a war of
conquest.
Il believe the Executive is still relying
on a recourse to diplomacy to settle
this question
Mr.. Turner read a telegram from the
Governor OF Washington and many
others. all declaring for the independence
of the Cuban insurgents and deprecatinG
Intervention without such recognition.
One telegram offered the services of the
second regiment of the Knights of Py-
thias OF the State OF Washington. but the
offer was suspended until it was ascer-
tanned whether they were to fight the
Spaniards o. the Cubans.
Mr.. Hoar.
Great things were expected of Senator
HOar when he followed Senator Turner
on the floor. He said in par,:
THE President has said that this grave
question now rests with the American
Congress. The responsibility of deter
mining the policy of the country in this
crisis now rests with us and our COZ
| leagues in the lower legislative body
with The conclusions arrived at by the
| Admins ration l have nothing but the
| greatest respect for the gentlemen whose
views these conclusions represent. | would
| rather approach this great question with
| the same seriousness and earnestness
| with which we would go to church. II
We are called upon to execute an act OF
international justice let us do it earnest
/ ly. seriously and win a strong sense of
honor. Let US not begin by reviling each
| other. For one, | approve the President
| in what he has done and said, and like
| wise what he has refrained from doing.
| ! like his holding back and his earnest
efforts 10 find a solution without a
| breach of peace-honorable peace.
| Have We reflected what war is? Its
| burden falls not upon those who vote II
or the leaders of the party that causes
| it Wars burden is upon our people
| our worllingmen. our farmers our Wo
| men and our homes. cannot agree with
| the gentlemen from Mississippi when he
| lightly remarked that war is a good thing
once in a while.
I'VE want to gain and we want to keep
| the sympathy of the civilized world II
we depart in our dealings with Span
from the accepted rules of international
| law We cannot blame the powers If they
| sympathiZe with Spain for departing from
them also.
we do not need to depart from the
rules of international law. What We have
| to do We can do under these rules
| 1T has been stated the entire insur.
gent population of Cuba is only 100000
or only one-third OF the entire popula,
ton
| Mr.. Chandler contradicted this state
ment and read from the testimony takeI
before the Committee on Foreign Rela
lions showing that all the Cubans and {
great many Of the Spaniards were il
sympathy with and helped to support tn,
insurgents.
Mr.. Hoar then stated that he did no
think the question was of any importanc,
| anyway. That we must observe the prin
ciples of international law.
Mr.. Hoar said he expected to vote fol
the House resolution, and that there wa
| no doubt that would lead to war.
| Il want to enter upon this war witt
the sympathy and support of all the po
litical parties and all the nations of tn,
world, and with the applause of his
tory" ne declared.
| Mr.. Hoar was applauded at the conclu
sion of his speech.
Mr. Turpie was the next speaker. H.
said: We want an immediate recognition
of the independence OF Cuba and the gov
ernment that now exists upon the island
so that when we interfere the Cuban.
will have government of their own.
am especially in love with the idea o
a Cuban nationality. and the capacity o
a nationality TO deal with a situation lik,
this apepals TO me very forcibly. TIL
| question of Spanish and Cuban bond
| has been raised. We are warned tha
this country may be called upon to as
sumo responsibility for securities invali
dated by its acts of Intervention and war
| We are asked, we who are in favor o
Cuba, Would you recognize a govern
ment so helplessly insolvent?' There is
in the first place, no foundation for alarm
concerning these bonds, but granted tina
there is, is insolvency a crime so grea
that il must pay the penalty of being de
| MED liberty and freedom2 Before We in
tervene in the island ii should be ex
pressly understood that no part of tht
Spanish war debt shall be impaled upoI
| the people of Cuba, and the way to pre-
| vent this is to recognize the independents,
Of the Cuban government"
For Independence.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie's
speech, Mr.. Pettigrew offered substitute
for the majority resolution. declaring the
independence Of the Cuban republic, ant
also that a state of war already exists
and empowering the President to use tbs
land and naval forces of the United
States to prosecute it.
Mr. Gray was then recognized. He said
IF it were not for the fact that l an
| member of the committee which re-
ported the resolutions which are now be-
| fore the Senate, ] would al this solemn