The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

up a grave national question that in
wolves war. 1t Ii proposed here to dis
regard the leadership OF the chief mag
istrate. He has left US In no doubt as
to the lines of his policy which may
compel us to enter upon war II such
IT is to be, with Spain. He has told us
that the conditions in Cuba are not
such as will permit our recognition OF
the republic OF Cuba. He has biazed
the policy. The war in Cuba must stop.
Nothing Is palmer than that inter-
vention Is to be resorted to. and he asks
TO be instructed to use the army and
navy for that purpose. And o here,
to-day. with this policy marked out.
with everything we desire about to be
contaminated. with freedom to Cuba
assured. and Intervention by arms. IL
necessary. decided upon. the president
is confronted by the senate's effort TO
define another policy. We are to thrust
this resolution in his face, a resolution
he has declared he does not believe in
and does not want. The chief execu-
tive is the nearest approach TO a ruler
this country knows. Shall he be OPP
posed?"
Proceeding. Mr.. Hale expressed the
deep sense OF regret with which he had.
in the last few days, witnessed the melt
ing away OF the spirit OF conservative
sentiment In the senate. Senators who
had opposed the recognition of the in
dependence had, one by one, day by
day, come into line for that declaration.
He aid he had wondered why IL was
80, and he had found the solution OF
the problem in a banquet given on last
Wednesday night I'm this city to the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan. With
great sarcasm he proceeded to read
from an account of the speech made on
- 49, IA. -x~n AoA ~. l
lege that 1t vas responsible for the sud
den unanimity of sentiment upon the
democratic side Of the chamber. Many
of the democratic senators ave mani
festations of their disapproval as Sena-
tor Hale was reading the account OF the
speech. The so~lidiication of the DEM
ocratic party, Mr.. Hale continued. was
not to be attributed to any caucus or
convention action, but to this sympO-
SUM. But all this attempt to make pol
itics out OF the situation, he continued.
would not succeed. If war came. II
would not he conducted by the demo-
cratic party. The country would not
turn to hat party. and the flag of che
United States would not be carried by
that party, but by the gallant soldier
and statesman, the president OF the
United States. He would conduct the
wal and bring II to a successful con-
clusion. The democratic senators and
the democratic party. which now SEEM
ed so intent upon hostilities with Spain,
would be found when war was actually
upon us impeding and obstructing the
courses of those who were now seeking
to avert war. with all its horrors. but
who would hen be In the front of the
fighting for their country.
a Higher Duty.
Mr.. German followed Mr.. Hale. and
~ his rnannnr INV the Vahanpne9 Of his
~utterances. showed how greatly he felt
the gravity of the situation. He coun-
selled temperate policy and hoped that
the rancor of debate should be elimin-
ated from the occasion. He criticised
the attacks made by senators upon the
president as the commander I'm chief of
the army and navy, and forcibly de-
clared hat party politics should give
way to a higher duty in the determine
ton of the question. He questioned the
wisdom of the resolution as adopted.
and hoped hat wiser counsels would
prevail. He said that the open criti-
cism of the president was to be depre-
Gated N ne wished the record as
made up might be blotted forever and
only a united people shown uppermost
TO the world. He closed annie profound
stiffness. He said: II pledge myself
to forget hat Mckinley was elected
by the republican party. because i
KNOW III ilt tiot -
a united people he will bear his coun-
try's flag aloft. and that no nation.
Spanish or otherwise, viii receive from
him aught else than that fair. manly
and brave treatment of an American
president"
Mr.. Allison OF Iowa. seemingly labor
ing under intense excitement, said that
no man could doubt his loyalty to the
country or the flag. but he seriously
doubted the wisdom OF doing mat
which a been a question OF contro-
versy since the days of Washington
down to the present time. an assump-
ton of congress to declare the indie
pendence of a nation I'm c~ontravention
OF the well-known principle of inter-
| national law. He said the amendment
had been forced int the resolution, In
the face OF the fact that the president
did not counsel, or even advise sucn
action. but. on the other hand. had de-
clared emphatically against II. He said
the present Cuban republic was but a
skeleton government and under the
forms prescribed might, with pro-
priety. in its own good time. enter into
a convention with Spain to the exclu.
sion of the United states. He argued
that the republic of Cuba should be
recognized by treaty, the initiative TO
be taken by the president. as Is his
lawful right. thereby making a case
for ourselves which nations OF the
world could not question. He outlined
the disagreement probable the
two houses and gradually hinted at the
conference which would be necessary,
and from which would come a resolu-
ton upon which the Representatives OF
all parties could unite. and which, IN
the light of history now making. would
stand the assaults OF international
law.
Mr.. Aldrich said that while he could
-. raoatntinn amhndying
recognition of independence. he be-
lieved that in some way. somehow, q
resolution would, during the next AZ
hours. be presented that would be sat.
~isfactory to the president. congress and
the people.
In reply 10 Mr.. Aldrich and to others
who had just spoken. Mr.. Jones OF AT
KANSAS declared that II was the wish
of a large majority OF congress and the
naonie that the resolution reported