Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-18

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| of sentiment upon the democratic side Of
the chamter
Many Of the democratic senators gave
manifestations of their disapproval as SEN
ator Hale was reading the account Of the
speech. The solidifcation Of the demo-
cratic party Mr. Hale continued. was not
to be attributed to any caucus or conven-
ton action. but to this symposium. But all
this attempt to make politics out of the
situation. he continued, would not succeed.
II war came it would not be conducted by
the democratic party. The country would
not turn to that party and the flag Of the
United States would not be carried by that
party, but by that gallant soldier and
statesman, the President Of the United
States. He would conduct the war and
bring 1t to successful conclusion The
democratic senators and democratic party
which now seemed intent upon HOSTILE
ties with Spain would be found when war
was actually upon us impeding and OBJ
structing the course Of those who were
now seeking to avert war with all its hor-
rors. but who would then be in the fore
front hghting for the honor of their coun-
try.
Mr.. German Urges Support of the
President.
Mr.. German (Md) followed Mr.. Hale
and by his manner, by the vehemence of
Els urterances. showed how greatly he felt
temperate policy and urged that the ram
cor OF debate be eliminated from the oc-
casion. He criticised the attacks made by
senators upon the president as the COM
mander-in-chief of the army and navy and
rcrclbiy declared that party politics should
give way to a higher duty in the deter
mination Of the question. He questioned
the wisdom of the resolution as ADOPTED
and hoped that wiser counsels would pre-
vail.
The message Of the President he said,
read to him as declaration of a man who
bad exhausted ali diplomatic efforts to
bring peace out of chaos and now came to
Congress for authority to strike the blow
that would give the Cuban people freedom
from yesrs of misrule.
Every loyal democrat" he said, would
be found behind the President not as a
democrat, but as American citizen, up
holding the hands of our great commander
in the war now almost upon u.s. q,
He said that the open criticism of the
President was to be deprecated and he
wished the record as made up might be
blotted forever and only united people
shown uppermost to the world. He closed
amid profound stiffness and the occasion
was worthy place in the history of ma
tons. He said: Il pledge myself to for
get that Mckinley was elected by the re-
publican party because / know and be-
lieve that President of a united people
he will bear his country's flag aloft and
that no nation. Spanish or otherwise. will
receive from MIN auSnt else imam tnat Ialr,
manly and brave treatment Of an Amer1-
can President"
The PrerORative Of Recognition.
Mr.. Allison Uowa). seemingly laboring
under intense excitement his face flushed
and with voice trembling, said that no man
could doubt his loyalty to the country nor
the flag, but he seriously doubted the wis
dom of doing that which had been a Ques-
ton of controversy since the days Of Wash
ington, down to the present time. the as
sumption OF Congress to declare the indie
pendence of nation. in contTavention of
the weli-known principle of international
law. He said the amendment had been
forced into the resolution in the face of
the fact that the President old not counsel
or even advise such action, but on the
other hand had declared emphatically
against 1t. He said the present Cuban re-
public was but a skeleton government and
| under the forms prescribed might with
entire propriety In its own good time enter
into a convention with Spain to the ex-
cuson of the United States. He argued
that the republic of Cuba should be recog
nized by treaty, the initiative to be taken
by the President, as Is his lawful right,
thereby making a case for ourselves that
the nations Of the world could not Ques-
ticn. He outlined the disagreement proba-
BILE between the two houses and guardedly
limited at the conference which would be
necessary and fro m which would come
resolution 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 (R. l. said he believed that
every senator approached this question
with the keenest sensibility of it's import
ance. While he could not vote for res
olution embodying recognition Of independ-
ence, he believed that in some way-soms-
how, a resolution would within forty-eight
hours be presented that all men OF all
parties and beliefs could and would heartily
oodf hnf ho
satisfactory to the President, the Congress
and the people.
The Democratic Position.
In reply to Mr. Aldrich and to others
who had just spoken. Mr.. Jones (Ark) de-
clared that 1t was the wish Of large ma
jority OF Congress and the people that the
resolution adopted should recognize the
Cuban republics Independence.
Zone Of three things. he SAID, was
was to be held by Spain on some sort of
&C nditions, or 1t was to be attached to the
United States. or 1t was to be recognized
as an independent power.
ION last Monday, after this matter had
been discussed amorg senator's mere ana
everywhere, and after a number OF US had
expressed the opinion that there should De
a clear and distinct declaration on the part
Of Cor gress that we intended to establish
an Independent government in Cuba. that
there was no intention either to restore
island to this country. the Presidents mes
sage came In, and there was sense OF
disappointment that the word independ-
emit was not mentioned in the recommen-
dalton made by the President, and that
the only recommendation made by him
about the establishment OF government
in the island was that there should be a
stable government. Stable seemed to imply
that the government Of the United States
should exercise the power OF supervision
there to prevent an overthrow. to maintain.
to uphold, or sustain whatever government
might be established in the island. That
was precisely what many of US did not be-
lfeve ought to be said.
II for one up to that time was willing to
avoid any direct and positive expression as
to absolute independence. but when the
President Of the United States recon-
mended a policy which failed to say that
we intended to maintain the Independence
there, 1t seemed to me then to become the
duty Of all Of us who had no disposition to
he induced to engage in q war Of conquest.
all of US who did not intend to have the