The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16
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incapable OF being influenced by such .
thought Spooner said he desired the
freedom and independence Of Cuba. but
he wanted all resources exhausted 10 pre-.
vent war. He commended the presidents
bearing In the emergency, saying that
outside OF Spain there was not news
paper Of consequences that did not APP
plaud his course. This meant much. for
It meant the sympathy Of foreign coun-
tries, because when the struggle began no
one could tell where It would end. or who
would be involved. Spooner approved
the spirit. the tone and language Of the
message. The president was not called
upon to treat the Maine disaster with pas
sionats words. ave know now" he said.
that all the delays were justified by the
circumstances. and that we had not
heretefors been prepared for war;"
| Spoones declared that Il vas an innpossi-
b.lity that our guns should b trained
| upon Comes.
spooner also declared that the presi-
| dents message was not written in the
hope Of securing party advantage.
spooner reprobated the demand Tor war.
| He said the pension roll OF 3ilo.ooO.ooo and
| tho thousands Of crippled veterans OF the
civil war were eloquent protests against
war and OF support OF the president In
his efforts to secure peace with honor.
Gpooner pronounced the foreign rela-
tions committee resolution illogical and UNI
tenable. II the Cuban people were quite
free and Independent. as the resolution
declared. why were We to go there.
spooner having spoken Of the Cuban
nag. Foraker interrupted to say that the
Cubans had Dag. that 1t was lowered
to half mast at the time Of the Maine 6is-
aster and had been kept In that position
ever since.
Spooner commended the resolution drawn
by Teller. Teller said he had not offered
this resolution, as since the presidents
message had come in, seemingly to be
directed at the insurgents as well as the
Spaniards. he declared that he preferred
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government offered by TIE minority.
Spooner said he was not willing to vote
for . recognition OF independence. be-
cause independence was a fact and not
a matter Of sympathy. He regarded such
recognition as an executive and not Z
legislative act.
During legal argument as to recogni-
ton, Tillman asked
Where would We be II France had not
recognized Us during the revolution"
Spooner responded that France was ac-
tuated not only by friendliness for the
colonies but hatred Of England.
Mason asked il the feeling OF the United
States against SPAN was that OF France
assins. England.
our hatred Of SPAIN" answered Spooner.
but to relieve the suffering Of the starv-
Ing women and children in Cuba"
In conclusion. speaking of the destruc-
ton OF the Maine. spooner sad:
THAT there was Spanish completely In
the blowing up of the Maine-that Spain
Is responsible for that awful horror-that
gigantic murder. under our nag. To
American doubts.''
Upon the conclusion OF Spooner,s speech.
German suggested an adjournment until to-
morrow morning. with an agreement to
vote at I O'Clock tomorrow night.
Wellington Of Maryland moved to adj
iourn. but the motion was defeated. 10
to 81. Chiffon OF Texas secured the floor,
only TO be interrupted by Hale OF Maine.
who moved to adjourn.
White protested against the seeming eff
fort to rush the senate to vote
Hale however withdrew his motion to
adjourn until Chiffon. securing the floor,
spoke until $50 p. m.
America CouId Fight All Europe.
Teller Of Colorado followed. He an
nounced at the outset that he would vote
for an amendment recognizing the indie
pendence Of Cuba. 1t meant war. and the
stem should be taken with the full knowl-
edge OF that fact. He congratulated HIM
self that no act of his had contributed to
the dire calamity that we faced. and that
he had. by no act Of his. embarrassed or
sought to embarrass the executive. He be-
lieved the Maine was blown up by Spanish
agencies Before that occurrence. he had
not believed that war was necessary. The
president in his message. admitted that
the war had existed for three years. IL
the present executive or his predecessor
had said that before the Maine was de-
troyed. war withai It's horrors would have
been averted- War was an awful thing to
contemplate. Spain had already sent three
times az MANY soldiers to Cuba TO suppress
the revolution as Great Britain had sent 20
put down the American revolution. yet the
United States declined for these months
and years to recognize the existence OF