The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
WAR RESOLUTIONS.
SENATORS FOR RADICAL
MEAEURES.
Rawlins, Foraker and Frye Want Spain
Driven From Cuba-Mason Delivers "a
vigorous War observation-disclosures all
Referred to Committees.

WASHINGTON. March ~. - Discus.
sion OF the Gu ban question, in any OF
It's phases, Is evidently an irresistible
attraction. The prospective consid-
Grafton of the critical problem in the
Senate to-day drew another tremend-
ous crowd to the galleries. As on
previous days when CUBE vas the
foremost topic, hundreds VI people
jammed the corridors. disappointed
because they could not gain admis-
sion.
When the Senate convened. n beauti-
ful horshoe Of roses and violets stood
upon the desk OF Senator Gallingcr.
When Mr.. Mason of Illinois entered
the chamber the people In the galleries
recognizing him, npplauded vigor-
ously.
Senator Iawiins OF Utah introduced
n joint resolution recognizing the
independence OF Cuba and declaring
war against Spain.
Senator Foraker then offered n reso-
luton for Cuban independence. Mr..
Foraker spoke OF the delays caused by
the DeLome incident and the Maine
incident, but declared that the Cuban
question would come up whatever was
done with the Maine.
Ser ator Frye introduced a rcsoiu.
ton, reciting the conditions in Cuba
and directing tho President, In his
discretion. to take steps to drive the
naval and military forces from tho
island.
The Foraker and Frye resolutions
went to the Senate committee on for.
eign relations. The Rawlins resolu.
tions also went 10 tho for eign rela.
ions committee.
Mr.. Mason followed the introduce
ton Of tho resolutions in the senate
with n vigorous war speech. He de-.
scribed wildly the disaster Of the
Maine. He said that II ninety Of the
men had been senators or sons of sen.
ators, we would not have been forty
days declaring war. Yet tho lives of
all Americans were sacred alike under
our law, and equally entitled to con.
alteration. Mr.. Mason said the catas.
trophe should DO repcllcd vigorously.
He could not speak for others, but for
himself, he was for war. This declar-
alton brought out n vigorous outburst
OF applause from the galleries.
Mr.. Mason declared there could be
no peace as long ms a European nation
owns and butchers its slaves in this
hemisphere. Iie said IL was not nee.
essary for the Maine court to fix the
responsibility. Tho law did that
IL IL was q torpedo or q mine Il
was Spanish torpedo Dr. a
Spanish mine. Hence Spain must an
swer He would oppose any PROPOSE,
ton looking to indemnity Is he would
oppose making q diplomatic inciden
of the catastrophe. He would oppose
any kind OF autonomy or any plan to
assist Spain. but his demand was that
the Spanish flag should be driven
from the Western hemisphere.
Neither did he bellows that Cuba
should be required to pay an indem,
nifty to Spain. 1--WE are told. he said,
1--WE must wait upon the Spanish cleo
ton, but IL Spanish elections arc n.
rotten as Spanish diplomacy we had
. better not wait"
"Let us awake" said Mr.. Mason In
conclusion, ITO glorious war as did
our fathers-a war hat shall insure
the honor and respect of our flag nj.
over the world"
Mr.. Morrill, OF Vermont, from tho
finance committee, reported q join
resolution providing for the importa
ton, free Of duty, OF military supple,
secured abroad into the United States
and asked for Its immediate consider.
ation. 1t was passed.