The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17

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ehnk ovou yst orano nsnans ua69ht b found
~ ayegt5ng wxx. ard aG the senEe tinae OBJ
tain psacs n Cuha~ He said that n our
letssMinsd pusposs TO lnserven~ 10 put
- ~ - eondttzops n the island u CusA
ahnn51 sGnnis II war. Il nasst - -. Ths
Un1tsA 0eatse woaiA nj - Ssersant To IT.
1s&v = - ersos truse- H Asi6 that
- pse1e1est and house ek representative
~ plaosd the psnding ossseiea spon high
epexnA The senate wss niied upon 70
Dlaee \ q towsr ground. N untsnabls
opsund dat would not b approved BY
10 aasious a. the sarsh-
- Aopioes it--it IL unpar1oaahaa, I" 1eoias-
- H1etf. He Thought u fscegnsss the
Deon8 fspubiie u Cuba. which 0sn- Lee
- nstje short of folly. Before extending
eueh rscognstnn. Piats sAsd II would ~
aeeseynsy for ths United States 70 strike
l1sm history The words = many o. the
aetlcn's stasesmsn and i've up the Monroe
1octstns. Piak concluded with sn appeal
~ esln and dslibesats actson-s,eh ~
would be approved ~ oil future genera
si1n4
4 stronx appsal fm rscoGmtion Il ths In
l1pendsnce of ~ psassne csshAn republic
Was nnAds b. Beopn q Georgia In b@sin-
ming he ssid Il was unfair 70 charge THAI
N senators Who diKsrsd from the psesi-
lsnt upon this question were hostile 70 him.
H did not sppross Of The presidents mos
saas In In entirety because II was impos-
etbls for hkn u grant such power TO
.prsG1dens - Mckinley svsdentiy desired
No Reasoa fer War.
Wellington Of Maryland followed Bacon,
an1 = he arose TO speak there was stir
q ~ salIsriea. The speaker said he was
thosoughiy sH:isissd that there Was no
oeed reason for the United States going
= war with SPAN. No war could be jus
stnod a. any time BY any nation unless all
AloIematiO agencies had been discontinued.
~ h could not sos that result in the
moosaes Of the prssident
= viii vots fer peace: win stand for
nooce ~ long ~ peace u p01Bibie." he
naid. II DO not stand here ~ al apollo
oaDt for the 6psnssh policy. I believe the
Doopis Of Cuba hava = riGht 70 rebel
against this colonial policy Of Spain But
- a. nation ard outside the situation.
We have nothing 10 do with the rebellion
row going ca in the Island"
weilington argued that the message o;
che pres.dent had been wholly miscon-
str1ed: that Instead Of an appeal to con-
oroas 60 sanction war II was exactly the
Seyerss. hut the war frensy was abroad
and congress was rushing hopeisssiy into
hoeli3itiAA
Tho president. I believe. In his heart
eeeis that war u not necessary"
Hs read the closing paragraph Of the
Dfsetdeut's message. and placing his inter-
Dssaatson upon II. said that "a words In
Aisated that the executive stiil believed
that The armistics granted to the insur-
gents would yet work ont peace.
rassing 10 the internal dissensions In
Spain. NJ said that the United States
would ~ held responsible should ths Car
lisn overthrow the presen, dynasty. which
~ hoped would continue many years.
upen the question Of responsibility ~ to
the destruction OF the Maine. Wellington
pasaonassly said that be could not think
that Spain hls~ up cur vessel.
- -. then the responsibility rests upon
Gen. Blanco. In command al Havana. ana
] cannot believe that Gen. Bianoa would
sanction such an outrcSe. One touch OF
nature makes the whole world kin. even
though X Is kinship with . Spaniard.''
Wellington then recoanted the deeds ef
salor done by Maryiandsrs. ana said that
wniia the conservative people of his state
atgrsed with him that war wss not neces-
sssry. they and himself would be found
battling with the majority. In concluding
No said:
III war must Be- Maryland win b. With
you. but In this fasefui hour she 10 for
p<acA.e
Tarpie Of Indiana. sn order 20 make
perfectly clear The resolution of the MI
rority Of the foreign relations committee.
offered an amendment 10 insert after the
word independent sae following. and
The government ct the United States here
~ recognizes the republic % Cuba as the
true ana lawful government. Of the island =
ca9ery Endorses Mekialsy.
csnery was then recognized. He said:
nave ssoad before on the brink Of war,
Although young then. caunssaeti rsosrr-
alton. but nay es,ininn Was swens Ga the
win6s, and was carried along with my
people into the most colossal war IN ths
hi&orS Of civsltxst nations Our reoals.
were q unst shen. II war Ia 70 BE declared.
We ought 10 be unit row. R,ss Il se@urs
that whoever dares so utter Thought I'm
opposition - hsssy CO iii~aavised acton
snh;eetS himself 70 the glhs.t IN the pcp.
uies Breast
Cssyery then entered rrsen a st.cussssa
cf the Cuban situation aeciaYtas tss, =.
was manifest ;hss the rcwer ~ ssss.s v-sx
sssw's sy.nE IN cass. and shesr ~svevesxn,v
without err inserssrence would ee xw.n,
from the island. He maintained sAas -vxs-
cxnIsten Was an executive ard nas a t~xss.
htsve function.
The aaertiua by the senate 81 sss rex.
clutssns reported hv The nssHaySsy 81 tire
tpEvisn reaassssss Sesnusstee." BE declared
wou.d Ne 10 .ssulsiss ossr-ssres. ard tss
nerS6eyss woasd b hoSfne 20 veto ire res.
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