The true northerner., 1898-01-05
master. This case was settled by the
unexamnlad nnaaIdahnaaa md hig-


yarty harmony. This sensible and COM
mendable action relieved Senator Bur-
rows from very embarrassing posi-
ton.
All OF the Republican members of the
senate committee on foreign relations
believe that the belligerency OF the Gu
ban patriots should be recognized. OF
course you will understand that all
senator's are reticent. They cannot at
ford TO violently differ with the presi-
dent as long as any OF them have post
offices which have not been filled. or as
long as they have any prominent Of
fice-seekers on their hands. But in
the privacy of his home. in his study
and smoking room. one of these states
men gave your correspondent some ex-
ceedngly valuable information this
evening. He said:
Spain demands the observance of
neutrality laws; and this country is
enforcing neutrality laws. Because Of
this condition OF affairs. the warships
and cruisers of the United States are
policing the seas between Florida and
Cuba TO prevent our people from carry
ing arms, ammunition and food sup
plies TO the Cupan patriots. On this
oNNOhhN bChtNt, anu III Ndt
shall say in the senate. that our coun-
try is as much TO blame before God. as
Spain is 10 be blamed, for the murder
of 100000 innocent people in Cuba dur
ing the past year.
"All international lawyers know that
only when belligerent rights are recog-
nized, and a state of war exists and is
acknowledged to exist, can neutrality
Ia ha ip,s bat
there is no state OF war existing in
Cuba. Spain claims that there is no
revolution and no rebellion in Cuba.
but only an insurrection which she
can quell
To Prevent Filibustering.
Thus. according to the claim and
declaration of Spain herself, there is no
ground for her to invoke the observ-
ance of the neutrality laws. Neverthe-
less, although there is nothing In inter
national law to require us to do so, our
government has voluntarily under
taken to prevent filibustering. 1t is
for this reason that l say that we are
responsible, fully as responsible as
Spain, for the atrocities, horrors. muir
ders and tortures in Cuba, which are
well known to exist in that distracted
island"
That is good international law. Let
us remember il.
AS Speaker Tom Reed was entering
the Normandie hotel today he was in
tercepted by an Italian. carrying a
monkey and Juggling a hand organ. Mr..
Reed asked the Italian a few ques-
tions in his own language, patted the
monkey on the head, and handed the
organ grinder two nickels. He then
turned to the correspondent, who
stood in the door, and said: Il always
like to pay tribute to the ancestors OF
our race. Who knows but that monkey
may have a descendant several thou
sand years hence who may be speaker
of the house of representatives, or even
president of the United States?"
Then, laughing, like the good ma
tured overgrown boy that he is, Mr.
Reed entered the hotel and went to the
parlor Of Colonel Henderson of Iowa
to talk over the bankruptcy bill and it's
prospects during the coming session.
Reed Good Story Teller.
Tom Reed likes to hear good stories,
and is a good story teller himself. He
is usually in a good humor with the
world, and with all the people in it,
but, all the same he is serious enough
in his own apartments when away from
contact with the world. He is a great
politician and is looking as far into the
future as possible. He recently told e
personal friend that, in his judgment.
the Cuban patriots will ultimately win
their independence. He will not much
longer interpose objections to consid-
Grafton of the Cuban bellgerency res
olution.
This is because Mr. Reed is a poll
tician. He knows very we'll the DISPOSE
ton of our people. He knows that neu-
trality laws are unfairly invoked. He
knows that there is likely to be revo-
luton in favor of Cuban belligerency;
a revolution in public sentiment
throughout this country which cannot
be ignored. He knows that the next
congressional elections will be affected
by this public sentiment. He will keep
in touch with our people. Otherwise he
might not continue to be a member Of
congress- and. argal, he would not be
the master mind OF the popular branch
of congress. With these conditions con-
fronting him. Tom Reed does not intend
TO bear the burden OF blame for the
failure Of the pending resolution.
Politicians are looking anxiously to-
ward Ohio. and wondering what the
outcome will be. The prevailing i'm
preston seems to be that Mark Hanna
made an open fight, won it, and is en-
titled to the victory. including the usu-
fruct OF election 10 the senate At the
same time ii is known that his oppo-
nents are exceedingly bitter and active
A Successful Business Man.
Mark Hanna is not such bad bundle
of humanity after all. Nobody ever said
about him until he went into
politics He was meteoric and brilliant
There is no doubt that he became a
boss OF the most pronounced and dicta-
torial type. Afl bosses make enemies by
the bushel. Mark Hanna made one
president lin sense). and he made
scores Of enemies in his own party
Since he came to the senate Mark
Hanna has not been aboss. ON the con-
trary, he has been quiet and unobstru-
sive, so that the older senator's have
come to like him very much. Moreover.
the condition of his health is such
that he has the sympathy OF those who
know him best His heart ia seriousIy