The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-29
Senator Money Dissatisfied With
McKinley'S Diplomacy.
WAR IS MORE HONORABLE
INDEPENDENCE ALONE COULD
SATISFY CUBANS.
Mr.. Money Is Willing to Go to Any
Extent to Feed the Starving In
Cuba, But No Definite Results
Could Be Obtained By Such Means
Alone.

Washington, March 2S.-In the senate
after the reference of the president:
message, Mr. Money of Mississippi
spoke on the Cuban situation. He said
! that the task he had set himself was
perhaps one of supererogation, as Mr.
Proctor, Mr.. Gallinger and Mr.. Thurs
ton had already presented to the senate
the conditions in Cuba as they had seen
them. Their statements were concise,
brilliant and eloquent. and while he did
not hope 10 add much to the informa-
ton they had furnished. he felt it his
duty to speak, and TO speak now.
Mr.. Money said ne was willing to go
to any extent to feed the starving,
clothe the naked and relieve the sick
upon that unhappy island, but he was
satisfied no definite results could be
obtained by the employment OF such
means alone. He said he was certain
that while Weyler was willing instru-
ment, he was in fact only an instru-
ment in the hands of a higher power
a power that had deliberately deter
mined upon a plan of starvation and
determination. The frightful and inhu-
man scheme had originated in the brain
of Canovas, the all-powerful prime
minister of Spain, who preceded Sa-
gasta.
THAT plan of RECOMMENDATION and
starvation and DEATH declared Mr..
Money, was deliberately planned, with
the definite and distrinct purpose in
view of destroying a population that
Spain cannot controi-a people in whose
breasts the desire for liberty is as
strongly instilled as it was in the
breasts of our forefathers."
After discussing the situation in Cuba
among the reconcentrados as he found
it, Mr.. Money declared that much time
had been wasted in efforts to bring
about peace on the island through aU-
tcnomy and through diplomatic agen-
cies.
such negotiations are not, perhaps,
imbecile," said he. but their inutility
ought to suggest itself TO the common
est mind"
He declared that independence, and
independence alone, would satisfy the
Cubans, 'as long as the yellow flag of
Spain salutes the sky over the afflicted
island"
Mr.. Money believed the Cubans
would die TO a man rather than accept
anything less than independence"
Mr.. Money said there was but one
remedy. and that was such action by
the United States as would bring the
war in Cuba to an end. He thought we
should make decisive demands upon
Spain for the cessation of hostilities in
Cuba. as we stand responsible to his
tory for our action. If such action
should bring war let war come. ANY
sort of war is better" said he, than a
rotting peace"
In the present condition of this coun-
try, tempest is needed to clear the
and he was firm in the be-
lief that an honorable war with Spain
would be. from many points of view, a
desirable contamination of our present
MIR. Money referred briefly to the mes
sage of the president and to the Maine
disaster, and then declared that it was
not becoming in congress to wait the
slow processes of diplomacy.
He had confidence in the American
congress. He did not desire to offer
factious opposition to the administra-
tons policy, but. for one, he would not
ahdicate his right to act for himself
and those whom he represented.
This government" said he, will do
nothing to tarnish the brilliant lustre
Of its past. While we do not and shall
not ask for the approval of other ma
tons. we Will always command their
respect. If any power, great or small, !
should interfere with us, we should still /
be undaunted. | despair of peaceful |
negotiations and now have a contempt |
Tor them"
Mr.. Mason of Illinois gave notice that I
ne would tomorrow briefly address the /
senate upon the presidents message.
When the announcement of Represen- /
ative Simpkins was received from the /
house. Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts pre- /
;ented the usual resolutions, which |
we're adopted.
On Mr.. Hoar's motion the senate .
hen, at 1:55 D. m, adjourned.