The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-29

misery and death. Only ono powe,
can srtervene--the United States OF
America"
Senator Thurstcn aid he was oppros-
ed to annexation. As to the plan for
the United States to guarantee Cuban
purchase bonds Senate Thurston de-
clared: The Americans people Will
never consent to the payment OF one
doglar-to the guaranteeing OF one bond
as the price paid to Spain for her re-
lsn~quiShvnent of the island she a 50
wantoniy outraged and devasted-
Mr.. President, there Is only ole ac-
tton possible. II any IL taken: that ia,
Intervention for the Independence NJ tbs
Island-ntervention that means n
landing 81 ar American army on Gu
ban soil. the dep.oying OF an American
fleet OF the hareor % Havana: inter
ventaon which says 10 Spain: Leave
the island. your soldiers.
leave She Cuoans. these brother OF
ours in the new world. tn form and
carry on government for themselves
Such Intervention on our part would
! not OF Itself be war. II would undoubt-
| eddy lead to Wa But IL war come It
would come by act OF Spain in resist
nee OF the liberty and Independents
| cf Cuban people.
'Mr. President" he continued.
against the Intervention OF the United
States In this holy cause there as but
one voice Of dissent: that voice Is the
voice Of the money changers. They
fear lear. not because Of any Christian
or e~anobIing sentiment against war
| and in favor Of peace. but because they
fear that a declaration OF war. or the
Intervention which might result in war.
and which would have a depressing
| effect upon he stock market.
War with Spain would increase the
1 1t,y N q ma sha n a-Valrrr 80 x-~-O
| American railroad: IL would increase
the output OF every American factory;
IL would stimulate every branch " in
dustry and domestic commerce.: ft
would greatly increase the demand for
American labor, and in the end every
certificate that represented a share III
an American business enterprise would
be worth more money han K is worth
| today. But in the meantime the
T spectre o: wal would stride through
| the stock exchanges. and many OF the
gamblers around the board would find
their fn-gotten gains passing to the
| other side of the cable. Their veal or
Woe is OF but little Importance to the
liberty-lvins people OF the United
States. Let the men whose loyalty is -
the dollar stand aside while the men
whose loyalty is TO the flag come to the
front"
At the conclusion Of Senator Thurs
tons speech the senate resumed bust
ness and passed a lumber " minor
bills.
AT $50 o'clock, in accordance with
previous notice, Senate Bate. OF Ten
nessee, presented resolutions in men,
Dry OF the late Senator lsham @. Har-
ris. OF Tennessee After a number OF cu-
logies had been delivered as a further
mark of respect the senate adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up in the house tOday and after
considerable difficulty an arrangement
was made to close general debate at /
O'Clock tomorrow. There was great
pressure for time. but the leaders de-
sired to limit. as far as possible the
opportunity for intlammatory utter
ances. The debate today WAS not on
sensational lines, but every radical eX-
Preston was cheered to the echo 10y
the crowded galleries.
Mr.. Boutelle. chairman OF the ava
affairs committee, in opening the de-
pate, stated thai il was exceedingly
| important, the bill should be passed as
| speedily as possible. 1T was the most
| complete measure for streng thening the
| naval establishment ever reported to
the house. He gave a detailed expla-
nation of the bill.
L MI. bdyIOu, TSDubIiCdH, W IVY u
ginia, another member of the ommft
tee in discussing the bill, spoke feel
ingly of the Maine explosion. But the
blowing up OF the Maine. said he,
lis a mere Incident compared with that
greater and more horrible tragedy
which Is transpiring daily before our
eyes and which we, as a great and en-
hghtened nation, insist must stop
great applause.) Two hundred and
| ff+y Sayen American sailors have gone
down in Havana harbor, $50. 600 people
are dead in Cuba and $50. 900 more.
mostly women and children. are being
starved to death. We do not know that
Spain blew up the Maine but we do
know that she is responsible for the
deadly murder in Cuba. This thing
must cease. / hope without war, but IL
war is necessary 1t 1t come" ZAP
plause.)
Mr.. Arnold, republican. Of Ptnnsyl-
vania, discussed for a Jew minutes
SPANS responsibility for the blowing
up of the Maine. When he declared
that arbitration would not be accepted
by the American people, there was n
round Of applause. Our flag. he IN
sisted, had been insulted and our honor
was at stake.
Mr.. Skinner, populist. Of North
Carolina, referred to the war preIyara-
tons and said almost every country in
Europe was voting money to
it's military establishment for possible
conflict and that Spain was hawking
It's deprecated C-edft in every market
to secure means for defense"
Among the other speakers We're Mes
srs. Tate, democrat, of Georgia, n
Kitchen. democrat Of NorthCarolina.
AT 5:55 D. m, the house adjourned.