Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-14
PLEADING FOR PEACE
Senator Hoar Opposed to Resorting to
War.
Cites TEE EXAMPLE OF WASHINGTON
Senator Turner Speaks on the
Cuban Resolution.
FINANCE IN THE HOUS E

The action of the House of Representa-
tives yesterday in adopting it's declaration
Upon the Spanish American situation made
the Senate today the storm center of the
war elements. The crowds fiocked to the
Senate gallery at an early hour. and. ex-
cept in the diplomatic galleries. every seat
was taken by 10 O'Clock and thousands
were turned away.
The chaplain. in his Invocation made
beautiful and touching reference to the
eighty-cghth natal day of the patriarch
of the Senate and father of both branches
of Congress. Mr.. Morrill, Vt)," and gave
thanks for the recovery from severe ILL
ness Of Mrs Morrill,, and tesought the
Ruler of All that both be preserved yet
maay years as an example to all.
Our Merchant Marine.
Mr. Hale tMe.) presented memorial
from the National Civic Club of Brooklyn,
calling attention to the necessity. in the
event of war with Spain. of repeating some
of the present navigation laws. The avs,
as they are at present, would prevent our
merchant vessels from sailing under for
eisn flag. while every Spanish merchant
man would be under the French flag. Our
ships would. therefore, be preyed upon by
Spanish privateers- Mr.. Hale said the
question raised was a most serious one.
He thought it would be notifying and
humilating TO this country for its vessels
engaged in commerce to fly the flag of any
other country than their own. He asked
that the memorial be referred to The COM
mittee on commerce. which he hoped
would give it thoughtful consideration.
: Mr.. Penrose pa presented telegram
from Philadelphia which was read as fol-
lows:
; House resolution dshwater. Davis reso-
Tuition satisfactory. Remember the Mains"
: A message was received from the House
transmitting to the Senate the Cuban reso-
luton passed by the House
. BY unanimous consent at tn, request Of
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the foreign rela-
stions committee. the resolution yesterday
reported by his committee was laid before
: tLe Senate
senator Turner for Recognition
Mr.. Turner (Wash.) began a speech in
which he sharply criticised the administra-
tion for the Facilitating and irresolute,
cowardly and pusllanimous policy pur-
sued by it in the Cuban question. He said
that the developments OF the past few
weeks had shaken his faith in thoss who
had the Presidents ear and confiden, e
Mr. Turner declared himself strongly IN ia
9vor of the resolution presented by the mi
hority of the committee foreign rela-
lions and for 90 doing he needed no further
justification than the magnificent state pa
per which accompanied the majority report.
fnat paper overruies all irresolution and
Impotence he declared, however that same
Hlai-vo:ent influences which had paraIyzed
the executive and almost caused the people
TO revolt were still at work.
Ii these influences should succeed the
r. Va hOIa ,tr1 IT., n
story ard the nation would be shamed
Mr.. Turner maintained that Congress
could net delegate to the President the
power to make war. He said that without
violating his oath he could not vote to de-
'oive that power upon the President THE
Congress of the United States is the or
ganized conscience of the country" said he.
and 1t is thu only power whic1 can take the
dread step of war
had Faith Charged.
After vehemenly attacking thu President
for the delays which had occurred in the
sending of his message to Congress Mr.
Turner chars ID that the delay last weak
was not due to the request OF Gen. Lee,
bu, to the fact that Archbishop Ireland had
-eabled TO the Vatican in the nope thai the
holy father might be able TO briu., about a
peaceful solution of the difficulty The
President Was waiting upon the pope's ac-
ton taken to secure that which American
diplomacy had failed TO obtain
Mr.. Turner ridiculed the diplomatic me-
g"tiations Of the administration and de-
n1anded 10 know whether Congress wanted
more of IT. He declared the State Depart-
msnt, even with the support of the De-
partment OF Justice, was weak and I'M
awaiting At the Spanish end Of our dip
lornatic lire We had minister a man
"hos+ ieSire for peace Was strong that
ne refused to obey the plain instructions
OF MS superiors- Mr.. Turner declared with
hitter sarcasm that with such diplomatic
agents representing the United States the
Madrid government might eventually for
suitable incisnity absolve this country
for blocking the harbor of Havana with
the shattered hull of the Maine
Mr.. Turner said that Spain had made
war upon every nation: she had made war
upon us The flashing sword Of the United
States must be drawn for Cuban indie
pendence. and it would be welded by an
arm stronger than ever. Once uplifted it
should never be lowered until Spain was
-drlHen from the western hemisphere. He
read several kilograms from prominent
citizens of Washington in order to indicate
the drift of sentiment in that state One
Nom the governor declared that interven-
SAUu WITHOUT recognition OF Independence
would be utterly unsatisfactory. Another
from the colonel of the LIST Regiment, Uni
former Rank. Knights of Pythias which
had rendered to the President it's services
IN case of war, directed him to withdraw
the offer. as 1t had been made under the
impression that they would be called upon
to tight spaniards, not Cubans.
senator HOar for Peace.
When the venerable senator from Massa-
chcsetts. Mr. Hoar. arose to follow Mr..
Iurner ;here was a visible stir in the au-
dience. for the conservatism Of the seua-
ter from Massachusetts, is we'll known.
His first sentence fell from his Inns
slowly and distinctly. and showed that he
was FOR peace IL peace could be had He said
That he wanted 20 make a few obserya-
-ti"ns quietly calmly and in the manner of
court dealing with the great problems of
public welfare and punlic honor. He
thought il was not the time for imnas