The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

the mortgage on a house in which he
endeayored to e~xtinguish a fire.A
MI. Lindsay. continuing. held that in
proceeding along the lines of interview
ton, we would not be conquering indi-
viduals or parties but a country: n
when the United States has conquered
the recognized government in Cuba II
would have, Of necessity. to set up a
government OF its own, at least tenn
porarily. Spain had the right, Mr..
Lindsay maintained. Z mortgage the
revenues OF Cuba, and. as a conse-
quence, any nation conquering Spain In
Cuba would be responsible for those
bonds. The obligation Of Spain Is di-
rect. In conquering the island the
United States would be apparently be
responsible to the creditors of Spain.
Mr.. Carter OF Montana inquired IL the
Cuban republic should onque its own
Independence and freedom whether 1t
would be responsible for the Cuban
bonds.
Mr.. Lindsay maintained that the case
of h United States and that OF the
Cuban republic differed from each other
materially, in that the very funds de-
rived from the sale of the bond had
been employed to hold h Cubans in
subsection. He thought, however, that
that was a question in which we were
not in the slightest way interested.
Mr.. Carter then inquired whether Mr..
Lindsay would have this government
shirk the responsibility of Cuban bonds
by falling in behind the Gomez govern
ment to escape the legitimate conse-
Quences OF a
Mr.. Lindsay said in reply he was
not afflicted with the delicate sensibili-
ties OF the senator from Montana, and
IL the United States should, in waging
a war against Spain find another gov
eminent engaged In the same kind of
war, he felt mat there would be justif-
cation in a nniOn nf fOrcpG He main
tanned that 1t was the duty of the
United States to treat with the insur-
government in Cuba so that no
man should be unjustly dealt with. and
no mans property unjustly confiscated.
Mr.. Lindsay aid in conclusion the
United States was bound to intervene
in behalf of the Cubans by all good
faith and national honor. The separa-
ton of Spain from Cuba was made in
exorable by the logic of events-by a
dispensation of fate.
Mr.. Chandler announced hat when
the foreign relations committees reso-
luton was called up tomorrow he
would object to the consideration of any
other business until the resolution was
disposed of.
Mr.. Daniels of Virginia offered a reso-
luton requesting the president to trans
init to the senate all diplomatic CORE
spondence between the United States
anu spain respecting AFFAIRS IN tuba,
and also requesting him to inform the
senate whether this government has
to Spain the proposition of
Cuban independence, and if so, in what
form such proposition was made and
under what conditions. Without de-
bate, the resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Frye of Maine, a member of the
foreign relations committee, desired, he
said, to present a resolution which a
been before the committee and which,
to his mind, was responsive in it's ma
ture to the desire of the president as
expressed in his message. The resoiu-
ton, he further stated, represented the
opinions Of certain members of the for
eign relations committee. Being pressed
for information, Mr.. Frye aid that the
resolution reported by the foreign re-
atoms committee had the unanimou-
approval Of the committee. Four mem
bers, however. believing that the reso-
lutions ought to recognize the indie pend
ence of the Cuban republic, a united
In a supplementary report, embodying
the independence feature. When he
that this supplementary report
to be reported, he reserved the
right to lay before the a the 1880
which he had Just offered.
The resolution was the same which
Frye introduced several days ago
and which was referred at that time to
the foreign relations committee.
After passing a large number of pri-
pension bills the senate, at $50
m, adjourned.