The Portland daily press., 1898-04-15


upon by Spanish priyateers.
MIR. Hale said the question aised was
most serious ore, He thought it would
be mortifving and Illuminating to this
country for its vessels engaged in COM
n.crce to fly the flag of any other country
than cur own. He asked that the
memorial he referred tn the committee on
commerce which h6 hoped, would give it
thoughtful consideration.
Mr.. Penrose of Pennsylvania presented
a telegram from Philadelphia which was
read asafollows F&d
"Horse resolution dishwatar. Davis
resolution satisfactory. Remember the
Maine
A message was received from the House
transmitting 10 the Senate the Cuban
resolution passed by the House. BY
unanimous consent, at the request of MT.
Davis, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, the resolution reported yester-
day by the foreign relations committee
was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Turner of Washington began
speech in which he sharply criticised the
administration for its Facilitating and
irresolute. cowardly and pusilanimous
policy" pursued by it in the Cuban ques-
lion. lie said that the developments of
rho past few weeks had shaken his faith
in those who had the Presidents ear and
confidence,
Mr.. Turner declared himself strongly in
favor OF the resolutions presented by the
minority IF the committe on foreign rela-
ttons and for SO doing said he needed no
further justification than the magnificent
state paper which accompanied tho ma
jority report Mr. Turner maintained
that Congress could not delegate TO the
President the power to make war.
Mr.. Turner charged that the delay last
week in sending the message to CONGRESS
was not due to tho request of General Lee
but 10 the fact that Archbishop Ireland
rad cabled to the Vatican in the hope
that the Holy Father might be able to
bring about peaceful solution OF the
diffioulty. The President was waiting
upon the Pope's action taken to secure
that which American diplomacy had
failed to obtain.
When the venerable Senator from Mass
aohusetts. Mr.. Hoar, arose TO follow MIR.
Turner, there was a visible stir in the
audience fer the conservatism Of the Sem
ator from Massachusetts, is well known.
His sentences fell from his lips slowly
and distinctly and showed that he was
that he wanted to make a few observa-
lions quietly, calmly ana in the manner
of court dealing with the great prob
lens of public welfare and public honor.
He thought it was not the time for i'm
FASHIONED rhetoric, loud defamation the
cIapping of hands and tbs stamping OF
feet. out rather it was the position of alb
soluts deIiberation and should command
such a scene and such ar occasion. He
then argued that the report of cruelty and
oppression in Cuba, undoubtedly war
ranted some measures that would bring
peace but he doubted the wisdom OF rush
ing headlong into war until every other
DIPLOMATIC effort had been made to bring
about an honorable cessation OF hostlil-
ties.
He spoke of the utterances of his fellow
Senators who had told of the horrors sur
rounding the reconcentrados and believed
that they were the utterances OF good
men, but whether, said he. II differ or
agree with their utterances, have moth
ing but the profoundest respect for that
which brought these utterances forth. .
Then, with a voice trembling with
emotion, amid profound stiffness in the
Senate chamber, he added:
''If this country is to do great act OF
international Justice LEFT us do it calmly
and deliberately"
Senator Hoar argued that the attacks
upon the President were i'll advised and
NEST i'll aimed; that instead of condemna-
ton of the policy of this executive the
country and thz Congress should com
mend the President in his efforts making
for peace SO long as peace could be had
with honor. Then, after paying tribute
to the President the Senator said that the
men who suffered by modern wars were
not the men who provoked them, and
that the men who reaped the benefits
from wars were few officers and the
stock jobbers.
'sI5 is not the Waylers the Sagastas. the
Blancos who realize the horrors of war,
but the poor peasants, taken away from
home and drafted, the widow whose stay
is taken away, that suffer most War may
be!necessary now, but ] am not prepared
to believe it,
He then remarked that he could not
agree with an assertion made by Il Sena-
tor on the floor, who lightly said that wal
was needed once in while as purifying
force He said that war meant the
addition of untold millions to the public
debt of the country, the ping up OF pen,
sions mountains high and would bring
wos and desolation to thousands Of homes.
81 like and thank the President of the
United States for his sublime sef re-
straint in this emergency and for holding
back SO far as hs could the step towards
war. Those who love and stand by him,
need not be disturbed that the brilliance
Of his fame will be diminished In the
view of our posterity by his action at this
time. -
Mr.. Hoar said that the name of McKin-
ley woulS be linked with other actions CT
other notable selt-restaint which had
characterized the American people in
other 1nomentous hours.
Mr.. Hoar recalled the fact that he had
entered the House during the period of
the ten years war in Cuba. He added sen
tentiously shat in those days the members
did not throw books or each other and
call each other liars. He recalled the
tremendous pressure that was brought up
on President Grant to take drastic action
in the then pending Cuban question and
regarded the self-restraint with which
Grant at that time conducted himself AS
one of his strongest claims to fame.
GAS | grow old and thin blocded, "
said Mr.. Hoar, like to read the stories
OF these sublime restraints.
Mr. Hoar said he could not agree with
the position taken by Mr.. Foraker that
recognition of the belligerency of Cuba a
year ago or even two years ago would
have averted serious trouble between
Spain and the United States That recog-
milton would have given Spain the right
f, search our ships and ne did not believe
that it would have done the insurgents
the slightest good.
Again the Senator gave high praise to
the President for his mastery presenta-
tion of the condition in the island as OUT
lined in his message to Congress and said
that he was in hearty accord with the eX