Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-05
SENATORS STILL FOR VAR.
Spain Directly Accused Of Blowing Up the
Maine.
Having Begun the War. the United states
Should Accept the Issue-No Sign
of American Breakdown.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Mr. Turner
(wash) in the Senate today made
vigorous speech in favor of Cuban free
dom. He said the administration had
not acted as 1t should or II would have
freed Cuba before this. He laid great
stress upon the destruction OF the
Maine, saying that Spain was respon-
sible. He would cheerfuliy vote for
declaration Of war. He said that Spain
was u nation OF cruelty, deceit and
blood.
The galleries were crowded despite
| snow and sleet storm.
Mr.. Harris Ckas) followed Mr.. Tur-
ner. The Cubans have earned liberty
by blood and tears, he said. He charged
the destruction of the Maine to official
treachery on the part OF Spain. Thai
blacklist crime Of all nations, he de-
clared would not be allowed to become
q mere incident.
| Mr.. Harris was opplnuded by the
galleries when he concluded.
Mr.. Deboe (ky) said his state was
united in favor OF Cuban independence
and that the people Of Cuba deserved
the sympathy OF the civilized world.
Mr.. kenney (Del) said that had the
| resolution of belligerency been passed
| by the House Cuba would have been
| free ane the loss Of lives and millions
of treasure saved.
| Those who refused TO pass the reso-
luton wer, responsible before the
| country. Mr.. Benney said the dcstruc.
| ton of the Maine was the crime Of the
| nineteenth century. War was hcll,
but ii would be better than the he'll
| in Cubn: better than the he'll of Feb
| ruary IT, No longer should go avenged
\ the bloodshed in Havana harbor. No
| longer should diplomatic claptrap stop
| vengeance for innocent blood or pre-
vent Cuban freedom.
Mr.. Chandler IN. IL followed Mr.
Kenney and was listened to with great
interest.
Mr.. Chandler said;
"The limited States ought immediate-
~ to declare war against Spain and
| to maintain that war until the people
of Cuba are made free from spanish
starvation and cruelty, and the gov
| eminent Of the Island finally estnb-
lished as an independent republic. Ihc
reasons for declaring war are apparent
TO the world. Spain has Justly forfeit
ed all title to all representations IN
the western hemisphere by her pro-
Hanged tnisgoyernment thereof. I'm
lust taxation caused the French reVo'
luton. the American revolution and the
Cuban revolution. AS france heipeu
the Americans, so the United States
shouId helm cuba. Spain has lost all
her right 10 suppress the Cuban rebel
lion by rrsorting to inhuman methods
~ warfare-continuou murder Of per-
sons suspected OF dsloyalty and the
deliberate starvation Of non-combat-
ants. 49,.
Spain has surrendered all claims tn
the forbearance OF the United states
by dlsregardng all friendly tehloh-
strances. by practlclng deceit through
fnlse promises OF local government Tor
cube by Insulting the President N
tho IrnIted States, and by destroying
tbro,,gh the explosion OF a mine the
hattinshlp Maine and the lives of 200
Amerinan sailors while the ship was
under the protection Of Sphin.
'spain having thus begun the wnr'
the United States ought 10 accept nv
issue without wal'lhS w 'le snel.
10 concentrate all her fleet In Ameri-
can waters. We have an army ana
nav canal TO the emergency. For no
i,,s,a, cause. with no better motives.
ala any nation ever take up arms.
W. nav vote for the coming declara-
tion with clear cOuscicnces and hope
full anticlpations Of success haVlnH
performed high duty :" humanity,
civillyafIon and liberty, 10 the United
S,a,ns and 10 the Cuban Republic"
Trrp,e CIndl. member Of the foreign
raia tions committee. followed lie said
a. ~ tho duty OF the American Con-
,,rass 10 Intervene for the Cuban re-
nuhIic The United states had main
tained n blockade for spain at great
cost. The government OF Cupa oush'
TO be recognized maintained and sup