The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-14

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stances and facts about the horrors OF
war. War is horrible, always to be de-
plored, and ever 10 be avoided. if it can
be avoided consistently with the dig
nifty and the honor and the good name
of the nation But, Mr. President
much as war is 10 be deplored. ii is a
thousand times better to have il in a
case ike this than to be written down
before all the nations of the earth
pusillaaimOus, as wanting in pluck and
courage.
yes. Mr.. President, business inter
ests may be interfered with, loss of life
may occur, and pretended evils NAV
arise, but no matter what the cost in
the presence OF this great commanding
duty, we must 20 forward. The time.
/ repeat. for diplomacy, has passed.
The tine for action has come. Let the
doubling, the hesitating, the opposing
go 10 the rear. while the viriIe. strong
minded, patriotic, liberty-lovine masses
of the American people coming from all
sections and pursuits and vocations of
life, rally as one man around our %
liant army and navy and taking the
flag of our country. carry il on 10 tii-
umphant victory. applause in the gal
Ieriesl. A victory, Mr.. President, for
civilization over barbarisrn, . victory
for the right and capacity of man to
govern himself, victory for the west
ern hemisphere, a victory for freedom
and liberty and independence, vic
tory worthy OF the descendants of the
heroism which achieved cur own indie
pendenca and worthy followers of these
heroic men who preserved and perpetu-
ated our priceless heritage" (Applause
in the galleries..
HALE'S SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Hale offered a substitute for the
pending resolution, authorizing the
president 10 intervene at once and to
use the army and navy to this end.
The substitute carries no recognition
of independence. The Hale substitute
also went over. II is in accord with
the presidents message.
SENATOR LODGE.
Mr.. Lodge followed with a speech in
support OF the committee majority res
buttons. He declared that when we
we're face to face with a foreign power,
it was the overriding duty of congress
and the people and the executive to
stand absolutely together. When the
president comes to congress and in
7okes our aid in a controversy with
,oreign country and asks US to give
him power 10 intervene. l desire he
said. Il desire that that great power
If war should be given to him in that
way.
EXECUTIVE INTERVENTION.
Il am against a declaration of war, |
'ut prefer giving the president the !
power TO intervene. l am against rec /
gnizing the government Of the insur- 1
,ent republic. because the president of /
he United States, in his high response I
Dility has advised congress strongly /
against it. The president has nothing
o DO dut to ask Mr.. Palma to the
White House and the Cuban republic
tands up erect, and recognized. We
nay safely trust that power to the
PRESIDENT. When we authorize the
resident to intervene and use the army
nd navy OF the United States, we ere
tie state of war. Let us not deceive
ourselves at this solemn hour. Forms
f words are but of little moment in a
risis like this. The great central fact
oncerns the people today, the presi-
ent has asked us to authorize him to
ct up a government there which shall
e a stable government, and gov
rnment capable of observing lnterna-
ional obligations.
What kind of government can alone
bserve international government?
'nly an independent government If ]
-e intervene we do not so there TO
AXE Gomez by the throat and make
i'm stop fighting. We go there to put
pain out of that island. for in no other
-ay can we create a government cap
bic of observing its international OBJ
cations.
PAST ERRORS.
mo one can be more averse than l,
o one can deprecate more than I any
ct which will plunge the country into
-ar. If, one year ago last January, !
e had recognized their independence, ;
hey would have established their in
ependence themselves. Both those
PASSED by the senate were
elsewhere. Z wisdom which .
shall question. 1 have also. for many '
ears, advocated a powerful navy and
.rong coast defenses. 1 have advo-
lted them because l believed that in :
lem was the guarantee of peace. IF
e had. today. as we ought to have,
battleships and a hundred torpedo I
oats, there never would have been a
uban question. We are not in this ;
isis by an accident. We have not I
zen brought here by chance and by I
amorous politicians, or by yellow
urnals. We are face TO face with
pain today in the fulfillment of q 5
eat movement, which has run through !
Ie centuries. Out Of the war which I
)ain wages, and the manner in which J.
ie wages, has come starvation and
e destruction of the Maine.
ON HER DEATH BED.
Spain is on her death bed. buried in s
bit, bleeding at every vein from the a
volutions in her colonies, and her Of y
'ers ard officials rob her. dying as o
e is, in the eyes of the world. We k
ked General Lee yesterday. when he b
as before US, II the $500. 900 said TO n
I've been appropriated 10y Spain for [
e relief of the recOncentradoes would g
ach them. or would be spent on the n
anish soldiers, for they are starving, n
D, and his reply was. II viii never
ach either Of them; the officials viii Il
Ike il all on the way. That is what Y
going on in Spain, Just as it was &
len Gil Bias had his adventures. That ST
why Cuba has. rebelled. The senti- n
mt of the American people. in my -
1gment, is FOR peace. We are essen
lily a peace-loving, -cherishing Il
oDle, but there is a sentiment in the Ii
nerican people that is above and be- oil
ld their love OF peace ! mean among b
2 great mass OF our people whose pl
es are not blinded by the glitter of
} much wealth. Among those people oil
ere is a strong sentiment FOR peace II
Ways, but ii can only be peace with Ct
nor. They cherish very deeply the s
de in being Americans. and they do c
want to see that name tarcished fo
brought to ignominy or dishonor. m
If war must BEL hope and l pray os
1t it may be avOided-no nation ever sc
Mt to War on higher grounds or from m
bier, or from more DISTINGUISHED mo-
es. War is here, if it is here, by the
5 of Spain.
WHAT OF THE MAINE? ht
And now, III conclusion, what of the de
ine2 I am so merely human, that til
L ship is nearer my heart than any m
ne else. Suppose she had gone down re
her death in an English harbor. tn