The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-26

Congressman Sam Smith, "The storms
OF disapproval OF his course came from
people who think this country can whip
all creation, when we can't. If the
president had permitted war before
we were prepared for 1t, the insignih-
cant Span,ards would have drubbed US,
just as the little Japs drubbed China.
We are big enough to do lot OF iight-
ing, but we were not prepared. We are
ready now, however, and Spain must
get W and clear out of this hemis-
phere."
The Hand OF Vengeance.
The die Is cast. The Rubicon is
crossed. The arbitrament OF the sword
is invoked. The sudden, sulen roar of
the exploded magazines Of the Maine,
which followed the dull report from the
submarine mine, did not drown the dy-
ing cries of the assassinated sailors OF
our battleship, who awoke In their
hammocks. only TO find themselves
speeded into eternity.
The American people could not reach
| forth the strong arm and the loving
hand to succor and save them, but they
| can reach forth, and will reach forth.
| with the army and navy. the soldiers
| and sailors of the American republic,
| the relentless hand of vengeance.
The explosion of the magazines of the
| Maine will be followed by the explosion
| of the great guns of our battleships and
| cruisers Of our large siege guns and
| field artillery.
President Mckinley, after patiently
| and carefully seeking and hoping for
| peace, decided to obey the behest of our
| people and let slip the dogs of war.
| Spain sinned away her day Of grace.
| Her flag, her soldiers. her sailors and
her fleets must leave forever the land
and the waters of the western hemi-
sphere.
Reed Is for War.
Speaker Reed has been one of the
] leaders for peace. He has been thor
| oughly in accord with the administra-
| ton Now he is for war. He sees no
| other point for the future. Senator AL
lison. the leader Of the senate, has been
one of McKinley's most potent advisers
| in seeking pacific results. He is no
longer for peace; he is for war.
| Senator Hale of Maine, who has been
| so insistent for peace that he has been
| abused in the public prints and sub
| jected to criticism on the floor of the
| senate, now knows all of the facts con-
| corning the assassination of our sail
| ors; all of the facts accessible to the
committee on foreign relations. He Is
| for war
Senator Morgan of Alabama has par
APPRAISED civil war poem as follows:
Am I for peace?
] Yes, for the peace that rings from the
| lannon's throat,
| For the suasion of shot and shell,
] Till the assassins spirit is trampled
down
To the depths of it's kindred hell"
This is the history of the day. This Is
the prophecy of the morrow. Gentle
men may cry for peace, but there is no
| peace.
Congress Will Remain i'm Session.
Congress will remain in session for
an indefinite period. 1t is quite likely
that there will be no adjournment till
the Cuban affair is entirely settled.
This information comes from one of
the house leaders, who says: Let 1T be
| known in advance, III order that there
may be no misconception and no mis-
| apprehension of our procedure. Con-
| gress has confidence in the president
and we are assured that he will carry
( OUT the popular WILL oDlut VI 10 aP-
| prehend that partisan newspapers and
partisan people may say that the con-
gress is remaining in session in order
that the president may not carry on
| the prospective war. AS a matter of
fact. the president desires that con-
| gress shall be in session, and 1t will be
| at his request that we remain here In
definitely. President Lincoln requested
l
I should be no sine die adjournment, and
| upon that request congress remained
here many months, taking constitution
| al adjournment for three days at a
time in order that they might be at
| Washington within ready touch with
| the president during the progress of
the civil war. President Mckinley will
make no official request that congress
remain in session, but it is understood
by all of us that he desires it,
Arguments Were Interesting.
The arguments for and against the
recognition Of the independence of the
republic Of Cuba were very interesting
and instructive. Senator Foraker
| pointed out the liability of European
| Intervention If this country should go
TO war with Spain, upon a humani-
| tartan pTtttAt, dHu CohqucSe thS
by force. He showed that this nation
might, subsequently, upon some good
| pretext, undertake the conquest OF
Jamaica, the Bahama islands. or other
British possessions; while Martinique,
! a French possession, might also become
subject to the subsequent conquesting
spirit of the United States; and, there
| fore European nations would protest
and prevent our Intervention in Cuba
unless we recognized the independence
OF the republic which was claimed to
exist there.
On the other hand, It was interesting
to learn the arguments against the
recognition of that republic. The con-
| servative international lawyers pointed
out that there Is no precedent In the
history of the world for the recognition
of the independence Of an insurgent
government until that government has
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF the
entire world that 1t cannot be subdued
This. they say, the government of the
insurgents in Cuba has never accom-
plished. 1t is claimed that they have
an army Of $4,000 men, and also CAPT.
tai somewhere, but they have no sea-