The herald., 1898-03-07
NO DOUBT FELT
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tween that government and ours. Whether
this government desires 1t or not. on this
account. 1t would be here almost forced
into war with Spain. do not we'll under
stand, in view of the manifestation of
the interest this country has taken In the
conflict which has been going on between
Spain and the Cubans, how withdrawal
of any kind could be thought of. either
from the point of view of national inter-
est or of common humanity. Our people
do not war, neither does the president;
but neither the president nor the people
will submit to any humiliation at the
hands of the Spaniards. ] think 1t is an
other step on their part in forcing an issue
between that government and our own"
Senator Morgan: II heartily applaud the
presidents action in the dispatch brought
to my attention. do not think the Span
ish government will insist upon Lees re-
call. nor do think it will refuse a bounty
to those poor starving creatures, though 1t
may be dished out to them with a mailed
hand. We are proud of Gen. Lee and his
conduct in Cuba. The demand for the re-
call of Gen. Lee, in my opinion, was made
in Difference to the mob sentiment in Mad
rid. After awhile we will be sufficiently
informed as to the Intentions of the Span
ish government toward us to meet them
half way
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio:
0pdlu Has Tie uIiuOuOtcQ TlSHt " NidhC
peremptory demand for the withdrawal
of Gen. Lee. Under ordinary circum-
stances this government would be bound
to grant this concession upon demand,
but under existing circumstances, where
the withdrawal of Lee would be an i'm
piled censure of his course, the president
should refuse just as peremptorily. The
concession of the withdrawal of Lee would
leave an inference of ensure on the part
Of this hat the paonla
could not afford to do, inasmuch as Gen.
Lee, in all his acts, has met the entire
approval of the president. If Spain has
requested the withdrawal and the presi-
dent has refused. Spain will probably dis
miss Lee Immediately and send him home.
If the president feels offended in the spirit
of Spains action, he need not send any
one in Lees place. This comes pretty
near being an open rupture between the
two governments. So far as the sending
of the ships with supplies for the starving
subjects of Spain is concerned, change
of plans is not to be considered for mo-
ment Spain having consented, that she
should now, in a sort of hysterical effort
to please her own subjects, seek to with
draw that consent and try to dictate the
means of transportation by which supplies
should be sent, is not to be accepted. If
Spain has done what is alleged, 1t looks
as though she was seeking quarrel, and
that she was seeking at a time when she
might possibly cover up the disclosures
of the report of the commission now in
vestigating the cause of the destruction of
the Maine. Nations have been deal nearer
blows than we are with Spain, and war
averted. In one of our earlier experiences
when Adams was president, the country
was nearer to war with France than We
are now with Spain. Warlike develop
ments were avoided without loss of honor
to either nation, and it probably will be
the case again.
Representative Heatwole: II think the
president is to be commended for declin-
ing to recall Gen. Lee"
Representative Dingley-"I prefer to
wait for official information. Not knowing
on what grounds Spain has demanded
General Lees recall, l cannot form an
opinion of the probable outcome"
Representative Perkins.-"If General
Lees recall has been demanded by the
Madrid government it will produce a very
acute state of affairs. We ought not to
accede to the demand"
Senator Frye, member of the committee
on foreign Relationship Spain has re-
quested that relief supplies be sent in
merchant vessels and not in armed war
ships, think it might be regarded as an
intervention in the affairs of Cuba, and
therefore an unfriendly act 1 have con-
fidence in General Lee. AS far as have
been acquainted with his official conduct in
Cuba I entirely approve of it. The re-
ports have not been published, and of
course all the facts are not before us. but
I approve of the course of the president
in retaining General Lee at Havana, as we'll
as in sending the relief in warships.''
''If Spain gives General Lee his pass
ports what course will be left open for us?
LAS far as I can see we could only accept
the situation. do not think that it would
be a casus belli.'
Il cannot comprehend the reason for such
a request as General Lees recall" said
Senator Fairbanks, land the president
should refuse to comply. I am opposed to
war, except when the rights of our citi-
zens and national honor are involved"
Representative Hilborn of California,
ranking Republican member of the house
committee on naval affairs, believed that
the request for General Lees recall and
the subsequent refusal could not be made
cause for war. There were precedents
where our ministers or high diplomatic
officials abroad had become unacceptable
to the country to which they were accred-
tied. The most this country could do,
Judge Hilborn thinks, If Consul General
Lees term is brought to an end by Spanish
act, is to refuse to appoint another in
his place. II believe we have a right to
Senu TelleI 10 CuDd III any kt1u OIL vessels
we wish,' declared Judge Hilborn. 1--WE
might arm our merchant vessels, if they
were transporting this relief to Cuba, and
Spain would have no right to object, unless
there was treaty with this government
such as exists with England, regarding
vessels on the great lakes, against arm
ing such vessels"
at would be great mistake said Rep
resentative Swanson, ito recall General
Lee at the present time. He has performed
the duties of his position ably, manfully
and vigorously. He has been discreet,
istration did what was right in declining
to meet Spain's demand, if the demand
was made"
MAY PROVE SERIOUS
NEW YORK, March 6.-General Daniel
e. Sickles, who was minister of the United
States to Spain from 1869 to 1874, during
which period occurred the strained rela-
tions between that country and the United
States over the Virginius affair, said today
that Spain's request for the recall of
General Lee was serious move and likely
to lead to serious results.
OPINION OF A LONDON PAPER
LONDON, March THE Daily Telegraph
says. editorialy: If it can be proved that
Consul General Lee has uttered 1.-THE Of
the anti-Spanish sentiments the Spanish
and American press has credited him with
it is difficult to see why the principle Amer
lea applied to Sackville West and De LONE.
should not be invoked by Spain, whose re-
quest that merchantmen should replace
men-of-war seems very reasonable and
right. Serious as the question is, we can
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