The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-14
THOSE CUBAN BONDS
Become a Basis of Contention and
Speech Making in the Sonata

Washington, April H.-In the senate
yesterday, Mr. Lindsay CKy). discuss
ing the Cuban resolution, said:
The resolution adopted would be, in
his opinion. a declaration of war so
soon as it should be finally enacted into
law If Spain should be driven from
the island, what, asked Mr.. Lindsay, is
to become of the Cuban people? He
maintained that if the United States
should intervene in this way, the island
when conquered. would be under our
domination and the Cuban people could
only form new government by our
consent Who has the right to say that
We shall not make war against Spain
in concert with the insUrgent forces on
the island? Who has the right to say
that we shall not recognize the Cuban
republic authorities to the end that the
republic shall be made free and indie
pendent?
He thought it was merely supersen-
sitive objection that had been raised
against the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence-
MI Lindsay maintained that there
was grave constitutional question
whether the government had the right
to send military troops to the territory
of a foreign country. Without the mill
tia the government could not drive
Spain from the island
Mr.. Lindsay held that unless the in
dependence of the Cuban republic was
recognized, the United States, by inter
vening. would make itself liable for all
the debts for which the revenues of the
island were pledged
say knew of any person or influence
who proposed to place the Cuban people
under restraint by our armies
In reply Mr.. Lindsay read from the
presidents message that paragraph in
which he spoke of placing restraint up
on both parties to the conflict in Cuba
Mr. Hoar said he did not believe ten
men in this country held the opinion
TaT II n MI
in the presidents mouth He said the
United States could 10 more be held
responsible for the debts of Cuba on &C
count of interfering than could a fire
man be held responsible for the mort
gage on a house in which he had en-
deavored to extinguish fire
Mr. Lindsay, continuing. held that in
proceeding along the lines of interven-
ton. We would not be conquering indi-
vfduaIs or parties. but a country; and
when the United States had conquered
the recognized government IN Cuba, it
would have OF necessity to set up a
government of it's own, at least temper
arily-
Spain had the. right. Mr. Lindsay
maintained. to mortgage the revenues
of Cuba, and as consequence any ma
ton conuuering Spain in Cuba, would
be responsible for those bonds The OBJ
legation of Spain is direct In conquer
ing the island, the United States would
be apparently responsible 10 the cred
itors of Spain
Mr.. Carter (Mont-) inquired if the Gu
han republic would conquer its own in
dependence and freedom whether 1t
would be responsible for the Cuban
bonds2
Mr. Lindsay maintained that the case
of the United States and that of the Gu
han republic differed from each other
in that the very funds de-
rived from the sale of the bonds had
been employed to hold the Cubans in
subsection He thought. however, that
was a question in which we were not
in the slightest degree interested
Mr.. Carter then inquired whether Mr..
Lindsay would have this government
sf3rk the epnemeraI responsibility of
Cuban bonds by falling in behind the