The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-15

Have we forgotten" said he. that
the same kind OF abjurgation and con-
tumely was hurled at the head of
Washington when he held back the
people from another war with Eng
land?"
II am old enough" said MIR. Hoar.
Ito remember some of these tempests
OF popular excitement in congress and
out of IL. Some of the senators here
remember the cry of "On to Richmond:
on to Richmond" and the charges of
impotence and cowardice which were
heaped on Abraham Lincoln. Some of
us on this side of the chamber wish
that we might forget Bull run
He then rapidly reviewed a great
many International cases with quota
tions from International law to show
the present government of Cuba would
be inimical to the best interests of the
United States. and would not have the
support OF civilized nations. ITO rec
ognize the insurgents" said the sena-
tor. would be to ignore our whole his
tory. and we cannot recognize that in
dependence without flying i'm the face
of the whole history of the world. We
need the sympathy of the civilized
world In the struggle which seems so
near to US. and we can only keep 1t by
recognising the law of nations
He said he did not belong to the
school of lawyers who believed that IL
the United Stafes took Spain by the
neck and heels and threw her out of the
island of Cuba that II would make the
United states responsible for any bonds
which Spain might have agreed to pay
from revenues derived from the island.
Mr.. Hoar said the Cuban insurgents
had great title to the sympathy of
this country. They were struggling
for freedom. they were brave and res
olute. The aspiration of Gomez seemed
n hA fnxx axd h. r,.t..
black republic In the West Indies.
And" said Mr.. Hoar. Il honor him
and bless him for that aspiration"
The insurgents, however. he did not
fhink were without fault. Long be-
fore Spain had put into effect the re-
concentrate order they had applied the
torch and otherwise destroyed every
thing that stood in their way. from
crops to towns. Mr.. Hoar held, how
ever. that the fact that both parties to
the war in Cuba were responsible for
the existing horrors did not in any way
destract from our own responsibility.
He thought 1t the right and duty of the
American people TO deal with the diff
culties.
I'VE should not" he said. begin by
auarreling among ourselves. and slap
ping In the face the president, nor
should we endeavor in the discussion
OF this matter to make party capital"
He pronounced the report of the for
eign relations committee a mastery
document, and paid it's author. Mr.
Davis, high compliment for the abil-
ity exhibited in its preparation He
agreed with the conclusions of the re-
port that the United States was war
ranted entirely by international law in
putting an end to the horrors that ex-
listed at eur very doors. He agreed fur
tier. he said. with the president of the
lEited States. sho had declared that
il was impossible for Spain to maintain
a proT or and stable government upon
the isiaEd. The continuance of The
spanish flag over Cuba could not loap-
er be tcierated. He held, Therefore.
that we must directly. and as soon as
pvssible. expel Spain from n. islird.
We can and we must. He liked. how
ever. resolution which mad been
drawn by Mr.. Teller of Colorado. and
maintained that in that resolution the
United states was authorized TO go as
far as 1t ought. Mr.. Hoar declared his
belief that the destruction of the ship
Maine was a meditated act for which
Spanish officers were probably respon-
sible. With that view" said Mr..
Hoar. "the Spanish government is re-
sponsible for that loss and ii ought to
be held responsible by the United
States"
The resolution TO be passed, he said
would lead to war; and war such as the
world has not seen for many years: a
war of no foreign conquest, for no ma
tional gain or personal aggrandizement.
but a war for humanity. Speaking of
the destruction of the Maine he said
that IL was a wretched act on the part
Of Spain. which demanded full repara-
ton.
In closing, Mr.. Hoar said: IF there
have been any hasty or unwise utter
ances Of impatience in such cause as
that, and / think there have been. they
have been honest, brave, human utter
ances. But when ! enter upon this war
want to enter upon IL with a united
American people-president and senate
and house and navy and army and
democrats and republicans all joining
hands and all marching one way.
want TO enter uponrit with the sanction
of international law, with the sympa-
thies of all humane and liberty-loving
nations. with the approval of our own
consciences and with a certainty of the
applauding judgment OF history. con-
fess l do not like to think of the genius
of America-angry. snarling, shouting.
screaming. clawing with her nails. |
like rather to think of her in her hon
est and serene beauty. inspired by SEN
timents even towards her enemies not
of hate, but of love; perhaps a little
pale about the eyes and a smile on her
lips. but as sure. determined, unerring
lnNlnClDle as WAS tnt Ilcndel
when he struck down and trampled
upon the demon of darkness" Cap
plause on the floor and in the galleries).
Mr.. Turpie Of Indiana. member of the
foreiEn relations committee. was next
recognized. He said that he did not
see how we could intervene with arms
in Cuba without making the recogni-
ton of the Cuban republic paramount
TO every other consideration. Try as
the senate might to surround the ques-
tion with involved propositions, one
bald fact remained. and that was that
the Cuban republic is the underlying
fact in the whole transaction. He said
he looked upon Cuban nationality as
the desideratum, because nationality
dealt with debt He then discussed
the Spanish bond question very exten-
sively. finding in the presidents mes
sage many suggestions as to the inter-
national obligations which he construed
to mean Spanish bonds. He recited how
Gomez had refused TO accept the offer