New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-30

sage he said. gave promise that within reason
able time definite and decisive action would be taken
by the Administration so soon as autonomy should
have had a fair trial reasonable time seems now
to have elapsed The people OF the country realize
thai all necessary time has been given Spain to
bring peace to the stricken island. Autonomy. Mr..
Foraker declared. had absolutely failed. but just as
Its failure realized the country was confronted
/ by the De LONE incident. Scarcely had the excite
ment created by this subsidized when what has been
styled the Maine incident threw the country into
hurricane OF excitement. Since that time said
| the Senator we have been awaiting patiently ard
under restraint for the report OF the Board OF In
Quiry. Tha, report is now before the Committee on
| Foreign Relations. Whatever may be done as TO
the Maine incident action must come on the gen
eral Cuban question"
Mr.. Foraker said he hoped at later date TO ad-
dress the Senate at length his resolution.
ANOTHER INTERVENTION RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Frye said he had not intended to offer reso-
luton az this time. but In view OF others proposed
| he would present the he had prepared. This
reads follows:
Whereas The war which has been waged in tho
island OF Cuba for the last three years has been
conducted by the Spanish Government in violation
/ or the rules or civilized warfare said Government
mas driven the unarmed and peaceabe inhabitants
| from their homes and forced them within the armed
camps where 1t has permitted hundreds OF thou
| sands OF men. women and children to die of starva-
/ tlon and - a result of this system OF inhuman
now dying fot want Of fSo ID ' and epeS' pe0'
/ w HeItds ] Ne war mas pdralyZed and almost de-
sroyed the large commercial relations which have
heretofore existed between the United States and
the many millions of dollars OF property of American
citizens invested in the island; and
! Whereas. The existence and prolongation Of the
hostties have imposed heavy financial expendi-
lures and burdensome official labors upon the Gov
| eminent OF the United States in the enforcement
Whereas The consuIs OF the United States and
| other impartial and competent observers have
| ported that the Spanish Government has lost con-
| M
bring about peace. and that a continuance Of the
the horrors. misery and starvation Which now ex-
lists. utterly 10 extinguish the commerce with and
destroy the property Of American citizens and add
to the expense and burdens of the Government of
the United States; therefore,
Resolved, BY the Senate and House or Repre-
sentatives OF the United States Of America IN Con:
gress assembled, That the President OF the United
States be and he is hereby directed and empowered
20 take such effective steps in his discretion may
hostilites between tho Government of Spain and
the people OF Cuba, the withdrawal Of the military
and naval forces of Spain from said island. and the
| complete independence OF said people.
The resolutions all. except Mr. Aliens
referred to the Committee Foreign Relations.
SENATOR MAsON's SPEECH.
At the conclusion OF tho presentation OF the resou-
tons. Mr.. Mason was recognized for a speech on
| the Presidents Message Of yesterday. Mr. Mason
said he believed II due the country to know
the general expression and intention OF the men,
| bers Of the Senate While he would not apologize
for discussing the Cuban question at this time, he
did not intend by doing any disrespect either 10
the Administration or the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations when he said that he tired Of the diaory
tactics that had been employed for three years 10
| prevent any assistance from the United States to
| the starving Cubans He continued:
More than two years ago the plan OF the Span
/ ish Government TO starve the women and children
! and non-comb atants was begun. Every intelligent
/ man. woman and child was informed OF It through
the ordinary channels OF information. the news
bv.t IA Of diSintereSted Wit
| nesses day after day, week after week. month
! after month and year after year, and 1t received
practically attention from this Government
until some Of the members of this body visited the
| scene of death and distress and brought back to
us their words OF honor that no picture had been
! drawn by the press that fully stated tho horrors
| OF the situation. Then the gentlemen and news
| papers who had pretended at least to discredit
| those statements in this body began to talk about
| # az though It was a new discovery, when within
ninety miles Of our shores for two years they had
continued 10 murder women and children. Nhen
! nearly a year ago | called attention to tho stua-
ton as given az that time. and since corropoTated
| by four OF my colleagues upon TINS moor lroHi
| personal observation the statement was received
| with sneers by many OF my colleagues. and had
! the pleasure OF being insulted over the "lro ny
stockholders and scalpers in tho markets For
two years the process OF imprisonment OF tho
reconcenrados and their starvation has proceeueu'
| vet any one who dared to call attention " ''S
| fact has had to Withstand the assaults OF 'hoso
controlling the press who denied IN their editorial
columns the news they printed in their news COZ
umns Thousands had been starved. millions OF
| dollars OF our legitimate commerce has peeh
| svept from the high seas, and the man VINO
worships the eagle on the dollar and does nor SEQ
the one on his flag says: BE silent! ThihK Oh 'n'
horrors Of war and the dangers TO business
when the order Of concentration came '"es
| cooned at least eight hundred American citizens
with the reconcentrados and refused to allow theih
/ 10 20 out and earn legitimate ana honest "''"e'
II amounted TO imprisonment; We claimed 30 81 h ho
time Yet many protested not 10 DeleNe ~ uIiIi =
ti.eraiIe Senator from Vermont described the dca1
line and the gun Of the Spanish solder that Mp
ing nation in the world would have ordered t haya
release and better treatment or 1ne aste This
pnvernment however, upon the suggestion Oh oe
freside4t e0k s Of the United States begged
permission OF Spain the poor PiVIleke 81 am
1 not compaining am not crticisng there Is no
n,her surb record in all the history OF no Iii ~
CiS e. me fact that every effort that has been
made By the President has been cons in'e ana con.
10 be an act of cowaTdice ana o. RAJ n1ishiy
elusive evidence that We are alTau f 81
io" w. srt has made spain more cruel to her own
/ people and more insulting 10 Us
DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINE
Mr. Mason then turned his attention TO the de-
struction Of the Maine. "Ihe Dil"e-S''P ',,,-o
our gallant ship. went down. ana Zo' oil our sa.'""'
citizen sailors with her. AT Inc uie e'e'' ~ =
=, ,he United States familiar with the SPANS"
u ~ ~, oonodent II was Spanish treachery:
or 6ip was there by right Of custom OF % a
hospitality and also by tIe"'S The day Closed and
aisninte right 10 be there. me oay u1o"' az" NJ
bs rode he harbor messenger OF peace no
81" a had bnen sent by our Executive lncohsist,
,h The national honor OF spain our ohis
offer was to Try and restore peace H, 9ed our
ueone Definite plans were not even suegcsseu With n
iac iTesiGScIat, coI,ld not conquer her own IL IA
SPAN, 'itJad we been a grasping nation. we Sic
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