Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-05
NEWPORT NEWS VA. TUESDAY, APRIL s. 1898

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report at THE earliest moment "wtiul,.u,t
wa5tihlg ffou- 1.-THE concurrence pr advice
OIL amy de1yar tlleant~ of 'tIne govesr,nune.nt
what action Gf amy. in view OF the SIt,in,.
M.saSter, and OF @he de,JTorrlhlt conxli-
ti'odl OF Cub AN AFFAIRS Shoutlxi he t,ls.,n
70 preserve nhe 'hUvlor auml ,lis-n'it,v .vs
this colliptry' - va
'"tltai Ille resolution Offered last Fri
ld1S 10y MIR. Chandler. of New Hs,nn,,-
sn-Se- requesting the SECRETARY OF ssta:t.,
~ au ssiDu 10 sale Senate the Cuban COM
suAar correspondence was, h:li,l befu1-,
the Senate. Mr.. Davis, chairman .,f
uhe 1orels'n relations conrni1ttet,, asked
u1at the l'srsdIu ton so over until Wed
diesUty NO dhls Mr.. Chandler aSSe,ntsal.
Quite unexpectedly "a discussion of
ene GuSan question wtls prex4iptlteIte4d
NIT tlay, OF Georgia, based his, re-
MARKS, ne said. Upon the resolution
submitted by MIR. Foraker OF Ohio. a
resolution lin favor of independence
, ,.l,l,, " necessary ARMED intervention.
While he was fully prertl, ed ITO sup
port the administration i'm aK-tinn upon
'dhe Cuban matter ihe was des.1>opls that
WAR should be averted if it could be,
by any possibility. Mr.. Clay felt t.}1a1
hsle administration ought to be nf-
fo1'ded every opportunity ITO bring about
a diplomatic solution of 1.-THE psrll,irlas
ltreWh!e, auld he felt ceItlGn that 81, long
as tine executive branch of uihe govern
ine'fli Was assured uha5t 1.-The PRESIDENT
was acting with Judgment and pa,u1,iot-
lsin .,t would walt upon mis- recon mem
ak,luionss. MIR. Clay said he wx,s, tsIlls,-
lied THAT no permanent peace colrld be
had in Cuba that did NOT INCLUDE. the
Independence Df the CubaIls. With them
1T us liberty or death. THE remedy to
be applied TO the sit uati.on in Cuba was,
in Mr.. C!ay'ss op.lnioul, absolute indie
OH the island could mo longer be mad
! uflller Spanish severed gnHy.
BY herself recognizing 1.-THE independ-
enee of Cuba and withdrawing her
troops from the island Spain was AFT
fol,d!ed Hlle opportunity to make Cuba
her friend. Unless SHE embraced this
opportunity Spain could mot support her
rule upon the island for five times
ais nru'ah aS the island was worth, to
her. Mr.. Clay fully realized, he said,
THAT i'm THE event OF war the South
W,orld be a greater sufferer than amy
other part OF the country. Her sea
cciast cities would be open ito ATTACK
by the enemy, her people would be
FIRST Called upon to defend their homes
from invasion and her comm erce would
be most seriously crippled. He would
not vote fpr war unless every effort
TO bring about "a peaceful solution OF
the present difficulty was first eNhauS-
ted.
IT. however. the matter could mott
he settled AUTOMATICALLY. i'm consoulank.e
with the honor and dignity of the
country, tie woNuld favor drastic action.
II ,belIeve," selil he, Tin the iTldspend-
once or Cuba, and il Spain will NOT
agree to that petacefualy THE United
States must enforce lit With all uhe
power of her Hand and NAVAL forces.
The people of 1.-THE South believe in the
peaceful solution OF the question Ii pos
slble, but are WHINING 10 employ force
if necessary
This fact ought in tn1e opnion of
Mr.. Clay, to be DISTINCTLY COMM umcated
to Spain. Shte ought to be No'l \ that
!the meu-icam people absolutely de-
,nIa,nd the freedom of tGle CllbaIlss. Then
does not a.eede ito th Wws deE Eaa
ling I'm the accomplishment of Gu
bafs in'depende nce. Georgia, the emu
p!ra state of THE Soalith Mr.. Clay Said.
i'm conclusion. would do TITS fuai share:
In opening "a set speech upon the
Cuban question. Mr. Perkins, of CALI
,fcr,llia. 'eulogfzed THE conduct of the
President for the calm dfgUidied and
conservative manner in Which he had
laalndlId the grave problem presented
for his solution. MIR. Perkins referred
briefly to ulhe scheme inssl!tu'uen by
WeyIer to starve MORE THAN a 9nlll1on
OF Spanish subjects into SUBMISSION.
and declared THAT npaalEng in all HISTORY
comp ared with the atuOemty ana osu-
the Cubans. The time for action had'
in his opinion. arrived
MIR. Perkins, who has had a lifetime
of experience i'm the Handling OF great
vessels, discussed the deStr'u ctlon' oi
rha Maine from the view point Of am
expert He declared that our sailors
and officers had been beguLleu by the
deception syf the Sparfah'ds to a place
i'm a. tf1:enElly harbor AND there. without
a minutes warming. been blown arpto
ete11nity.
iFor forty days and nights THE people
I,htad suspended Judgment, but now that
|Yh,e. facts had been laid before hheln,
1.-The verdict, HE saaid. lis a1nanlnInous hhat
THE great baIttleslHp was blown UP NOT
only from the outside but with THE
cogni zaince CT THE Spanish officials, for
whnee acts the Spanish government
was fully responsible. The explosives.
whether they We're in "a mime or i'm a
torpedo. were plelced under the Maipne
by officials nf the Spanish government.
THE people believe iltlat they were ex-
|,pFodsId by design and he was ONE who
held to THAT belief.
Tit would have been impossible. Mr..
Perkins said, for amy main or EST OF
men, to place itn tth'e i1a1,bov of Havana
mines or torpedoes without the knoW1l-
edge OF THE government officials No
Impartial judge world fail, after CON-
siderInss 1.-THE facts presented, to place
the responsibility for the crime upon
the Spanish government Through its
authorized officials.
This snost l1fded1s crime of the mime
Iteenth CENTURY" declared Mr. Perkins,
'was am alct of war, and believe THAT
lit is SO regarded by the NATIONS OF the
world"
NO offer OF reparatiom could wipe
out the feeling of THE people of this
country upon the matter, and intensity
had been added to that feeling by THE
lltrtVolous MANNER i'm which the disaster
had been tretated by Spain.
The only honorable action tor this
country NOW to take was to intervene.
MIR. MkinHle. Df NIonllaGta, followed
With an extensive speech Upon the alb
lsorhing topic OF Cuba, in which ne de
clarsd THAT he favored tale independ-
elnce OF the Cuban people. who for
years had been struggling for their
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