The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-28
MR., TAYLOR'S VIEWS,
NOT AT ALL ExIGMATTCAL IN Ex
PRESSING HIMSELF.
AiismsnaRcment asd Mcdsccrity a
WarhinEton Threaten the
Nations Peace.


New Orleans. january 27.---Today'e Plea
yunc has an interview with Hon Hannis
Taylor ex-ministcr TO Spain, regarding the
Cuban situation. Mr.. Taylor took as MS
y text the sending OF The Maine TO Havana.
and his rcmarks arc Hinged WITH that fcryor
and feeling which have pervaded all OF MS
Il uttcranccs on the subject OF Cuban inde-
pCldencc.
s Mr.. Taylor spent part OF the day looking
over the city mud meeting old friends he
talked with the reporter at the ST. Charles
hotcI In the afternoon.
WIN YOU tell the public what you think
Of the situation In regard 10 CUBA ana inc
sending OF the Maine TO Havana = asked
the reporter.
eyes, i have observed that the Maine has
been ordered to Havana and have also
noted the stupid prctext given out by the
incompetent people now niisinanaging our
foreign affairs for sending her there. Mo-
body will be deceived, because all the world
knows, excepting only the president ana
Ills advisers. that the end OF Spanish rule
In Cuba Is now at hand. After three years
Of heroic struggle and self sacrifice. the
Cuban patriot has broken the military
power OF SPAIN and In the midst of u scene
Of death and desolaton never Witnessed
before, the noble sufferers are calmly wait
ang tho end. The poor comedy called ail-
tonomy. put forth as device TO diaarm the
insurgcnt host In the hour OF victory. has
Jecoiled upon It's authors. Its only prac-
tlcai effect has been to cause such rioting
In Havana as to make the lives and prop
erty OF Americans more insecure Than ever
before. And yet, In spite OF Ill this, tho
present blind and timid administration per-
sists In declaring that this government
shall not even be ncutral.--lt insists that we
shall continue, until the end aching as the
active ally OF Spain by denying to tho In
surgents recognition as belligefnnta. do
not believe that tho American people gen
orally understand the fact TINT We are
. every day actively assisting Spain In her
dreadful attempt to wipe what remains Of
the Cuban people from the face OF the earth.
In the execution Of that ignoble work the
navy OF tho United States Is every day on
gagged, and when 1t Is not sufficiently eager
or vigilant In It's slckeDng task IL Ia greet
ed with 3eers from MniHi.
" rs Il simple act OF Justice to stha nsur-
gents. and as an act OF self respect upon
our part the senate. at its last session,
passed the Morgan bellgerency resolution
by great majority, and everybody knows
that that resolution woisd now instantly
pnas the house of representatives if'ft were
not for the existence or II criminal con
spirhoy 10 mt,zzlo that body. OF which The
president himself Ia facile princeps. He
can no longer conceal the real attitude in
which he has PLACED himself. AS every
body knows, undcr the great family COM
pact, Senator Sherman wna put in his pres
emf office in order TO make a vacancy for
Mr. Hanna in the senate Then, when the
once great man became mentally disabled
tho president resolved to treat him Just us
~ he were dead by transferring all OF his
real functions 10 his personal attorney. an
tuxcyA ft.y,ttt Al,
out fitness, training or capacity for the
great post once held by Seward Fish ana
Oiney, BY this unlawful and very Indecent
Arrangement. the president. from personal
motives, has deprived our state department
OF head at a very critical period IN our
diplomatic history. There liz now no secre- |
taiy OF state, except The president himself |
ana sun he refuses to accept tho counsel |
OF his constitutional advisers He knows |
that large majoritles In both houses are IN |
FAVOR OF the belligerency resolution. which |
would DO followed ut once by u neutrality |
proclamation, but he insists upon proiong- |
lng the present perilous situation, that may |
involve us In war any day under very un- |
favorable conditions
Please explain more fully your meaning
on that point?''
What ! mean Is this. Our interest "a
INIT this war should end as Quicltly as nos
s.pie, WITHOUT our direct Intervention. The |
an emu lhat breath from US viii blow 1t |
over. While the passage OF the ballieer-
ehcy resolution can not b,r--nade a iust |
ground, even for suspending diplomatic re-
iati0ns. 1t viii. at this moment, give Tho
insnrSents such moral support that they
WIZ certainly be able 10 end the conflict In |
y very short time, without our further In
terlerence. On the other hand, the hvs-
tcrHai policy that forces the administration
10 send warshp to Havana has a direct
tendency to cmbrol us in a quarrel IN a
most awkward fnshion.
suppose q riot Is provoked by the prea.
snce o. LUG Maine, what can her crow do
M =! a population as large as that OF
New orleans? II can only begin a conflict
I'M VIII inevitably Involve us In direct IN
lervention with all the suspicion as To mn.
Y that would inevitably follow il. on
inc olher hand the recognition OF belligers
sncy would pave the way for q prompt so.
, ~, u .ne whole matter wi1eout our d.
rect interference in any form whatever"
20 yoli believe that We are near an
armed conflict IN some form "a
am apprehensive, for one reason onlv |
y We nad firm. strong hand at the helm
Na could certainly settle the matter WITH
,ut WAT. But morally timid vaclllating
nan when IN the presence OF danger /. M"
'blc at any moment to do some hi advised
lct That VIII bring on an explosion. TINS
ending OF the Maine to Havana ~ th;s
moment Is on that order. So far us The en-
IAN question 10 concerned. the adnlnistra.
Ion seems to blundsr along from day Ia
10y, without any definite purpose with
'otn eyes closed to present realities obyions
2 everybody else. II seems afraid 10 aet ,
81 3 = shoiile disquiet or displcase Wall
treet For thai reason the Democratic mn.
ntlfy IN tho house should never ceaac H. | {
gitataon until the beliigerency resolutlon | (,
- paused that body
I'D conclusion Il ssves mo some satisfac.
~ 70 say that any pfA who Will take TIA !
!oNpia "a re-read my N\rth American RE- | L
l ls article Mil find thkt predicted Ok. 4
cared "p-
seS- zislsssr Taylor in 9 chat last night =