Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-05-05

SHldE nppKOpIihbAuA UA1l W IoCUSuizd
Cuban belligerenoy, he said inter ALA:
81 insist that it is in order, in the
highest sense of legislation, above and
beyond petty little rules made to sup
press, destroy, hamper, minimize and
defeat the desires Of the representatives
Of the people, to put into the bill a pro-
vision which is illustrative of their
sense of prevailing conditions and needs.
'Is this subject worthy OF considera-
ton? Is it worth while for the represent
atives Of the American people to de-
clare what they think about the situa.
tion in Cuba? Is it worth while for
them, when every days newspapers
bring the most narrowing tales of suf-
fering and outrage and wrong, to con-
slider whether anything shall be done2
"Should these representatives hold
themselves within the narrow, petty
limits of little rules; fiddle while Rome
is burning; bow here, complaisant and
acquiescent, merely because some little
rule is invoked, when principles as
mighty, principles as glorious, princi-
pies as holy as patriots ever espoused or
heroes ever defended are involved in
the consideration? It would be more or
derly, it would be more in seeming with
the general performance under the rules,
if the resolution looking to the reoogni-
tion of Cuban belligerency were before
us formally, to be acted upon formally
and regularly; but it is not here. We
are not allowed to have it thus before
us. For months the senate resolution
has slept in some Of the secret places in
the room of the committee on foreign
affairs.
Shameful Dilly DaIlying.
"The power that is dominant in the
house, the mighty power of the speaker,
and the acquiesoence Of you gentlemen
upon the other side in the suppression
of that which your constituents as well
as mine desire to have considered have
kept that resolution away from us.
What promise have we, what ground Of
hope have we, that the representatives
upon this floor will be unshaokled vol
unfairly; that the bonds will be broken
that the despotic power exerted over
them will be staid; that graoiously they
will be permitted to consider here the
things which their constituents demand
shall be considered, which in the name
of humanity and justice and patriotism
and right ought to be considered, and
which too long have been delayed?
1.-THE attitude of the government with
respect to Cuban affairs has been shame
full. 1t is disgrace to American man.
hood, an insult to American patriotism.
It is contrary to the traditions, contrary
to the history, contrary to the impulses
and the aspirations of the people of this
great republic" Loud applause
Jan. 30, in my speech on Cuba and
"The Monroe Doctrine as Interpreted
by Missouri Democrat" said:
"Surely the time for dilly dallying
and shilly shallying on the Cuban ques-
tion is past. There never was any sense
in minoing words about it. The hour
for honest, courageous, unequivocal
speech and action is at hand.
"This republic ought to grant bel
ligerent rights to the Cuban patriots.
She should recognize the independence
of Cuba. If Spain does not bring the
war to speedy conclusion, the United
States ought to expel her from the west.
ern hemisphere. These things ought to
be done in the cause of humanity. They
-uustIs TO ti0rao tho beginning OF u
sound and permanent business policy.
They ought to be done as evidence of
our settled determination to be supreme
in the affairs Of our half of the world.
Man does not live for himself alone.
Neither does a nation.
Rebel and Revolutionist.
"We were the first rebels or revolu-
tionists In this hemisphere, for let it
never be forgotten that the only dis
tinotion between a rebel and revolu-
ZIONIST is that the latter succeeds, while
the former fails. It is not difference
of principle, but Of results-that is all.
"There can be no doubt as to what
has been our traditional foreign policy.
What our foreign policy is under the
Nick inley administration, like the peace
of God, passeth all understanding.
Laughter. There ought to be no ques-
tion as to our foreign policy in the fu-
tpre Tersely and bluntly stated, it is
this-and it ought to be enforced with
iron hand-that we intend at all haz-
ards and at whatever cost to thoroughly
dominate the western world
Then, after stating the language of
Jefferson and Monroe as to the Monroe
doctrine, said:
"The Monroe doctrine has grown
with our growth, strengthened with our
strength, increased with our territory.
1t ought to be enlarged, stretched, ex-
panded, until it becomes an irresistible
force in international politics. In its in
fancy Mr.. Monroe simply notified Eu-
ropean nations that new schemes of COL
onization in this hemisphere would be
regarded with an unfriendly eye by this
republic. That was sufficient asser-
tion of our position so long as we were
O feeble folk, but now that we are the
most puissant nation on the globe we
should restate our position and should
at once signify to all European powers
that they retain footheld in the west
eSn hemisphere only by our sufferance,
that they are mere tenants at will, and
that when notified by us they must va
cate the premises. [Applause.
Congress should formulate the Mon
roe doctrine as we now understand 1t,
and it should be in words about as fol-
lows: The American republic hereby
takes all of North America, Central
America, South America and all the is.
lands of the adjacent seas under the
shadow Of her protecting wing, guaran'
tees to them any form of government
they choose and warns Europe, Asia
and Africa to keep their hands off the
western hemisphere on the penalty OF
being thrashed within an inch Of theiz
lives [Applause.
A Memorable Step.
"That IL the Monroe doctrine as In
terpreted by Missouri Democrat.
[Laughter. We should extend moral
protectorate over them all. Not one OF
these Central or South American repub-
lies can maintain its independence with.
out our support. They caught the spirit
of freedom from us. They copied theiy
Hon. l. A Potts is able to be Oui