The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17

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n vAseh eounterseifs INSIST nscsnsnSily play
q most important part"
He thought the war fever mnA Be n-
cssdinxgy strong to Justify the acceptance
Of . counterfeit even under the sweep d
patriotism and enthusiasm
.~whose nght y ttr' he vshemsnt1y AK
I'd. lin which ws are going to participated
Ii = not cur fight bat . fight bstween car
tain inszrrsctiouary factions Ia the island
II Cuba and the Spanish crown
He then paid glowing tribute to tho Wis
dom. the patience and the high patriotism
Of the president Even without interven-
ton on our part. 1t was the opinion OF
Ca0ery that tho Island 0f Cuba would -
free. that In the very nature Of things
SOAR would have to rsiinautsh her hold
on the western hem1phere-
Haw.sy. OF Connecticut pronounced 3udS-
snant on the nenage OF the president -
one Of the great state papers. that would
be justified In the light OF history. he
criticised the resolutions ~ presented and
Thought that to all sntents and purposes
the houss resolutions more clearly repre-
seufed I'll the phases Of This ccmpiicated
question than any reported.
white Cssnsels Deiibesstisn.
White OF California said no stood before
the senate TO address himself TO the most
mon,entous question which had ever been
brought to the attention Of the American
people. Il was disagreeAble TO dissent
from the committees view, to set aside
tbs popular feeling. The plandits OF the
people wers always Inspiring, but the sen
ate was confronted with = solemn duty.
. solemn responsibility. % 20 far as he
was concerned hs could no moro give up
his convictions than he could yield up his
life. Ths senate was here to face war
which now must come upon the country.
but he thought It not q m.scarriage 20
consider the situation which confronted
us.
The record here made said he. will
live zs long a. reason and justice"
Nobody doubted, he said. that the gov
eminent Of Spain had failed Of her duty
and had missoverned the Island Of Cuba
No ons doubted the issue OF the coming
war between Spain and thu United States.
That the triumph Of this country would -.
suit was certain.
..But.. said White. ''our nation. with
ita 100000 people and vast resources. ID
great enough TO do exact justice. II has
been well ana thouxhtfu.ly said that no
more sublime spectacle has ever been
presented than that OF y great nation
sacrificing for justice iss passion and Its
pride"
White declared that. In view OF the re-
cent action Of Spain in making large
appropriation for the relief OF the recon
eentrados and In abolishiny the edct OF
concentration, she had met the only ar
9ument Of many senators In favor OF hos
Utilities. Spain had swept their footing
from beneath. and they no longer had
standing in court In magnificent peror-
alton he said:
.sfhcee who diassnt from the majority
do SO from conscience. but whatever res
olusion 10 passed pledsing this country
10 a declaration that history will have 10
decide whether right or wrong. you will
find no deserters in the camp, We have
our opinions. deep rooted. perhaps. and
firmly set. but wo are all Americans
When that Judgment Is rendered there
n bat one action that can be taken. Shoul-
der to shoulder. hand In hand. we viii
march forward with equal step to vindi-
cate the conduct Of that government which
H. t.&u3 St3f A 1--we p, 10
God has permitted In all time. and somor-
row when this crisis shan come upon US
from every hou&etop In the United States
let there be hung the Stars and Stripes"
ceal % he Made Coatrahand.
Hawley Of connecticu, introduced ana
asked immediate consideration Of the
following resolution;
Resolved, That the president Is hereby
authorized. In his discretion. ana with
such limitation and exceptions az shall
ssem % him eSpeciens. 10 prohibit the
export of coal and other matter used in
war from any sub~pcr; OF the United
States until otherwise ordered by cons
gress.'
CockrelI OF Missouri. ssked what the ef-
feet Of such resolution would ~.
HcAr remarked that IL would put a stop
to the expert of coal and prohibit that
going to Spanish ships which was es more
value 20 them than powder
ss*fef,as 90 Alabama said that sseh pro-
cedurc was against the law ard ne thought
that So radical a measure mus. be crsered
by congress and that congress shoaia not
invest the power in TIRE hands OF the prcsl-
Gent.
Hear. realizing the force OF sha oh.ec-
;:en, changed TIRE r~>eiu,soss into bill. bat
Il went over upoa an objection Of Ger
man OF Maryland.
Speeches fer Rccogntftcs-
Bats Of Tennessee addressed the senate
;cr ntseen minutes in = speech urging tns
recognition 81 the present Cuban sovern-
rasst as independent. sad said that -
would support Tire minority amendment
Clark ~ Wyoming sata that whatever
might - tbs snai wording Of ,he rexoi1s-
'iaas sseesec By congress tnsv could mean
sHly war-~sr with ere Of the racst erael
enz: easearoas nation IN the word. In the