The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-24

will see to 1t that it is discharged. The
military control of the island Will cease
when the people set up for themselves a
government which will properly control
the island"
"Wben will that time conner" inquired
Bacon.
THAT time will be delayed long," said
| Platt, '1f a party for partisan purposes
makes the work more difficult. me
blush of shame ought to mantle the
| cheek Of every man who is trying TO nm
der or embarrass the operation OF Gen.
Wood in Cuba, who IS seeking TO bring
| about that time as rapidly as 1t may be
brought about"
Conference Report Agreed To.
The conference report of the army ap-
preparation bill was agreed to.
Spooner Talks on Philippines.
Spooner then resumed his speech on the
| Philippine question. Incidentally he re-
ferred to the situation in Cuba ana our
responsibility there.
Hale interrupted him to say that IN
view of what had happened in Cuba 1T
| would have been better had we ADAM
| doned 1t.
Does the senator think" inquired
Spooner "n the case / have put, we
| should have abandoned Cuba?"
II think 1t would have been the best
thing in the world for us If we had done
! it." replied Hale. Il think IL it were
! found that the population In Cuba was
! as hostile to us as it had been to Spain.
we should have abandoned and been glad
! to get rid of it,"
We'll" replied Spooner. that is
| matter of opinion. In the case l have
| put l believe we should have taken Cuba
| and held 1t, giving to the people of Cuba
what they never had in the world, indi-
vidual liberty and good government
Hale Is Bitter.
Hale-The senator has more confidence
| than l have in the experiment we are
irving TODAY of teaching the people OF
| Cuba honesty and good government.
think we would have been better on II
we had not taught the Cubans the lesson
that has been taught in the last lew
months.
Spooner-what lesson?
HaIe-'The lesson of fraud speculation
cheating, appropriation of revenues, steal
ing. carnival in every direction of cor
ruption and fraud.
Spooner (warmly)-It is little tire
some for us to be called upon on this side
of the chamber to reply to Democratic
speech
Hale-I am as good Republican as the
senator from Wisconsin. / do not recog-
nize any party obligations that compel
me to consent to the proposition that
everything has gone right in Cuba.
Spooner-Nobody pretends 1t.
Hale-I do not think the experiment has
been failure. | would vote tomorrow
to withdraw from Cuba, and leave that
people to stablsh and set up and main
tain their own government. The time
will come when Republicans will be glad
when we get out of this thing withou
worse things happening than are now.
What does the senator mean?' de-
manded Spooner, when he speaks in gem
eral terms of a carnival of fraud and
corrslption?'
II mean the things disclosed. A bill of
particulars has been filed already. 1t Is
not the administrations fault. 1t is ma
tural result There never has been an in
stance of the setting up of a supreme
government in colony dependency that
has not been attended with practically
the same things we have seen in Cuba
The congress is as much at fault. The
administration has selected men who are
believed to be good men, We went into
1t with utter confidence. believing that II
was an easy thing 1 voted against the
peace treaty because I believed colonial
dependencies would result in precisel.
what has occurred. I am glad. too. am
glad to see that the administration Is
trying to guard 1t, but I do not want
anybody to say that it is an unexpected
thing"
SpoOner Replies to Hale.
concerned. the senator's observations are,
in the language of Shakespeare, "A bolt
of nothing, shot at nothing We went
to war to free Cuba. Have we done Cuba
and the Cubans no kindness by pouring
out millions of our money and shedding
the blood of our soldiers in order to drive
Spanish tyranny forever from Cuba? Has
the senator any suspicion in his mind OF
In his heart that the pledge made in the
resolution passed by congress as to thu
temporary character of our occupation In
Cuba is not to be kept?
Hale Has Suspicious.
Bale-I have very grave suspicious.
think there are very powerful influences
In this country. largely located In New
York. largely speculative and connected
with money making enterprises that are
determined that we shall never give up
Cuba. I think that the time will never
come, unless something earnest ana
drastic Is done by congress, that the last
soldier In the United States will be with
drawn from Cuban soil. | do not think
the president favors holding Cuba. l
discovered very powerful influences.
commercial, mercantile. money and po-
liticaI that are opposed to our ever with
drawing from Cuba. l take up the news
papers that are foremost in the large
cities and | find every day intimation
and hints that we are never to withdraw
from Cuba,
Spooner--If were inclined to doubt for
one moment that the United states gov
eminent will seasonably withdraw from
Cuba. l should he ashamed of the govern
ment and ashamed of its action.
Hale-That assurance from the senator
more than repays me for all that have
said. Il shall count upon him in the flu
ture.
spooncr speaks for Nations Honor.
Spooner-To say that the senator VIII
count on me in the future is little less
than an insult. This Is a government
OF honor, and It Is a people of honor.
When the senator expresses fear that
the peoples wish to keep the pledge OF
this government will be allowed to slum-
Der by the voice OF Commercialism, he
degrades the people and underestimates
their integrity. What have we done for
Cuba9 When since the morning stars
FIRST sang together In the heavens. has
any people done for another people whet
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