The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-18
BLOOD OF AMERICAN BOYS


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expired lies at the door of the admin
istratiOn and there is no escape for II.
charge that the censorship of the
press and the suppression Of facts are
for the purpose Of advancing the pO-
litical ambitions of Mr.. Mckinley
Administration In a Hole.
II this action. said Mr.. Pettigrew,
puts the administration in a hole, aa
was stated. it was not his fault Mr.
Pettigrew reverted to the assertion
that the acquisition of the Philippines
was brought about by the act Of God,
but he added the only way he could
explain the work was that God must
have used Mr.. Mckinley as a prophet
or appeared TO the president IN a
vision. At the conclusion Of Mr. Petit
crews speech the resolution of Mr..
HOar was passed without division
The resolution introduced several
days ESQ by Mr.. Hale, calling on the
secretary of state for information IN
possession of the department relating
to the seizure and detention of Amer
lean flour by British authorities in Del
agOa Bay, South Africa. was placed
before the senate. After it had been
modified, Mr. Plat Comm made a
speech in which he said he did not be-
Eeve the passage Of the resolution at
this time wise.
Resolution Premature.
Mr.. Davis Of Minnesota, chairman Of
the committee on foreign relations,
moved that the resolution was prema-
turely introduced. He indicated that
the subject Of the resolution was now
under diplomatic negotiation. No con
elusiOn to that consideration has yet
been reached. Air. Davis said il was a
question whether some of the assertions
Of the resolutions We're true.
1T is said this flour is not contra
band" he continued This may or
may not be true, but it is a question
Of fact to be determined whether this
flour is for use Of an active hostile"
Mr.. Davis said it did not become the
senator (AIr. Hale) to introduce such
a resolution at this time But" he
said. what strikes me as most to be
criticised in the resolution is the con
Guiding paragraph. Tt is stated that if
the detention of the property is per
sisted in, such act viii be corJ 1ered
as without warrant and offensive to the
government and people Of the United
States. / venture 90 say that no pro-
nunciamentO upon so important a ques-
ton was ever made by a government
until the diplomatic negotiations re-
lating TO il had been completed It is
statement which is made only on the
verge Of hostihties.
Serious Language Used.
THAT" concluded Mr.. Davis, 'is very
serious language. In its present form
1t means a serious difficulty. I think
the resolution would better be re-
ferred."
In response to the statement Of Mr..
Davis, Mr.. Hale, the author of the resO-
luton, began a brief address by send
ing to the clerks desk and having read
a newspaper account of the seizure Of
the flour. He had drawn the resolu-
ton with some care. intending the limit
TO one of inquiry. He declared the SEN
ate and country were entitled to know
what the situation was. and there was
ignorance as to what was being 60np.
He deemed it perfectly clear that as it
was -four and not arms or ammunition
that had been seized, the seizure was
not Of contraband goods. It needed.
he thought, no investigation by a com
mdttee to determine that flour was not
contraband of war.
4 majority Of the senate can stiae
this resolution" said Mr.. Hale. warm
ly. but it cannot be suppressed in any
other way"
Food as Contraband.
The discussion Of the question as to
whether food products were ever. con-
tHaband of war, was precipitated by a
question OF Mr.. Lodge. Mr.. Hale was
OF the opinion that it would take a. very
extreme case to make -four contra band
Of war, but he could conceive that il
might be in certain circumstance.
Such an admission, in his opinion. how
ever, would be fraught with great
danger TO the United States now and
in the future. He did not imagine that
the state department was doing anv-
thing that would get Us into trouble.
but he wanted to know what was being
done.
The resolution as offered by Mr.. Hale
was materially amended. Mr.. Hale him
self accepting the suggestions Of sen
ators that certain Objectionable fea-
lures be eliminated.
Mr.. Piatt of Connecticut said the
revolution as amended was not obiec-
tiOnable in form, but he deemed If nm
wise TO adopt it while the subject was
pending between the state department
and the diplomatic officials of Great
Britain At such junoture he thought
the senate ought not TO interfere. He
felt negotiations were being conducted
properly and energetically on the part
of our government.
Shipments of Mules.
Mr.. Tillman called attention tn the
shipment Of mules to the British forces
in South Africa from ports of the
United States, the government taking
no pains 70 prevent il.
Mr.. Platt replied that there was no
inhibition against the shipment of such
supplies TO the British. The SINNERS
made the shipments at their own risk.
Mr.. Foraker suggested that the reso-
luton be directed to the secretary of
state, but Mr.. Hale. with some heat
declined to accept any further amend
ments. Mr.. Foraker then moved that
the resolution be amended as ne had
suggested, and the motion prevailed
Without further controversy the reg0-
luton as amended was passed.
Teller On Financial Bill.
Mr.. Teller then addressed the senate
on the financial bin. He contandad
that the history of the American DeoD1e
showed that they were favorable in
bimetallism. He renewed hia cbarga
that the financial bill is especiaIIv a
causus measure and should be accented
from the junta Of ignorant men vb0
constituted the India laDOIis convsn-
ticn- This he damounC I'd as an aban-
donmert of the legisl i've functions
and a surrender to outside influences
Still, was satisfied the bin wou1d
be put on the statute books as a law.