The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-24
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sltion TO protect Director Rathbone If h
should be shown TO be involved in tn
financial difficulties in Cuba If he wer
found 10 be guilty he would be punishe,
nnsparingiy. Continuing. Mr. Plat sal
that Neeley had the confidence Of III
people of Indiana and before the recen
disclosures his integrity had never beef
questioned and the same was true of Mr.
Rathoone The administration. h
thought, had exercised proper caution il
appointing these men to office ''Nee.e,
went wrong" said Mr. Platt. .anC
brought disgrace and shame and humiua
ton upon this country-rather than upor
the administration-which had assumed
duties in Cuba"
| Mr.. Bacon, he said, demanded TO know
why our government was in Cuba and
why it did not come away I'VE are
| there" Mr.. Plattanswered, because we
have been sent there by the American
people; because congress has sent our
army there TO destroy the power of Spain.
We have duty yet to perform there
and the American people will see to it
that it is discharged. Our military con
trol of the island viii cease when the peo-
pie set up for themselves a government
for the proper control Of the island"
when will that time Gomez" INQUIRED
Mr.. Bacon.
That time will be delayed long" re-
torted Mr.. Plat, "if a party. for partisan
purposes, makes the work more difficult
The blush of shame ought to mantle the
cheek o fevery man who is trying to hin
der or embarrass the operation of Cen
eral Wood in Cuba, who is seeking to
bring about that time as rapidly as II
may be brought about"
The conference report on the army an
preparation bill was agreed to. Mr.
Spooner Wis) then resumed his sneech
on the Philippine question. incidentally
ne referred to the situation in Cuba and
our responsibility there Mr.. Hale
(Maine) interrupted him to say that in
view Of what had happened in Cuba it
would have been better had we aban-
doned it.
Does the senator thiak," incurred
Mr.. Spooner, that in the case I have
put, we should have abandoned Cuba?'
Il think It would have been the hest
thing in the world for us If we had done
it, replied Mr.. Hale. 81 think If it
were found that the population in Cuba
was as hostile to us as it has been to
Spain we should have abandoned it and
been glad TO get rid Of it."
We'll" replied Mr.. Spooner. THAT Is
matter Of opinion. In the case have
put, if we should hive taken Cuba and
held it, giving the people of Cuba what
they never had in the world, Individual
liberty and good government"
Mr.. Hale-The' senator has more con-
fdence than I have in the experiment
we are trying today Of eaching the
people of Cuba honesty and good gov
eminent. I think we would have been
better off if we had not taught the Gu |
bans the lesson that has been taught in |
the last few months.
Mr.. Spooner-Whatt lesson?
Mr.. Hale-The lesson of fraud, pecula !
ton, cheating, appropriation of reven-
ues. stealing, carnival in every direction
Of corruption and fraud"
Mr.. Spooner, warmly-It is a little tire
some for me to be called upon on this
side Of the chamber to reply to a Demo-
cratic speech.
Mr. Hale-I am as good a Republican
as the senator from Wisconsin. do
not recognize any party obligations that
compel me to consent to the PROPOSE
ion that everything has gone right in
Cuba.
Mr.. Spooner-Nobody pretends It,
Mr.. Hale-I think the experiment has
been a failure. I would vote tomorrow
o withdraw from Cuba and leave that
people to establish and set up and main
ain their own government. The time
viii come when the Republicans will be
lad when we get out Of this thing with
tut worse things happening than now"
What does the senator mean?" de-
handed Mr.. spooner, when he speake
n general terms Of a carnival of fraud
nd corruption"
II mean the things disclosed. A bill
f particulars has been filed already. 1t
5 not the administratio at fault It is
natural result. There neve rhas been
n instance Of the setting up of a SUI
RENE government in a colony or de-
endency that has not been attended |
With precisely the things that we have
cen in Cuba. Congress is as much at
ault. The administration has selected |
len who are believed to be good men.
We went into it with utter confidence.
elieving that it was an easy thing. I
oted against the peace treaty because !
believed colonial dependencies will re-
ule in precisely what has occurred.
m glad to see that the administra ton
) trying to guard it, but I do not want
nybody to say that it is an unexpected
hing"
Mr.. Spooner-So far as anything 1
aid is concerned. the senator's observa-
Ions are, in the language of Shakes
care: "A bolt Of nothing shot at moth
lg-" We went to war to free Cuba.
lave we done Cuba and Cubans no
indness by pouring out millions of our
honey and shedding the blood or our
oldiers in order 70 drive out Spanish
tyranny forever from Cuba? Has the
anator any suspicion in his mind or in
is heart that the pledge made IN the
ssolution passed by congress as to the
amporary character of our occupation
| Cuba IS not 10 be kept?"
Mr.. Hale-I have very grave suspic-
ms. 1 think that there are very pow
rful influences in this country. largely
'cated in New York city, largely spec
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