The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
A DAY OF oRAToRY.
;enate Spent the Day in Listening e
Speeches on Cuba and Colombia
by Hale and Morgan.

man of this city was elected chaptatn
| for the present session.
Carmack of Pennsylvania offered d
| resolution authorizing the committee on
conduct of the executive department. -
investigate the postoiiice department.
| 1t went over until tomorrow.
COLON presented q report OF the loi-
eign relations committee on the piiiae
! carry into effect the Cuban reclpfocits
treaty bill, and it went to the eaieiiuar'
Hale moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Newlands resolution for an
Of Cuba was referred to the
committee on relations with Cuba. lie
made the motion the basis OF a speech
In opposirion to the policy proposed Ds
the resolution.
the senator said that this country
had already declared Its policy WITH
reference to Cuba by enactlng the lei
ler resolution into law. BY that vote
We mad. he said, hidden God-speed tc
cuba in setting up q government ioi
itself. He had been a~greeably surprised
by the progress made by Cupa N ,he
right direction. All elements Oh o,s,
content would indorse the Newlands
| measure. anu lllioLi ~ 49,
the Spanish elements IN CUBA ana
American investors there. He closed
nv urging the senate to take no step
to clog progress in Cuba.
Senator NewIands expressed gratlfl-
cation that his resolution should have
| so early attracted attention. lie agreed
with Hale in much that he had said
concerning the progress OF CUBA ana
the character of its people. Stili 1t was
q fact that Cuba had been compelled to
confess her inability to cope with other
nations III business affairs. He also re-
| ferred to the concession of the prtyil-
g granted to the United States for
erecting fortifications on Cuban soil,
! and to our supervision of the foreign
relations Of the island. as well as for
the conduct of its sanitary AFFAIRS; and
| said that as 4 matter of fact Cuba a
already assumed the attitude OF a ward
Of the United States. He also ad-
| vanced the argument that i'll asking a
| reduction of the duty or Cuban pro-
ducts exported to the United States
Cuba was making an exceptional re-
| quest, and he thought we should re-
| spond by offering political rather thai
commercial union.
For himself, he had had in mind
Cubars interest in presenting the reso-
! luton, and he wanted it understood he
represented no Spanish dons OF Amer
lean spectators.
Plat Of Connecticut said he did not
believe the Newlands resolution repre-
scented the business or political senti-
ment of the United States, and its in
PRODUCTION had caused uneasiness in
Cuba and Porto Rico. He hoped there
would be no growth of expansion SEN
! timent.
Lodge of Massachusetts expressed rhe
opinion the present debate would EN-
phasize the fact that the Newlands res
oiution did not represent the wishes OF
the government of the United States.
On the motion to adopt the report
senator Morgan, of Alabama, took the
floor and addressed himself to the 18th
mian canal question. He said he did
not regret his retirement as chairman
OF nc committee on interoceanic
/ canals.
senator Morgan charged that the
president has made the canal question
q party question, and added:
Il think that the Presidents apneaI
to party discipline to force lis opinions
on the country and his measures of
aggression on foreign countries in adj
dition to his power as ommander in
chief of the army and navy, which he
uses with a dreadful latitude of con-
struction. is so strong a proof of heart
laitufe IN the present wild moments
mat l am encouraged to hone that
1liele are still some barriers that we
may rely upon to protect the peace and
save the commerce of the country. l
regret that party discipline is to be
usea as q domestic police force to pro-
tect the transit in Panama and ia
guard the interests of the new canaJ
company. That we will get a anal IF
one can be built in Panama have no
uouDl, Tor the president has said so.
1et TINS result is not nearly so certain
u SO sate as if he Should obey the
Spooner law" -
President Faithless.
senate Morgan aid that he had only
consented to the enactment OF fine
spooner bill because of his confidence in
me good faith of the president in en-
tofclhg the law, and now that the pres
!aeht had not seen fit to keep that faith.
- renamed to be seen whether the
a.lat Mt'a!u support him insthat posi-
'ioil. inc president, he said, had COM
pieted his campaign against the spoon-
~ ACT ny having Mr.. Hay sign 81 treaty
Mita somebody from Panama, who
iida no authority except that conveyed
~ & cahlegram from a junta at PAN
anna. ar
lie g the correspondence bearing
oPSh tHe revolution to show, as he
SAID, The president had known OF the
uprising in the isthlnus before II h4pan
anu mad stood ready with armed Sims
10 protect those engaged in it,"
Inc pfetense In Assistant Secretarv
looms dispatch that it was our de-.
sire 70 maintain peace. Senator Nor
gan declared, was tie grimmest niaoo
OF irony that had ever praced d;,Ia
matte annals. tpo
Senator Morgan expressed +ba ho,a
lnat Nh. Hay had been asleep When
soile OF the messages of lis subor-
alllates had been flying over the wircs
as Tor the president" he said !" he
never sleeps on his post of duty. or do
sire although he sometimes cioses tic
US 70 what is going on about him ("
recommended that Colombia had b,d
d perfect right to suppress an unris;"a
" d l~sth1nlans, and declared thar TIA
uhlted states had failed utterly IN ~
sSlNe us treaty obligations in purs,,ipo
.its course 1t had taken. Indeed he
Said' our course there had bean II
mat II would bring down the cansnrn
o. future generations upon MS ma ~
pfedleted that the Immediate go, ,s
Moulu se disastrous me cause the Ioss
oi Dom men aud treasure. The consss
uufhcss would be such. he said tha
ne president would have mo ~, liz t
aFeans Of Diplomatic triu,npbs,
Mt. itay had not been in his ora.
san 81 opinion a free agent in ,,a aao,-
atlng either of the canal treatias esoti-
senator Morgan CHARGED 49,