The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-11-26
a DAY OF 0RATORY.
jenate Spent the Day in Listening t.
Speeches on Cuba and Colombia
by Hale and Morgan,

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resolution authorizing the committee on
conduct OF the executive department te
Investigate the postoffice department
1t went over until tomorrow.
Colon presented a report of the for
eign relations committee on the bill tc
carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity
treaty bill, and 1t went to the calendar
Hale moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Newlands resolution for an
nexation of Cuba was referred to the
committee on relations with Cuba. He
made the motion the basis of a speech
in opposition to the policy proposed by
the resolution.
The senator said hat this country
had already declared its policy With
reference to Cuba by %enacting the Tel
Ter resolution into law. BY that vote
we mad, he said, hidden G~od-speed tc
Cuba in setting up a government for
itself. He had been agreeably surprised
by the progress made by Cuba in the
right direction. All elements of dis
content would indorse the Newlands'
measure, and among those he included
the Spanish elements in Cuba and
American investors there. He closed
by urging the senate to take no step
to clog progress in Cuba.
Senator NeWlandS expressed gratlf-
cation that his resolution should have
SO early attracted attettloh. ne agreed
with Hale in much that he had said
concerning the progress of Cuba and
the character OF its people. Still 1T was
a fact that Cuba had been compelled to
confess her inability to cope with other
nations in business affairs. He also re-
ferred to the concession of the privil-
eye granted to the United States for
| fora,ti,,or fcrtj Foo finnu ON N, No - ro;1M
and to our supervision of h foreign
relations of the island, as we'll as for
the conduct of it's sanitary affairs; and
said that as a matter of fact Cuba had
already assumed the attitude of a ward
of the United States. He also ad-
varced the argument that in asking a.
reduction of the duty on Cuban mo-
| ducts exported to the United States
| Cuba was making an exceptionaI re-
! Quest. and. he thought we should re-
| spond by Offering political rather Aha,
commercial union.
For himself. he had had in mind
| Cnha,s interest in nresantine 4ha So
luton. and he wanted if understood he
| represented no Spanish dons of Amer
lean speculators.
platt of Connecticut said ha dia ,o+
| believe the Newlands resoi,tion ,anroe
| sented the business or nolitiral san+i
/! ment of the United States and lie IN
wtTOInctj0n had On iISa6 l11Aaci,,ore i.
| Cuba and Porto Rico. Ha honad thana ~
would be no growth of eSpansion ssps
| tin,ent ssti7
Lodee of Nassa cn,1satte avnras-aa
opinion me nreeant dahsta pte,5s re
phasize fine fact tha+ tbe ~, = ~. - 81
ai11t5nn Sia 80 . aiia = : Ns@lands res.
the government Of the United states =
On the motion to adopt the report.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, took the
Ef10nJ'. a nd 1HGCGCCnd II inv calf - i T.. - ,Tt
inian canal question. He said he did
not regret his retirement as chairman
CT the committee on interoceanic
ana
Senator Morgan charged that the
president has made the canal question
q party question, and added:
1 think that the presidents appeal
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 commander in
chief OF the army and navy, which he
uses win a dreadful latitude of con
stFuctlon, is SO strong a proof Of heart
that | am encouraged to hope that
lnele are still some barriers hat we
may rely upon to protect the peace n
save the of the country. I
resTet that party discipline is to be
used as a domestic police force to pro-
~, - !, e.aiiSle III IaIlana ana TO
guard the interests of the new canal
That we will get a canal If
9he can be built in Panama I have no
uoupl, Tor the president has said so.
1et this result is not nearly so certain
Or SO safe as if he should obey the
Spooner law"
President Eai+hIese
Senator Mora.n s.;d +hnts ~
conserita1 ~ ~ ~ ana.s : 9 ~ -
Spooner Hin baaa,,s - &c :; ~ Is
the good faifh 81 t,,a n = nnt -
forcing tba low a,dl - +Ilo :
ident had not saen G+ato 49, Az - ! a. ~ -
it rernafnad 10 ba saan : y - 80 ~
senate wollid ,rpoos IN, 1890 ~ +hat no -
ton. The presidant ba saia ID pona-
.pleted his 20 3nais 81 -. ;n ala .,,a $500
er act Nv "a ~ eTr e. 2 ! 49, oo4
WITH sIso1nal,ad, So. ,, So 9 sASasy
had = antbnrity aSaan+ a. MlnI
IN = a. hlegr.a1 ~ frnn. 80 ~ b.
anna. :
Ha raad no ~ /, 49, 1 ,;na
UPON the ravo,,, ioriSh ~ shayr &c h e
said. nfhe nrasidant bad lsnown ~ the
uprising IN Tie istbrnl1s bafnra A. baean
and had stood ready Wifi mad sbi,s
to protect those ensagad inSitn -
The pretense- in ssistant sacretarv
Loonis' dispatch that If VS. orr de.
sire Ia maintain naaca sa,,a+or Nor