. , ‘ yum-Hr
. ,, a 'te‘eeu ty‘of meter-
- . nationality titular.
1 . k, if! on VIM WSW "'9
it It a that‘spirit and laces the
facts. sinu- uterine: that. as yei.-
my? may curse in the future-as
' “Would not be builder! in de-
t'lh’rlilg‘wal’ m Spill: on this 'is-
ms . ‘ . a ‘ ‘ '
After wiae waiting and thorough luv
ire-ligation. «our Board of Muir: has
' walls its "porn—saint. strong. ludi-
oial. clear. its conclusions. we believe.
establish the truth beyond doubt. 0n
the basis of 'that'report we , believe
that the Raine was blown up. not by
carelessness of its men, notby any in»
ternsl cause. but by an external cause.
. —-a mine under theship. But we none
ofnswlsh'toheso nnfairastoforget
that thisis the reportofour Board of
Inquiry. There are two parties to this
controversy. We are one; Spain is the
‘ other. And.“ is, believed that the re~
port of the Spanish commission claims
that’the exploiion was due to internal
causes; ll subnlit to you, therefore. as
fair-minded men. that we can adord to
sin; and that? we ought‘ to ”wait. till
that didaeltce. if it be a difference, is
settled by an impartial and trustwor-
thy court of investigation. We are
sure that the admirable report of our
Board of inquiry would be sustained.
Therefore we can afford to justify our-
selves to the world by such an investi-
gation. At the same time, we wish to
beklslflo our opponent. [However bad
by Waylsr. nor theloss of the liaise.
if our worst fehrsfilould prove true,
terrible as are both «if these incidents.
but a spectacle of 1.500.000 people. the
entire native population of cubs; strug—
gling for freedom and deliverance from
the worst misgovernalent of which we
have ever had IWVW:”—-0illy Sen.
ator Proctor forgot for a moment. that.
at the time he was speaking. about one-
third of the MGM human beings had
already died; wretched death in the
struggle for liberty. .
Let us. then. patiently look at some
of the facts. that we may better judge
the demand of duty. in the past facts
have Mnamially hard to get hold
of. But such testimony as that of Ben-
nior Proctorfisneral Lee. Miss Barton,
the book by Uhuienant llowan and
Professor Ramsey. and others. testi.
mony given without passion or smcisi
pleading. cormbtw'atsd by many wit-
1
And what can i» say of Spanish
cruelty In Cubatbat you donut al-
ready know? it is very easy. and it is
in part true. {or men to say that this
Cuban people has been aturbulent peo-
pie for hundreds of years. But should
itaotbssddedthatthersbasbaen s
cause for that? That ever since Don
Diego Columbus and Dine Velasques
tsrred and binned to death a Cuban
chief for daring to defend his native
island. and to their oder of a place in
the heaven that the spaniards' Chris-
tianity was supposed to secure for
them. replied. as he died. “I will not
go toa plaoewhesal maymsetoncof
the aceursed race;"-—from that time to
this the,8paniards have ruled Cuba
with an iron hand. solely for Spanish
benefit, until it soulrmed under the
oppression and turned against the or
pressor in '44. and in '68, and again
now i
in this matter of cruelty noth-
ing can add to the force or the plain
statements by Senator Proctor of facts
bosses-cannot he '2‘“ admitmd as as he saw them. and l quote a sentence
good evidence.
First. then. as to debt and taxation.
Cuba. with less than 300,000 families.
is loaded today with a debt of over
”comma—4 debt that Spain has pil-
ed upon her: a debt that was originated
in the cost of Spanish wars with San
Domingo, Peru and liesico; a .debt
that has reached its present unbearable
volume through action on the part of
8”"! my Mud “ n the extreme 0“ Spain ’3 dim ”Mn,“ 10 "ID will
ignorance and arrogance to imagine
that all Spaniards are cruel and die-
bonest~we would do the right thing
by, our neighbor“ Therefore we ought
m “In?” 3' it? , . #-
But more than this should be remem~
bored. It has been well said that if we
accemthereportofourl‘loarti ofin-
unify at all. we must accept it as a
whole. in all itavtoncluslons. if we be.
lieve that lts‘ip'vsstigation was titer:
ouglt and Mr. and therefore believe
that our ship was destroyed by an ex:
ternal cause. we must, in reason. also-
believelflhfdd‘brbof has yet been ob»
tnlnable by us as to the question who;
is the guilty party. That is a funda-
. mental question. and you know that it
has not yet been decided. Our own-
court haskbeen unable to decide it. and
has said so. It is useless and wrong
for rhetorical senators to say that the"
facts it: the napondbility. because the
ship was in afipanish harbor. and the
explosives obtainable Spanish espio-
sives. The American people. in sober
second thought. will not he so short-
slghtcd as to overlook the distinction
between civil and criminal responsibii-
ity. If a mad dog of mine destroys
property belonging to my neighbor and
hills his child. he has a firm to de-
Inaud that l compensate him for hi.»
property and that i make full repara-
tion for everything—neglect or any-
thing else—proved against me; but un'
ill be has proved me a murderer. has
be the right to hang me? And who oi
as that is unselfish and patriotic
eaonfll to be really saddened over the
great. the cruel wrong done to our flag.
our ship and our brother men. would
say that it would be just to punish
Spain by declaring war against her
housed the destruction of the Iialur.
when our own tribunal has not used
on her the responsibility or declared
her to be. in this. the guilty one?
These two considerations are nourish.
aofsrasihslaise disaster lscoscern-
cd; but. if need he. i believe that you.
my friends. would agree with me in one
thing more. i believe that you would
say with me. Ives ii an impartial tri-
bunal should confirm “the report of our
Board of inquiry and prove finals in
the I'm anion supposed lamest es»
plusion; and if it slimld be hereafter
found. as it has not yet been found.
that Spain is the guilty murderer of par
ship's. ales; although war might then
be battled for the sake of overeating
a repetition of snob diabolical wrong;
fibreglass. there words he so saris
fscilaaiasgyforrevesgs. Weds
child? What mosey lads-ally
or blood shed in battle can atone for
the lives of our need items? The
. faithful men of the nurse will sleep
their last. lain sleep so more sweetly;
their users and children. their wives
and loved ones will not wrap the less
of the native Cuban population that
she has attempted to goverp. It is
easy to understand that any future st
all under Spain seems utterly
'hopsiesa to the native rCuban.
spaln has drained Cuba at
the. rate of 816,000,000 a year for
many years. without any right but that
of might. li.is therefore manifestly
Spain's duty to pay her own debt and
iet'fllha so one.
All a direct result of this debt and of
Spanish need and greed due to Spanish
oiilclal extravagance and corruption. a
sysfim ’of taxation has been forced
upon Cuba that isolmost inespreseibly
badzl‘flost otsyou. perhaps. know the
facts. The statements that. while the
Jamaica tariff schedule covers three
pages. the Cuban covers forty—two;
that. as compared with or article. taxed
in Jamaica. ii? are taxed in Cuba;
that of these ill articles. :54 pay a
higher iasrstc to the Spanish govern»
ment than the neighboring island of
Puerto Rico. and none pay lower: that
beside the import and «5pm duties. the
lay on real estate. port dues and an ea~
rise tax. there is a tax on trades and
professions. a tax on passenger fares.
and government lotteries that alone
yield Spain over three millions a year:
~ihsse statements merely hint at the
grinding nature of taxation for Spanish
benefit in Cuba.
Second: Corruption. The ofllt-isl cor—
ruption is worse. even. than the taxa-
tion. We know something about mt"
ruption in our own country; but we
know nothing about such corruption as
is said. on good authority. to obtain in
Cuba. i take nae sample from Pu»
lessor Jordan. A tanner is called on
by the tax assessor. lie is sailed the
valuation of his farm. lie values it at
"0.009. The assessor gets very angry
and says it is at lfl‘t “5.000. After
much argument and threat the farmer
agrees to split the dllnrsace and say
“2.500. “mention the manor be—
comes very amiable. explains that he
only wishes to do his duty. and. put-
ting down the value of the farm at
310.000 is his olcial utensil-sudden.
porkets'the tax on the sum. it is
stated that sober estimates place the
proportion of money calories by the
oIcials from the people under
threstatfremliltoevsa‘lo
paresae insoms of the provinces.
of the total amount paldz-efrnm I. to
aslowssaepercestdeprsssstiagtbs
taxation alrendy described as legal.
Third. finder mean we! be M
a number sample facts. Over this
country of la else about the same
as the stats of Pennsylvsala. sad is
stipulation about the flue as Virginia.
theraiapisredasynahaomsmlii-
my general. as coil. ecclesiastical and
or two. touching on the worst act of the
whole.——the treatment of non-com-
batsnts:
"it is not war; it is desolation and
distress. misery and starvation. l was
informed that in many cases a torch
was applied to their homes with no
notice. and the inmates lied with such
clothing as they might have on. their
stock and other belongings being no-
propriated by the guerrillas. When
they reached the town they were allow-
ed to build huts of palm leaves in the
suburbs and vacant places within the
trochas and left to live if they could.
’i’heir buts are about 10si5 feet in also
and for want of space are usually
crowded together very closely. They
have no floor but the ground and no
furniture. and alter a year's wear but
little clothing except such stray substi-
tutes as they can estemporiac. With
large families or with more than one
in this little space the commonest san-
itary regulations are impossible. Cou-
dilions are unmentionable in this re»
Int-«t.
Torn from their homes, with
foul earth. foul air. foul food and foul
thfl' 0? MM.
what wonder that
onevbalf have died and one-quarter of
the living are so diseased that they
cannot be saved?
Little children are
still walking about with urine and
chest terribly emaciated. eyes swollen
and abdomen bloated to three times
the natural slse. The physician» say
these use» are hopeless.
"Deaths in the streets have not two
uncommon.
l was told
commie that they have
dead about the market in the minding,
where they had crawled hoping to get
some stray bits of food from the early
hueitstors. and that there had been
cases where they had dropped dead in-
side the starlet surrounded by food."
if is on the basis of such facts as
these. friends. that we must listen each
to the voice of (led. and. in the light of
the principles of Jesus. Judge what is
our nation's duty.
by one of our
been found
l have not recited
these things to stir anew any excita-
nmli; but that. having some of the
facts in more compact and reliable
form than many stray reports give
there to as day by day. we might. each
for himself. the better late our duty.
i am for peace; i believe Christanlty
is IIr mum" it can be maintained
and righteousness maintained at the
same lines. it this our nation. it any
nation. ever had a batter cause for.
nothing for freedom than the Cubans
have. i do not know of it. line our
nation. then. any responsibility in the
matter? in the light of the espresso
command. "Thou shalt love thy neigh-
bor as thyself." have we say responsi-
bilityf l ltaow that men say that this
is a low sad worthless people. largely
segroes. salt for self government and
sotwmiaaavlag. labia the ant
place. ldosotlsd that langllagealwlut
people not being worth saviu matched
anywhere is the teachings of Jesus
Christ. and is the second pines. i re-
Isemhev that. while a ism Wins
«the cataasalwlgaovsst and im-
dren; but we do not say that now. The
timewaswhsaitwassaidthatacor—
poration might follow its own sweet
will with its uployessl but that is al-
tered now. The time was when one
nation might. with impunity. harrass.
rob. burn out of their homes. starve
and kill a dependent people if it saw
ill; but that day. too. has passed. Xot
while the people struggling to be free
live within a hundred miles of our own
coast. and weft-ow their cause is just;
not in the face of this great Christian
oationcantbislougerbedone.and we
do our duty. it is a mistake to say
such intervention involves anarchy.
'l‘hereisslnorallaw that—ulnthe
case of all Milable revolutions~is
higher than all statute law. We can
imitate our fathers. As they did in
the Declaration of independence. we.
too. can lupin the facts to a candid
world.” and “appeal to the Supreme
Judge'of the world for the rectilude of
our intentions?
And what should be the method of
such intervention. if it be the nation's
duty? 1 claim no special wisdom in
these matter. 1 can only state my
faith. i believe that, to a man, we
should support the president in pur-
suing hls noble policy of patience and
determination. i believe that. on the
ground of liberty. justice and human-
ity. and on this ground alone. we
should say to Spain that her rule in
Cuba must ode. and that we should
see that it do” cease. i believe that
we should follow up the concession al-
ready made. and the hope ofa mcefui
solution involved in the important re-
vocation of the hated Weylcr order. i
believe that—allowing time for action
but none for delay-we should do this.
"peaceably if wr can. forcibly if we
must.“ i believe that war would be
an awful till it is not a thing
to be lightly “11:: or pamiouaie‘ly
shouted over. But. men. there are
some things worse even than war. and
one of those things would be the defeat
of liberty, Justice and humanity at our
very doom And so i sayzwnot for
scif—aggrandizrment, territorial or root-
merclai: not for unproven claim; not
for revenge iso- are too great in light
for any of thewl: but for liberty. luaa
lice and humanity in Cllllfl.--~t'i~l what
it may—let in. do our duty.
l was walking along the ntreciv of
i'hirago our night in the dark. lly the
sidewalls. as l passed, 1 saw two men
scolding on the ground. At first I
passed on. thinking their fan or llgb .
whichever it was. none of my band-
nevs; and that. if a fight. i should like,
ly get hurt for my pains by interfer-
ing. But a gasping sort of groan just
then reached my cars from the fellow
who was underneath, and i turned
hook. I ran up. and hurling that one
of the two men had his hand on the
other's throat. and was trying with the
other to find his pocket. I soiled him as
best i could. and pulled him 0!. At
Irsi the robber started up and threat‘
cord to hit with us both: but he hes.
itslsd. muttered mulling that did
not sound well. and run. When i
turned to the miner man. i found to my
great surprise that he was my own
brother. The lid-sly incident may be
suggestive. The fuel worn—4hr hlslr
way robber-has attracted our alien»
tion. As a nation we have passed by.
thinning it none of our business. and
that "align hnrtlfwsiaterfered.
lat we have invent been. We have
heard the arenas oi singling cubs.
flehaadoflmllobberdpalnlson
coba’s neck and la Cuba's pinhole;
sad we have made ready to sail him
on. lfwsdomwith a will, It lslol
uniiltsiy that the robber will at first
threaten lulu; then ran away. And.
turning to the tread sass. we shall rel»
cgaiaa our brother. even though down
is the dual. and shall thaahdlod that.
for m. we "loved our neighbor as
ourselvu" . .
“Israel-Imp.
Thessalmsry of tile Commercial
lleeovdlorlsermrsaiwseknigssthe
following allowing;
Isles. W
New item ....... .si sinus
West llavss... ....3 are
mom. .. ....... in title
W .. ....... as is”
W... .....it taste
In!“ 1 amp
"llswhriials....}...s sass
Poor linings.“ slrlm
depends
tire-coaufvluliiy. .
r
garments.
lined coveris at $20.
$7.50 garments.
little quirks oftashio‘n
the wanted fabrics.
has every virtue that
more economical to use than lard.
Thegana
petal senate—on
sold in any other way. Made only
We will furnish
loo
peoples
Isvusllolls
sins mas. including inside
sndoaisids envelopes, the In
It quality and most artistic
merits. (or
$8
dearly“) per cent. ins than
ever closed by another in this
city.
EACH ADDl’l'lOlldL Hill!-
Dillll) a.
Wedding work folded and in
nested in envelopes without
salsa charge. Other ssgvnv~
tageovrmpasdiaglyeheap.
1Wastes mats a spacial price
csttllle
claps
Mandwm C .1!
" “ l“ " I.’
Adds-rs- Oarb. S oasis s
llsssatvs.
Vietnplaieiafarnislfl:
arenas. Illsaats
mails. fluent
evens?
SEllllllEt.
rshape." One reason
why ourovercoais are worth bu in is, be- v .;
,cause we look'as §harply afieri e lllSlde at 3, v.
the outsrde; we aim to sell only long-lived £5 -—
i ii the inside is sure. the outside is al-
imciive. See the coat beauty in the silk
3 Any Styleis all correct as the inside is
~ “nght' and the nuistde handsome. Box
: cut. lapped scams. correct length, and all the
lard lacks. Lard has many {units that “—“Z
Cottolene is without. Cottolene is composed .
ofrefined cottonseed oil and carei'tllly prepared
beefsuet and is as pure. healthful. and nutritious as
thehighestgrsdesalad oil. Asgood asthebest
olive oil for fryingand betterthan any otherne-
terial forshortening. Cottolene is even . ‘
ll sold everywhere in
ineCotssIrns ~
one to Weilow line. with our trade- L
marksw and leaf: head tin rotors.
ovary tin. Not ghosrantsed il’
7
Baum-Mum
pun an: insider.
Mdiilg~ilW1y goes .
'3 .
l
till
See the remarkable
j value in the ills-overcoais; in the tilt) and
are there.
Long-lived Spring suits are here in all
; Mildew.
- BRIDGIPOR‘I’. CONN.
Open Ilonday. friday and Saturday lvenlngs. r -
i
Rolls of Bounty;
Wall Paper
in all variety of new shade». color» and
designs is what you will find in our
handsvme Spring stock. Our retells»
iiou for artistic wall tit-minibus: and
our discriminating taste in selecting
the flower of the designer and the man-
ufacturer, is to widespread that corn-’
meal is unnecessary.
e
Wall Papers.
Paintsrs’ Supplies.
AW Mam
Pictures framed and Unframed.
Pictures Flamed to Order.
Milne-ed Per-Imus.
DECKER,
rs Washington Street.
South Kuwait,
Ocean.
THE NEW
lllliljlllllio.
Onsofihefsadisg mawmitae lies tors Christies
West.
It In no It‘ll! fill.
Wemsmumam
mammals.
“m ’.
Hmhmw
"maintenance”
rbushes»tncuarnestab . _.
iriata'healih resortsadw~._
: .
. in delaying decisive action.
talus, twelve milss‘ .
iii. 0.. and the more _
munlty. Amongthe H.’ H
mm are: Rev. "up...
line. Jr.. rector of (i .
church. Providem. ll. ,
church; Providence. labels
William H. Wanamaker.
mm a. Brown. ~ '
and brother of 91-... .
John Wanamaker; luv l
Reed. president of tbsaehpsl‘ y .
tlan worhers. 8mm}. 'i‘ 'w
David Gregg. D. 1).. m it"
Avenue Presbyterian M
in; Rev. H. H. Kelsey. ‘7 ‘
Congregational church. f
Rev. A. c .Dixon. of _ ‘j .'
tist church. Brooklyn. and “W
C. Collins. secretary of the}:
at Christian Workers’ . . . .- i. '
Haven. Conn. These and . . _
obtained a charter from the.
olinn begislsturc. with special
hues. and are establishing ‘. .» ,
ty. general plan of which I .
that of Ocean Grove. N. 1.. hi . "
the direction of ministers,“
lap people of several »
Bale of liquor is forever v
legislative enactment. That's. ‘ .
sonal gain to incorporate“. an . ,
from sale of land and other
long to the entire community.
used for schools. streets and
expenses of colony. The .
the association contain M'
acres (about seven seam milsal.
altitude of settlement 3.”! ”at.
sea level. Highest land
Rockies, with twenty—three
in vicinity higher than item.
ington. N. ii. In scenery. it, h
Switzerland. and in climate the
of America. location is
temporary residence in sumfl‘
ter. or for permanent resldaneed .
the entire year. and is one of
healthful on the American w
nervous diseases. dyspepsia. throat
lung troubles being greatly relies“.
not entirely cured by a stay inthsflii
mate. Schools. stores and W
religious privileges are already mg
mvided. Among the two laundromat»
holders and members of the sunb-
tion are ministers. returned missionar-
ies. physicians. business Inn I,“
school teachers. , .
Location is only twenty—two In”!!!
from Sew York. via Southern rm
{without change of cars. Fill! w
land explanation of this unique phi fl .,
colonization and for obtaining health
and rest in congenial surround”.
may be obtained by addrualng‘hl‘jjfi
. Thwontt. Eastern Passenger dent, ‘ _
iSonihcrn Railway. 271 Broadway. also
lYorlt. N. Y. . . :
‘lhsy Hope that Peace with I“
nooorlay be Preserved. ._
llrmlltiyll. April 5.——'l'bc New Y” ’
. East conference of the Methodist “I:
irepttl church unanimously W“ ..
' report of thr- commitice on the mini
llii- muniry. it unlimgletl the m
:ing rcwlutione:
First, that for many years. in nu-
mon with our fellow citizens. we ha” 1
lileplorcd tho stifleflnfl ot the Cuban _
people. and looked with horror fig.
tin- methods by which Spain his; *
liempted to keep them in “W ,
llscomi. that the destructttm neithe-
fllaine and the slaughter of mossy
brave men in time of peace by
’treacberous explosion of a miss.
iaumably by those who ween la p
'psthy with the domination and '_
oils of Spain in Cuba. is an apt ,.
tor the prompt and oifectivs m
.ihc government to secure in ‘ ‘
firm. '
l Third. that we regard with
lion and confidence the calm”. and
liorbearanoc and firmness which ‘
characterised the president Mr
official sdvisers in the course #5
delicate negotiations with finally!
we commend the conduct of e. .
the same time providing the ”fax
putting the country in rsadiasm‘ V
any mater. ’ -
Fourth, that in the prsasht
tainiy we cherish the hope and
fervently pray that the elect fl
constitutions in progvsu will?”
preservation of peace with the
lessees of natkmal honor. all
ilvsrsaee of the people of M
lipaaish oppression. »
‘ During the day the
representation was d
length. llr. J. M. W
island in favor of the laltyt
“c. .l. North. presidingeldw '
Haves district. seals,
lawman. at llrsnhlyn.
’l‘he ltsv. 0. I. M. ,'
Norwalk Chronicler