Show HALE SAYS ss MONEY POWER PLANS TO STEAL CUBA Republican k Senator Declares D Glares Wall Wail W Street t Interests Iri Would Keep American AIll Troops on on o Island BiU Bill to Investigate the Financial Scandal is Discussed Disc and Favored Favot lay Both Parties I Washington May 28 U This hiB was a day dy of rasping political controversy and or oratory oro oratory atory In the senate With the contro controversy controversy controversy versy those theMe tho e on the Democratic side o othe othe the chamber as it may seem had little to do What by far ear farseeing seeing senators is regarded as to be the paramount issue ine of the ap approaching apr approaching r ching campaign was wu the subject of two notable speeches one by Mr Platt of f Connecticut and the other by Mr Spooner of Wisconsin The former was w wan an answer to the speech delivered a afew af afew few f w days ago by Mr Bacon of Georgia Georgl m n his resolution demanding an exam examination examInation of financial conditions in Cuba i Mr Platt favored the adoption of the I resolution but deprecated what he be called a cheap chaap effort to make political capita out of a shameful condition of affairs The speech of Mr Spooner was a I continuation of his address of yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day on the Philippine question On its 4 course lie became involved in a heated and sensational colloquy with Mr Hale of Maine Ine over ver the governments con conduct conduct conduct duct of affairs in our out insular pos possessions posSessions possessions sessions It was wu a remarkable be between between between tween two of the best equipped sen senators senators senators in the th senate and was listened to with profound attention by senators many representatives and crowded gal galleries galleries In the heated interchange of remarks Mr Spooner asked ask tl of Mr Hale Has Hag the senator any suspicion in his mind or In his heart that the pledge ge made madem in m the resolution passed by congress s 8 to the temporary character cha of our occupation In Cuba is not to be kept Money Mony Power Against It Mr Hale replied I have very yer grave suspicions ions I think there are very powerful influences in this country largely located in New York largely largey speculative and connected with moneymaking money r making enterprises hat tt t t are that we shall never l ver gI up Cube Cub I think that the time will never come unless something earnest and drastic is done by congress that the thelast thelast thelast last soldier of the United States will willbe willbe be withdrawn from Cuban soil sell I do donot donot donot not think the president favors holding Cuba 1 I discovered very pow PO i commercial money and political that ar are o oto to 10 our ur ever eve withdrawing wing prom from Cuba C bIL bILI I take ke up UI u the th newspapers new tW foremost In the large cities anaI aTIlt aud t I mid find nd every day intimation and hints that i we are never ever n to withdraw from Cuba Mr Spooner If I were inclined to doubt for one moment that the United States government will seasonably withdraw from Cuba I should be I ashamed of the government and ashamed of its action Mr Hale That assurance from the senator more than pays me for alt all that I have hare said I shall count upon him himin himin himIn in the future Light Asked on Transportation When the th session ses lon opened Mr Morgan Ala la called up his resolution calling ca UnS upon the secretary of war and the sec secretary secretary rotary of the navy nav for Information rel relative tive to the cost of transportation of troops and supplies to the Philippines and It was agreed to The resolution re previously offered by Mr Bacon Ga GL directing the com codi committee committee on relations with Cuba Cub to make an investigation regarding the receipts and expenditures of money in Cuba was Vas called up M Platt Piatt Conn chairman of the committee on relations rel with Cuba said that the recent disclosures in Cuba are area a blow to every true citizen of the United States and that neither the ad administration administration administration ministration nor the committee on re relations r relations lations with Cuba needed any prodding from the opposition party to induce them to make a most searching ng in investigation Investigation and to use every effort to punish summarily and severely any person guilty of wrongdoing or fraud in inthe inthe inthe the island l of Cuba Oua Mr MiS Platt said congress could not well interfere with the investigation by the postmaster general He read a long letter from Post Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster master General Smith to Fourth As Assistant A Assistant Postmaster General Joseph L Bristow in charge harge of the investigation tion The keynote of the letter was The investigation must be comprehensive covering every en ry branch of the service ervIce d and all classes of or officials o The sole rule of action shall shan be thorough tl rough and complete Investigation the rigorous and prosecution of all guilty persons and their swift and condign punishment Asks About Military Road Mr Tillman asked Mr Ir Platt in re regard regard regard gard to the charges about the seven sevenmile sevenmile sevenmile mile military road near Havana say saying saying ing lug he supply witnesses if an In Investigation Investigation should be made Mr Platt said this road had hal been built in haste by the quartermaster of the army The road had bad cost Mr tIr Bacon said his information was that t the e cost of o this th road had bad been enormous and he expected to prove this before the investigation was concluded d Mr Platt Piatt charged that Bacons ac were made for tor campaign pur purposes pOSt poses Officials Had Good Records Continuing Mr Platt Piatt said the postal officials had been selected with great greot care notwithstanding the subsequent f unfortunate developments Rathbone had bad been chosen because of his knowl knowledge knowledge knowledge edge of the po business He had been guilty of misconduct but it was not the first time a good man had gone wrong As Ar for Neely he had the con confidence confidence of all who knew him No one could know how It happened Mr Platt expressed ed a willingness for fora a congressional investigation of uban i affairs Mr Bacon he said demanded to tu know why our government was in Cuba and why it did not come away We Weare are there Mr Mt Platt Piatt answered be cuse we have been sent there by the American people because congress has hassent hassent sent our army there to destroy the power of Spain We have a duty yet to perform there the senator went on to say and the American people will ViII see to it that it is discharged d The military control of the island will cease when the people set s t up for themselves a government which will properly con control control control the island When en will wUI that time come in inquired Inquired Mr Bacon I That time will be delayed long aU U said sal Mr Platt pi tt Jf ita f a party par iY for partisan es makes the work York more difficult difficult difficult cult The lush blush of shame ought to mantle the cheek of every man who is trying to hinder or embarrass the operation of Gendral Gen Wood in Cuba C ba I I who W ho is seeking eking se to bring about that time j rs s it may be brought about The conference report on the army appropriation bill was agreed to Spooner Resumes His Speech Mr Spooner Wisconsin then re resumed re resumed resumed his speech on the Philippine question Incidentally he referred to t the situation in Cuba and our responsibilities there Mr Hale HaJe Maine interrupts in I him i to say that in view of what had hap happened happened happened in Cuba it would have been bet better better better ter had we abandoned It Does the senator think inc ired Mr Spooner hin in Sin the case caze I have Dut put we should have abandoned Cuba hI I think it would have been the best thing In the world for us if we had done doneit it replied revIled Mr Hale I think if it were found that the population in Cuba wag as hostile to us as it had been to Spain we e should have abandoned it and been glad to get rid of it Well VeU replied Mr Spooner that is isa isa a matter of opinion In the case I have put I believe we wc should have taken Cuba and held it giving to the people of ot Cuba A s i hat at they had had in the world orld individual in liberty and good gov government government government Mr Hale The senator has more con confidence confidence confidence than I have in the experiment ex we are trying today of teaching the people of Cuba honesty and good gov government government government I I 1 think we would have been b en better off oi if we had not taught the Cu Cubans Cubans Cubans bans the lesson esson that has been taught in inthe inthe Inthe the last few lOw months Mr Spooner Sp What lesson Carnival of Fraud Mr Hale The lesson of fraud pec lation cheating appropriation of ot rev revenues revenues revenues stealing sta carnival in every direction direction tion t of f corruption e and fraud Mr or Spooner warmly It is a little tiresome for me to be called upon on this side of the chamber to reply ply to a Democratic speech Mr Hale Hal Haler i l am as good a Republican can as the Wi I 11 Ib db b not any party part obligations I that compel m me to consent to the e prop p n that thai thing has t ia S S SCh Spooner pretends it Mr Hale I think k the experiment has been be n a 8 failure I would vote tomorrow to withdraw from Cuba and leave people to establish and set up and maintain their own government The time will come when Republicans will be le glad d when we get out of this thing without worse vorse things happening than are now nowThen nowThen nowThen Then ensued the colloquy between these two senators about toe relinquish ment meat of Cuba In IIi reply re to Mr Spooners defense defensO of this governments action in Cuba Mr Tillman Dem Dern S C declared that our agents on the island were carpetbag gets gers and the sooner they got out the better Oh no reviled Replied Mr Spooner If the senator from S Seuth uth Carolina finds a carpetbagger g r in heaven when he gets there will fIt he prefer to go to the other place I certainly will replied Mr Till Tillman Tillman man Refers to Bryan Continuing Mr Spooner said if it Mr Bryan should ever eyer become president nt of the United UnIto States he believed he would appoint men to proceed to Cuba and the other island possessions just as Mr McKinley McKinle was appointing them After a spirited between Mr Spooner and Mr Tillman In which the I latter expressed the belief that Mr Bryan as president could settle the question in a different way wair than thlin that adopted by Mr McKinley Mr Allen Pop Neb rose and protest protested ed against making a political football of Mr Bryans ame Calls Galls Aguinaldo Ally Further along Mr discussing discuss discussing ing lug Aguinaldo as an ally of the United States declared his belief that Vie fie Filipino leader was n league with the Spaniards to drive the Americans from the Philippine islands He read a aletter aletter aletter letter from Aguinaldo to the Spanish general in command at Iloilo in which the expression ex re on occurred We m y yet save from shipwreck the sovereignty of Spain in the ml islands islands I ands Soon afterward Mr Ir Spooner yielded elded the floor without having completed his speech ch and an after a brief executive ses sea session session sion slon the senate at p m adjourn adjourned ed |