Show v = iT NEEDS NO PRODDINi Republican Party XiI Probe to the Bottom the Shameful Condition of Affairs Af-fairs in Cuba So Declares Senator Platt of Connecticut in aNotable Speech in the SenateSenator Spooner Continues His Address on Phili ppine QuestionBecomes Involved in a Heated and Sensational Colloquy Col-loquy With Hale of Maine Washington May 2aThs was a day of rasping politlral controversy and oratory In the Senate With the controversy con-troversy those on the Dcmorratic side of the chamber anamolouo as It I may seem had little to do What by farseeing1 Senators is regarded re-garded as likely to bo the paramount Issue of the approaching national I campaign cam-paign was the subject of two notable speeches ono by air Plat of Connecticut I cut and the other by Mr Spooner of Wisconsin nANSWERS ANSWERS BACON The former was an answer to the speech delivered a few days ago by Mr Bacon of Georgia on his resolution demanding n examination of linancla1 conditions In Cuba Mr Platt favored the adoption of the resolution but deprecated what he called a cheap effort ef-fort to make political capital out of a shameful condition of nfluirs which the Republican party needed no prodding prod-ding to induce it to probe to the bottom HEATED COLLOQUY The speech of Mr Spooner was a con tinuatlon of his address of yesterday on the Philippine question In Its course he became involved in I heated and sensational colloquy with Mr Hale of IWalno over Die Governments conduct of affairs in our insular possessions l wa a remarkable controversy between be-tween two of the bestequipped Senators Sena-tors in the Senate and was listened to with profound attention by Senators many Representatives and crowded galleries Mr Spooner will continue his speech tomorrow COST OF MOVING TROOPS Mr Morgan called up fits resolution calling upon the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy for information informa-tion relative to the cost of transporta tion of troops and supplies to the Phil ippines and It was agreed to CUBAN INQUIRY The resolution previously offered by Mr Bacon directing tho Committee on k Relations withCubato make an investigation in-vestigation regarding the receipts and expenditures of money In Cuba was called up AN INVESTIGATION BEGUN About a month ago began Mr Platt of Connecticut who Is chairman of the Committee on I Relations with Cuba Gm Wood the GovernorGen firal of Cuba was led to suppose that thorp had been irregularities In that porLol of the government of Cuba under un-der the supervision of the director of posts Uo immediately organized an Inspection which ha been unsparingly pressed GEN WOOD DISCOVERED FRAUDS The Senator from Georgia Bacon scorns to think as do some of the newspapers that all the malfeasance in ofilce and fraud have been brought lo light not by the United States Government Govern-ment officials but by outsiders But it is to Gen Wood that the credit of tho discovery of these frauds and wrongdoings belongs and lo the Administration I Ad-ministration belongs the credit of the probing to tho bottom these frauds DIRECT BLOW TO COUNTRY The Senator from Georgia has no monopoly on the shame and humiliation humilia-tion with which which every patriotic man Is affected by recent disclosures They arc shocking They arc a direct blow to every true citizen of the United Slates I the wrongdoing had occurred In Boston Now York or Washington it would have been sad and shameful but It would have not been so sad and I shameful as It is since it occurred on the Island of Cuba where the Admin istration Is engaged In a great worlc of freedom and philanthropy DOES NOT TOLERATE FRAUD But nothing has occurred In the history of defalcations that has made such an Impression on thu public mind as this ami justly HO lle Mon than ever it is Incumbent upon the Government Govern-ment to probe this matter to the hot tpm unflinchingly unsparingly The Republican party never tolerates fraud or peculation or embezzlement NEEDS NO PRODDING Neither the Republican Administra tion or the Commit on Relations with Cuba need any prodding from the opposition party to Induce them to make a most searching investigation and to use every effort to punish KC vorely any person guilty of wrong wronS doing or fraud in the island of Cuba FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO CRITI CISE But some things ought to be re incmbered by these patriots who In tins Presidential campaign hold up their hands In holy horror and seize Upon what has bppn disclosed i in I an endeavor I to cast discredit upon not I < ilily Iho Administration but also upon i I F lhllr eountry l i ought to be rcmom herC that in the three years and three I 11 j month of the present Administration f this Is the first opportunity they have J had ID criticise In that respyct INVESTIGATION BEING MADE Mr Platt said that for Congress lo 0 CoJgrc3s ntorfero with the investigation Insti I r tuted by ihp PostmasterGeneral might PostOnslerGeneral I < iefoat the ends of Justice and he an J l floUnced Hull the department Investl Inest j pllon would he thorough and nearch 7 Ing Ihorubh anc I l JK Ho then road 1 a letter from Post roartrrGonoral Smith to Found As J Kslanl Brlslow who Is charged with f conducting the investigation rue let 211 l ° r follows stgnton T t INSTRUCTIONS TO BIUSTOW I 1S I May lc lOOHon > J 1r tow Ir Joseph L This i Fourth Assistant PostniastorCun f L1 J SuPllcmentlng my letter of I May mh llay dlrcMIng you to proceed at 1 OIC to Cuba the t MM following further In ab J t I BtrUcUom ancQ JIIX given for your gld I F CONFER WITH GEN WOOD You will c rival wi Immediately on your ar I i I I nt IInvana confpr fre ful1 It Ionrr freely and fully I Itl Gen Wotu d military Governor i I ant xvl11 IU l ep In constant ommunlca tIii Lon lln him on the work on which jou f 01 fnter You tvii iorifinti with Io I f n1lliIaiy ww 1OLJ In Lwln l III alon Qf al Irngulallfe i lit thl r t03 service of Cuba and In any mca I 6 J xires for the reorganization of tho sys I tem that may be undertaken MUST RE RIGID EXAMINATION I The examination by the Inspectors already provided for will have begun before your arrival You will arrval wi assumo J I general supervision of this examina tion and will enforce the Instructions I heretofore given chat It shall be oC tho most searching and thorough character force If you for Und the that prompt you need and complete n still larger per I I formance of this duty you will cull j for cal I It 1 TRUTH MUST BE ASCERTAINED I The investigation must bo compre j hensive and minute covering cverv 1 1 branch of the service and all clasps of olllclals Its prosecution must be I I governed solely by the purpose of ascertaining as-certaining the truth and tho whole truth I and it must he uncompromising and unsparing uIcompromlslnG I SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS Besides supervising the Investiga tion in coopcrnTTon with the military government It will be your duty to examine HIP organization of tho postal service with Its syafpm of cluckl and heck balances and report what greater or additional safeguards can be provided IHOldcc Tnder the I system established at UK 11 beginning of the American occupation o Cuba the administrative side of the service was placed under the control of this department and the auditing 01 checking side under the control of another This Is the system of the United States Government HOW FRAUDS WERE COMMITTED The Irregularities and peculations which have been brought to light were apparently accomplished because officers cers appointed b3 and responsible to different postmasters and who should have a check upon each other cnterei into collusion and conspiracy to perpetrate per-petrate these wrongs on the one side and to pass and cover them up on the other You will carefully Investigate by what defects of sunervlsion or de fense they were consummated and azd what further measures of protection I the passing and auditing1of accounts and In the handling of public funds and property may be needed ORGANIZATION OF SERVICE I is desired also that the central organization of the post service In Cuba shall receive your especial attention atten-tion You will examine as to whether it Is i framed in the best manner for efficient administration You will ace whether compatibly with a good military tary service for the people any retrenchments re-trenchments can be made and whether economics can be effected by a con FOlldatlon and reduction of bureaus I Is desired to bring the postal expenditures ex-penditures within the postal revenues I so far as may be consistent with thr obligation of providing a satisfactory I mal service IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL Your presence In Cuba a the representative rep-resentative of the department with these instructions makes you the rankIng I rank-Ing ofllcer of the postal administration You wHI consider and advise what re inovalfa 1 or other action may bo required re-quired In the cause of Justice for the Interest of the Government and the I people of Cuba and for the welfare i of the service SPARE NO GUILTY MAN I You are chosen for this duty with the approval of the President who is I I deeply shocked at the shameful bu irnyal of trust on the part of the olTl dais In whom confidence had been le posed and who directs that In dcullng with all Irregularities which have been or may be disclosed the sole rule of action shall be thorough and oompkle Investigation the rigorous and Investgaton thelJSOIou an unsparing un-sparing proseou lon or all guilty persons per-sons and their swift and condign punishment pun-ishment You will communicate these Instructions Instruc-tions to Gen Wood keeping him fully Informed as you proceed and reporting regularly to the department Respectfully Respect-fully yours CHARLES EMORY SMITH PostmasterGeneral CONFIDENCE IN MKINLEY Continuing Mr Platt said The people had conlldince In Willlnm Mc Klnlty No President while he was President had thy confidence of the people to the dogine that President McKinley has Other Presidents have been canonized after death and it has been evidenced then that they had the confidence of the people but t no pcison In ofllce ever escaped the criticism and Inuendo that McKinley had escaped I NO COVERING UP OF CRIME I The people would be glud lo leave I this investigation to him They know there would be no condoning of fraud no covering up of crime But when charges are made jilmply for campaign purposes I think we way is well make an investigation fOI ourselves Further along Mr Platt paid n high tribute to Gen Wood Gen Brooke and others and suld no army olllcer has been even charged with anything like fraud In Cuba TILLMAN ASKS QUESTION Has the Senator had hit attention directed to the I railroad construction along the south sldu of the harbor of I Havana Inquired Mr Tlllnmn I the Senator retorted Mr Platt warmly has any Information as to that railroad r wish he would produce It I did not say 1 had any Information Informa-tion said Mr Tlllmau hut 1C there t Is an Investigation I will produce al IIYtstsaton wil some witnesses wIncte I RECKLESS CHANGES Referring to thy construction of Hits I railroad Ml Plait said the names of former Secretary of Wai I Alger and Senators Plat and Dopcw bc NPW York had been used in rpnnectlon with the t project but they had t111Ir vigorous vigor-ous denials of any connection with It I I although to his mind Htieh denials I w frr umieciSSKiry TheMo charges I simply show the riikleHsnosB of thoso people whp I nro throwing stones at the f present administration j IfAlf AND NKI5LEY j I TUr i Plait raid bore would be no disposition dis-position to t nrrupuL Director Rrithbone if he should be shown to Involved In I J the I financial difficulties I In I Cuba I lie were found to be guilty he would be punished unsparingly ontlnuing 1 I Mr i Plait said that I Nco Icy had the con Iii4IRC of the people of Indiana and before the I recent disclosures dis-closures his integrity had never been questioned and the same was true of Mr Rathbone The Administration he thought luul exercised proper caution in appointing these men to olllce NEELEY DISGRACED COUNTRY NecIey went wrong ald Mr Platt and brought disgrace and shame and humiliation upon this t country rather than upon the Administration which had assumed responsible duties In Cuba Mr Bacon he said demanded to know why our Government WIG in Cuba and why It did not come away t S HAS DUTY TO PERFORM Wo are llurc I Mr 1 Plat answered blla use we have been sent there by HIP I American people because Con Kicss has sent our I unny there t to destroy de-stroy the power of Spain Wo have a duty yet to perform there I sold Mr Platt and the American people will see to It that l It Is discharged The military control of the island will cease when the people set up for themselves a government which will properly control con-trol the Island < When will that time come in j I 1 f + I red Mr Bacon GOES FOR DEMOCRATS I That time will be delayed long said Mr 1 Plat If a party for partisan purposes makes the work more dUll cult The blush of shame ought to mantle the cheek of every man who IB trying t In hinder n embarrass the operation ope-ration of Gen Wood in i < uba who is seeking to bring alinut thai time as rapidly as It may be brought about The conference report on the army appropriation bill I was agreed to SPOONER RESUMES ADDRESS I Mr Spooner then resumed his spcoeh on the Philippine question Incidentally ho referred to the situation In Cuba and i our responsibility theiv Mr Hale Interrupted him to say that In view of what had happened In Cuba It would have been better had wo aban doned it ASKS HALE A QUESTION Docs the Senator think inquired Mr Spooner In the case 1 have put we should have abandoned Cuba I think It would have been the bost thing In the world for us If wo had done it I replied Mr Hale 1 think if It were found that the population I In Cuba vas as hostile to us as it had been to Spain we should have abandoned aban-doned Mii hn i glad to gel rid of It MATTER OF OPINION Well ivplkd Mr Spoonor that Is a mailer of opinion In the case I have put 1 bellevp we should have taken Cuba and held It giving to the people of Cuba what they had had In the world individual liberty and good government HALES VIEW Mr Hale Tho Senator has more confidence con-fidence than I have in the experiment we are trying today of teaching the people of Cuba honesty and good government gov-ernment I think we would have been better off If we had not taught the Cubans the lesson that has been taught in the last few months Mr Spooner What lesson Mr Hale The lesson of fraud peculation pecu-lation cheating appropriation rot revenues stealing carnival In every direction of corruption and fraud SPOONER WARMS UP Mr Spooner warmly It Is a little tiresome for me to be called upon on this side of the chamber to reply to a Democratic speech Mr HaleI am as good a Republican as the Senator from Wisconsin I do not recognize any party obligations that compel me to consent to the proposition propo-sition that everything has gone right In Cuba Mr SpoonerNobody pretends It EXPERIMENT NOT A FAILURE Mr HaJcI do not think the experiment experi-ment has been a failure I would vote tomorrow to withdraw from Cuba and leave that people to establish and set upand maintain their own government The time will come when Republicans will be glad when we get out of this thing without worse things happening than are now What does the Senator mean 1 demanded de-manded Mr Spooner when he speaks In general terms of a carnival of fraud and corruption BILL OF PARTICULARS I mean the things disclosed A bill of particulars has been filed already It Is not the Administration that Is at fault It is a natural result There never has been an instance of tho setting set-ting up of a supreme government In a colony of dependency that has not been attended with practically the same things that we have seen in Cuba CONGRESS IS AT FAULT The Congress Is as much at fault The Administration has selected men who are believed to be good men We went Into it with utter confidence believing be-lieving that It was an easy thing I voted against the peace treaty because I believed colonial dependencies would result in precisely what has occurred I am glad too I am glad to see that the Administration is trying to guard Jt but I do not want anybody to say that It Is an unexpected thing BOLT AT NOTHING Mr Spooner far as anything I said is concerned the Senators observations observ-ations are In Ihe I language of Shakespeare Shake-speare A bolt of nothing shot at nothing AVti ont to war to free Cuba Have wo done Cuba and the Cubans no kindness by pouring out millions of our money and shedding tho blood of our soldiers In oidcr to drle Spanish tyranny forever from Cuba Has the Senator any suspicion In his mind or In his heart that the pledge made In the resolution passed hy Congress as to the temporary character char-acter ot our occupation in Cuba Is I not lo be kepi HALR IS SUSPICIOUS Mr Hallr 1 have vpry I grave suspicions suspi-cions I think there arc very powerful influences i In this I country largely located lo-cated In New York largely speculative and connected with moneymaking enterprises en-terprises that are determined hat I we shall novel give up Cuba 1 think that llv lime will i I I never come unless something some-thing 1 earnest and drastic Is done by ongresf that tho last soldier of the United States will be withdrawn from rubaii soil I do not think the President Presi-dent I favors holding Cuba I discovered very powerful Influences commercial I mercantile money and political tim t nre opposed 10 our ver withdrawing from Cuba 1 take up the newspapers that an foremost In the large cities and I find every day intimation and hints withdraw from ihal wo are never to l Cuba SPOONER FOR THE U SIll S-Ill Spooner If I were inclined to doubt for one moment that the United Slates Government will seasonably withdraw from Cuba I should be ishamcd of the Government and udhnmecJ of 1U action MI Hali That assurance from the Senator more than repays mo for all that I have said 1 shall count upon him In the future GOVERNMENT OF HONOR Mr 1 Spoonor To say that the t Sena t iContlnucd on pago 2 w r I I I iT NEEDS NO PRODDiNG I Continued from page 1 j I tor will count upon mo In the future Is little less tlKin an Insult This Is I a Government of Imnjr and It Is a people peo-ple of honor When the Senator expresses I ex-presses a fear that the people will not I keep the pledge of this Government but I will be allowed to slumber by the voice I of commercialism he degrades the people j I peo-ple and underestimates their Integrity j I WHAT HAVE WE DONE < What have WM done for Cuba When since the morning stars first sang together In I the heavens has any I I people done for another I people what ww have done for Cuba 7 As rapidly I us may bo In 1 absolute Rood faith I not I bolng hurried 1 by demigosuery In I violation viola-tion of national honor by Insinuation by venal politIcs In a Presidential elec I 1lon I this Administration Is going forward I for-ward tu redeem lo us utmost the 1 pled o 10 Cuba Wo have glvon die I best government to ihe people of Cuba thug far they have ever had j LIFE IS SAFE IN ISLAND I I Every i mans life 1 I is safe In I Cuba every woman honor Is safe In Cuba Of course there have been peculations i I In Cuba Every one Is ashamed of It But In no government over instituted has that not occurred But 11 will I never turn out that any man In any I country can iiolnl lo the Teller ivsohi lion and say with truth that it was a legislative lie I Mr Hulel hope PO Mr Spooned Tho Senator need not hope so He had better know so i AFRAID OF CARPETBAGGERS In icply to Mr Spooners defense of l I this Governments action In Cuba Mr TlUman declared that our agents on the island were carpetbaggers and the I I sooner they got out the beliei Oh replied Mr i Spooner If the Senator from South Carolina finds a j I carpetbagger In heaven when he gets I there ho will prefer to go to the other j place I I certainly will replied Mr Till I man TillI I IF BRYAN IS ELECTED I Continuing Mr Spooner said If Mr Bryan should over become President of time United Stale he believed he i would appoint men to proceed to Cuba and other island possessions Just us J I I I Mr McKinley has appointed them I After a spirited colloquy between I Mr Spooner and Mr Tlllman in which I the latter expressed the belli that Mr Bryan as President could sellle thc pending question in a different way than that adopted by Mr McKinley I I Mr Allen lose and protested against i making a political football of Mr I Bryans name J SPOONER IS SARCASTIC Of course retorted Mr Spooner I sarcastically I am willing to receive lessons In political etiquette from thc Senator from Nebraska AGUINALDO DISCUSSED Further along Mr Spooner discussing Agulnaldo as an ally of the United Stales declared his belief that the I Filipino leader was In league with the Spaniards to drive the Americans from tho Philippine Islands He read a letter I let-ter from Agulnaldo to the Spanish General In command at Hollo In I which tho expression occurred We may yet save from shipwreck the sovereignty i of Spain in the Islands Soon afterward Mr Spooner yielded j tho lloor without having completed his speech and after I a brief executive session ses-sion the Senate at 520 p m adjourned I |