Show I CHARGED TO SPAIN Senator Perkins Boldly Declares Sho Blew DIe Up the Maine Washington April 4 It It was frankly frankly frank frank- ly and openly charged in the senate today by Mr Perkins of California ina in is isa a set speech that Spain was responsible responsible responsible I sible for the Maine disaster as it had been brought about by Spanish machinations machinations machinations machi machi- nations and Spanish treachery The speech of Mr Perkins was only one of four prepared addresses on the Cuban question delivered in the senate today Mr Clay of Georgia while hile hoping f for fora r ra a peaceful solution of the problem the country is now facing declared strongly strong strong- ly in favor of independence of the tha Cubans and pleaded to the administration tion the loyal support of the south which in the event of war would have havo to bear the tho of the conflict Mr Perkins took substantially the same grounds and his vigorous treatment of the Maine disaster aroused the crowded crowd crowd- ed galleries to enthusiastic applause Mr Mantle of Montana while expressing expressing express express- ing confidence in the administration maintained that the time for action had now arrived and that action must be to the end that Cuba should be free Mr Ra of Utah entirely the president from consideration in his speech holding that the case against Spain was already made up and that with congress rested the responsibility responsibility re re- of declaring war Forcing us to wait walt longer was only to Invite criticism He lIe declared for the most mOlt vigorous action immediately After the Cuban speeches had been delivered the senate resumed consideration consideration consideration consid consid- of the sundry civil bill and finished 33 pages before adjourning Despite the specific statement that the tha presidents president's message would not be sen sent send to congress today and the Inferential understanding that the subject of Cuba might not be even een referred to people came to the ca capitol by the thousands All Interest Is now centered in the forthcoming message As foreshadowed foreshadowed owed o by those close to the tion it will state stale that diplomacy has haj failed Jailed to accomplish its tee fes an and leave the responsibility of tal log Ing advanced ad- ad grounds t to congress Ill Ii |