Show MASON AT IT AGAIN demands congressional investigation of 0 tho the i faine disaster senator sanator mason of illinois during a debate relative to the explosion of the maine made an ardent speech for congressional investigation of 0 the affair in support of 0 the substitute offered by him for the resolution demanding immediate naval investigation 1 I understand said he that the navy department is malting making an investigation of the disaster but I 1 also understand that congress has the authority to make an all investigation it is a congressional investigation that people are demanding they are fast coming to the conclusion that matters concerning this thin cuban affair including the de iz I 1 it WILLIAM E MASON lome letter incident and the loss los of the maine of which they ought to know are being concealed from them the people want to know the facts and they will know them mr mason said lie he did not desire to reflect upon the motives or honor of 0 anybody but lie he suggested that the officials of the navy department in making too the investigation would be trying their own caso and would naturally endeavor to cover up any blame that might inight attach to them why delay why adopt the spanish custom of putting olt until tomorrow what should be done today we had waited too we were told three years ago to wait we had waited till niji niall it had followed day winter had followed summer and time had pone gone on while the terrible cruelty continued cont in the meantime spanish diplomats had set at our t tables and partaken partaker par taken of our hospitality while we x were vere still waiting and had continued to rait v ait until the series of calamities lind had been crowned by the mallie maine calastro ji ic with its loss of 57 american lives in view of these facts he be could never consent to striking put out the word immediate WO we want an investigation lie he said and we want it now |