| Show upholding the president washington march 7 la speaking of the demand for the recall of general I 1 leo lee and the presidents refusal to do so BO there Is no division in sent sentiment men t leaders leaders in congress all uphold the 1 president senator davis said it is a circumstance which added ta to the present strained conditions makes things more vexatious I 1 approve thor the presidents action in every particular senator pettigrew said 1 I certainly approve tile the presidents course in the matter I 1 should judge the reque request S tto to recall our consul general is somewhat and under other circumstances would be complied compiled with but the conditions precedent to this caso case take it out of tho the usual rule and justified the presidents action I 1 think that in view of tile the fact that it is conceded tile the maine was blown up the tha president would be justified in sending battleships loaded with combustibles ne as well as food and filled with armel armed men it seems to me we cannot accept any settlement short of the independence of cuba senator cullom said 1 I regard the course pursued by the president in answer to the spanish government as right justified by all the conditions and the american people will endorse him in that position lie he has taken I 1 have believed lor for homo home days that wo we were nearing a crisis from day to day and it has seemed to me that the spanish government was endeavor endeavoring inT to bring on a conflict between that government and ours senator morgan of alabama said 1 I heartily applaud the presidents action in the dispatch I 1 do not think the spanish government will insist upon lees recall nor do I 1 think it will refuse a bounty to those poor starving creatures though it may maybe be dished out to them with a mailed hand we aro are proud of general lee and his conduct in cuba the recall of general leo lee in my opinion was in deference to the sentiment in madrid representative grosvenor of ohio spain has the undoubted right to make peremptory demand for tho the withdrawal of general loc lee under ordinary circumstances this government would be bound to grant this concession upon demand but under existing circumstances where the withdrawal of lee would be an implied censure of his course the president should refuse just as peremptory |
