The Forrest City times., 1895-11-15
CUBAN RECOGNITION

Said to be Only a Matter of Short Time Awaiting Lord Ssiisbury's Answer to Sec retary Oiney's Interpretation of the Mon. roe Doctrine-The Various Foreign Com- piications to he Considered in the PrssI, dents Message.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-The matter of time in the receipt of reply from treat Britain, giving a definite an- swer to Secretary Olneys interpreta. ton of the Monroe doctrine and out lining the course to be pursued by that government in regard to the Vene- zuelan boundary dispute, will likely decide as to whether the presidents recommendation concerning Cuban recognition will be incorporated in his regular annual message to congress on the date of its issue, three weeks from | yesterday, or made the subject of supplemental communication on the subsequent immediate future. If response is in the meantime re- | ceived from Great Britain it is under | stood that the subject of foreign rela- tions will be taken up in detail in the | regular message and the question of defining the Monroe doctrine, its ap- | plication to the Venezuelan contro- 1 versy, Cuban independence, the Alas kan boundary, the Armenian troubles, the matter of ex-Consul Walters inn prisonment and other subjects of in- ternational correspondence will be dis cussed at unusual length.
 If the reply does not arrive within less than fortnight the consideration of these topics will be generalized, and their detailed elucidation deferred for the substance of a special message, which will be written after a definite | policy has been fully outlined on the subjects included in the diplomatic | correspondence now being exchanged between this country and Great Brit I ain.
 | In any event the point is apparently settled that they can see at the out side but few days variation in the fixing of the time when the president will communicate to congress his be- lief that the revolution in Cuba has at- tained sufficient headway to justify the recognition of the de facto govern. ment established by the insurgents. 1t is believed to be certainty that ac- tion of this character will be taken unless within the period of deferment the revolution suffers such re- verses as will stultify the pro- visional government they have organized and render the question of their ultimate success by force oi arms extremely doubtful. Such re. verses are not predicted by recent ad- vices, although all things are declared | fn ha in tunes of war. The friends of Cuba here are very enthusiastic in conse quence of the information contained in the above statement, and believe that the fruition of their hopes and l prayers is at hand.
 In view of these facts, the sugges- tion is being made by many politicians that the president my surprise the peo
 pie by going step farther than is ex
 pected by the most imaginative, and
 indirectly advocating the annexation of Cuba, giving as his reasons the vast property interests of Americans in the | island.
 Succeeded in Persuading the President to Act.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 12. A special to the Evening Press from Washington says
 The statement was yesterday made on authority which is regarded in dip lomatie circles as unquestionably reli able. that Secretary Olney has sue ceeded in persuading the president tc make formal recommendation to con | gress for the recognition of Cuban in. dependence. It has up to this time been dou btful whether Mir Cleveland could be induced to take such a pro- nounced step. He has from the out set desired to treat Spain with the ut most fairness and maintain strict neutrality, preferring to take the atti tude of extreme indifference rather than that of over-evident activity But recent insurgent triumphs have aided arguments in favor of recogni | tion-
 The climax was reached yesterday when news was received that arrange ments had been perfected for the ex change between the eontending armies | of prisoners of war.
 Any action of the United States or this line would now not only have the sanction of many countries, but the practical example of Spain herself and no protest could be made agains the duplication of self-instituted policy.
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