The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-25
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
SENATE FOREIGN COM
MITTEE ACTS.
Cameron'- Joint Resolution Acknowledge
Ing the Republic Of cuba Agreed to In
Committee secretary Oincy Advised De-
lay but Wa. Not Needed.

WAsnINGToN. Dee. 10. - All OF the
members of the Senate committee on
foreign relations except Mcssrs. Gray
and Daniel were present when the
committee met this morning for the
express purpose of continuing the dis
cussion Of the policy on the Cuban
question to bc commended by the com-
mittcc. Secretary Olncy wa present
for I t. purpose Of giving advice and
placing before the committee informa-
tion in his possession bearing upon the
question. The meeting was strictly
private, Mr.. Olncy being the only per-
son not u member of the committee
who attended the conference. II WIS
carly understood. however. that the
secrctary's advice was against p%rccipi-
tate action by the committee.
soon after MIR. Olncy had left the
room the committee, without division,
agreed To report the Cameron Cuban
resolution rs follows, after amending
its title to read. "A joint resolution
acknowledging the independence of
the republic of Cuba:
Full RECOGNITION FOR CUnA.
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
Df Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem-
blcd, that the independence of the re-.
public of Cuba be and the same is
hereby acknowledged by the United
States of America.
'Section .. That the United States
will use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain To close the war
between spain and Cuba"
The only division was rs to the time
the resolution should be reported To
the Senate. Mr.. Cameron moved its
report Monday and Mr.. Sherman sug-
gested that the report should not be
put In until after the holidays. When
the question was put to the committee
the Cameron motion prevailed by u
large majority.
Secretary Olney, il is claimed by the
members of the committee who IA
vorcd action ON Cuba did not have any
new information TO present, and they
say the committee knew as much
about the condition of affairs in Cuba
as was known by the state department.
MIR. Olncy urged that no action he
taken at present and pointed out
that there was no real government to
recognize. lie confined himself main
iy To II statement of facts in possession
Of the state department regarding the
condition in the island aud what this
government had done. These included
information furnished by the American
%consuls and agents, also information
furnished 10y the Spanish authorities.
MR.. oI>EY PREDICTED WAR.
Members Of the committee are very
rcticcnt ms TO what Secretary Olncy
said or what advice he gave, but it is
very certain that he advised against
any action, especially such as hat con-
tcmplatcd, aS 10 doubt was expressed
that such action would involve war
with Spain.
One member of the committee said:
'Of course Spain will fight. The Span.
iards do not know any better. liut
there is no danger of other countries
getting in our way. No other Euro
pcan nation wants 10 fight us, and we
would win up u war with spain in
short order"
The opinion was also expressed that
President Cleveland would veto the
Joint resolution when it should come
w IN NllNh IN thh'l w mum tlltl
Secretary Olncy took emphatic grounds
against action by Congress. A mem
Der of the committee said he believed
in case the President should veto the
resolution that it would pass over the
veto, AS he believed there were more
than two-thirds of both Senate and
House in favor OF it. Some point was
undoubtedly made that the present
administration did not feel like leaving
a war legacy to the incoming admins
t%ration, but this point was not mad,
prominent.
Senator Camcron's report will dca.
at length with the question of precc
dents in the matter of the recognition
of the republic and Intervention ~
whatever nature by the United States
beginning with the Greek revolution
and coming down to the present time
Senator's who heard the report say i
is very thorough in this respect AN,
goes over the entire ground,