The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-23

NEW YORK, June PA special to
the Herald from Washington says:
1t is with no little concern that the
president and Secretary Olney are
awaiting the confidential reports from
Consul General Lee on the situation
in Cuba. Until the reports nave ar
rived the authorities will not, of course,
discuss their probable action upon
them. 1t may be stared that the sit
uation will have to be very grave and
the emergency great TO induce the pres
ident to
INTERFERE IN THE CUBAN AT
FAIR
at the present time. The president has
not been unmindful for some weeks
past that the time was not far dis
tant when the United States, in the
interests of its citizens and humanity,
might find it necessary TO interfere.
However. he is most anxious to stave
off action as long as possible.
Ever since congress adjourned I've
been keeping my eye on the admins
tration, expecting it TO play card in
the Cuban affair, so it could get en-
tire credit for the results. The reports
said to be en- route to the United States
from General Lee may hasten the
commencement of the same"
This statement was made by Sena-
tor Morgan, chairman of the sub-com-
mittee of the foreign relations COM
rnittee of the senate.
Senator Morgan is very bitter
against the president because ne does
not think that that official treated the
IN 20 rTx in, he Tn
"In any event continued the sena-
tor. "aH that the president can law
fully do is to grant belligerent rights
to the Cubans. He cannot direct
ARMED INTERVENTION
without authorization by congress. If
he did SO, ne would be acting unlaw-
fully.
But he has already acted unlaw-
fully. He did so when he refused the
polite request of the senate sub-com-
mittee for full information in regard
to the Competitor case. In section
2.001 Of the revised statutes you will
find that the president is required.
whenever it comes to his knowledge
| that American citizens are unjustly
deprived of their liberty, to demand
of the government holding them the
reason for their detention, and to de-
wrongful
"A clause in this section prescribes
: that all the facts and proceedings rel
alive thereto shall, as soon as prac-
ticable, be communicated by the presi-
dent to congress. Did the president
lay the facts before US in this Com
petitor case? Has he done so In this
whole Cuban affair when American
citizens have been uniustly detained?
No No ,r,Tx- -
/ to get at the actual facts is through
! the columns of the press. Congress
! was allowed to adjourn without max
| ing any provision at all for
MEETING AN EMERGENCY.
such as might arise as a result of the
/ consideration of General Lees report
I The president knew full well that if he
/ had so desired congress would have
given him all the authority he desired
and would have adjourned for its va
cation just the same. AS / have sta
ted, all the president can do no mat
ter what facts may be contained in
General Lees report will be to rec
ognize the belligerency of the Cubans.
There can be no intervention without
the consent of ongress for another
clause in the section 1 have above re-
/ ferred to which states that if the de-
of an American be delayed or refused,
the president shall use such means,
not amounting to acts of war as he
may think necessary and proper to
obtain or effect the release He is
therefore prevented from taking any
steps in the direction of armed inter-
vention.
1T is my opinion that Mr.. Cleve-
land is anxious to aid the cause OF
81 he
playing a card in the Cuban matter
just at present. He would go to war
if it were necessary to accomplish his
ends
Everybody knows the facts about
the Cuban affair except the admins
tration. which has apparently been
blind to
THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS
and their interests. Where they take
care of one man. such as Deigade,
who had influence enough to get away
from Cuba. they do not look after the
many who are lying in filthy dungeons
and who are as much entitled to the
aid of the United States. The consul
lar officers in Cuba have also appar-
emily followed the lead of the admin
istration. But with General Lee it will
be different. He has too much man
hood, too much integrity to attempt
to falsify in any way the situation i'm
Cuba, and the administration can de-
pend upon what he may report.
Il think the government of the Uni
ted States ought to have demanded
the immediate release of the Compel
itor's crew when they were sentenced
to death in violation Of treaty rights
and in case of refusal should have OBJ
tanned their release by force. Those
men are still under sentence Of death
and now is just as good a time to Sc
cure their freedom as any. But as
for the president acting other than in
accordance with the resolutions of con-