Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
MEETS OPPOSITION
THE ADMINISTRATIONS UNFAVOR-
ABLE TO CUB
NO REASON FOR ACTION
The Cubans Must Accomplish More
Must Have Functions OF Gov
crnment Toward Their Own Peo-
pie and Others -Change in ST.
preme Court Jurisdiction.

Washington, March 1.-THE presl-
dent and cabinet are undoubtedly
strongly opposed to the present recog-
milton of the belligerency OF the Cuban
insurgents and TO any declaration con-
corning their independence as en-
bodied in recent congressional reSolu-
tons The following is not an Of
fetal statesmen, but it is known from
careful inquiry that it accurately rep
resents the administration views of
the matter, while the president and
members of the cabinet personally feel
the sympathy common to all Ameri-
cans with those Cubans who are CON
tending for self government, they feel
that in their official action they should
not depart from the we'll settled prin-
ciples which have been followed by
former presidents and secretaries OF
state during prior Instructions in
Cuba. The recognition Of Delligerency
is only a modified form of recognizing
independence, though the latter i'm
plies more perfect accomplishments
The difference between 4 mere insur-
rection and war, though in both armed
bodies meet i'll conflict, is that i'll the
former only one sovereign power is en-
necessarily be Two. If an armed con
tict be carried on by substantial TO-
litical organization, real, palpable. and
manifest to the world. having the forms
and capable of ordinary functions of
government towards its own people and
TO other states, having local habitation,
where it may be dealt with by other
nations, then there is war, and re-
fusal to recognize its belligerency
would be wilful, In the absence of
these features there is nothing ITO take
the present contest out of the category
of mere rebellious Instructions or oc-
casional skirmishes and to place it on
a terrible footing of war; The pre-
tense of recognizing what does not eX-
list lis always and justly, too, regarded
monstration of moral support to re-
bellion. 1t is understood that, judg-
ing by these tests, the administration
does not think the present stage of af-
fairs in Cuba justities any change N
the governments attitude It's func-
ton is to act and not to express feel
ing. The only action now proper is to
continue to hold responsible for in
juries to American citizens the only
government which, so far as it appears,
has and maintains authority in Cuba,
until some other government succeeds
at least temporarily, in supplanting it.
Washington, March 4.--In the senate
the select committee on international
eXpositions presented a joint reso}u-
ton appropriating $4,000 for the dis
tribution of worlds fair medals. 1t
was agreed to. The conference report
on the army appropriation bill was
agreed to. Mr. Chandler, of the COM
n,ittee on privileges and elections, pre-
scented a majority report for an inVes-
tiaation of Alabama elections by a
select committee Mr. Gray, of the
same cOmmitte gave notice of a minor
ity report Mr.. German gave notice of
a motion to reconsider the bill passed
Monday for additional enlistments in
the navy in case of emergency.
The bill passed the senate yesterday
withdrawing from the supreme court
it's jurisdiction in criminal cases not
capital, and comforting the same on
courts of appeals, Another bill which
passed during the afternoon changes
the limitations on fourth class mail
matter so as to free the postal service
from bulky articles heretofore sent
free by the government departments.
Roller top desks and electric motors
are among some of the articles sent as
mail by the departments.
The house resumed consideration of
the legislative appropriation bill with
an amendment to abolish the fee sys-
tom for United states marshals as the
pending proposition Mr. Updegraff
rep. Iowa. made the principal argu-
ment in support of the amendment.
The military affairs committee report
ed favorably the house bill for the es-
adjustment of a military station at
Des Moines. 1t appropriates $4,000
for preliminary expenses, conditioned
on the donation of a site by the city.