Evening star., 1896-12-23
Has No Doubt That the Cameron
Resolutions Will Be Defeated.
SENATOR HoAR OPPOSES THEM
No Excuse for the United States to
Interfere.
WILL NOT FILIBUsTER

Senator Hale has received letter from
Senator Hoar, who is absent from the
city. announcing his opposition to the
Cuban resolutions and asking Senator Hale
to pair him in any way that will defeat,
delay or bring to confusion the resolutions
reported froam the committee on foreign
relations
Senator Hale who is expected to lead the
opposition to the Cuban resolutions in the
Senate. is preparing for the conflict which
he expects to be precipitated after holiday
recess.
1t is the general understanding that the
question will be one of the first to be
raised after the reconvention of Congress,
and 1t is coming to be understood that it
will be a battle royal. 1.-THE advocates of
tie resolution" said the senator from Maine
today. were at first inclined to claim two
thirds majority. / doubt whether they feel
so sanguire now. and am sure they would
rot II they knew how rapidly the conserva-
tive sentiment in the Senate is growing
Hopes to Defeat the Resolution,
Il was sorry to see," the Senator con-
tinued. '"that 1 had been quoted as saving
In a boastful manner that we should be
able to defeat the resolution on a vote. T
would not want to claim that result at the
present time. but 1 hope for it in the end
Indeed | am receiving assurances from in
HuentlaI senators every day of sympathy
with the movement in opposition to the
resolution, and l believe the sentiment in
tne country is rapidly veering that way
or course there are meetings and resolu-
lions on the other side, but one can gather
men together in advocacy of any cause and
get signatures to almost any kind of petit
uon- My contention is that the business
men and thinking men of the country are
opposed to any step which is liable to
plunge the country into war In my own
state, for instance, there is only one prom
inent newspaper which advocates the
course advised by the Senate committee on
foreign relations.
We have just gone through a campaign
III which We have promised peace to the
country. Is 1t consistent to present the in
coming administration with war on the
threshold of It's existence? True there is
an undesirable condition of affairs in Cuba
but l believe the reports are exaggerated.
Al any rate it is true that however cruel
the conduct of the Spaniards it finds its
counterpart in the behavior of the Cubans
1t is their way of fighting: they are differ
ent from us. From whatever standpoint
the question is regarded there is no excuse
in reason or precedent for the United States
to interfere in this insurrection | believe
the Senate is rapidly coming to realize this
and am. therefore, confident of success in
the end.
Will Not Filibuster.
II has Deeh lntlIilateu, suggested the
reporter to whom Senator Hale was talk
ing, that you will filibuster to defeat the
Cameron resolution in the Senate
No truth whatever in that" he respond
ed 1T will not be necessary that we
should do SO. The question raised by the
committee is one of vast magnitude, and it
will excite much debate. The question of
the respective prerogative of the executive
and legislative branches of the govern
ment. which Mr.. Olneys letter has raised
is calculated in itself to set the lawyers
talking at one another, and there is tell
ing how much time may be consumed on
this point. Hence l say that even if the
opponents of the resolution desired delay
which they do not-they would not have to
resort to eXtraneouS modes to secure it.
1t is. above all, foreign from our intentions
to attempt to use the appropriation bills to
accomplish the postponement of the Cuban
question. We are willing that this subject
should be brought up promptly, and are
content to use only legitimate weapons in
our warfare against it,