The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

WASHINGTON. Dec. iS.-Thc meet
lax or the senate committee on foreign
relations to-day was important In two
respects. II resulted In an agreement
10 report the Cameron resolution FOR the
recognition OF Cuban independence and
1, developed through the statement OF
Sosresary olncy the administrators
policy In regard TO htc lnsurrrctlon In
Ca5l.
The secretary occuplcd the Ercntce
par; ut the time Of the meeting answer
ting questions And suggestions made by
members 0t the committee. He and
Senator MorGau engaged In several Bpir-
tied cJilOquys. Mr.. Olncy made two
polnts against the Cuban resolution, IS
!o!aws:
J. That the Cuban insurgents have CD
tsoliahel no government
= That the right 20 recognize a new
state rests With the President, inde-
peHdeI. or con grcss!oHal action.
He contcnded In elaboration OF the first
point tina; the pretended government OF
the Island was without habI;atIca.
Suppose you recognize the iadepcH-
dence Of the Island" he SAID, what are
you going 10 90 with III"
II, tor one" replied Senator Morgan.
will advocating this recognition, want
1t understood tha: l am opposed to an
EeXat!on."
How. then. would you maintain It's
Independence asked the secretary,
himself becoming interlocutor. How
would you, FOR instance. prevent, Span
!sh dOu:.natlon over the islanG?"
u would replied the Alabama s+na-
DEsa ~ hn
! would follow much the same policy
thst We are pursuing with regard 10 Ha-
wall. and would send an army ot ocoi-
patton 20 the Island. X necessary, as we
did IN the case o: Mexico"
The secretary made the impression
upon CONC OF the members Of the COM
I7lttee By the way he pursued this line
" inquiry that while he was disposed 10
hold out strongly fer the Presidents pre-
T1eIt!ve, he was not nearly so much Op-
1esad TO Cuban independence as he had
been yea- ago. and that he would be
entirely rccoGciied TO Il Il satisfied as IN
;hc future course TO be pursued He did
rot dissent strongly from n point mndc
tITt NIX -drTri report ehowcd @ 6uGicient
Gauge FOR action, and he admitted that j,
Eiate OF aGa!Es which permits the KILL
!aS. ., American citizens and the de-
s!rucl!on ct American property was de-
p!cTa5lA
lhcy aEe' however, he added, the
Incidents az war"
N't ~ var properly conducted, but
@. anarchy, was the response,
me SECRETARY set al res: the story
"EicE EdS oe"n very lndustriousIy cir
.H.tteH 'hA. CHnsul General Lee has
ItGltaea tne atlte aenartmc3t with an
.lL'oTA>S report on the condition or az
-, 80 81 = Io1' II IS mol true ne SAID.
''S"eVdI Lee h-S made no general writ
Ten r+poT; n: all He has made reports
on asEc.Sl tpeclhI cases. but not on the
'!tt4iE'H IS whole;
aiSo iSE'lypcd CURING ne eSamlna-
- .'It tHF government mas made no
..,'I"I III tHe case ot the Competitor
-. az OtNcs c'-Ses OF similar character.
'0't .eGueSts loF Information.
EHret oftiie Recognition.
The action or the senate committees on
foraIc-r, -e,p,Iors -,,
-o-,,. '' ''t "64Fe'hs !"
''O'e '''e cameron resolution recogDlz-
lnG tEe Independence OF the republic OF
fuoa, has naturally led 10 inquiry. as IA
how such recognition. II combletcJ,
would affect the position OF the insur-
GenS. Inquiry OF competent authorities
goes TO show that such recognition from
legal standpoint OF View would be OF
fTeater value 10 them morally than In
the addition OF any substantial and act
ull privileges 10 those they now possess.
This moral force probably would man.
ifeSt Itself iirst In enabling the new re-
public TO font Il loan In the markets OF
the world, and thus obtain the sInewg or
var in abundance. for with the powerful
DaCkihk slVen by this implied expression
,..n.I vu' .':.n "a INC 'iointy OF the inSur-
IenenGcnrn thern 'H nan ,'"te"tn nv MI tiirL N
that capitalists would take 10 such an
IttEaciIVc loan. Then the Cubans would
,c,.,,,,.og c celI.og'''eH IN washington by tuiy
T,,rcc ~ .tn ',''',.n'.r uTd leR"uoh IN
~, -, -. ,'r 'i'"'nSih' ,iI' representation
II, ',Y" 80 VI ~ ." C''htrnt WIN
,,'.,T -, ~. r' up1n tuH OhEtetl states
,',f ,". "a .'c W IEpoaeu action would be Inc
.,' - W a., VI INC c'aEHS tor lndein-
w F-,,ro,io plpI'ys'E Cestroyed ny
o,,-r..ns -nsVi sIs'"l, "h.Eh E"w may lie
I,-.' .'p',''.' tor our hct'uE would re-
to -. "'!Gt vi Lts?uI!tiolilty. AS
W. '7,Itldlus tnetnhc!feS' however, are
'~, -, ~ ~ pSteI IH'kS cInlinS asaihst
,,r-,,.,.,, ~" ,o;im,tc2 I"F inc unthEr
~, - y! hIlouaIeIihE eNped't!uhs.
"',,, .'' d n''l1"tc h"ay De nlSrt'
'1gHiF 9pECu'GtloH Is !huNlSGu IN AZ inc
80 =, ~ d" ~ tNs cohui'ioh OF nlaira ~
-, - IHp resolution was NetOed ny inc
i-,.,vt! "HH bec1ihc n law over INC
lty'trhLs veto. TAe question or tAe
~ Vi NoH"THs3 10 tccOSnIac any FORM
NuIH'HtHtht IN CUBA WnUld be IN