Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-16
TIE ENTRY

Called this morning lbv appoint
men0 10 see Sena-or John Sherman on
the subject of the unit of the coinage.
After c0nversing on that question, / re-
ferred 10 his resolution Introduced IN
the Senate and his speech In favor OF
recorn .zing the belligerency of Cuba.
and asked If he had recently examined
the realty with Spain of 1885. He said
DE had nor: was not aware OF the exist
arce Of such a treaty. I referred 10 its
provisions and TO the probable conse-
qucnces of the excise by Spain by riehs
of visit (or search: thought orr people
would not submit TO If. and that the
consequence would soon develop in war:
said hat fighting was nor belligerency;
there is fighting bur no belligerency in
Cuba. there is no government Of the in
surrec-i0n parry. no political organic
lion. etc He admitted rha- he had not
examined the subject closely. but said
there is a coed deal Of eXci,emen; in the
country on the subject, 7 advised him
in connection with The passing Of his
resolution of belligerencv. 10 praD3re
bills for the increase Of the public debt.
and 20 meet the increased appropria-
tion which viii be necessary for the
army. navy. etc"
AN EVIDENT SOLICITUDE
among Republicans Lest The party. in
presence os the approaching autumn
election. should he divided on the Gu
ban question by reason Of representa-
tons 70 The country i'm regard 10 the
Presidents real attitude. is indicated
on June 10th by this entry:
Judge Orth and General Butler call
ei I'm the evening 70 urge the sending
of a message by the President on the
question OF Cuban bellig rencv. Or-h
SAYS ire wore will be close. Banks Will
make the closing sneech; but there are
some twenty or thirty quiet members
who may he decided by his speech. but
would not 90 against the Presidents
views"
On June 12-h there is this entry:
STAY az home and prepare 4 mes
sage on the Cuban b2ligerency cues
ton. to he submitted for the Presi-
dents consideration. in case he agreed
10 send one He has not vet returned
from the fishing excursion"
OF the discussion of the Cabinet on
the 18th. the day on which the special
message was sent to Congress. the diary
SAYS,
IF was generally admitted that if
war is to be resorted to. il should be by
A DIRECT DECLARATION.
and not by embarrassing Spain bysa
declaration of belligerency; agrees
unanimously that no condition of facts
exists 20 Justify belligerenCy. Finally.
the President amends his sentences by
referring in general terms TO seizures on
the high seas. embargoes of property.
and personal OutraFes. Robson adds
the concluding sentences. claiming that
the question of belligerenCv is distinct
from those questions of wrongs. which
are being pressed for Naturalization.
and. if not satisfied. they will be made
the subject OF a future message. And
thus Il is agreed that the message shall
be sent in"
Speaker Fish said that the original
graft of the message. with its many
erasures and interlineations. is all in
Mr. Fish's own hand. The message
sent 10 Congress and printed is YER
batim as in that draft down to the fol-
lowing paragraph near the end:
There is no de factO government in
the island of Cuba sufficient to execute
law and maintain just relations with
other nations.
SPAIN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE
to suppress the opposition 10 Spanish
rule on the island, nor to award speedy