The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-19
INDEPENDENCE OF CUBA TO Be
ACKNOWLEDGED
Senate Committee on Foreign ReIa-
lions Adopts Resolutions Which
Will be Reported Monday 1t is
Thought the President Will Veto
the Measure, but There Will be
Votes Enough 10 Override His
Objections.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The meeting of
the Senate committee on foreign relations
to-day was important in two respects 1t
resulted in an agreement to report the
Cameron resolution for the recognition of
Cuban Independence and it devolvcd
through the statement of Secretary Olney
the administration's policy in regard to
the Instruction in Cuba
The Secretary occupied the greater part
of the time of meeting in answering uucs..
tions and suggestions made by members
of the committee. He and Senator Nor.
gan engaged in general spirited colo
quics. Mr.. Olncy made two points
against the Cameron resolution:
|. That the Cuban insurgents have es-
tablished no government.
:. That the right to recognize IL new
state rests with the President indcpcn-
dent of Congressional action
He contcndcd in elaboration of the first
point that the pretended government of
the islanI was without habitation
Suppose you recognize the irdcpcn-
dencc of tho island, " he said what are
you going to do with it?''
II for one" replied Senator Morgan.
'while advocating this recognition want
it understood that | am opposed TO am
neXation.n
'liow then, would you maintain its in.
dependcncc;' asked the Secretary, Kim.
self becoming intcrlocutoy. ''How you'd
you, for Instance. prevent Spanish DOM
ination over the island.''
Il would replied the Alabama Sena-
tor, establish, if need he, II protcctomtc
| would follow much the same policy that
we are pursuing with regard to Hawaii
and lwould send IN army of occupation to
3 i..f .l,,,
case of Mexico.'
The Secretary made the impression
upon some of the members of the commit
tee by the way he pursued this line of in
quiry that while he was disposed to hold
out strongly for the Presidents prerogn-
tive, he was not nearly so strongly op
posed to Cuban independence AS he had
been year ago. He did not dissent
strongly from point made that his own
report showed IL sufficient cause for action
and he admitted that IL state of affairs
which permits the killing of American
citizens and the destruction of American
property was deplorable.
'rhcy are, however, he added. .'the
incidents of war;
Not of war properly conducted, but of
| anarchy, was the response OF Senator
| Morgan.
The Secretary set ut rest the story
which has been very 'industriously crcu-
lated that Consul General. Lee had prov.
| ded the State Department with an elabo-
| rate report on the condition OF affairs in
| Cuba.
at is not true he said General
Lee has made no general written report
ut all. He has made reports on several
| special cases. but not on the situation as
IL WHOLE
| 1t also developed during the cxamina.
| tion that the Cover nment had made no
demand in the.case of the Competitor and
| i'll other cases of similar character be-
vond requests for information.
The agreement to report the Cameron
| resolution was reached Immediately after
Mr.. Olncy left the committee room.
| quarter past II O'Clock, and was arrived
ut without division or expressed differ
| ence of opinion. The only division was
rs to the time the resolution should he
reported to the Senate. Senator Cameron
moved its report on Monday next. Sen
ator Sherplan suggestcd'..that the report
should not he put in until after the holt
days. When the question was put to the
committee the Cameron motion prevailed
by unanimous vote. THE resolution was
| slightly amended first, however. and Eow
| reads:
Joint resolution acknowledge ing the
independence of the republic Of Cuba.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
independence of the republic of Cuba be
and the same is hereby acknowledged by
the United States of America
Section 2. That the United States will
use its friendly offices with the govern
| ment of Spain to bring to close the war
| between Spain and Cuba"
Senator Cameron's report in support of
| the resolution deals at length with the
| question of precedents in the matter of
the recognition of independence and in
intervention of whatever nature by the
| United States, beginning with the Greek
revolution and coming down to the pres