Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
Senate Foreign Committee Declares
Support of Monroe Doctrine.
SYMPATHY MANIFEST FOR CUBA
Action to Be Taken to Protect
Americans in Armenia.
IMPORTANT MEETING TODAY

| discussing the Cuban, Armenian and Ven
| ezuelan questions, with incidental reference
| 10 the Monroe doctrine. There was full
| attendance OF members and the discussion
| tcok wide range on all the subjects
| der consideration There was no final COM
| mittee action on any of the bills or joint
| resolutions bearing upon any of the SUBJ
| jects in hand. but all Were referred to SUBJ
committees for special Investigation and
report at future meeting. During the
meeting the committee was supplied with
| copies Of the Associated Press dispatches
bearing upon Great Brtain's movements in
Venezuela and elsewhere They were read
with much interest, and commented upon
at some length, especially in view of the
fact that they throw new light upon ques-
| items which were then under discussion.
The committee adjourned at 1 o'clock to
meet subject to the call of the chairman.
Monroe Doctrine Stands.
The committee took action on but one
| of the subjects before it. II decided on a
positive affirmation of the Monroe doctrine
by Congress. subcommittee was ap-
pointed to draft resolution declaring the
| sense of Congress cn this question.
The discus sion on this point was conduct
ed upon the basis of Senator Lodges reso-
| luton, which seemed to meet the approval
| of majority of the members
| Senator Turpie took exception to some of
| the phraseology of the resolution, but there
| is little question that the measure when
| reported VIII adhere closely to the ltnes CT
| the Lodge resolution. The subcommittee is
4 expected to report to the next meeting OF
| the full committee, or il is possible that the
committee may be polled without a formal
meeting
| The committee was almost unanimous in
| advocacy of the declara ton on the Monroe
doctrine: Senator Gray is understood TO
| have taken position adverse to such a
| declaration. The opinions advanced were
almost all to the effect that the Venezuelan
affair had served to emphasize the wisdom
I Of this doctrine, and to show that the time
was ripe for an official declaration of it by
the law-making power of the land.
England's Possible Indirectfon.
The Associated Press dispatch indicating
cnglands purpose of dealing Independently
| with Venezuela was commented upon, espe-
| cially i'll this connection, and some of the
Senator's expressed the apprehension that
| the report might be only too well founded
| comment was made upon the portion of the
Presidents message, leaving the door open.
| as they expressed it, for this line of attack
| on f;ngiands part but IL appeared to be the
| sense of the committee that if England
should succeed in patching up the matter
| with this South American republic thar
| circumstance should not he allowed to stand
| III the way of a general declaration, which
would at least serve in future emergencies.
| Frfendliness To Cuba.
Senators Sherman, Lodge and Morgan
| were appointed to consider the Cuban
| question, and the discussion in the COM
mittee indicated that whatever may be
done will be on the lines Of the recognition
of the belligerency of the insurgents 1t
was apparent that very friendly feeling
toward the insurgents pervaded the COM
mittee, but the inclination appeared TO be
| against immediate action,
| The opinion was expressed by the most
pronounced friends of the rebels that too
| precipifate action might do them more
| harm than good. There are also many
| other circumstances to be taken into con-
| sideration, and the question presents so
| many phases that considerable time will
| be necessary for the proper Investigation
| of the question. No immediate report is
therefore, expected upon this matter.
Armenia Considered.
| The Armenian question was taken up and
| also referred to subcommittee. The opin-
ion general that the administration
| should be supported in any effort 1t might
make looking to the protection of Amer
lean subjects in Turkish territory and
| that the United States should make its in
| fiuence felt in that quarter. How best to
| proceed to do this is the problem which
| eonfronts the committee, and it is to this
| phase of the matter that the subcommittee
is expected to give its special attention.
| houses
| Assurances have been given by the House
committee on foreign affairs to those men,
bers who are particularly interested in the
movement to secure recognition for the
| Cuban revolutionists that that question
| will be thoroughly and carefully investi-
| gated, and that report win be made upon
it to the House at the earliest day con-
| sistent with such an investigation.
A subcommittee of the foreign affairs
committee has been designated by Chair
n an Hit to take jurisdiction of the Cuban
! matter, with these members Adams Penn
sylvania, chairman; Draper, ,Massach chusetts:
| Hit, Illinois Some impatience has been
| voiced in the House because a resolution
| TO recognize the revolution has not been
| brought forward and passed Immediately,
| and patriotic and sentimental reasons have
| been urged in support of this feeling. The
| friends of Cuba Free feel certain that
| there is a great majority in Congress on
| their side, and that whenever a resolution
may be brought up it can be passed with
| an enthusiastic demonstration, which would
materially encourage the struggling revo-
| lutioniStS.
The foreign affairs committee recognizes
| fully the existence of this sentiment, but
| the subcommittee does not feel justified in
| acting without the usual deliberation, nor
is it at all certain that they will deem it
| eXpedient for this government to recognize
Cuba at once.
| Data at Hand.
The House has passed a resolution call
ing upon the State Department for all the
information it has on the subject. and the
Secretary of State has informed Chairman
| Hit that the evidence will be given him
| as soon IS possible. Recently President
| Palma of the Cuban junta left a great
| mass of documents with the Secretary OF
| State, and beside these there are on file
| in the department much correspondence
| with Spain incidental to the present upris-
! ing. Clerks are compiling these papers in
| to form for the of the House, and IL
/ would be, in the opinion of the members OF
| the subcommittee, to step outside of the
| regular order of procedure to recommend
any sort of action to the House until these
| papers have been considered.
| If I'm the meantime the insurgents man.
age to capture Havana their victory would
| be such unmistakable evidence of the
| status of the revolution that the commit
tee would not hesitate to ask the House
to recognize the state of belligerency with
out delay. Members of the subcommittee
| do not hesitate to say this.