The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-19

Apparently No War Sentiment Among the
Representatives.
Washington, December 1S.-Ihe mem.
bars Of the House heard with surprise OF
the aotion of the Senate foreign relations
COMMITTEES in recognizing the indepenu-
ence Of Cuba, and if the opinion Oh the
mem bers OF the foreign affairs commlttee
and some of the Democrat and hepuoll-
can leaders In the House is to be taken
as criterion, the House will not sustain
the position taken by the Senate COM
| mittee.
! MIR. Hit, chairman OF the House COM
| mittee, is OUT Of the city. Several other
members of the committee not In their
seats to-day have presumably left town.
Those who are remaining who were IN
terviewed on the subject opposed any
action at this time. The Hepnbli-
cans objected to any step which would In
their opinion, bring about war with
Spain on the ground that the Mckinley
administration ought not be met at the
moment OF coming into power by SO
serious International problem.
A member of, the committee expressed
the belief that the United States had
better attend to it's own business, and
not 60 dancing through the ConRress Of
Nations with chip on its shoulders
spelling for a fight. Cne of the Republi
can leaders of the House pointed out that
| . promise Of better times was made to
the American people II Mckinley should
be elected to the presidency. Now it
was proposed by the Senate to take step
which would involve us with Spain and
retard our prosperity for several years.
He expressed the belief that all Republi-
can leaders al well as influential Demo
Gratis in the House would set their faces
against the adoption of any Cuban rsso-
luton which might properly be regarded
by Spain az unfriendly.
Not single member of the House out
of score or more leaders, would be
found wfe believed tha Senate resolution
could PASS the House in event Ii should
be favorably reported by the House com
mittee which is regarded as impossi he
Mr.. Quiag of the foreign affairs commit
tee said: II don't think the Senate reso-
luton can pass the House at this session.
do not Know a memDor of the House
committee on foreign affairs who is in
favor of it, nor do think 1t possible to
obBain from the House concurrence of
any sort at this session. The disposition
of the House committee is to leave the
matter to the incoming administration.
Mr.. Shafroth, silve,ite of Colorado,
said: "Wall street will not permit the
passage of the resolution through the
House. 1T may pass the Senate, but that
will end the matter"
What Olney Had to Tell.
New York, December IS. "A Washing
ton despatch says that Secretary Olney
would tell the Senate committee that
Senior DeLome, the Spanish minister
and uaofficiAlly that France, Russia and
HollSiid Lave instructed their rep7esen-
tatives here that the instant the United
States takes any official action toward
acknowledging either the belligereilcy
or the independence of Cuba, without
previous provooation. they are to inform
the secretary of state That their govern
ments consider this act hostile and un-
friendly.
cit 10 apparently well understood that
England will not join issue against the
United States.
DE LONE Not Worried.
Washington, December 16.-Senor
Dupuy DE Lone, she Spanish minister,
was informed of the action of the Senate
com mittee on the Cameron resolution
soon after it occurred. He did not seem
either disturbed or surprised. He said
that as it was n matter before Congress
he must decline to discuss it or comment
upon it i'll any way. Anticipating, how
ever. that statements of various sorts
would be attributed to him by the press,
he wished to forestall them by saying
that any alleged interviews with him which
might appear would be unauthorized.
Arms, Not Men, Wanted.
Boston, December 1s.-Off1oials of the
Boston Gu ban club are authority for the
statement that no authorized recruiting
for the Cuban army is being carried on
here. They say that money, arms and
ammunition are needed moro than yolun-
teers.
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