The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-15
CALL A DRAWBACK TO CUBA.
HIS GYMNASTICS IN THE SENATE
BECOMING RIDICULOUS.

Senator Mills Also Not Helping the
Cause I'm Congress by His Fire-Eat-
ing ResOIutiOns-SenatO Don Cam
erOns Comprehensive Resolution
I'm Favor of Extending RecOgni-
ton of Belligcrency the Most Eff
fective One Yet Introduced.
Washington, Dec. 14-There is a dispo-
sition among certain senator's to delay ac-
ton upon the numerous Cuban resolutions
now pending before the committee on for
eign rules. Senator Call and Senator Mills
have not helped the cause of Cuban inde-
pendence by the resolutions they have pre-
sented to the Senate.
The brief, but comprehensive, resolution,
providing that the United States govern
ment recognize the independence of Cuba,
introduced last week by Senator Don
Cameron has many friends, and stands
an excellent chance Of being adopted.
The danger is that Senators Call and
Mills may render the situation ridicu-
lous by their ill-advised efforts to help
Cuba and at the same time obtain no
toriety.
The resolution introduced by Senator
Call to-day authorizing the chairman of
the committee on foreign relations to in
vestigate the circumstances attending the
reported death of Maceo, excites but little
sympathy among those senators who are
earnestly and sincerely anxious to aid the
Cuban insurgents, if they can do so with
out violating the laws of the United States
or coming in contact with the treaty stip-
ulation with Spain.
When Senator Call was asked to-day If
he had any information tending to Show
that American rights suffered in the alleg-
ed killing of Gen. Maceo, he confessed that
| he knew nothing but what had been stat
ed in the newspapers. He was asked if he
proposed to send the committee on foreign
relation to Cuba with authority to send
for persons and papers, and thus make an
| investigation in the usual senatorial style,
| he replied that his object is to get the in
| formation through the department of state.
| Senators Cameron and Cullom, who are
| on record as the friends of Cuba, repudiate
| the Call resolution, and declare that 1t
will tend to weaken the force of the more
| serious effort in behalf of Cuban inde-
pendence. Senator Cameron says he be-
lieves there is little or no opposition to his
| resolution which is now pending before
| the committee on foreign relations. He
| has made an informal poll of the Senate
| and he has only been able to find six sena-
| tors, who are opposed to recognizing the
independence of Cuba. The committee or
| foreign relations will hold its regular
weekly meeting. on Wednesday next, and
as Senator Cameron is a member of the
committee, he is in a position to look after
| his resolution and see that it is not buried
for an indefinite period, as proposed by
some of the anti-Cuban senators.
1t is said that Senator Sherman, chair
man of the committee, favors a postpone
ment of the whole question until more
| definite information can be obtained, as tC
the real status of the Cuban question. Ir
this position Senator Sherman is sustain
ed by Senators Hale of Maine, Hoar OF
Massachusetts, and several others who
| insist that the time has not yet arrived tol
| this country to intervene Senator Cam
eron is better able to cope with such oppo'
| sition than either Senators Call or Mills
and he states that he will oppose to the
extent of his ability any proposition tc
| postpone action on his resolution unit
| after the Christmas holidays, as is pro
posed. The meeting of the committet
| will, therefore, be watched with more thar
| ordinary interest, for if Senator Cameron
can get his resolution before the Senate
he is confident that he can secure its pas
sage.
The committee is not disposed to trea'
seriously the resolutions of Senators Cal
and Mills and the cause of Cuban independ
ence would probably be better served i
they are withdrawn or ignored entirely.
Senator Cullom, who has been a con
| sistent advocate of the independence O.
Cuba, says such a resolution as that intro
| duced by Senator Call to-day will do thu
| Cuban patriots and their sympathizeri
more harm than good He says the Sen
| ate and the country would be rendered
| ridiculous by the adoption and ATTEMPTED
| execution of the Call resolution. Whil'
| the friends of Cuba in the Senate and else
where may greatly deplore the reported
| death of Maceo, the United States has NJ
| right to send a congressional COMMITTEES
on a tour of Investigation to ascertain
| when where and under what circum
stances he met his death. 1t is therefore
probable that the Cameron resolution will
have the right of way in the COMMITTEES
on foreign relations.
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