The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-22
SIDETRACKED.
neafirmation of Monroe Doctrine Not
favored In the House.
yas RECOGNITION OF cuBANs
A Matter Which Must Also Be
Held Over.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. The prediction
u freely made by members OF tho house
committee on foreign affairs that II the
proposed reaffirmation of tho Monroe doc
trine Is adopted by the senate and sent
over to the house for action IL will be al
lowed to rest quietly in the committee
AIes
A canvass OF more than majority OF
both Republican and Democratic members
OF the committee failed TO discover any
member who endorses IL. Courtesy to
their colleagues OF the senate impels the
members of the committee In the other
house to refrain from putting themselves
on record In interviews as opposed TO tho
resolution, but In conversation they do not
hesitate to criticise the verbiage OF 1t and
10 deprecate the policy which brings 10
forward at this particular time.
One OF the foremost authorities on dip
lomatic matters in the house said that he
deemed 1t very poor diplomacy to take
any steps tending to increase the tension
between the government and Great Bri-
tain In what practically amounted to q
crisis.
The committee members think IL would
be better policy to sidetrack the resolution
without any demonstration OF disapproval
than To make an adverse report upon IL to
the house. They say that IL will be impol.
Tito to evoke any appearance OF discord In
congress upon question Of foreign pol
Icy, and thas II the concurrence OF tho
house Is not TO be secured for the resolu-
ton, and they believe that II will not be.
the friction over 10 should be minimized.
BeiIigerency Can Wait.
The question OF the recognition OF
Cuban belligerency Is moro than anything
else "in tho air" Tho subcommittee OF
the senate foreign affairs committee arc
preparing their report. and the administra-
tion Is believed to have the matter under
most serious consideration
Among tho Massachusetts, delegation In
the house, the general sentiment is that n
recognition of belligerency would at this
time be unjustiflable and inopportune.
Representative Morse does not under.
stand what there is to recognize. since tho
insurgents "have no government. no con-
stitution and no port of entry"
This Is the prevailing opinion OF tho
Massachusetts representatives, although
they are all ayerso to saying anything that
shall seem lacking in sympathy toward
men bravely struggling for liberty. Every.
one syiupbtnlLes WITH tDe OuDAns, out tho
wisdom Of their recognition Is felt to be
another matter.
Mr. Call made hard struggle yesterday
TO draw the senate into debate on tho
Cuban revolt by his resolution Of inquiry
as TO the arrest OF two American citizens
by the Spanish authorities in charge o.
Cuban affairs. Mr.. Call wished TO havo
the resolution acted upon immediately,
but IL was sent to the committee on for.
eign relations
Mr. Hoar remarked that there seemed
60 be notion In some quarters that tho
senate OF the United States was con.
setantly loaded cannon for any single mem.
Der OF the senate to touch off" at his dis.
cretion. He thought IL best TO Ego a little
moro SLOWLY" In all these cases.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that whenever such
Information was received by n senator and
communicated to the state department
steps were Immediately taken to cable an
inquiry into the facts. Why this one case.
which had come to the knowledge Of the
senator from Florida should be singled
out and made the means of applying n
spur 10 the president or secretary Of state
or the senate, he could not say.