The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-19
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Acknowledges It.
CAMERON RESOLUTION AGREED TO

Some Slight Changes Made In the Word
Ing Which Makes IL More Emphatic
Secretary Olney Appears Before the
Committee but Proners Very Little
Advice-Upon His Retiring the Com
mittee Adopts Cameron's Resolution.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Secretary Oh
ney appeared before the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations Friday and
was closeted with them for considerable
time. The committee was prompt in
beginning its work at the specified hour
Of 10:30 o'clock Friday, all the mem
bers except Senators Gray and Daniel
being present. The meeting was held
for the express purpose of continuing
the discussion of policy on the Cuban
question to be recommended by the
committee, and Secretary Olney was
present for the purpose of giving ad-
vice and placing before the committee
information in his possession bearing
upon the question. The meeting was
strictly private, Mr. Olney being the
only person not a member of the COM
mittee who was admitted to the con-
ference. Secretary Olney, it is claimed
by the members of the committee who
favored action on Cuba did not have
any new information to present and
they say the committee knew as much
about the condition of affairs in Cuba
as was known by the state department.
Secretary Olney urged that no action
be taken at present and pointed out
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recognize.
Decided on Cameron Resolution.
Immediately after Mr.. Olney left the
committee it was agreed to report Cam
eron's Cuban resolution to the senate.
The decision was arrived at without di-
vision or expressed difference of opin-
ion. The only division was as to the
time that the resolution should be re-
ported to the senate. Senator Cameron
moved it's report on Monday next. Sem
ator Sherman suggested that the report
should not be put in until after the
holidays. When the question was put
to the committee the Cameron motion
prevailed by large majority. The
Cameron resolution is as follows:
Resolved, BY the senate and house
of representatives Of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the independence of the republic of Gu
ba be and the same is hereby acknowl-
edged by the United States of Amer
lea.
"Sec. THAT the United States
should use it's friendly offices with the
government of Spain to bring to close
the war between Spain and Cuba"
Resolution as Agreed On.
The Cameron resolution as modified
and agreed upon by the foreign rela-
tions committee is as follows:
"Resolved. BY the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the independence of the republic of Gu
ba be and the same is hereby acknowl-
edged by the United States of Amer
lea.
Sec. 2.-That the United States will
use it's friendly offices with the govern
ment of Spain to bring to close the
war between Spain and Cuba"
Secretary Olney did not make any
statement regarding the attitude OF for
eign governments in case the United
| States took some action in favor OF the
Cuban revolutionists. The secretary did
not proffer very much advice to the
I committee, but confined himself mainly
to a statement Of facts in possession OF
the state department regarding the
conditions in the island and what this
government had done. These includ-
| ed information furnished by the Ameri-
| can consuls and agents, also informa-
ton furnished by the Spanish authori.