Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-20

opposing any struggle for the establish
ment OF republic, yet they do think that
the reports from Cuba are too conflicting
and indefinite to justify recognition.
Is A gentleman who stands very close to
Speaker Reed and is acquainted with the
speakers views on the question, said to-
day:
ut is highly improbable that the Cam
eron resolution will pass the senate, be-
cause there is strong opposition to it by
several senators, and 1t can be talked to
death. If il were brought before the house
1t would be passed by a strong majority,
because many members would vote against
their own judgment in Difference to what
they believe to be the public sentiment of
their constituents. The resolution will not
be given time in the house, however, nor
any other resolution to recognize Cuba,
unless there should be some change in the
situation which would more certainly justi-
fy interference by this government. 1t is
possible that the question might be raised
in the house as a privileged matter by
some hook or crook, though do not see
how that could be done"
Lenders Oppose Action.
Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, who stands next
to the speaker in the leadership of the
house, said: II have always believed that
1t was the best policy for congress to leave
diplomatic matters to the proper depart
mert of the government. When the legis-
lative branch of the government attempts
TO interfere with the diplomatic, there are
likely to be serious errors committed
General Henderson, of Iowa, the second
member of the committee on rules, spoke
tersely, saying: LAS citizen of re-
public, my sympathies are strongly with
the Cuban insurgents. As n citizen of this
republic | am in favor of attending strict
ly TO our own business"
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. said: I'VE have
had no real information of the state of af-
fairs in Cuba since the presidents mes
sage. Reports are printed in the press one
day and denied the next. ] can see no
useful end 10 be attained by agitating the
question. When we are called to act upon
information of a real state of affairs we
will take such action as justice and patriot
ism shall dictate, with due regard to our
treaties and to the real interests of the
United States.'
Mr.. Quigg. of New York. member of the
foreign affairs committee, said: THE sec
rotarys statement expresses my view of
the relation of congress to the act of ac-
knowledging sovereignty. / don't think we
have anything that can be described as
power. IL IL requires the presidents sig
nature to change the name of prairie
postoffice it certainly ought not to be pos
sible without his signature to change the
status of nations. But the secretary,
think. is unduy anxious: the Cameron res
olution will not get past the house COM
mittec i'm my opinion. The Cuban Ques-
tion must await the judgment of President
Mckinley. We are not going to start his
administration with war, at least until
he has had a chance to say whether, in
his judgment, war is what the people
want"
Mr.. Pearson. OF North Carolina. Of the
foreign affairs committee of the house,
said: Mr.. Olney's interview surprises me
moro than did the action of the senate
committee on foreign relations. Its tone of
assumed infallibiity. not to say of AFRO
Eance. is likely to intensity the feelings
and add to the force and number of the ex-
trcmists in both houses
Chairman Hit and several other MEM
bcrs of the foreign affairs committee are
out of the city. A Republican member who
voted in the committee last session for the
resolution TO recognize the insurgents as
belligerents said: The more we study
the question of the right of the government
to interfere in Cuba, on the broad grounds
of humanity the more plain it becomes
that we should have as much right TO free
Ireland, All of this delay and discussion
and trouble would have been averted and
the conflict in Cuba might have been
stopped long ago If the executive had in
/ tcrfered on the ground of the treatment
of American citizens down there. which
he had right to do