Morris tribune., 1897-05-12
A CUBAN POLICY
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lSenatog Foraker Says President
Mckinley Has One That Is
f1FEWell Defined. | 4 Al
wants III HsdI gq thg E@SSsss
gstatps& Afhabirss ~ Before adk-H I
' ing Action.
Important h182&tR Report Received ad From
onGonsul General Lee---What
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WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator For
aker of Ohio, speaking on the Cuban
resolution and in favor of its reference
to the eommitteeSon foreign relations,
said that he knee the administration
habits policy on this question. rs
| / Senator Allen asked what the policy
of tile administration was, and Mr..
Foraker replied that it was to ascer-
tain beyond peradventure the exact
situation in Cuba. 1t had sent it's duly
authorized and accredited agent there
to- Investigate tfekwhole condition and
report.
r Mr. Morrill, argued inlfayor4of rleavf-
ing the mesidehtsa free hanB and said
that were jwesnowsto recognize the Gu
ban insurgents as belligerent, the Span
ish government would Immediately be
released from responsibility for dam
ages tWhiehs American citizens may
suffer from any future acts Or misdeeds
Of the revoIters. When the executive,
legislative and judicial functions are
only documentary and migratory, re-
VOTERS were not entitled to recognition.
He hoped fol. the early and complete
independencs5of the island, and when
the tiane9was ii pc, independence would
come, war or no war. But he was
wholly opposed to-the annexation of
Cubay aas.sit. meantathe admission of
CubaE5as a state equal lip power to New
|, York. 4 f. j Ser.lHs = yszs
Mr.. Morrill, then turned his attention
to the new and botched version of the
Monroe doctrine, with ALI its.sapocry-
phal additions by our intrepid jingo-
lists, who sought to- make the United
States the ''unasked guardian and the
fighting champion of all the American
republics, Ibigtand little:p2 1t this new
version was to be an established policy,
then it was time to- create an army and
navy which will eclipse anything
which might be brohght against them,
to pile up taxes to sustain a huge mill
tary establishment, and to supplement
the schoolmaster with the soldier.
rAryrrF "A, Report From Lee,o RI, IL
During tn? debate strong plea was
made for it's reference to the eommit-
tee on foreign relations, on the ground
that the state department is in possess
sion Of recent official information Oh
the Cuban question, it is considered
should be. consulted before action is
taken by the senate This information
consists in the main of a report by Con-
sui General Leegdated the latter. part
of April i'm which he deals
with tlfefgeneraf. situation and presents
all the facts at his command without
making any, recommendations as,tort the
policy to be pursued .v by this govern
ment.. General Lee states that the in
surgents are decreasing in numbers,
but that according to the most trust
worthy information at hand, there are
more of them now than when he went
to the island, He explains the appar-
emit want of organization by the state
ment that it is.against the Cuban pol
icy to conduct the war after the &C
cepted modern idea on this point. .
General Lee also dwells upon the con-
dition of affairs in the island The
document is Of a private nature, but
while it could not be presented to the
senate, it is believed that it would be
accessible to the committee ,,:E:I