Arizona republican., 1897-11-27
CONGRESS AND CUBA.
A Feeling in Favor of Intervention
 on Behalf of the Patriots.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Two nations are awaiting with anxiety the devel- opments of the attitude of congress upon the Cuban question. The course pursued by the senate and the house of representative will determine, in a large measure whether the relations between the United States and Spain are to continue cordial or whether they are to be strained to such an ex- tent as to produce apprehensions of a severance of diplomatic relations and possible hostilities.
 AS to the position of the adminis- tration, there is no longer any doubt. 1t has been clearly outlined, time and again. American prisoners have been released, the condition of the re- concentrates has been improved, and liberal scheme of autonomous gov ernment has been prepared to be of fered' to the Cubans, and as already chronicled, the administration is in- chned to afford Spain every possible opportunity to vindicate her sover- eignty in Cuba.
 The new ministry in Spain asks that time ba allowed to determine. whether peace cannot be restored by the operation of this new policy, and President Mckinley believes that it is the duty of the United States to allow Senor Sagasta and General BlancO a reasonable time in which to demonstrate whether or not they can succeed by more liberal methods. where ;Ssnor Canovas and General Weyler failed. Should the new policy of the Spanish government fail, the president will then consider what should be done by the United State S by location and by commerce, and he will be prepared to take such steps as he may then deem proper to bring the strife to a termination.
 In the meantime he will let congres know in his message that it is his desire that no action be taken. at the present that might complicate matters and only serve to prolong the strug- 1 gle, while endangen1ing the relations between the two countries. Congress by following the presidents advice can give the new Spanish policy time to show what results may be brought about, and will still be in position to take action before the close of the session.
 There are in both houses of con. 1 gress, however men who are more uhan ever determined to secure i'm. mediate action, either by the recogni. ton Of the independence of the island or by recognition of the belliger. ency of the Cubains. There will b< resolutions galore. Senator Mills vii again press his proposition to hay, the United States interfere by force at once, take possession of the island i by force and hold it until such tim1 as the Cubans are in a position t( maintain their independence withou, assistance.
 There is a strong undercurremt il congress in favor of the United State not only intervening to end the war
 but in favor Ofsannexation of the is . land. The advocates of annexatio1
 believe that, if the island IS to De SC
 cured, now is the time to take 1t
 when Spain has been harassed fo
 more htan two years by the insur rections in Cuba and in the Philip pines, when her army has been weak ened by losses in battle and dsc.
 mated by disease, and when her cas] box has been drained to the bottom
 in her desperate struggle to retail . the last remnants of her once world
 wide colonial empire.
 The congressional support of th,
 annexationists is latent rather tha, active. There are men in congres who believe that the ultimate resul of any policy of intervention by tn United States would be annexation
 They realize that there would b. strong opposition to any open propo sition to annex the island and vii be content if they can get the ma
 chinery in motion, which they be
 lieve would in the end bring abou
 the result they desire.