The times., 1897-11-20
THE CABINET ON THE ROCKS
4 Case of Shipwreck Ahead for
The Administration. !.
SPAIN'S LATEST EXPLOIT
Three Republican Senator's Who
VIII Oppose the Autononic So
Iution of the Cuban War--ln-
fIuence 10 BE Exercised on the
uouse-Hot Legislative Days.

The chances that the Administration win
be able to force its views as to the proper
settlement OF the Cuban question on Con
greSs are diminishing. The idea OF the
A administration, gathered here and there
is thai if the insurgents do not accept au
tononiy the Administration will not ent
barrass Itself further with the Cuban re
public s cause.
Tie embarrassment of the Cabinet arises
principally from the reason that there are
forces OF its own politics arrayed against
itIn the Senate, and who have great weight
in the House. There are three Senator's
on the Republican side who arc not in
favor Of autonomy, simply for the reason
that such a policy goes back on the early
| feeling OF tic Administration and because
it is against their own publicly expressed
convictions. These Senators are Messrs
! Gallihger, Mason and Chandler, all OF
whom; have large following in the House.
They are in favor OF recognizing the bel
! ligerency OF tie Cuban republic as ma
t4on and after that OF direct Intervention
| If the Insurgents continue TO fight as man
fully as at present.
Senator Mason was outspoken TO The
| lltti's q lew adNN Il 70 W lf1 ne SSitu tidN
| he had rot changed his views, and that lie
believed .he House would act favorably, if
not repressed by Speaker Reed. Senator
Chandler thinks that Intervention will be
necessary, and Senator Ganinger is the
ClampioG on tue Republican side of aD-
solute freedom. On tie Democratic side
Senator Morgan leads the forces, and with
all the other pro-Cuban Sena tors viii
I
by the House.
The Administration, by some indisccae IT
publications. has lost even the glory II
The release OF the Competitor prisoners
Ii has been stated that the release Of thc
prisoners was q master-stroke Oh Spanisn
diplomacy, executed by the willy pupry
de Lone. The expected effect of this
stroke is to allow Spain more time for the
war. Il is possibly the desire to permit
Spain to prJrract the war that has led TO
the utterances OF Republican Senators
that intervention is the thing.
From whatevei point of view the present
situation is regarded 1t presents trouble
ahead for the Administration. This viii
not be decreased when the correspondence
CA recent diplomacy is called for by
House and Senate.
Tne bulletin Sip of the State Depart
nielt y esterdaY containsd listof American
prisoners in Cuha who have been released
since March 4, 1897"
Inc obtrusive idea in this deliveTance
OF the State Department is tina the miracles
have all been performed since the advent
oc the present political regime. Thee is
n mention in TINS amusing record OF fh'
| exploits in the Senate of Senator Hale and
. Senator SPooner, both of whom wept 5i1te;-
Iy il.wardly when : vote was forced 0u
the senate on the granting OF beliigernt
rights to the cuhans. Nor is there any
! MERTON Of the persistent headworl oi
Senator Morgan, who forced from tie sta e
, | Department Information which made TN,
J re:easc OF nearly all Of the prisoners a
! circumstance warranted by all the .,vi
deEce and conclusions.
The list furnished by the State Depar.
ment is as follows:
Sylvester ScoyeI, March 10; f. J. Sal
rien, March 13; Oscar Cespedes, Mare
l6; Charles Scott, March 20; Estcba
! Yencro, March 20; F. j Cazanas, Marc
%; Jose D. Amieva, April 8; Jose Coz
I zaIez, April i: John j. Kelly, April D
: George ". Aguirre, april -; j. L. Cepero
May / Jose T. Dumas, May Il; Fernand
Govin, May -; Antonio NJ. vnor, Marc
Z 9; Francisco Milan, March 2G; Yarga
Y Remedios, June u: Manuel P1rras, Jun
2 l6; A c. Betancourt, June Is; Georg
4 Neuton, August 13; Pedro NJ. Il Monte
; September %; Frank Agrancote, Norenbe
%; Mrs. Julia SainZ November %; Alfre
Laborde, William Golden, Ona MeItoi
Charles Barnett and William. Scoycll, NJ
veIaher 10.
: Nearly all of the prisoners were release
y at Havana.