The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-30
THE CUBAN ISSUE.

Tho Morgan resolution recognizing tu-
ban belligeroncy passed the senate by
yoio OF tn H. This result III hlshiy AlE
nncant as an indication OF popular sent
mcn,. The people are tired OF haNlnR oIr
navy. our custom houses and our oifielalS
ngot as deputy agents o; Spain for the re-
prcsslcu af the cuban struggle for llherty'
New York world tpem},
The Morgan resolution granting belii
gercnt rights TO tho Cuban lnsnreehlH
bassed The senate by vote OF A. yehA
TO a NAYS II has been increasingly cN-
dent fer some time that n me senate
could be- brought snuarely 20 a vote 90 tins
matter. the resolution would be adopted
by 0 considerable majority. but we had not
supposed that the margin in in 'avor would
be 80 wide Boston Herald Gndependen'l
Senator Hear seemed to think he was
mixing a point against the Mason speech
by declaring II was made Tor SnirAsp' 'h
the same plan. he might now ehirse tnht
the Fornher speech was made for Chic
The pcoplc Of this city and Of that siaie
are IN sympathy with the temper OF ttpse
apeechcs and what s more. he American
people generally are--Ncw England not
xcepttd Chicago Inter ocean SRep)
Developments In regard 10 the passage of
the senate's belllgcrency resolution show
that President Mckinley has adopted me
exact policy OF President Cleveland on tho
to prevent tho adoption Of the pornlrious
Morgan resolution and to stave OH inter
ference by either house Of congress with
The executive department IN diplomatic
affairs Chicago Chronicle t)eml,
It Is time TO tell Spain. in n manner
which can not he misunderstood that ms
hgdeous cruelty and butchery shall stop
that this war Of starvation and hospit1l
burning and ouirages upon somon and
children must end, aud Tint II IT ~ uoi
stopped II will have To reckon with the
United States, Let the preslGeut not rest
with bread ponltices. He must CARR out
the principles laid down in The platform
uron which he was elected Cuba must
be free.--Chioago Tribune tRep),
Tho Morgan resolution which passed the
senate by great majority was cleverly
scotehed In the house Mr., nuts statement
made the recognition cf bsiliHerency worth
less aud absurd The chairman OF the FOR
elgn affairs committee, who by reason OF
his office is a valued adviser Of he admin
istration announced definitely that 'the
president IL taking an active and az eHeat-
i've stepg as he can to secure tho !ndepena-
ence Of Cuba. Times Herald thckin-
lcyl.
II is moi believed that the house win con-
cur In the action Of the senate, ana ne
who supported the Morgan
resolution yesterday are likely 10 realize
knowledge that they followed In the lead
Of democratic tire-e9ter, who has 10
particular interest IN the gliccess Of the
Mckinley administration, and who was not
even willing to wait for the report OF the
special commissioner sent by the president
TO Cuba to Investigate the situation ihne.
Kansas ciy Star tlndl.
II is clear that the administration does
net intend that is Initiative In Cuban
matters shall end with the adoption Of ro-
lief measures for The sufie7ng Americans
on the island II have reasons to be-
lIeye :, SAYS Representative Hit. that the
president is taking Az active and as ef-
feotlYe steps as he can to secure the In
dependenee Of Cuba. and tho fact. ! an
convinced, has reached Spanish keadquar-
ters. for the news reaches US today that
,he minister who will probably be IN poSer |
In thirty days has said that ne Cuban
war is utterly hopeless" These words. are
full OF significance MI Hit was chair |
man OF the house foreign affairs commit
tee IN the last congress. and will undoubt-