The times., 1897-05-13
So 90 a MONTH,

President that while there was no de
sire TO enba rruss him sn the least, the
sentiment OF the whole country was
favorable 10 the resolution, believing that
the insurgents had maintained the con
| fiiCe to that hosr when they were end
tied TO recognition and the moral support
of the United Stat tes Government.
lie more 50 vas this tTue 4 the in
formation in the possession OF the State
Department was of the character inti-
mated. Unless some assurance could be
given that 1T was the Intention of the
Administration to act speedily in the
matter, tie Senator from Alabama said
that he did not telieve tile Senate would
longer postpone action on the resolution
Still, the President declined to give that
assurance, and the committee LEFT obtain
ing onl y the vague idea that Mr.. Mckinley
was friendly to Cuba and would recognize
the insurgents after he had heard the
report which viii be made by Judge
Calhoun, if his report juslifies such recog-
milton.
After leaving the White House the coil
nittce visited the State Department, W here
the correspondence was submitted to them
A request was made that this matter be
briefed for the confidential use of The full
committee. The correspondence referred
to consists of the confidential reports of
the consular agents in various rarts of the
island, ana is so startling in its character
that were it made public tile lives of the
men WHO wrote the letters would be put
In jeopardy. Under no circumstances viii
the department make these letters public
at this time, but one OF the Senators who
has read them stated last night that they
coFroboTate all the dispatches that have
recently appeared in the public prints re!a-
tive TO the inhuman harbarity of the Span
lardS the masSa ere of innocent women ana
children and the murder OF non-combatants
everywhere.
They also snow that the insurgents have
an established form OF government, which
they have not on Y maintained for the past
two years, but are now maintaining AID
enforcing obedience To theirlaws and etiicts;
that the greater part OF the island is now
under the absolute control of the in
surgents, and their forces in better shape
To wage war now than at any time since
the present revolution broke out
These reports are illustrated with cita-
tons of individual cases of cruelty wit
DfSScI DN our COffSuldT d-cHtS- anu
copiuus fu their reference to the condi-
tiGus existing in the districts with which
these officials are familiar. Mr.. ShernsR
complied with the requeStof the committee
TO lay this matter before them at the
ealiest practicable moment, and IL il tan
be 5riefed i u time il will be sent to the
Capitol toIay. II will not be laid before
the Senate, but Senators will DC requested
to visit Giie committeeman and iIspettit.
It is probable that Mr.. Morgan viii con-
sent to permit his resolution to be referred
TO the committee under these circuIn-
stances, knowing that the report OF that
committee Will be favorable 70 10 within
very short time. The resolution viii be
accompanied, when it comes back, by a
strong report from the committee adyo-
eating its passage, and will contain brief
giving the reasons for the report, this
brief being based upon the unpublished
facts with which Senators will have be
come familiar. Members of the committee
said last night that they intend in this
way to stop the arguments advanced by
the pro-Spauish adherents that the news
paper statements are fabrications and force
them TO accept the official reports of the
Governments own agents or come from
under shelter and advocate the cause of
Spain. because they prefer Spain to their
own country