Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-13
DISCUSSING CUBA'S WAR.
Many American Citizens Starving in
lha Island.
p dent McKinItJ Expected TO 80 E
some Action Ds fore
Monday,

W ARLINGTON, May l3.-The Senate
COMMITTEES on foreign relations today
had the Cuban question under con-
sideration on the basis of the report by
the sub committee appointed yester-
cay to confer with the President and
Secretary Sherman. The report was
prepared by Davis anu Foraker, Rs.
publican memners, Morgan, Demo.
cratic member, declining 10 patticipate
in 1t. The report consisted OF con-
else statemont OF the contents of the
filcial reports from American consuls
in Cupa bringing information mp TO
within q week. This report c,n firms
the newspaper reports as to the stu.
alton In the island and sven goss fur.
Their In Depicting the deplorable stu.
alton than must OF the newspaper
| stories. Specisl stress is laid upon the
condition OF American citizsns. 1t 10
positively stated that hundreds are In
starving condition and wretcbedly
clothed. The death Of Americans
from starvation sre daily reported.
Americans are scattered In all parts OF
me Island AMI are shown no c1nsidei-
alton whatever because OF their
American cttizsnship.
u
committee on foreign relations, Bena-
tor Morgan agreed not 10 press con.
sideratl0n Of his resolution today, but
will make an effort to have the ques.
ton made unfinished business on
Monday at 2 O'Clock.
President McKiuIey devoted two
bours today to listening to the un.
official report on the Cuban situation
by Edwin rs atkins OF Boston, who
has extensive sugar plantations In
Cubn and has just returned from the
Island. Atkins 10 warm personal
friend OF Secrelary Long, who today
accompanied him to the White House.
The President sent for Judge Day,
assistant secretary Of state, and for two
hours the distinguished trio listened to
Atkins's exposition OF ths CUBAN sltu-
alton as indicated by the military
operations and with relation TO Amer.
oau interests of the island.
SENATOR'S ASK FOR IMPORTATION.
CHICAGO, May ia special to the
Times Herald from Washington says
an important conference held at the
White House between President Mo.
Kinley aud Senators Davis, Foraker
and Morgan Of the foreign relations
committee, wss the reault OF the de.
cision rescued by the committee not
to continue the debate In the Senate
on Senator Inorganic resolution recog.
nizing the bsiiisereucy OF the Cubans
until the exact policy Of the admins
| iration had been defined. This was
partly due TO the semi-cffi cial an
ouueement made by Senator Foraker
that tho administration hal It's policy
and would trent the Cuban question
In proper way when the time canae.
The members OF the committee
| plainly asked the President what he
Intended to do. In con fidenco no told
them that 1t WIS mot his purpose at the
present time to change the attitude OF
| the aumi Ui,ttation or TO DO anything
which would be construed by Spain as
| q manifestation Of sympathy with the
Insurgents. For that reason, he said,
he had Tefrained from sending war
| ships to Havana to protect the Interests
OF American cit z,ns. The President
told the senators that 90 long as the
/ status quo wss maintained and until
overt acts were Committed by ths
spa nish, Involving the lives or prop
eriy OF American citizens the aumip-
| istration would not change Its exist
lag position. The senators asked for
some official information about the
state OF II iirs In Cuba and complained
because this Information had been held
back. r.g
The President replied that II the
official reports Of Consul General Lee
aud other cOnsuls on the Island were
made public, they would inevitably
provoke riot In Havana.
He said that ne Was willing to let
the foreign relations committee have
all the Information IN the possession Of
the government, ii II would DO care
fully guarded. This was really what
the senators waited, and after their
Interview with the President they
visited Secretary Snerman for the pur-
pose OF arranging with him the means
OF mmunicating the Information.
II is probable that no reports will act.
uaiiy be- sent TO the committee, but
that the chairman and certain mem
beers will be permitted to read the re-