Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-22
Recognition d Cuban BelIlsersney.


belligerents, that there has as yet be IN
advanced no convincing reason to SHOW
wherein such recognition Will prove
az practical benefit to the insurgents.
Indeed several Of the prominent insui :
pents have heretofore said that recog-
pition would injure their cause as much
as it would help it and might prove in
convenient. Moreover if the Junta in
this country has been at work to bring
about this recognition they have done
If so quietly as not to attract even the
attention of the Washington cores :
pondents. 1t is possible that such a
recognition. more because of the srir.t
il evidences on the part of this govern
ment than because of any merit in the
act itself, may render the difficulties in
the way of Spain borrowing money in
surmountable, condition already
very nearly if not quite arrived at.
The vote on those resolutions dis
closes an element Of weakness which
foreign governments will not overlook
and which will serve in considerable
degree to nullify the effect. We refer
to the evident partisan twist that Cor
man and some of the Democrats gave
to the passage of the resolutions. 1t is
but natural to expect the party hostile
to the administration to seek way
by which it may embarrass and injure
the prestige of the latter. The Republi-
cans have always been divided on the
question. They werein the Senate Thurs
day. The opponents to recognition have
has all along supported that policy re-
CARELESS of political questions and
those who voted with him Thursday
have as a whole done so. The pretext
under which German came to the sup
port of the resolution was of such
flimsy kind that it will deceive no one,
much less the shrewd diplomat. Cor
man would have US believe that the de-
sire on the part of those making public
the nature of the consular reports to
conceal the sources from which the in
formation was received, is proof that
the administration is not doing its
duty in protesting American citizens.
This was German "All over" as the
saving is Nothing above political
trickery can be expected of this Machi-
velian Maryiander He was taking to
the country, that part of it which he
presumes will overlook the explanation
of Senator Foraker that the reason for
keeping back the names of the con-
suIs was fear that it would impair
their usefulness. The secrecy in that
respect was in every way Just as sem
sible and the precaution as necessary
as was the secret session of the Senate
taken. In the House the Democrats
showed the same disposition to try and
make political capital by attempting to
force the Morgan resolution through in
connection with the resolution for re-
lief The silver men and PopocratS
are not willing to give President Nc
Kinley as much chance as they did
Cleveland whom they so cordially
hated. Indeed we are inclined to be-
lieve that the hint dropped by Con-
gresham Hit, to the effect that the
President hopes by means of a change
of administration in Spain and the eff
forts of his administration to bring
about a solution of the Cuban question
will serve only to make the Democrats
more than ever anxious to share in the
glory or at worst to prevent the Repub-
lican President and secretary of state
obtaining any of that which may be
said to properly belong to them. While
to undertake to say just what the
House will do is something more than
most conservative persons will attempt
DIT ILLS llIit, IL tiotS oCtIi III ppopiN tiietA
this body will in no unseemly haste ap-
prove the Senate resolutions if at all
Notwithstanding the partisan animus
that has appeared in this Cuban dis
cusson and Notwithstanding the prob
ability that the House will move delib-
erately, Spain cannot afford to over
look the fact that there is much signi-
| ficance in that big majority with which
| the Senate has given its approval. MOI
will it wisely overlook the feature of il
seen in the attitude of Republicans
| friendly to the administration, but inn
patient of it's policy and who conse-
quently voted against any further
| delay, although such IVES believed by q
Republican administration to be desir-
able and wise. Moreover President Nc
Kinley himself is man of too warm q
heart and too strong a sense of justice
| to contemplate Spanish outrages il
| Cuba or her barbaric methods of war
fare, methods which ought to b.
stopped, with Indifference. Not one o.
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