Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
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WASHINGTON, May 10 Senator For
aker of Ohio, speaking on the Cuban
resolution and in favor of its reference
to the eommittee.Son foreign relations,
said that DE kne the admins tyatldHi
hahhts policy pn this question: s 4
/ Senator All masked What the Epolicy
| ef 1.-the admihisnati6aA was, ,sahd uMrs
Foraker replied that it was to ascer-i
tain beyond peradventure the exact
situation in Cuba. 1t had sent it's duly
authorized and accredited agent there
to- Investigate theEwhole condition and
report.
nj Mr. Merrill argued inEfaYer,of leavtf-,
Ling tHe mesldehtEa free hahh and said
that lMeEe I'VE shoMlto recegnikAs the Cu-i
ban insurgents as belligerent, the Spaa-
ish government would Immediately be
released from responsibility for dam
ages IWh6ehl sAmerican citizens may
sHHdr from ahy future acts or misdeeds
OF the revolters. When the executive,
legislative and judicial functions are
only documentary and migratory, re-
volters were not entitled to recognition.
He hoped for the early and complete
independenos5f the isiand, and <WFen>
the tiaaaswasR ripe, fndepen ndende would
come, war or no war. But he was
wholly opposed ttfe- annexation of
Cubay sasssit. meantthe admission of
Oubasas state equal iR power to New
York. 81 ~.4 e.. 3 cas-
Mr.. Morrill, then turned his attention
to, the new and hotched version of the
Monroe doctrine, with hll5 ltsssa ahocry@
phal additions by our intrepid jingo-
isfs, who sought to naEs the United
States the 'unasked guardian and the
fighting champion of all the American
republics, bigand little: 8 10 this new.
version was to be an established policy,
then it was time t9 create aI arlpg and
navy which will eclipse anything
which night be bronghs against them,
to pile up taxes to sustain huge mill
tary establishment, and to suRplement
the schoolmaster with the soldier.
a0ff3 rA Repersg 81 Erpra,, Les,e M FTr
During tha debate a strong plea was
made fordtsi EEef ference to 6hee edonmit.
tee on foreign relations, on the ground
that thelstate department is ip2 posses,
sion Of recent official information Oh
the Cuban question, it is considered
should be consulted before action is
taken by the senate This information
consists in the main of report by Con-
sui General Eseg dated the latteE part
Of April ~inN which he deals
with tf1eygeneralv situation and presents
all the facts at his command without
making recommended to the
policy to be pursued !, BY this govern
ment. General Lee states that the in.
surgents are decreasing in numbers,
but that according to the most trust
worthy information at hand, there are
more of them now than when he went
to the island He explains the appar-
emit want of organization by the state-
ment that it isIagainst the Cuban poll
icy to conduct the war after the ac-
!cepted modern idea on this point.
General Lee also dwells upon the con-
dition of affairs in the island. The
document IS Of a private nature, but
while itscould not be presented to the
senate, it is believed that it would be
accessible to the committee. I.:.i~..,l
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