The sun., 1897-05-13
WKINLEYS CUBAN POLICY.
STEP TOWARD PRE-
PIRIyG TO OUTLINE III.

PAIRING TO OUTLINE III.
Conference Between the Pres,1sat. Secretary
sheruas. and NeuSers or the Toreien Re-
h,tIsas Connittee 1T Nay Result In the
Passage OF the HerEnn nessiutien-
vAsH1SeroS. May 12.-President Mckinley,
Secretary Sherman, and members Of the Foreign
Relations Committee Of the Senate have been In
conference this afternoon and tonight on tho
Cuban question. The Administration IL prepar-
inS TO outline q Cuban policy. and as . prelimi-
nary step the President II anxious to secure the
Utmost harmony Of action between the State De
partment and Congress, and also to have the
public fully understand the facts upon which he
will base that policy. The debate in the
Senate during the present week on the joint
resolution OF Senator Morgan, providing for the
recognition Of bslliSereucy and the maintenance
Of strict neutrality on the part Of the United
States has not been entirely satisfactory. either
to the friends or opponents OF the resolution,
mainly because OF the repeated charge that the
Stale Department has not seen at to fully advise
the Senate As to the nature Of all the reports on
fle in the State Department from representa-
tiyes Of the United States In Spain and Cuba
IL is maintained By the opponents Of the reso-
luton that the State Department Is doing every
thing possible to meet the expressed views OF
Congress, but they are not able to deny that
the charges brought By Senators Morgan, Al
len. and others, that the confidential COM
nunications received from Consul-Genersl
Lee and other agents Of the United States,
which are, Of course. OF the utmost i'm
portanee, have been withheld even from the
members Of the Foreign Relations Committee.
It is nav proposed to meet this charge by send
r.. Nk.N Dali T.,
dsnes. every scrap Of information on the dies OF
the State Department in relation to the Cuban
question Then, ss . second step In the policy,
the Morgan resolution, which by general con-
sent went over to-day. pending the conference
between the President and the Senators. Is to be
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
which viii thereupon decide what part Of the in
formation TO make public.
The President told the Senators to-day that it
should ct once be put in possession OF every re-
port received By the State Department For sew
eral days past the State Department on cials
under the direction Of Judge Day, the First
Assistant Secretary, have been preparing this
Information for Transmission to the Senate COM
rittee, and tonight it was laid before the
members Of the subcommittee, who to-day
talked with the President. This committee met
at the residence Of Secretary Sherman. and it Is
~4"u 10 @AAt' - eue tSooAt oA ]noiR e"nAeEenee,
the bulk OF the state Departments reports VIII
oe made pubic at once. perhaps tomorrow. Al
though no definite statement has been made by
any responsible o1icial Of the Administration. it
is generally believed that President Mckinley
viii not proclaim his Cuban policy, even II he
has yet decided what that policy will be, until
Mr.. Calhoun. the special commissioner whom he
sent to Cuba. shall return.
Oue Important reason for the present activity
or ene AoninlssrAtion anu the Sommittee on
foFeisn heiAtfons In tneir attenpe Co map OUT .
narnonious ConAh pohcy Is tner desire TO coun-
teract ene eUect OF senator foraSers speeeh In
tne senate yeseefuag. IL - learned IRON tnose
VINO taikeo WIZ tne freshaent toeAy tnas ne was
WIZ musn saUpt ~ "nas tne SenAtof hAa 10
saJ anous INC attlnoe o. tne Aafniniseraeinn
On tne SuDAn qoe.tioo' ena nciineo 10 % some
"nat annoyed ~ some OF nis statemenfst chteny
oeeAas. lnes ~eEe eeespeeI' "neenef properly OF
noe' a oeihs tnspiren " tne PRESIDENT ninasef-
Nj. Forakers statement a. to the Presidents
pooey was ornasni ouf nJ question directed to
nin oy SENATOR Anen OK Seoraskas one OF the
ainHt ensnusiasI1c friends OF ouea In the senate
M. noraker mas SID tnat the Administration
nas ouoan poiicy' and that in due time It
uooh 'ake acton In accordance with it Then
SiE. AHen abruptly asked the senator what that
pohey L. 10 ents MT FORAKER replied:
Inc poncy OF the Administration a. to this
mAttef' a. understand IT, Il to aseertatn ut
once. oesond perahvensure' wnat are the exact
eonuiLions exlst1ns IN CUBA It has taken steps
IN mat aireerion- 1t has sent its duly author
Yea agent there 10 make the inquiry 1t VIII be
oIe Snort tme Until report is made TO the
Aeninissration-a report made By the Admins
Uatnns own REPRESENTATIVE report upon
NnIrn Sne Aoniiniseration VIII % warranted IN