The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-21
WILL RECOGNIZE CUBA.
Administration May Have Already
Acted.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT BY SENA.
TOR FORAKER.

| ~ASc government II as OulSlAhy
Deaie with Cuban Government-An-
| nouncement Created Profound sensa-
| tion-Provision Adopted to Pay Beh-
ring Sea Claims.
| washington, April 20.-During the five
| hours discussion In the Senate this after.
noon OF its recent action upon the Cuban
resoiutlons,in the course of which several
e4tenoed speeches were made by Senators
VINO voted against the conference report,
| upon the resolution. only one new point
was developed. That was made by Mr..
Foraker of Ohio, in the course of brief
statement concerning the recognition of
the Cuban republics independence. He
| SAID: II think that quickly, speedily,
possibly even now, on the very day when
| the ultimatum has been sent to Spain,
pursuant to the resolution that passed
here, this government has practic ally
recognized the rep ublic of Cuba and
think possibly it is true we will all
Know by tomorrow that that government
Is today being officially dealt with by the
representatives of this government as it
! should be.''
Ibis utteranoe, coming from member
OF the foreign relations committee, created
profound sensation among the Senators.
Being pressed for the source of his infor.
nation, Mr.. Foraker replied that his in
formation was positive, but not official. -
Little progress was made by the sundry
OWL bill upon which the Cuban discus
sion was hung, but in the last minutes of
the session an amendment was agreed to
providing for the payment to Great
Britain of the Boring SEQ award amount
ing to $473, ISL.
Washington, April 20. The chaplain in
his invocation at the opening of the SEN
ate today made touching and tender ref
erence to Senator Walthall of Mississippi,
who is dying.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska:
That in the opinion of the Senate no
circumstances can arise in the relations
of the United States of America and the
Kingdom of Spain that will warrant an
increase of the interest bearing bonded
Indebtedness of this government or that
VIII In any manner interfere in the re-
form OF the financial affairs of the United
Stntes on lines laid down in the national
peoples party platform of July, 1885,
The resolution went over under objec-
ton.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was resumed and Mr.. Cockrell, Democrat
of Missouri, continued his speech on the
Cuban question begun yesterday. He said
that he desired to have passed by Con-
gross such resolutions as would declare
| the Cuban patriots free and independent,
aud that not the slightest restraint or
oonstraint should be placed upon them.
They would, he doubted, not be able
in short time to gain their freedom.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado, speaking upon
the same subject, said that he had no
| desire unduly to criticise the President
or the administration. He had felt from
the beginning there should be unani-
nifty of action on the part of all parties
in Congress If there was to be war-a
war which he thought might have been
averted if the preceding administration
and even the present one had acted prop
erly it's part in the diplomatic negotia-
tions. Mr.. Teller then reviewed the &C.
ton of Congress upon the Cuban ques-
ton. Coming down to the speech Of Mr..
Hale last Saturday night. he said that it
was the first time in his long experience
in the Senate that he had heard Congress
threatened with An Executive veto or had
heard the Senate threatened with q dead
lock with the House of Representatives.
He did not believe that the President had
eversauthorized q any man tn say that he
would veto resolutions sent to him by
Congress. He then called attention to the
fact that when he had pressed Mr.. Hale,
the latter had disclaimed any intention
to speak for the President. Mr.. Teller
maintained that even today there was no
necessity for intervention by the United
States. Should we recognize Cuban indie
pendence and give the patriots our moral
support, he had no doubt they would be
able to sustain themselves and gain their
freedom.
Mr. Foraker of Ohio, called attention
to the statements made in the Senate two
years ago by the present Secretary of
State, Mr.. Sherman, to the effect that the
Cuban republic had an established form
OF government administered by officials of
high standing, character and ability. He
held, therefore, that if those statements
were true two years ago, their truth had
been strongly accumulated since that time,
and that it was further entirely proper
for the United States to recognize the
government of the Cubans.E He added:
II think it unfortunate that we did not
TeCOSllZo buS SuUuu rUNeTulu6uU, DuU IL
may not be as unfortunate as I imagined,
for think that quickly, speedily, posi-
bly, even now, on the very Gay when the
ultimatum has been sent to Spain pur.
suant to the re solution that passed here,
this government has practically recog-
nized the republic Of Cuba and l think
possibly it is true that we will all know
by tomorrow that that government is to-
day being Officially deaf with by the Off
clal representatives of this government as
it should be. -
In discussing the diplomatic negotia
lions between this country and Spain,
Mr.. Foraker read from newspaper clip
ping, what was said to be a semi-official
statement in effect that in u formal de-
spatch, sent by the President to the Ma.
drid government, the attorney general
had changed the term Of Independent
government,,' to "Stable government
the change being made because "Stable'
was the word of diplomacy to be en-.
ployed in the circumstances
When Minister Woodford had inquired
what construction was to be placed upon
the word "Stable'' the President had re-
piled that it must be regarded as mean
ing independent
MIR. Woodford had failed to transmit
the Presidents meaning to the Spanish
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