Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-13
Strongly Urges the Recognition Oh
the Cuban Republic.
POINT OF ORDER BY SENATOR HOAR.
Effort to Postpone Consideration
of the Resolutions.
RIG HTS OF A EOPLE

| liant with meaning ana actloh Ihe genef.
al belief that the committee on foreign re.
lations would report today upon the Cuban
question, and that the report would be
stirring and emphatic. served to attract
another immense crowd to the Senate gall
| leries. The same admirable regulations
which have been for several days In force
| prevented any confusion or crowding IN
the upper corridors of the Senate wing: but
| hundreds of those holding tickets were disc
| appointed In not being able to gain admis.
sion to the galleries.
| Fifteen minutes before the session con-
vened Mr.. Davis. chairman OF the com.
| mittee on foreign relations, entered the
| chamber with a bulky package In his hand.
| 1t was the report from the committee which
It was his purpose to submit to the Senate.
Other members of the foreign committee
| dropped one after another into the cham-
| Der, that fact indicating their work In tho
| committee room had been finished.
Mr.. Davis. at 1905 pm. was recognized
by the Vice President, and made the for
| egn committees report upon the Cuban
| question. Mr.. Davis requested that the
resolutions and report of the committee be
| read.
| Let the resolution be read first" sug-
| gested Mr.. Cockrell (Mo.).
The resolution and report were then read
K by the Senate's reading clerk
| No demonstration OF any kind occurred,
| either upon the floor or in the galleries,
during the reading Of the report. The COM
mittee report as 1t was read in the Senate
made a deep impression. 1t was regarded
as powerful-almost bitter-arraignment
| Of SPAIN The reading of the report occu.
| pied forty-seven minutes.
Mr.. Hoar demanded that the resolution
| lie over, under the rules. until tomorrow.
The Vice President reserved his decision
| on the point Of order.
Mr.. Foraker yielded to Mr.. Turpie.
Mr.. Hoar demanded to know what the
pending question was.
Senator Turpie presented the report Of
the minority of the committee. as follows;
The undersigned members Of the com-
mittee on foreign relations cordially cone
cur in the report made upon the Cubak
resolutions but we favor the immediate
recognition Of the republic Of Cuba as OF.
| ganized in taat island as q free, independ,
| ent and sovereign power among the ma
tious of the world.
II was signed by Senators Turpie, Miila
| ard Foraker.
At the conclusion Of the reading Mr.
Foraker (Ohic) was recognised.
The chair decided Senator Hoars point
| OK order well taken Notwithstanding the
decision Of the Vice President, Senator
Foraker proceeded to discuss the Cuban
| question on it's general merits.
Mr.. Foraker read from the Fresidenta,
| message. which he regarded In many res
| spects very highly.
Mr.. Foraker said while there were diff.
| ferences of opinion in the committee. all
were agreed that the Cuban people should
IA
| the committee had differed from the Pres
ident because 1t believed the time for ac- .
ton had come. They had grave doubts as
to the right to confer on the President the
war-declaring power. which was contingent
upon complying with the Presidents re-
quest.
Also. after recognising the right of the
people Of Cuba to be free It was a pre-.
sumption for the United States to establish I
| a government for them, thesPresicent !
proposed.
Mr.. Foraker declared that II a people be (
free and independent, as announced by
| the majority resolution. they. and they
alone had a right to determine their form
Of government.
Mr.. Foraker then took up the question as
to whether the Cubans were entitled to
| recognition, reviewing some OF the reasons |
whole world knew that for more than three
years war had been in progress. and I'm ali
| that time Spain had been uniformly un.:
| successful. Spain could never recover her
| lost sovereignty.
All these things being true. the United
States had the right to intervene, and
would perform a duty in so doing.
The resolution to be passed here. de-.
| clared Mr.. Foraker. would force Spain.
either to abdicete the Island Of Cuba on
give battle.
If Spain should resort to the arbitramcne
| Of the sword. then he had no doubt the,
United States would prosecute the war to
| a successful and triumphant conclusion.
Mr. Foraker, discussing the resolution
| offered by the minority. maintained that
the present Cuban republic ought to be rec.
ognized. because 1t was a firm and stable
constitutional government.
Cuban OmciaIs Complimented.
He declared that in the matter Of states.,
manship the president and vice president
OF the Cuban republic would compare IA.
vorably with the President and vios Presi.
dent Of the United States.
President Masso was paid brilliant COM
pliment by Mr.. Foraker. who characterised
him a. one Of the foremost statesmen OF
the western hemisphere. !
Vice President Aendes was formerly pru.,
fessor OF law In the University OF Havana
and man OF recognized brilliant ability. 1
Mr.. Foraker discussed at length the vaS1s.
Gus branches Of the Cuban republics goyai
ernment, showing that financial, school and
postal systems were most excellent In alls
respects. u
All the world knew that bloody. cruel and
destructive war was being wagsd on the
island. Diplomacy and autonomy had alike
failed to gain 6pain's end on the island. /
Following diplomacy. the spanlards had re{
sorted to the horrible scheme Of concentrl{
tioa and starvation. thereby shocking the
entire civilised world Yet an these eifortf
Of Spain had been fn vain.
While the Insurgents were now better
equipped and moro active than ever before,
the epanish army had dwindlsd from aso.-i
900 to o0.0o0 active soldisrs. and thsss wsref
kspt IN gsfrisons. afrsid 10 venture ouS
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