New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-06
EIGHT AHEAD IN SENATE
.noxc EFFORT TO BE MADE FOR IN
DEPENDENCE Or CUBA.
.r,crAcr1oN EXPRESSED WITH THE POLICY
or ARMED INrnRvENTIoN AI0NE-A LIVELY


nrDArE ~ EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Washington April "a debate which occurred
l., the executive session y the senate ia'e
,.,s afternoon would indicate that no matter
',.9 ,ho cbo,aotcr Of the resolution TO come
,-or, the Committee on Foreign Ee.aNons 'he
..so,,tion WOULD cause serious and perhaps
-o,an-od s,scuss,on 1t emphasizes the fact that
,oro arc two elements in the Senate. one for in
so-ordonce with Intervention and another for
,..o,,.o,,,ion alone. and these two factions will
oqht vigorously for their ideas.
rho relations Of the United States with Spain
rere the uppermost topic in the executive ses-
atm and constituted the subject Of many con
terences among Senator's
Tho activity was due TO the announcement
,bat the Presidents message would recommend
,he adoption Ct Z policy looking 10 Intervention
I, Cuba on the part Of tho Executive branch
~ the Government. rather than the recognition
~ independence. and TO an effort To smooth the
vav for the reception Of such report Inc
evecutive session was devoted TO general dis
cusslon # the policy to be pursued toward spain
and developed the fact that much opposition
would he made TO the acceptance Of pohcy IN
line w.th the Presidents desires.
The question was raised by Senator Allen.
who made a long speech predicting much dis
satisfaction in the country at large with a policy
on the Part Of the Executive that did not so TO
the extent Of giving the Cubans entire inde-
pendence Of ;hc mother country
TO FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE
Senator Allen was followed by other speakers
IN the same line. and the fact was mad owl
dent that II the COMMITTEES on Foreign Rela-
tons should bring in resolution merely COM
plying with the Presidents request and stop
ping short Of declaration for Independence.
there would be an effort in the Senate 10 amend
Il So as to accomplish this end Indeed. the
announcement was made by more than one
Senator that he would offer such an amend
ment and by many more that they would sup
port an effort in the direction Of adding the
Independence declaration to a resolution pro-
viding simply for intervention. The committee
was therefore urged not to yield TO the wishes
ot the President. but 10 stand out strongly
for complete action. The policy Of the fTes'-
dent for executive intervention only was crlN-
c,sed as one which would place the entire ques-
tion in the hands OF the President. and thus
leave the matter where II now Is. except that II
would be voluntary renqushnent OF the
rights Of Congress in the premises-the Ish'
among others TO declare war.
The greater part Of the speechmaking was III
o-rosition ~ the Executive. and no one at
committee There was also recurrence to the
intention Of the President TO withhold the CUBAN
consular correspondence and suggestion was
made that If this matter was of character too
infammable to permit Of its being made puhAc
II be given TO the Senate in secret session
4 resolution was offered that the entire cuban
oTae,ion should be considered behind closed
doors on account of the probability or utter
ances which would AFFORD Information 70 me
enemy. This proposition was DEBATED pul "l'h-
ont reaching a conclusion.
CONSERVATIVES IN CONFERENCE.
While the Senate was in executive session
formidable element was considering what should
be done in case resolutions should be reported
for recognition Of independence. This faction
was composed OF what Is known as the conserva-
tive element on the Republican side Of the Sen
ate Their conference was held in Senator
Aldrichs committee-roOm, and among those
present were Senators Hanna. Platt OF Connec-
tcut; Spooner. Hale. Fairbanks and Aldrlch.
Senator Allison was also there for brief time.
general purpose was expressed 10 oppose
the adoption Of any report thai should recon,
mend recognition Of Cuban independence ana
which cid not indeed COnfine Itself 70 the sup
port OF the Presidents recommendation Tor IN
tervention only. This position was taken be-
cause q the generally expressed conviction
among the Senator's present that in case ~ war
with Spain and the triumph Of the arms of me
United States. this country should be left free
to dispose Of cuba as she might see proper.
Many Of them expressed dissatisfaction with
the present Cuban administration. and the opin-
ion was given that recognition II indepc cndence
q; this tine would bind the United states -
the support II the present admins ration and -
guaranteeing It's bonds. giving % the cuban
Jun,a position Of influence ana PoTg,T 20
which /. is not in their opinion entitled. Hence
q decision was reached 10 abor with the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations not 10 report n
resolution with A double purpose. and the in
tertiOn was expressed on the part or some ID
oppose its adoption II reported.
NOT TO REPORT TO DAY.
In accordance with the action Of this COM
mittee Senators Allison and Aldrich had pro-
longed conference later with Senators Davis.
Frye and Lodge. Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations These members of the comnittee
were able 20 assure the other Senators that no
effort would De made 10 report the resolution
tomorrow or the same day on which the mes
sage should be received. but tney could not give
the same assurance as 70 the character oi the
resolutions. They ala not conceal from their
visitors the fact that the committee already
had agreed upon a resolution providing both for
Independence and Intervention, and that II
might be difficult TO change the recommendation.
But on this point no one could speak definitely
until the committee could confer and the visit
Ing Senator'S were compelled To- Withdraw with
out receiving any very satisfactory assurances.
The prevailing opinion among Senators is that
the c0mmitte. VIII rcccdc from its position for
both independence ana Intervention and report
q resolution In accordance with the Presidents
recommendation for intervention alone but this
is not certain Of three rnomhers Of the commit
tee seen. all rlassed as pro-Cubans. one Senator
Frye announced himself satisfied with inter
Nenton: another. Senator Foraker. announced
that he would not favor the change and third.
senator Davis refused 10 commit himself Scna-
tor Lodge hal previously said that he would
support he Presidents position.
GrLLON DISCUSSES MEDIATION
SPANS FOREIGN MINISTER THINKS THE INsrR-
GENTS SHOULD ASK FOR THE ARMIsTIcE.