The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-02
NOW FOR
THE EWAR
Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations
Decides to Report in Favor of
Armed Intervention
IF 1T BE NECESSARY
TO Secure the Independence of
Cuba.
VIII Probably Make the Maine
Incident
An Additional Cause For De-
claring War.
An Additional Cause For De-
claring War.
ARE IN CLOSE TOUCH.
Committee Interchanges Views
With the President.
His Are Given at the Meeting
Today.

w NdSnlISlOu, April Zine 1ull senate
committee on foreign relations has
practically agreed to accept the recon-
mendation of the subcommittee for a
resolution recognizing the independence
of Cuba and recommending armed in
tervention if necessary to secure it.This
conclusion was reached after a session
today that did not continue for more
than an hour, and so far as can be
learned there was no division.
The full committee gave most of its
attention to the text of the report
which will be made to accompany the
resolution and which has been prepared
by Senator Davis
After the committee had been sitting
for brief time, Mr. Davis called a car
riage and made a hurried trip to the
White House for the purpose of com
pairing views with the president on
some of the points to be made
Washington, April 2-The senate
committee on foreign relations resumed
its sitting at IL o'clock today for the
purpose of considering the report and
resolutions prepared by it's sub-com-
mittee, recognizing the independence of
Cuba This report was presented by
Senator Davis, chairman of both the
IulI ana the subcommittee
and commented upon freely by all pres
ent.
1t is understood that the resolution
agreed upon by the subcommittee fol-
lows in the main, the lines of the For
aker resolution, but there is reason to
believe from what can be learned that
there is a disposition to make direct
reference in the resolution to the Maine
disaster as a cause for our resentment.
Whatever the phraseology of the reso-
luton itself the report accompanying it
will dwell largely upon the incident.
Some of the members of the commit
tee are disposed to regard as positive
the proof of Spanish duplicity in the
Maine affair and to resent it as an act
OF war and there is good reason for be-
HeVlng that there has been more or less
discussion in the committee on the ad-
visibility of a declaration of war on ac-
count of the explosion, rather than a
recognition of Cuban independence
merely. AT any rate the Maine incident
will be thoroughly exploited and made
the basis of much that may be said The
committee feel this the safe course in
view of Spain's recent action concerning
the reconcentrados.
Senator Frye saw the president on
behalf of the committee before the
meeting today and gave the members
the benefit of the views of the chief ex-
ecutive.
Washington, April 2-Representative
Adams, of PENNSYLVANIA, who is actine
as chairman of the house counmittee oT
foreign affairs saw the president and
state department officials today and af-
terwards consulted with members of
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tions. Mr.. Adams refused to talk on
the subject of his conversation with the
president but it is understood he told
the executive it would be impossible to
prevent the foreign affairs committee
of the house from taking immediate ac-
ton and a delay beyond Tuesday was
impossible.
Washington, April at is the pres
ent programme that the bill for the re-
organization of the army shall be taken
up and passed by the house on Monday
Washington, April 2-Secretary Long
puShed the naval preparations ahead
To-Day as rapidly as possible He saw
the bureau chiefs frequently
Aomlral Walker arrived in Washing
ton az o'clock this morning and short
~ afterwards reported in person to
secretary Long. The admiral has been
at the mead of the commission investi
gatlng the route of the proposed Mica
raSuSn canal His return renewed the
comment as to his possible choice for
taxing supreme command of the United
States naval force on the Atlantic.