Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-13
Foreign Affairs Committees Cuban
Resolutions.
DEMOCRATS FIRM FOR RECOGNITION
Refuse to Agree to the Republican
Plan.
RECESS FOR CONFERENCE

lie mouse committee on foreign affairs
went into session about 1920 o'clock this
morning. Representative Dinsmore Clark
Williams and Berry of the democrats were
present when the meeting opened.
1t was expected that a final agreement
would be reached and the report made to
the House within two hours after the
opening of today's session of the House.
jest before tho full committee got together
the democratic members held a private
meeting just outside the committee room
and decided on what they would stand out
for. The democratic members of both the
Serate and the House committees were in
close communication throughout the meet
ing.
The republicans of the foreign affairs
committee having agreed to the insistence
or the steering committee of the House re-
pubncans that the word ''independent' be
placed In the resolutions, no meeting with
the steering committee or the conference
republicans was held. The republicans who
gathered at the Capitol before the House
convened expressed themselves as gen.
orally satisfied with the tenor of the reso-
iItlons agreed upon and at the prospect of
harmonious action.
Conference of the Opposition.
member of ,ne committee, was deputed to
get together number of representatives
democrats populists and the silver ele-
ments from the floor, to consult with them
as to their following the policy the COM
mittee minority may adopt. Representa-
tiVes McMillin of Tennessee, Sayers of Tex
as, Cochran and Dockery Of Missouri of
the democrats; Bell of Colorado. of the nom
ullsts, and Hartman of Montana of tte
silver republicans, were among those calIe,i
Ihey Immediately went into the meeting of
'he minority and began an earnest deliber-
ation over the democratic Cuban policy in
the House.
Tnere was much difficulty apparent in
reeonciling the views, and at IL 30 a minor
lty member said the democrats hoped 10
nave an agreement early, but intimateJ
there was still trouble ahead.
Democrats In Conference.
During the meeting of the House com
mfttee there was frequent occasion for
consultation with the democrats of the
Senate committee. and a page in the
House was sent for and used in crossing
the Capitol as a medium of communica-
tion whenever points were raised on which
the views of the other side of the Capitol
We're wanted. These hasty intermediate
consultations were made by verbal mes
sages entrusted to the page. The demo-
cratic members before going into the meet
ing expressed the opinion that there would
be no change in their attitude of insisting
on immediate Intervention and recognition
OF independence of the Cuban insurgents.
Some of the democrats of the House
committee were inclined to yield their de-
sire for recognition of the independence
OF the present govrnment in Cuba, as the
resolutions of the majority were for the
establishment of an inde pendent govern
ment, but they criticised the word "es-
ta5lishment' as perhaps blocking what
might be desirable in the future the recog-
mtlon OF the present government.
1hey were informed that their colleagues
on the Senate committee who desired the
direct recognition of the present govern
ment had yielded after talking to Gen.
Lee, and the democrats asked for a recess
for the purpose Of consulting their col
leagues.
The statement in Gen. Lees testimony
which has had an influence with the more
radical pro-CuDan members of the Senate
committee on foreign relations was to the
effect that the present Cuban government
was a government on paper only. He said,
however, that he had no real facts on the
subject and that this was merely an opin-
ion. Gen. Lee also said that 1t was not
true that the lights IN Havana went out
on the night of the explosion.
At 1l:15 the House committee on foreign
affairs took recess until o'clock to allow
the democrats to consult the leaders, with
the hope that unanimous action might be
had.
Thn fc raf,
publican resolutions. and surrendered the
foreign affairs committee room to the full
committee at 1:1O pm, with the under
stsnding that they would have another
meeting tonight should the republicans
report their resolution.
The committee then went into conference
to hear the report from the democrats.
The Resolutions.
The majority of the committee agreed to
the following resolution, to be reported to
the House this afternoon:
Whereas. the government of Spain, for
three years past, has been waging war on
the Island of Cuba against a revolution by
the inhabitants thereof, without making
any substantial progress toward the sup
precision Of said revolution, and has con-
Quoted the warfare In a manner contrary
to the laws of nations by methods inhu-
man and uncivilized, causing the death. by
starvation. Of more than two hundred
thousand Innocent non-combatants. the VIC
Tins being. for the most part. helpless wo-
men and children; infiictlng intolerable in
jury to the commercial interests of the
United States, Involving the destruction Of
the lives and PROPERTY Of many Of our citi-
Gems. entailing the expenditure Of millions
OF money in patrolling our coasts ana po-
Icing the high seas in order to maintain.
our neutrality; and
Whereas this long series Of losses. In
juries and burdens for which Spain IL re-
sponsfble has eliminated in the destruction
Of the United States battle ship Maine In
the harbor Of Havana. and In the death Of
20o OF our seamen.
Resolved, etc. That the Pre6ident IL