The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-13
SENATE COMMITTEES ACTION.
Demand That Spain Withdraw Her
Forces From Cuba.

Washington, April 12.-The senate COM
mittee on foreign relations resumed its
sitting this morning, all the members
being present except Mr.. Daniel The
committee Immediately took up the task
OF formulating resolution defining its
lcea OF the course to be pursued in the
present complication with Spain
The committee is finding IL Il very diff
cult task to reach an agreement on the
terms of the resolution it will report
Inere IS by no means the same unanimity
that there was when the committee first
met and decided to report the Foraker
resolution. Many propositions have been
made covering all the lines of possible in
prevention, but the indications at the be-
ginning of tOday'S session were that there
would be return to the compromise
proposition which was made prior to the
receipt of the message. Indeed, a suffi-
Gent number of pledges had then been
secured to render the adoption of this
course quite certain.
All the Republican members of the COM
mittee except Senator Foraker are under
stood TO be willing TO report on these
lines, and it is now believed that for the
sake OF party harmony he may be induced
TO join his colleagues. This compromise
involves the elimination of the second of
his declarations, recognizing the republic
OF Cuba as the true and lawful govern
menl OF That island, and the retention of
MS nrst premise declaring that the peo-
pie of the island of Cuba are and of right
ought 10 be free and independent
Senator Gray is the only Democratic
senator VINO now appears willing to join
with the Republicans in eliminating the
recognition of the Cuban republic hIIf his
vote added 10 the votes of the five Re-
publicans would be sufficient to secure
the adoption of the resolution and its re-
port by the committee. 1t is, however
not certain that the five Republican votes
could be secured unless all the ReDIh-
hcan votes could be controlled, for the
reason that some of the other members of
this party in the committee are inclined
10 make unanimous action by their party
IN the committee a condition of their CO.
operation.
For the rest, If this compromise is ar
cepted, the resolution will be short and
sharp declaration for immediate interview
ton.
In case the majority agree upon tbe
compromise here outlined. there will in ali
probability be minority report nroviding
Tor the recognition of the present Cuban
government which will be made by the
Democratic members. with the probable
exception of Senator Gray. There is a
strong effort to prevent this division. hut
" now seems the most probable result of
the committees elaboration.
The committees conclusion. so far as a
conclusion has been reached, is to renorf
all the Foraker resolutions except The sec
ond. together with a strong prearnhIa 70
citing the Maine disaster as a caiise fo,,
deep resentment on the part of this GOV
eminent Unless the committee changes
us decision. the following. in addition to
the preamble, are the resolutions vbicb
will be reported by the crmmittee:
First-That the people of tho island of
CUBA are and OF right ought to be free
and Independent
Second-That the war which Snain &c
wagins against Cuba is so destructive OF
the commercial and property Interests of
the United States and so cruel. barharo,s
and inhumap in its character. as TO make
it the duty of the United States to de-
mand, ana the government of the United
States hereby does demand. that She AZ
once withdraw her land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters. -
Third-That the president of the United
States be-. and he is hereby authorized
empowered and directed to use. If neees,
sary; the entire land and naval forces of
the United States to carry these resoliI-
tons into effect.