The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-13
HOUSE RADICALS IN LINE
THEY WILL STAND BY TIKI
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION

This Agreement to Work In Har-
mony Is Based on the Under
standing That the Majority Ac-
ton VIII Include Armed Inter-
vention and a Declaration of In
dependence for Cuba.
WASHINGTON April 12-By a prac-
tically unanimous vote the Cuban con-
ference Of Republican representatives
decided tonight to work in harmony
with the house foreign affairs commit
tee, on representation Of the latter's
firm position, to be, Incorporated in a
report to the house, expected tomor-
row. -
This is the most significant step yet
taken by the body of about three score
aggressive Republican members whose
course has been towards radical action.
They were in session for an hour to-
day at the adjournment of the house,
and after some vigorous speeches and
the submission of a report on how the
foreign affairs committee stood, decided
that they would be satisfied with the
report from the foreign affairs commit
tee if it made no change in the portion
it announced to the steering committee,
substantially as follows:
A preamble reciting the conditions in
Cuba, consisting largely Of quotations from
the presidents message, which constitutes
scathing arraignment of Spanish misruie
and the barbariities OF the war.
A vigorous reference to the blowing up
of the Maine.
ing and directing the president to intervene
at once for the purpose OF restoring peace
and order, and the establishment of firm,
stable and independent government on the
iS1a of consent
And empowering the president to employ
the army and navy forces Of the United
States for this purpose - SaS t4iti
All In Line
There were fifty-fiye represent tfves
present, and while there were several
who stood out temporarily for more
pronounced action on the line OF recog-
milton, they finally agreed on the neces-
sity for unifying the conclusion final
ly adopted.
REPRESENTATIVE Hopkins, Of Illinois,
presided and prominent among others
who attended were Messrs. Pearce, Joy
and Bartholdt, Of Missouri; Belknap,
Marsh and Loriner, of Illinois: Fetch
er and Morris, of Minnesota; Bronlow
and Gibson, of Tennessee; Mudd and
Barker, of Maryland; Sulloway, of New
Hampshire; Cromwell, of Ohio; A drich,
| of Alabama; Southwick and Mitchell,
of New York; Hicks, of Pennsylvania
| Johnson, Of North Dakota, and Wey-
| mouth and Knox, Of Massachusetts.
| During the afternoon the steering
| committee of nine, Mr.. Belknap, of
| Illinois, chairman, had been before the
Republican members Of the house for
eign affairs committee and secured an
| informal statement of their position.
| The members Of that committee stated
| they had agreed on a resolution to be
reported tomorrow substantially as cit
| ed above, with the exception of the
| words, land independent. Some of
| the members thought the resolution
with that omission would accomplish
| the same ends as with the specific men
ton Of independence and might avoid
unpleasant complications that might
possibly arise with it's use.
Radicals Satisfied.
The steering committee disagreed
with that view, however, and after
some parleying the foreign COMMITTEES
| agreed to make it read, land indepen-
dent
This satisfied the steering committee,
and with an Informal discussion it
withdrew, leaving the foreign affairs
committee in executive session.
At the conference tonight the results
of the steering committees visit were
reported. It was announced that the
resolution the foreign committee pro-
poses was satisfactory and would ac-
compliSh the purposes sought and re-
suits deemed best. There was reser-
walton, however, that If the foreign
affairs committee had seen fit to change
It's mind in any subsequent resolution
| and anything short Of that stated
should be finally proposed. it should not
be accepted by the conference, which
would proceed to work out it's own
ends.
Mr.. Marsh made a dramatic speech,
in which he held that the action pro-
posed was not enough, that he believed
that congress should at once declare
that a state of war between the United
States and Spain now exists.
Several others followed in kind, but
| most of the speakers made remarks of
temperate characters largely attrib-
utable to the absolute necessity Of
reaching some form of agreement with
in the ranks Of the Republican party.
The other speakers Included Messrs.
Belknap, Lorimer, n Mann, Pearce, Bar
tholdt, Morris and Joy.
Harmony Voted.
Finally votes were taken on the prop
osition to accept b resolution on the
substance cited, and Ito agree that
that should be the minimum action
that would be acceptable to the confer