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of simple declaration of war with
Spain. They may be able to draw to
them enough to carry this through but
it is not likely. Senator Cullom says tina.
he has believed for three weeks past that
we were drifting into war. but he will
hardly vote for such a declaration now.
The best opinion is that a resolution will
be reported recognizing the independence
of Cuba and directing the President to
intervene to maintain that independence.
The effort will be made to have this re-
port made today. but owing to the desire
of members to read and digest the testi-
mony of the Maine Court first. such
prompt action is not anticipated.
On the RrinI< of War.
We are, however on the brink of war
h if congressional action can precipitate
it, and the Senate Committee will be I'M
able to take any action that will not be
accepted as an affront by Spain. While
the Senate Committee which has to deal
with our foreign affairs is taking on a
| bellicose attitude, the conservatives have
not been idle. For three or four days
there have assembled in tthe room of Sen
ator Hoar after each days session several
of The so-called conservatives, where the
situation has been gone over carefully
| from various points of view. There was
another of these conferences last evening,
at which Senators Hoar Allison, Spooner,
| Aldrich, Fairbanks and others were
| present. They discussed the situation
long and candidIy and came to the con-
| clusion that events were crowding upon
them so that it would be almost impossi-
BILE ostop the Senate, while it was ap-
| preciated that the House was on the
brink of a revolt that promised to oper-
| ride the Speaker. From their standpoint
the situation looked gioomier than ever,
| but they decided to still hold up the
! hands of the President and endeavor to
control the Senate for a few days longer
at least.
A Good Definition.
| In the House the situation is best char
acterized by Gen. Grosvenor, who said
yesterday that the House acted wolf
| ish." Gen. Grosyenor is right. The
House is in woifish mood, and ready
to devour anything that stands in its
way. The revolt is being led by men OF
influence and standing in the party. The
| more the testimony sent to Congress
Monday is read, the more is it accepted
| as a silent verdict that Spain is guilty
and should suffer The naval bill comes
| up again in the House today. The friend:
of Cuba have organized for the battle
and propose to offer as an amendment {
resolution recognizing the independence
| Of Cuba. 1t will be ruled out of order by
the Speaker and then will come the tug
of war between the Speaker and the Ad
ministration on the one side and tbs
American people on the other. The lead
ers say they will sustain the appeal tina
will be made and put the resolution OF
the naval bill. The future alone can an
swer whether or not the House of Rep
resentatives will throw off the yoke tina
has held it in bondage since the frs
Monday of last December.
a Declaration of War.
The Rawlins resolution, which embodie
a declaration of war, is as follows:
Whereas the war waged by the king
dom of Spain against the people of Gu
ba has destroyed commerce between
them and the people of the Unitet
States and its revival will be impossible
so long as such war may continue; an
Whereas by the authority of tina
kingdom. in the course of such wa
stroyed and many American citizens
without just cause, have been imprison
ed and some assassinated in their prise
cells; and
Whereas while our ship Maine was q
anchor in the harbor of Havana, With
the dominion and under the control of tn
kingdom of Spain, at a place designate
by her authority that ship and mos
of the men on board in the service c
their country by the explosion of a sub
marine mine, were willfully, wickedly an
treacherously mangled and destroyed
and
whereas the kingdom of Spain ha
proven herself incompetent to tranquiliz
the island OF Cuba, either by the method
| of peace or by means of civilized wal
fare; and, accordingly, has proceeded I
| make desolate the homes of its peacefI
children into guarded camps, detainin
them there without making provision I
| shelter clothe or feed them thus willfu
! ly causing their determination to IN
number of hundreds of thousands by tn
| slow and torturous process of starva
| ton. and
Whereas against these wrongs, again:
these revolving acts of inhumanity tn
Government has time and again mad
| n RI q kinOHpro 4
Spain at the same time endeavoring b
| a helpful charity TO relieve those whol
she has thus brought to such dire di:
tress, and our repeated protest havln
lbeen disregarded, and our efforts of phi
lanthrOpy having proved unavailing
| and
whereas firmly convinced that furthe
peaceful protest will prove equally
vain and that the recognition of tn
independence of the republic of Cub
| and armed Intervention in its behalf b
this Government will alone be effectiv
l for the redress of past and the prever
ton of future wrongs; and
1 Whereas while regretting the nece:
sity now imperious for such action. bu
mindful of our duty to a neighboring pee
pie and to humanity and with a clea
consciousness as to the business of OF
| cause. and that our action will meet wit
the approving judgment of all civilize
peoples; now, therefore,
y BE it resolved by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives of the United Safe
: of America in Congress assembled. Thu
\ the independence of the republic of Cub
: be. and the same is hereby, recognized
e and that war against the kingdom
$ Spain be and the same is hereby, d.
: clared and the President is hereby al
I thorized and directed to employ the Ian
and naval forces of the United States
America to wage such war to success .
The Frye Resolution.
The FRYE resolution, written on Sta