The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-09
LIBERTY THE WATCHUORD
independence Must Accompany
Intervention.
CONGRESS ON IT'S MtTTLE
Republicans Who Call Themselves
True BICcs Say the Cuban cues
AHaIr-There Must lie "a Compro-
mise or a Long Debate.


There is determined and aggressive op-
position among certain Republicans mem
bers Of the House TO the policy of inter
vention without recognition of the indie
pendence Of the Cubans.
II the President recommends that policy
as il is likely he win, ii is 10 be stoutly
opposed.
AS stated elsewhere in The Times, some
sort Of compromise may be effected by
which intervention will be accepted by
Congress with assurances that independ-
ence VIII Immediately follow. But the
bald proposal TO intervene would fail, as
it should.
Mr.. Bailey said. in conversation with
The Times representative yesterday: Il
co not believe the House viii consent TO
deprive the Cubans Of the independence
they have practically won already. OF
course. / cannot assume to speak for the
Republicans but ! viii say that if they
vote 10 deprive Cuba Of its well-won in
dependence the Republican party will not
have members enough in the next House
10 call the roll
The Populists are as united and de-
terrnined in the support Of Cuban lib
erty as the Democrats, and therefore
il depends upon the Republicans 10 de-
Iermine the result.
II Is n generally accepted version Of
the Presidents message that he VIII ad-
wise intervention without recognition. In
that event there viii certainly be strong,
determined. courageous resistance to the
message.
The Coming Debate.
There viii be a debate on the House
side that viii make its mark as an event
in the history OF this Government" said
a member yesterday. This is not ex-
pected by everybody. As set forth in
another column, If compromise should
be effected between the Congress and
the President, there win be scarcely any
debate at all.
There are many Republican members
OF the House who frankly declare that
they viii not sustain the President in
a policy Of intervention without the rec
ognition Of the independence Of Cuba.
In this list may be mentioned Messrs.
Lorimer. Mann and Belknap of Illinois,
I3romwel, Tawney and a score or more
II NelI-knowE Republican memDers OF
the House.
To Esche,v Politics.
The plan OF The friends Of Cuban in
dependence Is 10 prevent the disc IaTiCn
Of the Presidents message from taking
a political turn. They want TO base il
upon patriotic grounds.
In conversation with The Times re-
4
Smith, Of the House Foreign Affairs Com
mitJee. said:
This is not a question Of politics; il is
q question OF patriotism, and intend to
Irea. il in that way. We are not Repup-
lcans, Democrats or Populists, but
American citizens, and ve intend 10 con-
suit the honor and integrity Of our coan-
try"
The indications are Jllat the House vii.
not indorse the plan Of Intervention With
out accompanying il with the recognition
Ct the independence Of Cuba
In this connection Representatives of
the Cuban Republic submitted some very
important facts 10 the House Foreign
Affairs Committee yesterday
The most potent argument that has
been used against recognition OF the Gu
ban Republic has been the often repeated
statement that the feeble government had
swamped itself with the issue Of bonds;
that bonds had been printed and dis
fributed without any regard whatever TO
the obligations involved; that they had
been given in Yolunlinous quantities TO
newspapers. TO agents Of different char
acter and indeed, for every frivolous pur-
pose. This was entirely disproyed al a
meeting Of the Foreign Affairs Committee
held yesterday.
The assistant treasurer Of the Cuban
republic appeared before the committee
treasurer's books.
Small Bond Issue.
According TO this showing the Cuban
republic proper has only authorized the
issuance OF SO, 900 OF bonds. OF this
number only 100000 were printed and
the small amount Of only S1Z2 600 sold. As
sistant Treasurer Aguerrle testified that
The Cuban republic could only be held re-
sponsible thus far for the sl22 600 Of bonds
actually sold. He denied that any bonds
mad been or could have been issued out
side Of those described by him and he
gave the committee a list Of the names Of
the holders Of all the authenticated bonds
outstanding
The effect Of this statement was almost
electrical IL impaired an element OF
courage 10 the friends OF Cuba that was
manifest wherever the question of Cuba
was discussed.
The intensity with which the cause al
the CuDans IS championed by RepubH.
cans OF the House was forcibly Illus
rrated yesterday. II made a chapter OF
the pending agitation that cannot b,
overlooked.
The Committee of Nine.
As The TIRES has stated the Republi
can members Of the House who are mo-
in accord with the Presidents policy Of
hesitation and delay. appointed z com
mittee Of nine 10 closely observe every
phase OF the situation and keep them ad
Eised. Some Of the members Of thi,
steering committee" We're on the aler
and they captured Senior Aguerrie auC
Senior Albertini, the latter the secretar,
of the Cuban legation al Washington. af
ter they had appeared before the For
eign Affairs Committee. They took thes.
gentlemen 10 = committee room and ha,
1hem give detailed explanation Of tn,
EJatus Of the Cuban government, its ex
tent, powers. resources, the capacity o.
She people for self-goyernment and &,
fact, every point that might enter int,
the debate over the question Of CubaI
independence.
II IS expected that all restraint viii
be removed next Monday; that by that
time al Americans VIII have left the
island. Thus released from the one cause
that has closed their mouths 10 the eX.