The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-21
THE ULTIMATUM SENT.
Demands that Spain Evacuate Cuba and that Answer be Made by
Saturday-The Message Went by Cabe-Woodford Will
Present it to Spain To-Day.
CUBA ALREADY RECOGNIZED

CUBA ALREADY RECOGNIZED.
| The Startling Statement Made BY SEN
ator Foraker-State Means Independ-
| ence.
| Washington. ID. c., April 20.-During
the five hours of discussion in the Sen
ate this afternon of its recent action
upon the Cuban resolutions, i'll the course
| of which several extended speeches were
/ made by Senators who voted against
| the conference report upon the resolu-
tions. only one new point was developed.
| That was made by Mr.. Foraker. (Ohiol,
| in the course of Il brief statement con-
| corning the recognition of the Cuban re-
! pubIic's independence. He said:
Il think quickly, speedily. possibly
| even now, on the very day when the ulti-
matum has be ensent to Spain, pursuant
to the resolutions that passed here this
government has practically recognized
the republic of Cuba. and / think possi-
( bly, it is true We will all know by to-
morrow that that government is to-day
being officially dealt with by the repre-
sentatives of this government. as it
should be-
This utterance. coming from n member
of the Foreign Relations committee,
created n profound sensation among
Senators. Being pressed for the source
of his information Mr.. Foraker replied
that his information was positive, but
not official"
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Little progress was made with the Sun
dry Civil bill, upon which the Cuban
discussion was hung, but in the last
minutes of the session, an amendment
was agreed to providing for the payment
to Great Britain of the Behring sea
award, amounting to S4T3,151.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. All2n, (Nebraska):
That in the opinion of the Senate no
circumstances can arise i'm the relations
Of the United States Of America and
the Kingdom of Spain. that will warrant
an increase Of the interest bearing bond
cd Indebtedness of this government, or
that will in any manner interfere in the
reform of the financial affairs of the
United States on lines laid down in
the National Peoples party platform of
July. 1886 tn.
The resolution went over under oh
lection.
Consideration Of the Sundry Civil bill
was resumed. and Mr.. Cockrell. Demo
crat, Missouri, continued his speech on
the Cuban question, begun yesterday.
AR. Cockrcll said he desired to have
passed by Congress such resolutions as
would declare the Cuban patriots free
and independent. and that not the slight
est restraint or constraint should be
placed upon them. They would he
doubted not. be able in a short time TO
gain their freedom.
MIR. TELLER'S POSITION.
AIr. Teller. Colorado. speaking upon
the same subject maintained that he and
those who had voted with him, had
voted against the conference report in
the early hours Of Tuesday morning to
sustain great principle.
Mr. Teller maintained, and his state
paents were supplemented by Mr.. Butler,
North Carolina), that the Cuban repub+
lie was really first rate government,
not perhaps so good in all respects ;ts
was the government of the colonies, ut
the time OF the revolutionary war, but
nevertheless sound and in good form
Mr.. Foraker (Onio) called attention to
statements made i'll the Senate two years
ago by the present Secretary Of State.
! Mr.. Sherman, TO the effect that the
Cuban republic had an established form
of government administered by officials
of high standing. character and ability.
lac held, therefore, that if these state
ments were true two years ago their
truth had been strongly aGcentuated
since that time and that it was further
| fl,n TTni& fn
; recognize the government of the Cubans.
In discussing the diplomatic negotia
tions between this country and Spain,
Mr.. Foraker read from Il newspaper
clipping what was said to be a semi
official statement in effect that i'm for
NAL dispatch sent by the President to the
Madrid government the Attorney Gen
| eral had changed the term 'indepen-
dent government" to stable govern
ment the change. being made because
! stable was the word of diplomacy to
be employed i'll the circumstances. When
Minister Woodford had inquired what
construction was to be placed upon the
word stable the President had replied
that 1t must be regarded as meaning Gin
dependent" Mr.. Woodford had failed
10 transmit the Presidents nearing 10
the Spanish government fearing that
such statement made officially might
complicate future negotiations. Ny
Foraker said that seemed to he the eX2
planation why the independence of the
Cubans had not ben officially demanded
by the President.
STABLE MEANS INDEPENDENCE
Nlr. Allison Rep. Iowa. interrupted 10
say that he did not think there was any
doubt that the correspondence with
Spain would show that the President
had actually demanded the independence
Of the Cubans.
In RESPONSE TO an inquiry from Mr..
Pasco tFlorida) requesting him TO be
more specific. Mr.. Allison said: ST cam
NOT as witness be very specific uDon
hearsay evidence. The President in his