La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-04-16
THE CUBAN REPUBLIC
SHALL n BE RECOGNIZED.
Bsaass and House Disposed to Favor 10 ~
Againas the Plan of Presidrnt Mckinley
TO ignore the Provisional Government.

Washington. April S.-Good Friday
passed in Washington with not rip
pie cn the surface. either nt the white
House. or the capitol. to show that the
United States Is on the brink Of war.
Both houses OF Congress had ad-
5ourned until Monday. and at the ex-
ecutive mansion there was no rush OF
eager and excited public men, but
Sunday quiet atmosphere.
There was still come Discussion OF
Cuban Affairs. but II only served to EN-
phasize the fact that one forward step
OF Immense Importance had been TAX
en-, for the discussion was OF an ad-
vanced stngc, and concerned not inter-
vention and freedom of Cuba from
Spanish dominion. but the obligations
and duties thar might be imposed upon
the United States after We had ex-
PEELED Spain from the island.
This discussion revolved around two
propositions. namely, intervention with
ou, recognition OF national indepen-
dence OF the Cuban insurgents, and In
tervention with concurrent recognition
of the Independence of the present IN
surgent government in Cuba. Some
public men hovered between these two
propositions and favored the compro-
mise. There was no definite lead by
which II could be stated with anything
like nuthoritativeness which course
would be adopted. but the unsettled
state of public opinion on the matter
indicated that events Of the next few
days. the strength of the arguments OF
the forthcoming presidential message.
or distinct utterance from our consul
general OF Cuba. might be strong
enough to incline the balance to either
course.
Among the senators seen to-day who
expressed themselves In opposition to
any modification OF the resolution by
the committee on foreign relations
were: Messrs. Thurston, Pettigrew,
Allen and Mason.
I'VE cannot" said Senator Mason,
"agree to any change that would rob
the present Cuban government of the
victory they have SO nearly Won"
I'm my opinion a set Of men who
have maintained themselves Ms the
Cuban insurgents have. in opposition
to the entire Spanish arms. deserve
our fullest Endorsement" said Senator
Allen. adding that he would oppose
any effort to curtail their rights.
Senator Thurston said: III we
should Intervene without recognizing
the present government of Cuba we
should place the United States in po-
sition of responsibility to all other
powers. and the citizens Of all other
countries for any damage done them
in case OF war. This Is my interpella-
tion Of the international law bearing
upon the case. and do not believe 1t
can be successfully controverted. Fur
thermore. i think we would In that
event be held liable for the payment of
the interest on the Spanish bonds.
yxyhfnh fo raI hv ha M,
nues. But a greater weight with me
than all these considerations. is the
conviction that II we interfere In the
conflict between Spain and the Cubans
without recognizing present govern
ment In the island we shall witness
the spectacle of the Cubans being COM
PEELED to make terms with the bond
holders for their recognition after all
the sacrifice they have made. and we
shall have made for them. This is the
thing that is most repulsive to me in
the proposition to deny the present
Cuban government 1t just dues. / do
not want to see the Cubans compelled
to enter into dicker to secure their
rights after the Spaniards shall have
been driven out"
Senator Lodge Of the committee on
foreign relations said to-day that he
thought the committee would not re-
port before Tuesday. He also ex-
pressed the opinion that the Senate
would dispose Of the resolution re-
ported at one sitting.
The steering committee appointed
by the conference of House Republi-
cans last "Wednesday to canvass the
situation TO see how many Republi-
cans would stand by them II the occa-
sion arose for immediate action, and
in a general way decide on course
of procedure, held another meeting
this afternoon. From the reports pre-
sented. II was claimed that more than
100 Republicans will act with them.
The main question before the commit
tee was as TO whether they should
stand for independence and interven-
ton. or for Intervention without indie
pendence. The feeling In the commit
tee has been strongly In favor Of the
recognition of the Cuban republic. but
they do not desire to break with the
administration except as a Inst resort.