The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-12
| THIS
MEANS
WAR.
Republicans Are Getting To-
gether on Policy
Of Immediate Intervention in
Cuba
BY AN ARMED FORCE.
Recognition of Independence is
Included.
Resolution to This Effect to Be
Pressed
ON THE COMMITTEE
Of the House on Foreign Rela-
tiOnS.
Resolution to This Effect to Be
Pressed
ON THE COMMITTEE
Of the House ON Foreign Rela-
tiOnS.
A Report ON This Line is Look
ed For Tomorrow.

Washington, April 1.-THE steering
committee of the house Republicans has
authorized a canvass of the house on a
resolution which was drafted by Rep
igan. declaring for immediate armed in
tervention for the establishment of a
stable government in Cuba, free and in
dependent. It will be presented to the
Republicans of the foreign affairs COM
mittee and things seem in fair shape to
secure unity of action on the basis of
this compromise. 1t is proable that
the Republicans will caucus tonight.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropri-
ations committee said this afternoon:
81 regard war as inevitable. The
United States will intervene and inter-
vention means war;
Representative GrosVenor, Dingley
and other leaders, it is asserted have
agreed to the resolution.
The resolution presented to the house
committee by the steering committee, is
as follows:
Resolved, That the war now existing
between the government of Spain and
the people of Cuba, has been conducted
by Spain in fragrant violation of the
laws of civilized warfare, to such an
extent as to shock the moral sense of
the nations of the world and to create
a condition which in the language of
the president, has become insuffera-
ble,' by the United States; that all di-
plomatic efforts to terminate this con-
dition have failed; that the people of
the island of Cuba are and of right
ought to be free and independent, and
that the president be and he is hereby
empowered and directed to forthwith
terminate hostilities in Cuba and to
cure to the people of the island sta
BILE and indebendent Republican govern
ment and that he be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to use the land
and naval forces of the United States
for the purpose of carrying this joint
resolution into effect
The resolution seemed acceptable
generally to the Republican members
of the committee but when submitted
to Senator Davis of the foreign rela-
tions committee of the senate, he
pointed out radical defect in the lat
ter portion of it empowering the preSi-
dent Ito secure to the people OF CUBA
ernment, ,"etc. He said it was his opin-
ion that the congress had no power to
delegate such authority to the presi-
dent and after considering the matter
from that standpoint, it was agreed to
change the latter portion OF the reso-
luton into a declaration that such
form of government should exist in the
island.
washington, April 1.-THE Repub-
1icans of the house foreign affairs COM
no fOR6th6r a rGSOlll-
ton for Immediate intervention.
A member of the committee says that
the report will be made tomorrow and
he outlined the tenor of the resolution,
saving that it will ask for immediate
intervention on the part of the United
States to terminate the war now being
there was every prospect of a speedy
agreement by the Republican confer
ence as to the wording of the resolu-
ton The resolution will give the pres
ident power to use the army ard navy
of the United States if in his judgment
a resort to arms is necessary.
washington. April 12-In the senate,
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky, started the
Cuban resolutions, with one declaring
the United States should cooperate
with Gomez n, in any n 1l1tary Iy operations %
lowed with a declaration authorizing
the president to use the army and navy
to end hostilities and secure a repub-
Allen of Nebraska, with another de-
claring a state of war to exist between
Spain and the United States and recog-
niziny independence of the republic of
Cuba Pettus of Alabama made le-
gal argument regarding authority to
declare and prosecute war. Then
Senator Mason of Illinois, made a
speech in favor of war and recognition
of the insurgent government in Cuba.
Washington, April 12.-The senate
foreign relations committee is under
stood to have practically decided on a