The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-03
RECOGNITION OF CUBA
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ARMED
INTERVENTION
ONLY HOPE OF AvERTING WAR
Lies in the Possibility That at the
Last Minute the Spanish Gov
eminent Will Yield
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April Full Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has prac-
tically agreed to accept the recommends
ton Of the subcommittee for resolution
for recognizing the independence of Cuba
and recommending armed intervention ii
necessary.
Senator Foraker's resolution introduced
last Wednesday was as follows:
BE 1t resolved, by the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the United
States of America:
"First-That the people of the Island of
Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free
and independent
"Second-That the government of the
United States hereby recognizes the Re-
public of Cuba as the true and lawful gov
eminent of that island.
"Third-That the war Spain is waging
against Cuba is so destructive OF the COM
mercial and property interests of the
United States, and so cruel, barbarous and
inhuman in it's character as to make 1t the
duty of the United States to demand, and
the government of the United States does
hereby demand, that she at once withdraw
her land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters
"Fourth-That the President Of the
United States is hereby authorized, empow-
cred and directed to use. If necessary. the
entire land and naval forces of the United
States to carry these resolutions into eff
feet"
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations resumed its sittings at II o'clock
today for the purpose of considering the
report and resolutions prepared by its
subcommittee recognizing the indepen-
dence of Cuba. This report was presented
by Senator Davis, Chairman Of both the
full committee and the subcommittee, and
commented upon freely by all present.
1t Is understood that the resolution ag-
reed upon by the subcommittee follows in
the main the lines of the Foraker reso-
tuition, but there is reason to believe, from
what can be learned, that there Is dis
position to make direct reference in the
resolution to the Maine disaster as cause
for our resentment.
Whatever the phraseology Of the resolu-
tion ITSELF the report accompanying it will
dwell largely upon the Maine incident.
Some of the members of the committee are
disposed to regard as positive the proof of
Spanish duplicity in the Maine affair and
to resent 1t as an act Of war and there is
good reason for believing that there has
been more or less discussion on account
of the explosion, not only for Cuban indie
pendence merely, but the Maine incident
will be thoroughly exploited and made the
basis Of much that may be said. The COM
mittee feel this is the safe course, in view
Of SPANS recent action concerning the
reconcentrados.
Senator Frye saw the President on be-
half of the committee before the meeting
today and gave the members the benefit of
the views of the Chief Executive.
After the committee had been sitting
for q brief time, DR.. Davis called a car
r!age and made a, hurried trip to- the White
House for the purpose of comparing views
with the President. on some of the points
to be made. The committee also had Ad-
miral Irwin before them for some time
today examining him as a torpedo expert
on the Maine disaster, and also on the
strength of the Spanish flotilla and the
best course for this country to pursue in
the matter.
So far as could be learned there was no
division of opinion expressed in the COM
mittee as to the propriety Of the course
agreed upon. Senators Gray, Daniel and
Turpie were absent, but the opinion is ex-
pressed that none of them will make any
opposition to the reporting of the resolu-
ton.
The Appropriation bill would go to the
Committee of Appropriations There is
reason for the belief that war revenue
measure has been under consideration
and it is not improbable that bill of this
character may be introduced at the same
time, if it is not, indeed, made a part of
the expected bill or resolution authorizing
the President to intervene forcbly to put
a stop to hostilities in Cuba. No definite
plan or even an outline of plan to raise
war revenue from the internal revenue
sources has yet been formulated, but it is
the belief of the persons who necessarily
would be consulted in the matter that leg
islation for an additional tax on beer is
almost certain in the event of hostilities
to be recommended to Congress. Whisky,
1t is said, also would come in for a share
of the increase but for the fact that the
present rate of $l10 per gallon, in the
opinion of experienced revenue officials,
is really above the maximum revenue pro-
duction point.
There is no reasonable doubt that quite
y llSt VI ARTICLES lHdl are aQmltteQ by the
press; luxuries will be considered by the
Ways and Means Committee as objects of
revenue legislation and in case of any large
amount of funds is needed to carry on the
war, which nearly all visitors to the White
House said now seemed inevitable. Trea-
sury experts have estimated that the in
crease of the tax on beer from 81 to 50
per barrel would result in a gain of an
proximately $4O,OOO,OOO a year to the rev.
enues. but whether so heavy an increase
as that is contemplated is not known
The question Of laying small internal
revenue tax on tea and coffee is also under
consideration II is thought that a tax
of something less than ten cents a pound
on tea and about three cents a pound on
coffee would bring in large revenue, pos
sibly S35,000,0OO or 100000 a year. This
tax, it is thought, would not result in ma
terially increasing the price to the con-
sumner of either tea or coffee except DOS
sibly in the beginning. The combined rev.
enues from tea and coffee, it is thought.
would approximate $750O0,OOO a year and
possibly $50, 900.
THE MESSAGE YET NEBULOUS
WASHINGTON, April AT II today a.
Cabinet officer said there was no change