Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-09
We NIGH, Be HELD.
INTERVENTION OlY MIGHT COST US
100000
QUESTION IS ENG STUDIED.
TT MAY BE WE wdD HAVE SPAN
IsH BONDsO PAY.
House Republican serinE Commit
tee Opposed to Auming Any
QUESTION IS ENG STUDIED.
House Republican serinE Commit
tee Opposed to Auming Any
Possible Liabili,and VIII
Oppose It-N Yet
Ready to RDIt.

Washington, April a.-he OF the Re'
nuh,;cans who are not yeecided whether
thew want Intervention Nout independ-
ence are investigating thuestion as to
whether the United Stat under inter-
| national law. if 1t interveI in Cuba and
cut off their revenues. &C be held re-
snonsIble for the Spanish,nds, said to
aggregate 800, 100000, whictve been is
| sued against the revenues the island
Mr.. Cromwell, of Ohio. saye is investi-
| eating the question and fiji some war
r.nt IN lew for It, III intention with
ont recognition makes us i'ly way re-
sponsibIe for those bonds, he to-day.
"I am opposed to it. or cou'the recog-
ntt;on of independence woulqlidate the
,o,ds isSed by the Cuban j., but my
understanding is that only alb 800 oa Of
these bonds have been actuallad."
! Among the senators seen to- who e.-
J ,,essed themselves in opposi to any
: modification of the resolution toreportet
bv the committee on foreign relns were
Messrs. Thurston, Pettigrew. All Ind Ma
) go, I'VE cannot" said Senai Mason.
",eee TO any change that wou'ob the
r ,resent Cuban government of tvictory
which they have so nearly won.
: .1n nv opinion, a set of men ! have
.,rts,ned themselves as the Cn in
surRents have in opposition to tentire
:. snan,sh arms deserve our fullestlorse-
r ,,ent" said Senator Allen, addingat he
1t would Oppose any effort to curtaheir
= rights. =,
. SENATOR Thurston said: IF we ould
Intervene without recognizing the lent
" Government of Cuba, we should piathe
er limited States In a position OIL respbil'
tn ,tv to all other powers and to the csni
ne =, all other countries for any dagt
he sone then in case of war. This is nm
b. ,ernretation of the international law r
ot ing upon the case. and do not belief
III c,n he successfully controVerted. Fur
,re more. 1 think We should, IN that EVEN
nd held liable for the payment OF interes
rot ,h. Snanish bonds which is secured by
er- crbau revenues. But a greater We
he With me than all these consideration
A' tho conviction that If We interfere IN
are conflict between Spain and the Cu
ors without recognizing present GOVERN
s in the island. We shall witness the
vas ,,cIr of the Cubans being compelle
make term. with the bondholdes for
con recognition, after all the saGihce
of sbau have made and We shall have
to- ,bem. This is the thing that Is
of renp,s,ve to me in the proposition TO
uis- cuban government It's
Cad the pfeseh' ~. r.,
the dues 1 90 hoe "
the ,orpe,,ed to enter into dicker to
their rights after the Spaniards snail
been driven out
io' Senator Lodge, Of the committee o.
r.on eien relations. said to-day that ne IN
the the committee would not report
will r,asd,y He also expressed the o
TO- ,ba. the senate would dispose OF IN
olrtion reported at one sitting.
\ The steering COMMITTEES appoin'eo
,,r.rercr OF house Republicans
Yam "Wednesday to canvass the situation
h,,, MANY Republicans would sta
.h.,,, a. the occasion arose for INN
oo,ion and. In a general way, TO
au nm a course Of procedure, held
vern- neetirg this afternoon. From the
rrb. n,aserted it was claimed that NOR
| pitscEhcu, - .,,o,~
iarly 100 Republicans VIII aee "t'i -.
INT IN main question before the commit
coun- WAS as TO whether they should sis
sn as irdependence and intervention OF
Il Sol teryention without independence. L
emite. ing In the committee has been stro
aiming fayor Of the recognition Of the Gu
Id not n,,hlic hut they do not desire &c
/, but xrith the administration except a.
'' was -.
e well W..rt;r,. some Of them are m
t was -. - ~. I.x,, nhas>s of tt
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