New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-14

recognition OF independence.
Mir Foraker trcn quoted portions OF ths Presi-
dcnt's recon rlordators. including mat IN whicA
re referred 20 tho establishment OF q stah" gov
eminent. capable os maintaining .te intcrrationn'
obligations. He referred 10 The committee r"por'
and complimonted Senator Davis upon II. and con
tlnued
!. VIII be observed. II you compare tho reco1a-
n1cEoatioIs of tho President with the TecoinsS.a
tons OF the committee. tina; there are sonis Uirs
OF opinion 10 what should be don. az
pose that is to be accomplished. desire, IRIS 70
speak OF tho difference between the EXecutINc ana
the committee. as shown by these recomnehdt-
tlcns. no TO the form aad character or nerVeh'iT.
The committee offered with the Piesiuohi ~ me
nit,ec, the time had come when further n,Eo-
uationa were IN order in the language o: ,En
action in the judgment OF the committee had oorie.
and the committee felt that while they nag ~
action immediate and specific, and as thoT b'-
licved in character and Keeping with tho desires
of tho American people In respcc; TO This matter
As 20 the establishment; Of i stable goNcrrincn;
BIZ the President of the United States In the Island
OF Cuba the committee OF the opinion thu,
there might possibly D. grave doubt ~ to the rgit
Q. congress TO empo%er The PresideEt OF s.,e
ana establish stable government IN me isano ot
SF 5mS S OF he the Gn1fn Sa
that the people of the island of cuba are and 81
e.tion that the President OF the United States or
the Congress Of the United States or any other
den; people a government. stable or otherwise was
Inconsistent. II people be free and independent
the people Of the island OF cuba are they, and
they alone have power to establish their gov, gov
in hand. and any people who have independence
have mo capacity and me right 10 exercise sover.
eighty, and it is denial of Independence TO say
in the mex, breath after YOU have declared that we
ns to G 10 for bs paope
government such IS in our Judgment and opinion
may be stable
QUESTION OF FACT AND LAW.
Whether or not a people who have revolted and
rsbelled against a sovereign Power. and are strv-
Ing for independence arc entitled to DO recognized
as Independent State is always a question of
fact as we'll as question of law. Before you can
tell what law is applicable to any particular case
the facts with respect to Cuba? Fortunately. In
answering that question. I need not; long or t.
newspapers and other sources of informa don. but
from Presidential messages. from the last one re-
very able report OF the chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations. we have been fully advised
Mr.. Foraker then reverted to Cuban condition
and what Spain had done. Continuing. he said:
Whenever the struggle on the part of the sover-
has ceased to be attended with reasonable hope
right 10 recognize the independence of the op
Intervention goes here according to this resolu-
ton. as II does naturally, hand In hand with in
dependence When this demand which all agree
upon her. that minute she must either abdicate.
~hifh wouia leave the island free and ndependent.
10 the satisfaction, imagine, Of the most hostile
mind to the recognition Of independence. else if
declare war: ana what American can doubt or
does doubt the ultimate result OF war If We are so
M President now wish to speak Of the resolu-
slSn which the minority OF the committee favor;
simply TO rccoGnize the independence Of the people
ippeal to senators in this ChSmbor io san ana T Ey
os In that proposition, the government set up by
Message as the ''so-caled" Cuban republic
CHARACTER OF CUBAN GOVERNMENT.
NJ Foraker then gave a number Of reasons why
The CuSaI.s should be recognized. giving details as
20 the character OF the government He declared
that In the matter of Statesman ship the President
mo N!ce-Presldent or the Cuban Republic would
compare favorably with the President and Vice.
President Of the United States President Masso he
characterized az ono Of the foremost statesmen OF
he western hemisphere. Vice President Mendez
vas formerly professor OF law in the University Of
Havana, and a man OF recognized brilliant ability
tic discussed at length the various branches Of the
.Uoan Republics government showing that the
financial. school and postal systems were excellent
il AL respects In closing his statement he said.
some day. when they will be made public when
CUBA has been made free. you Will find that in the
ssrcnives OF our country in the office OF our own
o. the officials of tho Republic Of Cuba and tHe4
are as creGitable as any that have come from, any
ability - maj "eu
Continuing. he said
RECOGNITION AS A WAR MEASURE.
We should recognize the existing government. II
Tor nothing else. as a war measure / do not doubt
that Intervention by the United States Will mean
war with Spain We arc bound to assume that IL
will That being the case, We should hand in
hand with Intervention, adopt this other resolu-
lion. recognizing not only the people but the gov
eminent also. as Independent. to the end that We
may strengthen those VINO are our natural allies
and who can do more for US than anybody else
.o G0msz has now IN the field as said while
thousand more Y he had guns and ammunition for
them The very moment the United States inter.
venes and recognizes the independence Of that re-
pnunSonnc Gomez can swell that army from 5000 or
vi ~ 49,, VI WV or oVVJV or IVVv" men. and
munition in their hands and they will speedily
svict the Spanish batialions from the island Of
Cuba. II We will only with our Navy blockade
the harbors so that they take no boats no
more provisions In. the Cubans will speedily put
an END 10 the war and there VIII be no necessity
tor this Government: to expose our troops to the
savases Of yellow fever and to other difficulties
and disadvantages that would attend a campaign
IN that island III the rainy season. We have all
peer told by the newspapers and otherwise. and
nave never seen any contradiction Of IT, and there
Tore have assumed that ii IS true that the rev
the Spanish Kingdom pledged TO the payment OF
the principal and interest Of 0 10000 OF Spanish
Cuban per cent bonds
GRAVE CONSEQUENCES PREDICTED.
Mr.. President. what will be the consequence 10
This Government If go down into that island
treating them as in a state Of anarchy. turning our
back on Gomez and his government denying that
there is any government. bansh!ng Spain from tho
Island. taking possession Of the territory and APP
proprating the revenues either 10 ourselves or 10
stable government that the United States OF
America, through the President Ia to establish in
that island? What would be the consequence?
We would take the rights and privileges and adj
vantsges attaching TO the territory. and would
take the debt fastened onto it also. just II you
buy piece of property that is mortgaged you take
Il subject 10 the mortgage and must pay the mort
gage or lose your property. That Is the legal
proposition that assert I am not going to stop
hero to read authorities. but / will do so II Il
should be challenged
Mr.. E.kins-If Gomez takes the island. what Will
become Of the mortgage?
Mr.. Foraker-lt does not make difference 10
what happens II Gomez takes 81. but / will tell
you what will happen. II Gomez takes the island
by revolution the whole obligation is wiped out