The San Francisco call., 1898-03-26
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NEW YORK, March 25.-A Washing ton special to the Herald has this:
 Senator German says he does not be- leve there will be any material oppo- sition to the Presidents policy in deal ing with the Cuban question from Dem
 ocrats of the House or Senate. He made that statement to me this even ing during an interesting conversation
 on the subject. MT. German is not
 sensationalist, nor is he disposed to
 jump at conclusions hastily. In view
 of his recent consultation with Presl-
 dent Mckinley and the fact that he IS the recognized leader of the Demo- cratic forces in the Senate his views at
 this juncture will be read with 'addl-
 tional interest.
 "As I understand it." the Senator
 said, it is the Presidents fixed deter imitation to send substantial relleI to
 the suffering people in Cuba. In that
 humane act he will, in my Judgment.
 be backed up by the great majority or the American people. l am convinced that there is an overwhelming majority in Congress ready to sustain him in nls course l am convinced that he thor oughly appreciates the importance CT taking prompt and decisive action. IL remains to be seen whether span Will resent the humanitarian Splrlt Wnlch prompts the American people Tn thls matter. In my judgment the Spanish people will resent our Well-intended in tervention. That, of course, will result ill a conflict between the two nations. l do not wish to see this country 1n- volved in war with Spain or any other nation for that matter. War IS very
 serious business to engage in, and l1.ar liT7cr Df c1ens upon our people and the embar- Tassment of our commercial relations | with our foreign neighbors. There is no telling where the burdens will fall l heaviest after war begins. It means distress to cur own people to an eX- tent that cannot be estimated, when you consider the loss of life, destruction of property and all the horrors which follow in the trail of war.
 SThere will be no hesitation in voting another $50, 900, 900 if the President tells us he needs it, and there will be pro- visions put into the Sundry civil ap- propriation bill to purchase supplies for the Cubans if the President indicates to us that he wants it. There has been no consultation among Democrats on this subject, and I do not believe there is any occasion for a party conference so long as the President adheres to his firm policy of sending relief to Cuba on peaceful terms if possible, and re- sorting to force, If necessary. l re- gret to say that I do not look for Spain | to quietly submit to such action on our part. They are a proud people. and they will in all probability resent our good intentions
 Distressing as the outlook may be, I do not see how hostilities can be | avoided. The appropriation of $5O,0OO,- 900 for preparations for war was not re- l sorted to until it became evident that | Spain intended to resist our efforts to l feed her starved and neglected peo- | pie. The preparations which have been | going on in this country, as well as in Spain, show conclusiVely that both l standing of the situation and it will require the most delicate diplomacy to | prevent a conflict"
 Senator Lindsay of Kentucky be- | lieves that it is the duty of this Gov ernment to recognize the independence | of Cuba, and contends that such step on our part must necessarily carry with | 1t the intervention of our Government | in behalf of the new republic.
 Tt is my idea said he, that the | course for this Government to pursue is to recognize the independence of the | Cubans and to follow that up by such | assistance as they may require to bring | peace on the island. If we recognize | the Cuban republic we are bound by | the Monroe doctrine to keep Spain and | any other European nation from inter | fering with her affairs. I think that | the London newspapers which declare it our duty to either join with the Sa- gasta Ministry and bring peace accord ing to his lines or to at once intervene | by aiding the Cuban republic, expressed | the exact situation. We must do one thing or the other"
 Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of | Michigan said: T see no particular change in the situation. Certainly | there is nothing alarming. The next thirty days will probably develop some thing definite. Everybody in the Unit ed States is crying out against the con- dition of the Cubans brought about by the policy of concentration inaugural ed by Spain.
 T think the first thing necessary is to relieve the suffering of those people, but while doing this with one hand, we should notify Spain that the policy which reduces these people to starvation must be abandoned. If Spain objects to our feeding the starving victims Of her cruelty, then we must feed them anyhoW, and if necessary under the protection of the guns of American shlps or war. and in the presence or Annerlcan soldiers and sailors.
 senator Chandler of New Hampshire saIu- @ think that within the week events events Will have so inevitably pro- S,'.s. SiesSeu that It will be known that the , nu,tldhItarlan intervention is sure to tah tahe place by the United States, and fI.t tiIat Ine ,i4 death through starvation and ~, M III cuba are to cease. When iIis lorihal decision of the American pIopIS known, Spain will decide whTthei UT Hot she intends fight I am inclined to think there will he 2 war, believe t will be short. Manifest des- tiny makes Cuba free before tlis year Is ended. '