The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-04-15

judgment, resort to arms is neces-
sary.
A Canvass OF the House Authorised.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The steering
committee OF the house republicans has
authorized canvass Of the house on :
resolution which was drafted by Rep
resentative VIM. A. Smith, Of Michigan.
declaring for immediate armed inter
vention for the establishment of Z
stable government, in Cuba free and
independent. 1t will be presented to
the republicans of the foreign affairs
committee and things seem in fair
shape to secure unity Of action on the
basis of this compromise
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee, said: II regard
war as inevitable. The United States
will intervene, and Intervention means
war"
Representatives Grosvenor, Dingley
and other leaders, it is asserted, have
agreed to the resolution.
Joint Resolution That WIN Probably Be
Presented In the House.
WASHINGTON, April 12.--The resolu-
tion presented to the house committee
by the steering committee is as follows:
.sesotved That the war now existing between
the government OF Spain ana the people OF
Cuoa has been conducted by Spain In fragrant
violation OF the laws OF civilized war;
fare to such an extent rs to shock tho
moral sense Of the nations OF the world and to
create condition which. In the language OF the
president. has become '.insuisrabls' by the
United States that all diploma itic efforts to
terminate the condition have failed: that the
people OF the island OF Cuba are, and
Oh right ought to be- free and
independent. and that the president
De, and he Is hereby empowered and
airected. to forthwith terminate hostilities in
Cuba and to secure to the people OF that island
stable and Independent republican goveru-
ment, and that he be. and he Is hereby author
lzed 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 mem.
bers of the committee, but when
submitted to Senator Davis of the
foreign relations committee of the
senate he pointed out radical
defect in the latter portion of it en-
powering the president Ito secure to
the people of Cuba stable and inde-
pendent republican government" etc.
He said it was his opinion that con-
gress had no power to delegate such
authority to the president, and after
considering the matter from that stand
point it was agreed to change the lat
ter portion of the resolution into a
declaration that such form of govern
ment should exist in the island.
senate Committee Find Dimculty In Agree
Ing.
WASHINGTON, April l2.-The senate
foreign relations committee is finding
1t a very difficult task to reach an
agreement on the terms of the resolu-
tion 1T will report. There is by no
means the same unanimity that there
was when the committee first met and
decided to report the Foraker
resolution. Many propositions have
been made covering all the
lines of possible int ervention, but the
indications at the beginning of to-
days session were that there would be
return to the compromise proposition
which was made prior to the receipt of
the message. Inde ed, a sufficient num-
render the adoption of this course quite
certain.
Later = Senate Committee Practically
Agrees on n Resolution.
WAsHiNGToS, April H. Senate for
eign relations committee understood to
have practically decided on resolution
for Immediate intervention and requir-
ing evacuation of Cuba by Spain.
Before House Committee on Foreign Az
Affairs.
WASHINGTON, April l2.-The steering
committee of the republican Cuban
sympathizers appeared before the
house committee on foreign affairs by
request. An agreement was reached
on resolution reading ''for free and
independent government" The COM
mittee went into executive session To