The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-13
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empowering and directing the president
TO intervene at once for the purpose of
restoring peace ard order and the
establishment of a firm, stable and in
dependent government on the island OF
Cuba. with the free consent of the peo-
pie of the island, and empowering the
president TO employ the army and
navy forces of the United States for
this purpose.
NECESSITY OF UNITY.
There were 90 representatives pres
ent, and while there were several who
stood out temporarily for more pro-
nounced action in the line OF recognl-
ton, they finally agreed on the neces-
sity for unifying the conclusion finally
adopted Representative Hopkins Of
Illinois presided.
During the afternoon the steering
committee of nine, Mr.. Belknap of
Illinois, chairman, had been before the
Republican members of the house for
eign affairs committee and secured an
informal statement of their position.
The members of that committee stated
that they had agreed on a resolution
to be reported tomorrow, substantially
as cited above. with the exception of
the words and independent" Some
of the members thought the result
with that omission would accomplish
the same ends as with the specific mo-
ton of independence. and might avoid
unpleasant complications that might
possibly arise with its use. The steer
ing committee disagreed with that
view, and, after some parleying, the
foreign committee agreed to make it
read and independent"
THEY WE'RE SATISFIED.
This satisfied the steering committee,
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withdrew. leaving the foreign affairs
committee in executive session. At
the conference tonight the results of
the steering committees visit was re-
ported. 1t was announced, as stated
by the committee in the steering COM
mittee's presence, the resolution as
proposed by the foreign affairs COM
mittee was satisfactory and would &C
complish the purpose sought and re-
suits deemed best.
A RESERVATION.
There was a reservation, however,
that if the foreign affairs committee
saw fit to change its mind in any sub
Sequent session, and anything short of
that stated should be finally proposed,
it should not be accepted by the con-
ference, which would proceed to work
out its own ends. Mr.. Marsh made
dramatic speech, in which he held that
the action proposed was not enough;
that he believed the congress should at
once declare that a state of war exists
now between the United States and
Spain. Several others followed in kind,
but most of the speakers made re-
marks of a temperate character, large
ly attributable to the absolute neceS-
sity of reaching some form of agree
ment within the ranks of the Repub-
lican party.
FINAL AGREEMENT
Finally, votes were taken on the
proposition to accept a resolution of
the substance cited and TO agree that
that should be the minimum action that
would be acceptable to the conference,
and the agreements on both PROPOSE
tons were emphatic and decisive. 1t
was concluded that the members of
the steering committee should see
members of the foreign affairs COM
mittee tonight to learn if any action
further than that which had been COM
municated had been taken, with a view
of preparation for immediate action
tomorrow in case Of any alteration of
the foreign affairs policy. This pre-
liminary action was taken tonight, and
the conference adjourned, subject to
immediate assembling, and prepared
for prompt action, at the call of
Chairmen Hopkins, unless another con-
ference should be deemed unnecessary,
in view of satisfaction with the results
obtained.