The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-24

Many Are i'm Favor of Conservative
ActiOn-Mr. EIkfns's Views.

Many Are in Favor of Conservative
ActiOn-Mr. EIkins's Views.
WASHINGTON, March 23-"The indepen-
dence of Cuba can be obtained without war
if President Mckinley is left alone and is
not forced by the extreme Cuban sympa-
thizers," said Senator Elkins to-day, who
at the same time announced that he was
doing what he could to prevent hasty ac-
tion in the Senate and urging senators to
give the President time to carry out his
own policy. Mr.. Elkins said that in his
opinion the destitute should be cared for
and that peaceful means would bring about
the freedom of Cuba. 1t is known that
great deal of work was done about the SEN
ate to-day by senators who are known as
conservatives. Requests have been made
that the Senate await the action of the
President and that no further attempts be
made to intensity the strained situation.
1t was asserted by Senator Elkins that
great deal of progress has been made and
that on both sides of the chamber great
deal more conservatism had been found
than was supposed to have existed
The Senate committee on foreign rea-
tions did not transact any business at it's
meeting to-day, but Informally discussed the
Cuban situation. In fact, the interest in
Cuba at the present time is such as to
overshadow everything else, and no other
foreign subject received attention. 1t can
be stated that the consensus of opinion of
the committee, based on information which
has been received from the administration
by various members of the committee was
that the President Is pursuing wise and
conservative course, course which is rem
dered necessary in issues which involve
peace or war. A member of the committee
said that the course of the President was
surely convincing the governments and in
telligent people of the world that the United
States was justified in it's policy and would
have the moral support of Europe when
the crisis came. 1t was the opinion, how
ever, that the inevitable tendency was to-
ward rupture with Spain, and that the DO
sition of the United States was becoming
stronger and stronger every day The com
mittee is aware that the Maine disaster
will be treated as a separate and distinct
incident for the present. There was some
discussion as to what would be done with
the report of the board of inquiry when it
reaches the Senate Monday, and it is prob
able that motion will be made to amme-
diately refer it to the committee on foreign
relations. 1t is known that the naval COM
mittee will seek jurisdiction for the report
anu VIII contest the rlBnI Oh the foreign re-
lations committee to matter involving the
destruction of battle ship on which a
naval board has made report The foreign
relations committee is confident however
that the Senate will consider that the Maine
disaster involves foreign questions which
make it properly the right of that committee
TO consider the subject. Members of the
naval committee will claim that the Senate
having authorized 1t 10 investigate the
Maine disaster, this committee should have
the report of the naval board referred to il
as matter of courtesy. as well as of right.
An effort will be made, however to adjust
the whole matter by the time the report
arrives, that no debate viii occur until
after committee has considered the re.
port.
The suggestion made in the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations for an appropria-
tion TO relieve the destitute Cubans is one
Of the results OF the conference yesterday
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