The herald., 1898-04-21
PRESIDENTIAL MEANING
AS INTERPRETED BY FORAKER
OF OHIO
THURST0N STRIKES KEYNOTE
With the Assertion That the Time for
Party Discussion Has Come
to an End
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, April 20.-During tn
five hours of discussion in the senate thi
afternoon of its recent action on tn
Cuban resolutions, in the course of whicl
several extended speeches were made b.
senators who voted against the conferenc
report upon the resolutions, only one poin
was developed. That was made by Mr.
Foraker OF Ohio in the course of brle
statement concerning the recognition o
the Cuban republics independence. IL
said: II think that quickly, speedily, pos
sibly now, on the very day the ultimatun
has been sent to Spain, pursuant to thu
resolutions that passed here, that thi:
movement has practically recognized til,
republic of Cuba, and I think possibly i
is true that we will all know by tomor
row that that government is today beins
officially dealt with by the representative.
of this government, as it should be-"
This utterance, coming from a senator OF
the foreign relations committee, created
q profound sensation among senators. Be-
ing pressed for the source of his informa-
ton, Mr.. Foraker replied that it was
positive but not official"
A Cuban Resolution
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. Allen of Nebraska:
..That in the opinion of the Senate no
circumstances can arise in the relations
of the United States of America and the
Kingdom of Spain that will warrant an
increase in the interest-bearing bonded
Indebtedness of this government or that
will in any way interfere with the form of
financial affairs in the United States on
lines laid down in the national Peoples
Party platform of July 1896" The resolu-
ton went over under objection.
Senator Foraker of Ohio maintained that
by signing the resolutions and sending
an ultimatum the President had practic-
ally recognized Cuban independence. A
question arising as to whether the Pres
ident heretofore actually had demanded
the independence of the Cubans, Mr.. Al.
lison affirmed that the correspondence
would show that he had done so.
Bills Passed
Bills providing for disposal of lands on
abandoned portions of Fort McGinnis mil
itary reservation in Montana and for the
relief of certain settlers thereon, and pro-
viding for the construction of a bridge
across the Alabusha river between Leftire
and Carroll counties, Mississippi, were
passed.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was continued and Cockrell of Missouri
continued his speech on the Cuban ques-
tion, begun yesterday.
Vest of Missouri inquired sotto voce of
Cockrell if he proposed to take the back
track again today" In concluding Cock
rell said that he desired to have passed by
congress such resolutions as would declare
the Cuban patriots free and independent,
and not the slightest restraint or con-
straint should be placed on them. They
would, he doubted not, be able in a short
time to gain there freedom.
A Cuban Speech
Teller of Colorado, speaking upon the
same subject, said that he had no desire
unduly criticise the president or the ad-
ministration. He had felt from the begin
ming there would be unanimty of action
on the part of all parties in congress if
there was to be war-a war which. he
thought, might have been averted if the
preceding administration or even the pres
ent one had acted properly it's part in the
diplomatic negotiations. He was of the
opinion that the friends of the adminis-
tration, besides being willing to have a
war with Spain, were also willing to seek
war among the political factions in this
body.
Teller then reviewed the action of con-
gress upon the Cuban question. Coming
down to the speech of Hale last Saturday
night he said that it was the first time in
his long experience in the senate that he
had heard congress threatened with an eX-
ecutive veto or had heard the senate
threatened with deadlock with the house
During several days, he declared, it was
indecently whispered about the senate that
the president would veto the resolutions if
they contained provision for the recogni-
tion of the Cuban republic. He did not be-
lieve that the president had ever author
lied any man to say that he would veto the
resolutions sent to him by congress; at
least no information to that effect had
reached MIN from respectable sources.
lie believed that the discussion last night
had grown partly out of the excitement of
the moment and partly out of a desire to
precipitate political discussion.
Teller maintained that he and those who
had voted with him had voted against the
conference report in the early course of
Iuesday morning to sustain principle.
1lAu lHcy pSeH SucceSSl vi tnen there would
be in the resolutions passed clause rec
ognizing the independence of the Cuban
republic.
Teller maintained that even TODAY there
was no necessity for intervention Had we
recognized Cuban independence and given
the patriots our moral support, he had no
doubt they would be able to sustain Them
selves and gain their freedom.
Foraker's Statement
Foraker called attention to statements
made in the senate two years ago by the
present secretary of state, Sherman. to the
effect that the Cuban republic had m
established form OF government. adminis
tered by officials of high standing. char
acter and ability. He held, therefore. that
IF those statements were true two years
ago their truth had been strongly accentu
ated since that time, and it was further
entirely proper for the United States to
recognize the government of the Cubans
1t was here that Foraker made his stato
ment regarding the official recognition of
the representatives of the Cuban republic.
In discussing the diplomatic relations be-
tween this country and Spain, Foraker
read from newspaper clipping what was
said to be q semi-offcial statement in ef-
feet that in formal dispatch sent by the