Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-16
is TOLD TO ACT.
The President is Instructed by the
House Committee.
Must Restore Peace and Secure to CubnnI
n Stable Government Action of
tho House Committee on
Foreign Affairs.


Washington, April 13.-By prac-
tically unanimous vote, the Cuban
conference of Republican representa-
tives decided last night to work in
harmony with the house of foreign
affairs committee on representations
of the latter's firm position, to be in
corporated in report to the house,
expected to-day. This is the most
significant step yet taken by the body
, of about three score aggressive Re
, publican members whose course has
been towards radical action. They
| were in session for an hour Tuesday
| at the adjournment of the house and
| after some vigorous speeches and the
| submission of report on how the for
eign affairs committee stood decided
that they would be satisfied with the
| report from the foreign affairs COM
| mittee if it made no change in the
position it announced to the steering
committee, substantially as follows:
A preamble reciting the conditions
in Cuba consisting largely of quota
tions from the presidents message
which constitutes seathing arraign-
| ment of Spanish misrule and the bar
barities of the war, vigorous refer
ence to the blowing up of the Maine
and resolution authorizing, empow-
| ering and directing the president to
| intervene at once for the purpose of
restoring peace and order and the es-
| tablishment of firm, stable and in
| dependent government on the island
| of Nuba with the free consent of the
| people of the island empowering the
| president to employ the army and
navy forces of the United States for
| this purpose.
There were 55 representatives pres
ent and while there were several who
| stood out temporarily for more pro-
nounced action on the line of recog-
milton, they finally agreed on the ne
cessity for unifying the conclusion
finally adopted. Representative Hop
| l1ins, of Illinois, presided.
During the afternoon the steering
committee of nine, Mr.. Belltnap, of H.
linois, 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 they had agreed on resolu-
| tion to be reported to-day, substanti-
ally as cited above, with the exception
| of the words, land Independent"
| Some of the members thought the res
| olution with that omission would ac-
| complish the same ends as with the
specific mention of independence and
| might avoid unpleasant complications
| that might possibly arise with its use.
| The steering committee disagreed
| with that view, however, and after
some parleying the foreign relations
committee agreed to make it read
"and independent" This satisfied the
steering committee and, with an in
| formal discussion, withdrew, leaving
| the foreign affairs committee in exec
utive session.
At the conference last night the re.
suits of the steering committees visit
were reported. 1t was announced that
| as stated by the committee in the
steering committees presence the reso,
| luton the foreign committee proposes
was satisfactory and would accomp,
| lish the purposes sought ans results
| deemed best. There was a reserva.
| iton, however, that if the foreign af-
| fairs committee had seen fit to change
its mind in any subsequent session
and anything short of that stated
should be finally proposed, it should
which would proceed to work out its
own ends.
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 con
| ference and the agreement on both
| propositions was emphatic and decis
| i've. 1t was concluded that the mem
bers of the steering committee should
see members of the foreign affairs
committee last night, to learn if any
action further than had been com
| municated had been taken, with &
view to preparation for immediate ac
ton to-day in case of an alteration
of the foreign affairs policy. This
| precautionary action was taken last
| night and the conference adjourned
subject to immediate assembling pre-
pared for prompt action at the cal
| of Chairman Hopkins.