Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-13


substantially as above cited, with the
exception OF the words, land indie
pendent Some of the members
thought the resolution with the omis-
sion would accomplish the same ends
as with the specific mention of indie
pendence and might avoid unpleasant
complications that might possibly
arise with it's use. The steering COM
mittee disagreed with that view, how
ever. and after some parleying the
Foreign Committee agreed to make il
read land independent" This salts
fled the steering committee and, with
an informal discussion, withdrew,
leaving the Foreign Affairs Committee
in executive SESSION. At the confer
ence tonight the results of the steer
ing committee visit were reported. 1t
was announced that as stated by the
committee in the steering committees
presence, the resolution the Foreign
Committee proposes was satisfactory.
and would accomplish the purposes
sought and results deemed best There
was a reservation, however, that if the
Foreign Affairs Committee had seen
fit to change its mind in any subse-
quent 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 end
The Senate Committees conclusion,
so far as a conclusion has been reach
ed, is to report
except the second, together with a
strong preamble reciting the Maine
disaster as cause for deep resent
ment On the part of this government.
Unless the committee changes its de-
cision the following in addition to the
preamble, are the resolutions which
will be reported by the committee:
First, that the people of the Island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be
free and Independent.
Second, that the war Spain is wag-
ing against Cuba is so destructive Of
the commercial and property interests
of the United States, and so cruel, bar
barOuS and inhuman in its character
as to make it the duty of the United
States to demand, and the government
of the United States hereby does de-
mand, that she at once withdraw her
land and naval forces from Cuba.
Third, that the President Of the
United States be, and is hereby author
lied with powers and directed to use,
if necessary, the entire land and naval
forces of the United States. to carry
these resolutions into effect
The Democratic members of the
Foreign Affairs Committee held a
meeting and adapted unanimously the
fn1 ipc l1Jfio WI will
offer in committee as a substitute for
THE MAJORITY REPORT:
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representative of the United
States, in Congress assembled:
Section THE United States gov
eminent hereby recognizes the indie
pendence of the Republic of Cuba.
Seton 2-That moved thereto by
many considerations of humanity, of
interest and of provocation, among
which are the deliberate mooring of
our battleship Maine over a submar-
inc mine and its destruction in the
harbOr of Havana, the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is
directed to employ Immediately the
land and naval forces of the United
States in aiding the Republic of Cuba
to maintain the independence hereby
recognized.
Section 3-The President of the
United States is hereby authorized and
directed to extend immediate relief to
the starving peopl Of Cuba. and for
this purpos the sum of $1,O00,O0O is
hereby appropriated.
There is a general feeling in Wash
Two ~ ,;r-I,&
the action of Congress as foreshadowed
in the resolutions renders the situation
extremely critical and conservative
leaders of both parties consider war in
evitable as a result of their adoption
unless Spain makes a final and com
plete surrender by giving up the ISL
and of Cuhn