Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-13
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY
Conference Of Representatives on the Cuban.
Question.
The Establishment Of. n Firn, Stable
: and Independent f:orern.ent
ON the Island Favored.

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The Cuban conference Of republican rep
resentatives decided last Night to work In
harmony with the HOUSE foreign affairs
committee on represen tationssof the iatter's
firm position. to be Incorporated In re-
port to the House. They were in session
for An hour, at the adjoUtament Of the
House yesterday, and, after some vigorous
speeches and the submission of a report on
row the foreign affairs SoEnittee stood,
decided that they would sbeasatistied with
the report from the foreign affairs COM
mittee if it made no change in the position
it announced to the steering csrnnfttee,
substantially as follows: go
A preamble reciting the conditions In
Cuba, consisting largely Of quotations from
the Presidents message, which constitutes
seating arrangement OF Spanish maSrule
and the barbarities of the war, a vigorous
reference to the blowing np: OF the Maine
and resolution authorizing. empowering
and directing the President 70 intervene at
once for the purpose of. restoring peace
and order and the establishment of a Arm,
stable and Independent goYer1pnent on the
island Of Cuba with the free consent Of the
people OF the island, and, empowering the
President to employ the army and navy
forces of the United States for this pur-
pose
There were fifty-ive representatives pres
-ent, and while there were several who
stood out temporarily for, taore pronounced
action on the line Of recognition, they
finally agreed on the necessity for unity
IN the conclusion finally Hdopted
Representative Hopkins or Illinois pre-
sided. and prominent among those who at
tended were Messrs. Pearee, Joy and Bar
tholdt OF Missouri. BelkIGsp, Mann. Marsh
and Lorimer of Illinois, Fletcher and Nor
us OF Minnesota, Brownlew' and Gibson of,
tennessee, Mudd and Barber of Maryland
Sulloway of New Hampshire, Cromwell of
Ohio, Aldrich Of Alabama. southwick and
Mitchell of New York, Hicks of Pennsylya-
MIA, johnson of North Dakosa and Wey-
mouth and Knox of Masssc husetts
Conference of Comn,it&ees.
During the afternoon thessteering coraa
mittee Of nine. Mr.. BelknAp of Illinois,
chairman, had been before The republican
members of the House foreign affairs COM
rittee and secured an informal statement
OF their position The members of that
committee stated they had agreed on a res
oiution to be reported today substantialIy
as above. with the exception of the words
and independent" Some Of the members
thought the resolution with that omission
would accomplish the same end as with the
specific mention of Independence and might
avoid unpleasant complications that might
possibly arise with its use. The steering
overland after some parleyfng the foreign
committee agreed to make Il read land in
dependent"
This satisfied the steering committee, who
az .er an informal dscu ssiomw ithdrew leay-
ing the foreign affairs committees in exec,1-
tive session.
At the conference last night tn, results of
the steering committees visit were report
ed. 1t was announced that as stated by the
committee In the steering cofnmittees pres
e7ce rthe resolution of tEeH foreign affa irs
committee was satisfactory and would ac-
cdmphsh the purposes sought and results
deemed pest There was a reservation,
however. that if the foreign affairs COM
mittee had seen fit to change its mind in
any subsequent session. and anything short
OF that stated should be finally proposed it
should net be accepted byf the conference,
which would proceed to work out it's own
ends
Mr. Marsh made a dramatic speech in
which he held that the action proposed was
not enough, that he believed that Congress
should at once declare thai q state of war
between the United Statesaand Spain now
exists.
Several Others followed In kind, but most
OF the speakers made rsmarks of a temper
ate character, largely attributable to the
absolute necessity of reaching some form
of agI cement within the ranks of the re-
publican party. The other Speakers includ-
ed Messrs. Balkrap, Lorimer, Mann, Pesrce
Bartholdt Morris and Joy.~<FinaIly votes
resolution of the substance cited and to
agree that that should be the minimum ac-
ton that, would be acceptable to the con-
ference, and the agraementlon both propo-
siuops was emphatic and decisive.
1t was decided that the members Of the
steering committee should see members of
the foreign affairs committee to learn if
any action had heen taken, with view to
preparation for immediate action today
IN. case OF an alternate of the foreign
anairs policy. This precautionary action
was taken ard the confidence adjourned.
subject to immediate assembling, prepared
fer prompt action at the call Of Chairman
Hopkins, unless another conference should
be deemed unnecessary in view Of satisfac-
ton with the results obtained.
Democratic PSsitson.
The democratic members of the foreign
affairs committee held IA. meeting and
adopted unanimously the following resolu-
ton as a substitute Tor 3he majority re-
port: -
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States. in
Congress assembled:
Section l. The United States govern
ment hereby recognize the independence
OF the republic of Cuba 4
Section 2. That. moved thereto by many
considerations of humanity. of interest and
OF provocation, among which are the de-
hberate moodfpg OF our battle ship Maine
over submarine mine I'D its destruction
In the harbor of Havana,fthe President of
the united.States be, ahdShe hereby is. di-
rected to employ Immediately the land and
naval forces Of the United States In aiding
| the republic of Cuba to maintain the indie
pendence hereby recognized.
Section 5. The President of the United
States is hereby authorized and directed
to extend immediate relief to the starving
people OF Cuba. and for This purpose the
sum OF 100000 is hereby appropriated" :
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Charged VIII Hflaebrealkans.
Ge9rge Fr gitt, aiiaseet& White. was to-
dayheld by Judge Klasba1 In $500 bail for
theection Of the srsssd 3usy, to answer the