The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-30
IT'S ATTITUDE LAST NIGHT.
How the Sehate Committee on For
eiEp Relations Stands.

eiEn helatiOns stands.
Senator Morgan said late last night:
THE only key 10 the situation is a
| declaration or war against Spain. War
| already exists and has existed between
the two countries for sometime, but it
remains to give formal expression to
| that condition.
81 shall vote for Senator Foraker
| resolution, or for any other recognizing
the independence of Cuba, and provid-
inS armed Intervention which the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations may
report.
THE Foraker resolution. if adopted.
and | do not doubt il will have a large
following, will be equivalent to a declar-
alton of war. Until it shall have been
| disposed of no other proposition may be
made"
Senator Foraker said:
81 can only say in word what I have
said for months past-the time is at
hand for action, and that action must
be of such radical nature that the world
will understand. without a possible
doubt. the attitude of the United States.
Il believe the committee will act as
promptly as the gravity of me situation
before it will permit / am quite ready
10 vote now, and / do not think any
one can go amiss to my views on the
whole question"
Senator CullOm said:
Il do not care to give an opinion as to
what the committee may do, nor what
the outcome may be, beyond the ex-
| preston of the hope that such action
as Is taken will meet the approval of
the whole American people.
Il have thought for the past three
weeks that we were drifting into a war
with Spain. and | am unable to see how
we can avoid it."
Senator Turpie said:
81 do not care to talk on this subject
now. 1t is my intrntion to discuss il
during its tendency in the Senate and
! VIII then talk so that my position can
not be misunderstood
Senator Mills said: THE situation to-
day is gloomy enough. and / think the
time has come to intervene and stop the
war in Cuba. l have been in favor of
that policy for some time but | am more
in favor now of decided action than ever
before"
Senator Davis said: This whole ques-
ton will be up before the committee of
which | am chairman tomorrow. and IL
would not become me to talk about it
now The situation is grave. and l am
confident the committee will do that
which the country will indorsa"
Senator William Il. Frye said: 'It was
my Intention when | prepared my Cuban
resolution u introduce il at once | pre-
terred 10 wait a few days for the report
Of the Court of Inquiry on the Maine
disaster and for the consular reD0r,s
from the State Department showing the
conditions in Cuba. and what success has
been had with the autonomy scheme
and then ask the Sena-e 70 consider arm
ed intervention with independence.
But when the Senate grew impatient
today. and other resolutions recognizing
Cuban independence were introduced. I
could hold mine out no longer
Il have heard /, said that my resolu-
ton was drawn in the State Department
by one Of the Secretaries. / wish that
were true, but it IS not. | do not think
the Committee on Foreign Relations will
report any resolution tomorrow. though
il will no doubt consider all that have
been referred to IT,
Il cannot say what the President will
do, but ! have hoped that he would
send message to Congress that would
prove satisfactory.
Congress Is getting impatient: one
branch no less so than the other 1t is
mistake to delay action
The longer it .sY}efegred the worse
the situation becomes. / believe some
thing will be done soon but Just when I
am not prepared to say