The record-union., 1898-04-21

entirely proper Tor the United states
to recognize the government of the Gu
bans
1t was here that Foraker made his
statement regarding the official recog-
| milton of the representatives of the Gu
ban republic. In discussing the diplo-
matte relations between this country
and Spain, Foraker read from news
paper clipping what was said to be
| semi-oficial statement in effect that in
a formal dispatch sent by the President
| to the Madrid Government the Attor-
ney General had changed the term in
| dependent government" to stable gov
| ernment," the change being made be-
| cause stable was the word of diplo-
macy to be employed in the circum-
stances. When Minister Woodford had
| inquired what construction was to be
| placed upon the word. stable" the
| President had replied that it must be
| regarded as meaning independent.
Mr.. Woodford had failed to transmit
| the Presidents meaning to the Spanish
! Government, fearing that such d state
| ment made officially might complicate
future negotiations Foraker said that
it seemed to be the explanation why
| the independence of the Cubans has not
been demanded by the President.
| Allison of Iowa interrupted to say
that he did not think there was any
doubt that the correspondence with
Spain would show that the President
had actually demanded the independ
ence of the Cubans.
In response to an inquiry from Pasco
of Florida requesting him to be more
specific, Allison said: L cannot as a
! idence. The President in his CORE
] spondence with the Spanish Govern
! ment did say that there must be an
Independent government in Cuba. This
demand was transmitted not only
through Mr.. Woodford, but also
through the Spanish Minister at Wash
ington to his Government. 1 cannot be
more definite at this time"
| Foraker resuming the trend of his
remarks, said the understanding was
that the President was endeaVoring
through diplomatic negotiations to-
day-the signing by the President of
| the resolutions of Congress, and the
sending of an ultimatum to Spain to
do what would amount practically to
a recognition of the independence of the
| Cuban Republic, and he thought it
morning He had no doubt that the
Cuban Republic would of course be
recognized Foraker said he believed
| that criticism of the President at this
time was out of place. Instead of
| caviling over these matters, he deemed
| it desirable to secure unity of action.
He had stood squarely by his convic-
tion in favor of independence, but was
4 q ny fn haH
therefore, agreed to the striking out
| of the recognition clause. 1t was not
known now whether the President had
made mistakes or not Only the future
could properly and truthfully develop
the Presidents position.
Tillman asked Foraker for more ex-
plicit statement, and Foraker replied:
Il think 1 made the statement that
some Representatives of this Govern
ment were dealing with the represen-
tatives of a Government that will
amount to this-that the Government
will, in the immediate future, be deal
ing with them just as it occurred to me
| that we should deal with them if we
recognize the Government"
Tillman asked Foraker if he had no
positive information, to which he re-
piled: Il have positive information, but
it is not official"
Teller then concluded his speech,
holding it to be the duty of all to stand
by the country rather than to seek DO
litical advantage.
Hale expressed doubt whether any
profit could come out of the present dis
cussion. He then reviewed the con-
test Of the past few days, taking op-
pOrtunity to express his views upon the
position taken by Teller and Cockrrll.
Warren of Wyoming paid a high
tribute to the President and said that
it was evident from the speeches thus
delivered that the political opponents
of the President were aligning their
noses, and the fight to come next fall
would see all the other animals in the
! Zoo against the elephant, and as IS
usual, the elephant would have lis
| trunk with him and occupy the center
of the ring.
Stewart of Nevada followed in an ex-
tended discussion of the Cuban prob
lem
In the course of a speech by Alien,
in which he further explained the po
sitiOn of those who voted against the
conference report on the Cuban re5olu-
tiOns, Carter interrupted him to say
that flags were being displayed
throughout the city. troops were being
modified and the navy was preparing
for action. Through all this the sun
dry civil and naval appropriation bills,
both carrying money for the support t
of the Government, We're being de-
! layed. Why" he inquired, could not
the thirty-five Senators who voted
against the conference report admit
that they had made a mistake and let
US now proceed with a united front TO
uphold the President and the country?'
Allen replied that a suggestion iu
volving a reference to the American
flag was not proper. He had carried
that flag, he said, amid shot and shell,
and knew what it meant to stand by it.
At the conclusion of Aliens remarks
ThurstOn said that at 11:24 o'clock to-
day, when the President signed the
Cuban resolutions sent to him. by Con
gresS, the time for party discussion had
ended All but three Senators had at
one time or another voted for the reSo-
lutions which were now a law, and he
thought il the duty of Senators to up
hold the President and the country with
equal unanimity. {.
Allison then presented an amendment
to the sundry civil bill, appropriating
and making Immediately available
S4I3,1 151 with which to pay Great Bri-
tain the award for Behring Sea claims
made by the joint convention of Feb
ruary %. 1896 He had been urged to
place the amendment on this bill by the
Foreign Relations Committee instead OF
waiting for the general deficiency bill.
The amendment was agreed to.
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