Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-30
Views Of MI. Adams of the
Foreign Committee.
A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
Will be the Settling Of Cuban Natter
Important Legislation Will he En-
acted by This Session of Congress
-McKinley's Programme.

Philadelphia. Nov. 30.-Representative
Robert Adams, Jr., of Pennsylvania, who
was acting chairman Of the COMMITTEES
OH foreign affairs, and drafted the dec
laration Of war against Spain, Chairman
Hit being i'll at the time, will go to
Washington this week to confer with Mr..
Hit and look over the situation, in view
of the important legislation to be en-
acted during the coming session of con-
gress affecting the new possessions of
America. In conversation, MI. Adams
said:
1.-The United States today yields the
balance of power in the affairs of the
world. The nations of Europe, in their
International relations, are held in OUT
ward harmony by public treaties, but
back of these are secret c~OlnpactS about
which the outside world knows nothing.
IntermarIiages between royal families
and these secret understandings have in
roduced possible complications. he end
Of which no one can foresee in case Of
a clash. The United States is the only
country in the world which is entirely
free from entanglements in case Of a
war between the European powers.
THE president must sugges a line Of
action with respect to our new possess
sions. In the recent elections local issues
were almost wholly set aside and ma
tional questions We're advanced. contest
ed and voted upon. The president was
enlphatically sustained, therefore he
must advance a policy and let congress
legislate up to it. liz the results Of the
election had been e%quivocal in relation
to his course, it might be different, but
they We're not; therefore the people
| would not be ga tisied now with a mega
tive policy. or shifting the solution upon
congress-. He led off in the war and
congress promptly sustained him. He
must lead off in he solution of the prob
lens of peace, and l have no doubt he
Will lave back of him his own party and
doubtless much Of the other side. This
will be a session when the lines of parties
in the campaign next year will be drawn.
Both sides of the question will be taken
up and discussed. SO that the people will
fully understand the situation before the
campaign opens.
All questions relating to tFn rstab-
lisnment Of permanent government and
administrative methods in Porto f.icu
and the Philippine Stands Willfbe re-
ferIed to the committee on territories, as
was done in the case OF Hawaii. Thes
islands are as much 9 part of the ter
ritory and under the jurisdiction of the
United States as were Louisiana. Texas
or any other part of the vast domain
added through purchase or conquest TIC
the area of the original thirteen states.
Cuba will be different. Tho tatus OF
that territory has not Yet been definitely
defined. But whatever may be said b5
way of sentiment or wen treaty, TIKI
island Of Cuba is q possession Of tif
United States. by the best OF titles fount
-ejeetlnent, payment and possession
Therefore. the president can 3aka airy
suggestion he may see fit and congress
can make such disposition Of the rala
tons of the island to the United States
by formal enactment, and the president:
approval, as they may think Tor the bes
interests of the American people. Tat
Cuban solution will be interesting, il no
difficult. 1t should not be handled
hastily"