The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-18

LIeeoom which every people a cntiflcA ~
lne pause Will only strengthen ire moral
! !cce q the United States In the end N N
80 s"1' - proosoae. 1t must move again.
President Mckinley viii. tharer.,rs ~,
tne congress- and the world that for br,ef
period u u the policy Of the United Sfasc.
70 await the outcome OF Spsins new mefh.
90 ~ Cuba How much Of his purpose con !
cerMng the future he may find II sdyisable
discuss q the present time IL for him
10 say and is Is matter OF fact. .he verv
question which he now hss ,,nfsr co,ssa,
GRAFTON. S' eoneau
ne naturally wishes Spain to feel mat
because the United States has interfered IN
tnis trouble between the mother count ~
ana the colony. because the United States
e so much mere powerful than Spain. Il
Soes not necessarily follow that the United
states VIII be dictatorial harsh or prrcini-
tate. Al the same time Spain must he IN
!ormea, either publicly or automatically.
mat the United States, having once put it,
shoulder to this particular wheel of pros
ress. does not intend to abandon the cause
III success has been reached.
mat the presidents message to congress
firm and effective. warming to Spain and
aotincation to the country chat II this new
policy OF the Spanish government does not
produce the desired results something eisc
VIII have to be tried in the near future,
can not be doubted. At The same time the
president will carefully avoid any unneces-
sary wounding OF Spanish pride.
What Of congress? So far as the presi-
dent OF the United States is concerned, so
far as the Spanish government is con-
cerned, there Is, as we have seen, ample
evidence that neither wishes to provoke
war. II the problem be left to their hands
! there will be no war. But in the opinion
and ,nff1nr ms In No. f,nr
people, congress is likely to step in and say
that what the president has done is not
satisfactory, that this or that should be
done, and be done speedily. and that in one
way or another congress may bring on hos
Titles.
Fortunately there is littie or no danger
OF this. The advance guard of congress Is
already here. 1t is now possible to gauge
the tone OF the leading members Of that
body. Efforts have been made to ascertain
what. II any change has come over the
spirit of the National Legislators since last
they were in session
Congress is now more conservative than
1t ever was on this question. This has been
aecertained beyond the shadow OF doubt.
Tie explanation thereof Is a simple one.
Congress Is more conservative because the
country is more conservative. All over the
United States business men and employ
ers and financiers and men who are in
touch with the industries OF the country
| are hoping and praying there may be no
more war scares to disturb commerce and
to retard prosperity. Since congress was
last in session something like old time
prosperity has come to the country. The
| hoN had of r,L.
want more, and they distinctly do not want
| jingoism or foolish war scares to annoy and
harass them. All summer they have had
chance to impress their views upon SEN
ators and representatives in congress- and
they have done so with marked effect.
Three weeks before the assembling OF
congress it is safe to predict that body will
be found conservative upon the Cuban
question. Congress will support the pres
dent in his dignified policy OF awaiting the
| result of SPANS new policy, because even
the most ardent friends of Cuba will see
that in the end. If left alone, the president
intends to secure the virtua. independence
of the island.
That foolish resolutions will be intro
duced and that foolish speeches will be
made go without saying. Such things al
ways come to the front, but they are not
likely to do any harm. Even the senate,
which is less conservative than the house,
is less likely to adopt resolutions recognize
ing the belligerency of Cuba than 1t was
in the last session. But no matter what the
senate does the house OF representatives.
| may be relied upon to stand by the presi-
dent.
Neither the independence nor the bellig-
erency OF Cuba will be recognized at this
session Of congress. Fer the present at least
the Spanish crisis is over.
There Is every indication that both con-
gross and the country are willing to trust
these important matters to the presid Mt.
Great revolutions are not effected in day.
Colonies which seek to throw off an cd GUS
foreign yoke must struggle long and pa
tiently Fortunately for the causs OF Cuba
there is every reason to believe that the So
called war will be continued all through
the winter, and that the patriots are UNI
conuuerable. The NANTES. destiny OF Cuba
is to achieve independence, and the cause
has powerful friend in the president o.
the United States. He is building well end
strongly for the attainment of this great
end without any break in the peaceful re-
lations which exist between Spain and the
United States
The day is fast coming when Spain her
self will be only too glad to withdraw from
Cuba upon terms which save her pride and
which will permit the inevitable effect OF
the natural causes now at work in that is
land without the shock OF an international
war
The conditions which exist In both Spain
and Cuba point unerringly to mai
separation of colony from mother country
Such separation can no more be prevented
than any other natural law can be over
come by the will OF kings and princes. To
watch the progress of this war OF natural
forces, to ameliorate its un oSard effects
as much as possible. and above al 10
await the moment in which they reach
their climax and then to step in and WITH
out adding any new caamities TO ne
worlds store. to stop and fix and preserve
and arrange for the reorganization aud re-
building OF tho fabric Of government upon
enduring lines is the true mission OF
craftsmanship and the highest form OF
diplomacy. 1t is to this end President Nc
Kinlev Is bending his energies, backed ny