Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07
CLIMAX THIS WEEK.
Question of War or Peace Will Be
Determined in a Few Days.
Presidents Proposed MessRge--The Senate
Committee ON Foreign Relations to Re-
port on the Cuban Situation
What 10 VIII Recon- mend.


port on the Cuban Situation
What It win Recommend.
WASHINGTON, April 4,-The opinion
almost universally held in Washing
ton last night by leading public men
and diplomats is that the crisis will
reach its climax this week, and that
the question Of war or peace will be
determined within the next seven days.
Senators and representatives met and
conferred all day about the gravity of
the situation, and at the white house
the president consulted with several
members of his cabinet and other
confidential advisers regarding the
message which he Is preparing to send
to congress. At the state, war and
navy building, active work was GO
ing on, and altogether it has been
n day of suppressed feeling, No abso-
lutte day has been yet announced when
the message is to be sent to congress-
and all that seems to be absolutely
certain is that 1t will not go In to-day;
Tuesday, possibly, but more probably
Wednesday or perhaps, Thursday. In
addition to the physical work of pre-
pairing the comprehensive document
upon which the president expects to
rest Americas case with the world,
there are other reasons why those in
charge OF the war preparations will
welcome every hours delay. War ma
terial which we have ordered is not
shipped, and the factories in this coun-
try which are at work day and night
making powder and projectiles are
anxious for delay, Some Of the facto-
ries in Connecticut with contracts
have telegraphed Representative Hill,
urging all the delay possible. They
say every day now is precious,
There is still divergence of opinion
as to exactly what the president will
recommend in his message; indeed,
there seems to be still question
whether the president will make any
specific recommendation Some of
his most intimate friends, however, as
sert emphatically that his recommen-
dations will be specified and vigorous,
and such that his party and the coun-
try will willingly follow when he
points the way. One of these says that
the president, in his strong desire for
peace, although yielding somewhat to
the sentiment of the leaders Of his
party and the country, has not given
up hope yet that hostilities may be
averted. There are those who believe
the president has not yet made up his
mind as to the exact course he will
pursue and there seems to be ques-
ton as to whether the consular re-
ports and the diplomatic correspond
ence are to transmitted with the mes
sage. The party leaders are ex-
tremely anxious to avoid breach with
the executive, such as would occur II
congress were to take the initiative.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME,
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The eXpecta-
tion in the senate Is that the report of
the committee on foreign relations on
the Cuban situation will be made to
the senate not later than Wednesday,,
and if the report should be made at
that time the probabilities are that 1t
will engage the greater share OF the
senate's time for the remainder of the
week. The committee will made an
effort to secure action upon the reso-
buttons which 1t will report without
having them debated but with very
little probability of success. Undoubt-
eddy large majority of the members Of
the senate are favorable to some decla-
ration apropos of the Cuban situation,
but there Is certain to be difference of
opinion on the course to be pursued
and on the language to be used, which
will be sufficient to prevent imme-
diate action, except in one contin-
gency. This contingency is the possi-
bility of an agreement as to details
between the president and the com.
mittee. When the presidents message
is received it will, on Senator Davis
motion, be referred to the committee
on foreign relations, which may bring
in its report later in the day or it may
not do so until the following day.
Unless there is change in the com
mittees conclusions after the presi-
dent is heard from, the resolutions re-
ported will recommend the recogni-
ton of independence, with a declara-
ton for armed intervention to make
independence practicable. They will
also include the Maine explosion as
one of the causes set forth for this &C.
ton. For the rest, the senate will
probably give it's attention to appro-
preparation bills and miscellaneous
measures on the calendar.
There is little in the way Of pro-
gramme for the house this week.
Everything awaits the presidents mes
sage and the momentous events that
are to follow its presentation. To-day
the bill for the reorganization of the
army will be called up Chairman Hull,
of the military committee, believes 1t
will be passed without opposition. The
senate District of Columbia naval bat
TALON bill is on the speakers table and
it, too, may be passed.