Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-02
SPANISH AFFAIRS.

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the United States was communicated
to the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations at their meeting yesterday
They refused to reveal any of the pro-
ceedings of the session. 1t is reported
that the sub committee will recon.
mend the adoption of resolution de.
caring, in the first place, for the recog.
milton Of the independence of the Gu
ban republic, and 10 the second, for the
intervention by the United States with
her army and navy for the purpose Of
assisting the Cubans to secure indie.
pendence in case Spain continues to re.
fuse to concede it.
1t has been pointed out to the com
mittee that SPANS release of the re-
concentrates leaves the United States
practically without excuse for inter.
ventiou, but the committee has not go
far been convinced by this reasoning,
and there is as great unanimity in the
rejection of this view as there is in the
decision as to the general course to be
pursued. A strong sentiment has de-
veloped in the committee for an abso.
lutte declaration of war. The more COZ
sentative element, however, is disposed
to be guided in the form of the declara-
ton by the wishes of the President.
Two meetings of the cabinet were
held yesterday, in which SPANS reply
to the demands of this government was
considered. The Spanish minister was
at the State Department in the after.
noon in conference with Assistant Sec
rotary Day, but the United States did
not submit further propositions, nor did
the Spanish minister offer any which
affected the situation.
The President and his Cabinet are
represented as regarding war with
Spain as almost inevitable. 10 his mes
sage to Congress, which will be sent in
either on Monday or early 10 the week,
it is stated that the President will not
insist upon further time in which to
continue negotiations with Spain look
ing to peaceful solution of the Cuban
problem.
An unconfrmed dispatch from Madrid
says the Spanish torpedo fiotila, which
recently ssilen from the Canary Islands,
has arrived at Porto Rico. The Span
is cruisers Vizcaya and Oquendo left
Havana, and it is reported that they
are on the way to Porto Rico to protect
the hotilla. The fotilla con sists of six
torpedo boats and the City of Cadiz as
transport ship.
The Spanish government is reported
to have arranged with the Bank ofSpsin
for advances for three months on a
guarantee of the proceeds of the tobac-
co monopoly and the stamp duties.
Portugal, according to information
received in Washington, has declined to
enter into an offensive and defensive
with Spain.
1t is reported that the Pope is urging
Spain TO offer an armistice to the Gu.
ban insurgents.
A dispatch from Washington saws:
President Mckinley is known to have re-
ceived confidential Information unoffcally,
but directly, which indicates that General
Gomez and the other leaders Of the insurgents
in the field, who are the real Cuban leaders,
rather than tho men representing them in
and New York, do not desire
armed intervention by the United States
much less declaration of war against Spain
nor even Immediately recognition of the IL
dependence OF Cuba, although they will be
ready for that shortly. The Pre.ident in adj
ition to this has information which induces
him to believe that Spain would be willing,
IS she minated in her counter-proposi ions,
10 accept the vote Of the Cuban Parlia
nent to be elected next month, and to meet
IN May In this view the response of
spain, while undoubtedly unsatisfactory as
response to our demands, does not preclude
all hope of an amcable settlement.