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with possibly a few exceptions, will rail-
He says the diplomatic correspond
ence will be such that the Republican
party and the country will be proud of
it, and, further, that the legal facts
in the case are very ably handled by
Attorney General Griggs. The message
probably will not be sent in before
Tuesday.
Maine Affair.
The Maine affair. it is said, will not
be touched on, probably. This is re-
garded as very unfortunate by many
that, if we are to have war; the blow
ing up of the Maine constitutes the
strongest ground. Some of them have
appealed to the president to include
that in the message.
AS a sample of the expressions that
are heard today, the opinion Of Repre-
sentative Hull, of Iowa, one of the
house leaders, can be given:
81 regard war as inevitable as the
future
Representative Adams. Of Pennsyl-
vania. who is acting as chairman Of
the house committee on foreign affairs
saw the president and state depart
ment officials today and afterwards
consulted with members of the senate
committee on foreign relations. Mr.
Adams refused to talk on the subject
Of his conversation with the president
but it is understood that he told the
executive it would be impossible to pre-
vent the foreign affairs committee Of
the house from taking immediate ac-
.tiOn, and that delay beyond Tuesday
is impossible.
White House Quiet.
The quietude Of the White house to-
night was in striking contrast with the
intense activity and depressed excite
ment Of the past few days. For sever
al hours the president was alone in his
private library, busily engaged In the
preparation of his forthcoming message
to congress. No callers were received
except by appointment. and with the
two or three the president did see he
conversed very briefly
About o'clock DR.. Charles Emory
Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press,
and one Of the presidents confidential
friends, Joined Mr.. Mckinley in the Ii
brary and remained in conference with
him for half an hour. AS he left the
executive mansion Mr.. Smith said that
he was. of course, not at liberty to dis
close the nature of his visit to the pres
ident. He added, however, in response
to Inquiries. that he could see no
change in the situation.
War was, he believed, imminent, but
1t might yet be averted. He was quite
satisfied that it would not be precipi-
tated on Monday. and gave the impress
sion by his remarks that the forthcom-
ing message would not be sent to con-
gress before Tuesday.
Now that the country realized that
they were on the verge of serious
trouble, he said, there was a meditative
spirit abroad. The people were think
ing and preparing themselves for right
action so soon as the time for action
should arrive.
In the message, upon which so much
now hinges, Mr.. Smith felt assured
that the president would deal fully and
frankly with congress and with the
country. The entire question In hand
would be presented calmly and
thoughtfully and with a full sense of
the responsibility of the executive. The
president would, however, indicate his
own plans and wishes, thereby accept
ing his share of whatever might be the
result. as was becoming in a brave,
patriotic American president
Mr.. Smith said. in conclusion, that he
knew nothing of the prospect of media
ton to be offered by foreign powers ex-
cept what he had seen in the newspa-
pers; but intimated that the question
now would be settled on the one hand
by Spain and on the other by congress
and the president of the United States.