Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-04

tween the President and the committee.
II the committees report should prove
To be In accord with the Presidents re-
commendation In all essential particu-
lars the Senate likely would adopt the
resolutions brought in without debat-
ing them.
There is. however,a considerable ele-
ment In the Senate which il opposed
TO war except at a last extremity, and
there are several others who think
there ought to he a delay OF at least
week or ten days before action is
taken In Congress. In order to insure
the safe landing OF ships and war sup
from Europe.
The committee on foreign relations
IL not Impressed with this line of rea-
soning and the members urge that
spain is no better prepared for hostlli-
ties than we are.
Tho members Of the committee do
not expect the Presidents message be-
fore T"erdny, and they are prenqrcd to
wait until Wednesday. Under great
pressure, there might he delay be-
yond that time, but a request for de-
lay would cause great restlveness on
ne part OF a majority of the commit
tee.
while DESTROYS of giving the presI
dent all the time he may actually re-
quire for the preparation of his mes
sage, they are very impatient of the
outside influence which is being exert
cd to hold them In check. This press
ure Is In the shape of letters and tele-
grams from people throughout the
country who are opposed to n war
policy, and with these the members Of
the committee are being flooded "The
writer's" member OF the committee
said today. generally ask us to main
tain an honorable peace. OF course we
all want an honorable peace. but the
time has gone by when II can be So
cured under existing conditions In Gu
ha. We cannot allow our conduct to
he controlled by such persons"
When the Presidents message Is re-
ceived, It will, on Senator Davis's mo-
tlon, be referred to the committe on
foreign relations, which win bring In
Its report later in the day. or it may
not do so until the following day. So
far as It Is informed ms to the probable
line Of the Presidents proclamation,
the committee Is now prepared to re-
port. but the members realize that
there will he some detail Of the mes
sage that viii require careful consld-
Grafton and In that event they Will
give more time to II than an hour or
two on the day OF its presentation.
Unless there IL a change In the COM
mittee's conclusions after the President
is heard from. the resolutions reported
VIII recommend the recognition of In
dependence with declaration for
armed Intervention to make lndepend-
ence practicable. They will also in
clude the Maine explosion as one of
the causes set forth for this action.
The resolutions will be accompanied by
the carefully-drawn report written by
Senator Davis's justifying them.
There Is little in the way of pro-
gram for the House this week.
Everything waits upon tho Presidents
message and the momentous events
that are to follow Its presentation.
Tomorrow the bill for the reorganlza-
tlon Of the army Is to he called mp.
Chairman Hun Of the military commit
tee believes 1t will be passed without
opposition. 1t is considered part of
the war preparations and as such Its
urgency would preclude the opposition
which 1t might encounter in ordinary
times.