The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-04

made at taat time the probabilities are
! that il will engage the greater part
of the Senate's time for the remain
der of the week.
| The committee will make an effort to
secure action upon the resolutions which
F.! ii will report without having them de-
batcd. but with very Ettle probability Of
success. Undoubtedly Il large ma ajoritv
of the members of the Senate are fa-
| vorlble to some declaration of the
Cuban situation hut there is certain to
he u difference Of opinion on the course
| 10 be pursued and on the language to
be used. which will be sufficient to pre-
vent immediate action except in one
contingency. This contingency is the
possibility of an agreement as to- details
| between the President and the commit
| tee. If the committees report should
! prove To he in accord with the Presi-
dents recommendation IN all essential
! particulars the Senate is likely to
adopt tho resolutions brought in without
| debating them
| There is. however. a considerable elc
ment in the Senate which is opposed to
| war except as Il last extremity and
there are several others who think there
ought TO be delay of at least "A week
of ten days before action is taken in
Congress in order TO insure the safe
landing of ships and war supplies now
on their way to this country from Eu-
rope.
| The Committee on Foreign Relations
is not impressed with this line of reason
| ing, and the members urge that Spain
Is no better prepared for hostilities than
are we. The members of the committee
do not expect the Presidents message
before Tuesday. and they are prepared
to wait until Wednesday. Under great
pressure there might be a delay be-
yond ttat time but request for srsh
delay would cause great reStiveness on,
the part of the majority of the commit
tee. While DESTROYS of giving the Pres
idcnt all the time he may actually re-
quire in preparation of his message,
they are very impatient of the outside
influence which is being exerted to
hold them IN check This pressure is
in TIE shape of letters and kilograms
from people throughout the country who
are opposed TO a war policy, and which
the members of the committee are he
ing flooded. THE WRITER'S" said u
member of the committee to-day, gen
orally ask us to maintain an honorable
peace OF course we all want an hon
orable peace but the time has gone by
when that can he secured under eXis-
ting conditions in Cuba. We cannot
allow our conduct to be controlled by
such expressions
When the Presidents message is re-
ceived, it VIII. on Senator Davis's mo-
ton he referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, which may bring
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not do so until the following day So
far as it is informed as to the probable
line Of the Presidents communication
the committee is now prepared to report
but the members realize that there
may be some detail of the message that
will require careful consideration, and
in that event they will give more time
To it than an hour or two ON the day
Of it's presentation.
Unless there is Il change in the com.
mittce's conclusions after the President
is heard from the resolutions reported
will recommend the recognition of in
dependence with Il declaration for armed
intervention to make independence prac-
ticable They will also include the
Maine explosion as an one of the causes
set forth for this action. The resou-
tons will he accompanied by a carefully
drawn report written by Senator Davis
justifying them.
For the rest of the week the Senate
probably will give it's attention to APP
preparation bills and miscellaneous
measures on the calendar.
STEPS TO AVERT WAR.
Madrid. April 3.-The members of the
diplomatic corps are joining in taking
steps calculated to avert war. They
are under the leadership of the Papal
Nuncio Monsignor Francisco Nava, the
Arch Bishop of Cantania. and the Aus
trian Ambassadors here, Count Dubsky.
The organizers of this afternoons
meeting 10 protest against the torturing
or anarchist prisoners declare they are
determined to prevent it being trans
formed into II demonstration against
the United States. which is threatened
The Minister Of Marine Admiral Ber-
meio, continues receiving many petit
tions from foreign and Spanish mer-
chants and sea captains who are de-
sirous of obtaining letters of marquc.
so as to fit out privateers in the event
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