Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-06
CAUSE OF ACTION is GIVEN
One Probable Reason is Congressional HOsil-
lily 10 The Presidents Plan.
ANOTHER is GENERAL LEES MESSAGE.
He Wants until Sunday for Americans in
Cuba to Leave the Island
In Safety.

Washington. April cit is now very
doubtful whether the message of The
President will go to Congress today,
and II 1t goes in at all, 1t will be quite
late In the day. There is as yet no
reason to be learned for this change of
purpose. but there has developed an
extreme hostility in Congress among
Republicans to what of some of them
have understood and believe to be the
Z Presidents purpose. They oppose in
Prevention at the discretion of the Pres
ident. and also insist on recognition of
Cuban independence.
The President sent for Senators
Lodge. Frye. Davis. and also for Rep
resentaiives Cannon, Dingley and
Adams. After they came out of the
White House they refused to say a
word regarding their conference, but
on arrival OF Senator Davis at the
capitol he saw his colleagues on the
foreign relations committee and in
formed one of them that no message
would be sent in today.
Senator Davis Immediately moved
and obtained an executive session.
After the galleries had been cleared
Senator Davis explained the reason for
the delay in sending the message. He
said IL was due to the fact that there
had been some delay in getting Consul
Gen. Lee and other Americans out OF
Havana. and that more time was alb,
solutely necessary for this purpose.
d..
wise or humane to send in the message
which might participate serious trouble
and endanser the lives of these people.
AT l:46 p. IN. the Senate resumed its
open session.
The latest statement is that there
Will be no message until Monday In
order to let General Lee and other
Americans out of Cuba safely
Many alarming rumors We're atioat
this afternoon regarding the safety OF
Consul General Lee and the other con-
sular officers stationed in Cuba. some
even going to the extent OF declaring
that some of them had been attacked
by mobs. The officials of the state
department attach no Importance to
these rumorS.
Assistant Secretary Day said in reply
to an inquiry regarding the safety OF
General Lee that II was more than
probable that he would leave Havana
during the afternoon. and that every
precaution had been taken for the
safety OF the consular officers and
citizens OF the United States through
out Cuba.
Another report is that Consul Gen
oral Lee had notified the state depart
ment to delay action in order that he
may get out of Cuba In safety. 1t is
said that he is having difficulty in
securing sufficient bots to curry all
the Americans desiring to leave. and
he cannot get himself and other Ameri-
cans out If Cuba in the time specified
hitch Ia l o'clock today. The Presi-
dent. IL Is known. has been greatly con
cerned about Lees safety and that OF
other Americans. and II is stated that
the message won't go In before 5 or
o'clock and may be held up until to-
morrow.
Mr. Davis stated that the President
had sent for him for the especial pur-
pose of asking this delay and had shown
ns n reason for the request Telegram
from Consul General Lee, saying that
IL the message should be sent In before
Monday he would not be responsible
for the lives of Americans in Cuba. NJ
comment was made whatever on the
senator's communication, and after II
the Senate returned to its Legislative
session.
was authorized that the message
would not go in today.
Washington April Cit can be stated
authoritntively that after conference
With members OF the foreign affairs
committee of both houses the Presi-
dent has decided not to send in his mes
sage until Monday next
FEELING OF DISAPPOINTMENT.
A feeling of the greatest dlsappoint-
mont was manifested in the House
when the word went round that there
would he no message from the Presi'
dent until Monday. Members In the
lohbles discussed the cause of this fur
Their delay In groups. Some OF them
knowing that General Lee had asked
for more time. harangued their angry
colleagues who seemed to believe tina
there was trick In the proposed de
law. Mr. Cooper Rep,, Wis., an
nounced that he believed IT waa to ge
time to bring pressure to bear upof
the insurgents, Another SAID ne va
surprised that General Lee ha'
But the members will acaulesee In th'
delay. -,
The meeting tonight will be I'D
tourned. ..,,,, .o,,
that II the lives OF Americans WI
endangered the delay must OF cours'
When the news reached the thou
sands in the galleries who had ps ,n
there for hours they left IN intense uls
rust Az they pushed their way on
into the corridors. some facetious indl
vldunl asked: .,.,,, .,
Are we entitled to return eheeksF
CAUSE OF THE DELAY
At the request OF the President Kep
resentative Hopkins OF Illinois tooi
Representatives Barry tkyD, ineihne
of the foreign affairs committee, A.
sayers CTex). the ranklhg n,in '',i,',
member OF the appropriations eomnit
tee, MIR. Dinsmore Dem. ArkD, IN
ranking member OF the foreign affair
committee and Mr.. Newlands tsii. hel
Eev.), to the White House this attef