Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-04-14

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| sideratioE of the addition TO the mes
sage necessitated by the receipt OF the
\ latest note from Spain advising TINS
| government of the declaration or an
| unconditional armistice. The suttiX
70 the presidents message merely re-
| cited this latest event in the develop
| ment Of the Spanish question. giving
| the substance of the Spanish note and
Recommending it TO the earnest at
tention of congress" Otherwise the
message stands unchanged. After the
meeting one member of the cabinet
| said that the Spanish note had not al
! tered either the message or the situa-
| ton. 1T is merely he said, what
| Spain has been asking for all along
more time. IL does not touch the stu
alton. and the presidents message is
left precisely rs il was before, merely
! stating the fact Of this last develop
| ment."
Another member of the cabinet said,
! after the meeting: Gar meeting was
for the final reading of the message
which will he sent 10 congress to-day.
Ii is a strong state paper. and will con
| tain a review of the conditions existing
in Cuba for years pas. There is no
change in the tone of the message diff
| fering from that indicated in the news
papers. The president vii Task that
he be given authority to use rho army
and the navy to bring about peace in
the island of Cuba and TO insure there
(. Il stable government.
Peace or War: which.
Washington, April II. The presi-
, dents message on Cuba will go to
congress at noon to-day. Whether it
will make a recommendation upon the
situstion as presented by SPANS
latest move and If sc. what form this
recommendation will take, is a matter
rpon which war or peace may resi-.
II the president should take the posi-
tion that SPANS armistice comes too
late or that il does not meet the re-
q%uirements of the nation, congress
probably would act with a belligerent
resolution calling upon the president
To use the army and navy of the Unit
ed States 10 bring to an end the 0 n
/, dition of affairs in Cuba which he de-
clarcd TO the six ambassadors Of the
powers who called upon him Thursday
as being 'insufferable." Should the
message take the ground that Spaiu's
endeayors seem tending in the proper
direction and that justice should per-
NIT her an opportunity for a trial of
her stated desire to END the insurrec-
ton. or should the president simply re-
fer the whole subject TO congress with
out recommendation, a condition
would arise of which no one could pos-
itivcly see the outcome. So few CON
gressmen knew tao exact status OF af-
fairs that no prediction could be made
ms 10 what action congress would
take
A New Condition TO Confront.
Easter Sunday brought little rest TO
those who are dealing with the Span
ish situation. With the presidents
message ready 10 60 to congress,
SPANS grant of an armistice had
brought about a new condition which
compelled the president and his adj
Nisers 10 meet and consider how far
the situation was affected by SPANS
concession. As a result the unusual. of
not unprecedented condition arose for
W cabinet meetings on Sunday. one
at noon, lasting an hour and q hals.
and another NJ s O'Clock in the even
ing. The bin meetings led TO 10
change In the determination that the
presidents ;iiGSsage would q 10 rom
gross to-day. Ii seemed evident. how
ever. from the new conditions present
ed by the grant of armistice that the
message should deal with these condi-
tions in order that congress might be
fully advised on the latest phases OF
the subject. Cabinet officers were ex-
trenely reticent over the changes i'm
the message. although IL seemed TO be
understood that thp facts relating 10
the armistice would at least be incor-
porated, oven though the general pol
Icy OF the message underwent no
change.
During Senior Polo's call at the state
department he notified the authorities
that word had come from Havana that
Gen. Blanco had been prompt in IKE
cutting the orders of the queen regent.
and that the
f~ociamntion of Aimistice
had been duly promulgated. The first
effect of this viii be to bring n COM
plete cessation of all Spanish hostli-
ties throughout the island. The Spin-
ish troops will. for the time being go
into garrison. Their future disposition
has not even been considered. for
much depends upon the duration Of the
duration OF The a-misticc and the
course OF the insurgents. III the in
surgents continue their fighting and
make attacks upon the Spaniards. the
situation will become complicated. for
IL Is hardly believed that the Spanish
forces will lay down their arms for
any length of time If they continue to
be under fire from the insurgents. The
attitude Of the insurgent advisers at
Washington is that OF rejecting the
armisticc. There Is little doubt. how
ever, that strong Influences will now
be brought 10 bear 10 induce the liz
surgents 10 suspend hostiiities so that
terms for a complete settlement NAV
be reached. One OF the ambassadors
at Washington pointed out thar the in
fiuence Of the pope was relied upon 10
q considerable extent with the insnr-