Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-24
IvIIl AVERT WAR IF POSSIBLE
!. ,,.,,., the Hope That He Will be Able to
Preserve Peace
|ywrs THE EXCITEMENT SUPPRESSED


r..,,,rton. March 2i.-The Presi-
A. conference with some OF the
,,. n congressional leaders today
,,oted emphaticolly that he woula
., var IL possible and expressed
~, bone that he could do so.
Jus s. ~, of the senators and members
Az House who have visited the
,..idsnt today and yesterday have
gathered the impression from ms
,,rsfully guarded talks with them
H.. ne will not Immediately make
,mnortant recommendation to
Ecoreress. but that he wants some
,rs in which to conduct negotiations
!, III snain with the hope of securing
.,.a ny dlplomatic means. Some of
NJ ,,,m have reached the conclusion that
IN, /. bopeful OF securing SPANS as
~, 10 the independence Of the island,
4 at least OF a condition approaching
y ,aarsndence by other means. He
4 ,srs.sted to them that the recognition
d !, rsther belllgerency nor independ-
n .,m,ta,t to hri,,, 20
N IL, to the starving Cubans, and that
either act would fail, at least in its
4 Immediate effect. He also suggested
I .,,,,o d,mo,,,,,as IL, tho
'h4' 'he'e o''
way Of sending supplies to the island.
ID one Of the principal of which is the
,,.. ,,o, sr,h a co,,rsa Ia "a nractical
'S-t so, =, a.aI ,,a.,,,l,
assistance to spain to sustain herselt
in the conflict He urged upon them
Il the especal lnportapce of doing all
Il ,..,. o,,,,id Ia sn,nra.s exc,,a,nant and
4 '"''
prevent SeuVH " NoisieSs III eoi'ieo-
ton with TIE receipt OF the report OF
he Maine Disaster.
The yisi,or. th,nL tho pras,aan,.,
=, ,'.,.s IN,
''pe''a Sss''e IL. inns time IL TO elm
hate the Maine incident entirely from
Il discussion of the situation. and
,r. NJ ,bs,,, ,,rsi,,ar 4, ,rot,a,,,a 81,
'"'''
~a' sehu the report 10 congress
Without making any recommendation
q SPECIAL moment.
Re President said to senators that
Eould like to see the Cubans OBJ
iLL their independence by purchase,
|td be minated that he would be
['rei willing that they should agree
II ray stated annuity to Spain,
E'cgnlzng to this slight degree the
'slisulnty Of the mother country, but
p said at the same time that he rec
. SiIed the difficulties in the way oil
i,,ti'r ~ A. 5 VI ,he ulsin-
E15.i5er 4, " ''e 'p"ii's" authorities To
siT NJ ,,,,,,a.. .,..,., A..
hrssop tbat ' nv b oS'ai dn,, ,he I'M,
sS 70 rh make an effort In that direc-
H.. r.a ~ alc v, t.e op,hloh tlat II
-, "su SUI snaIi ran the fresi-
F. ~" ,ha resort 20 ihterVentio"
A nv, NAN 70 fecoghltion OF either
II ~ III. issn's or the lhuepehuence
" sidnu, Ihey DO not consider
ss-e-si III r'esiuent would hesitate at
t,vsinLlhg elther Delllgerency or In
pi iIi'a except Tor the reason that
A, ~nsl.s neither would accomplish
tesult OF renewing the suffering
a. the hrst end he mas IN view
iM democratic senator's talked
-IMs WIN the President in regard
mv p9iltical aspect of the situation.
t9. 1lu nm OF the report current
XVI congress TO the effect that the
t I'M sl'uatloh was being manipulated
,sa wy view OF improving the for
a, " o. the Republican party, saying
h n" Wa 'HI n,d II sSch was the case and II
4 ,,,i SS , ptoy9ksd for this reason the