The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
MUCH more
Peaceful
OUTLOOK.
Cuban Question May Yet
be Settled,
Without War Between This
Country and Spain.
Spanish Government Now Willing
to Make Concessions.
The Message to Congress withheld Until
Next Week in Order that Americans
MAY Le2Ve Cuba, and Awaiting
Further Developments
at Madrid.

lannon's flash changed the CUBAN Sll-
uation to-day. The galleries of Con-
gress were crowded. Senators and
Representatives were anxious and agi-
tated-even the diplomatic corps was
in a ferment awaiting message
from the President to the Congress of
American people that might mean a
war, when with excitement at the very
highest. like an electric fash, the word
passed that there would be no message
to-day It's suddenness stunned the
people which heard the news in dis
torted forms, and amazed veteran
members of Congress. Ultimately it
became known that not only would
~ there be no message to-day, but no
message this week. and that there was
a possibility that the message, though
properly written and approved, might
not so to Congress at all
The first reason for the delay was
that the Administration had received
advices from General Lee at Havana,
announcing that Americans could not
be gotten off the island to-day. and
would be in grave peril if the message
preceded their departure.
The second reason, and perhaps
equally potent with the other, slowly
drifted into public comprehension late
in the day, chiefly through the medium
of published Associated Press dis
patches from Madrid; for extreme reti-
by the few in Washington who knew
the facts-and even Cabinet officers
We're unadvised on the subject.
This important news was that the
Spanish Government, after what plain
" had been most exciting times in
inner Spanish circles at Madrid, had
decided to reopen the case, closed so
far as this Government was concerned
by the refusal of Spain to make sat
isfactory response to the representa-
tions made by the United States last
week. in order to avert impending war,
and had decided to make concessions
heretofore refused.
What will be the final outcome it is
too early to say. but the aspect of af-
fairs certainly is considerably more pa
cific. and sufficient to renew the hope
of the President in a solution of the
Cuban question satisfactory to the
American people, and achieved without
hloodshed
The details remain to be worked out
but ii is expected that between now
and Monday a cleared light will be
thrown on the future by action at
Madrid, of which one important feature
at least is the declaration of an arm
istice by the Queen Regent of Spain.
This armistice, it is expected, will lead
to ultimate independence of Cuba from
Spanish rule, but by what intermediate
steps perhaps the governing powers
do not at this time know Much. it is
supposed, will depend upon the Cuban
insurgents and the peoples of the two
countries of the United States and
Spain.
The Powers of Europe. material and
moral, it is known. brought to bear
all their influences on the Government
of Spain. and still are actively at work
seeking by the wisest and most potent
course, in view of the circumstances
and sentiments of the two great ma
tons involved. to bring peace out of
the gathering war clouds. All the Capt.
tails Of Europe have been in communi-
cation TO this end. fact evidenced
by the assemblage at the British En-
hassy in this city yesterday of the rep
resentatives of the six great Powers
of Europe who were there and made
mutually acquainted with what was
done abroad and with the desire of
those who accredited them to Washing
ton that they should work in accord
here This concert. however. in the
United States was not to go beyond
mild tender of good offices to secure
peace and delay a definite declaration
Of war, if hostilities finally became in
eVitable. Some of the representatives
assembled at Sir Julian Pauncefote's
may have wished to offer mediation.
but if SO were warned against it by
others in the conference, who under
stood more clearly that such a pro-
cedure would be resented and work to
hostile and not to peaceful nds
The improved condition of affairs was
reflected throughout all public quarters