Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-09
WASHINGTOELETTER
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
The President Careful in
His Movement s.
A FIGHT NOT SOUGHT
FOR BY THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.
Men Who Desire to Fight
Must Join the Militia.

Men Who Desire to Fight
Must Join the Militia.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 4. 1898
Hark Hear the mighty refrain,
or nation, shouted again and again:
Remember the Maine;
Down with Spain"
President Mckinley having shown
the world that the U. s. was not seek
ing & quarrel with Spain. and having
declined its last opportunity to give
up Cuba peacefully. and having added
insult to injury by treating the loss OF
the Maine as a trivial matter and sug-
costing that il might be referred to in
transitional arbitration, there is no hon
orable course left TO this country ex-
cept to use force in driving Spain out
of Cuba and in establishing the inde-
pendence OF Cuba. Congress will this
week, upon President McKinley's re-
commentator, authorize that course
and then there will be war.
STRIPS TAKEN FINANCIALLY
This war has not been sought by the
administration, but every preparation
has been made to fight it TO a speedy
and victorious close. Now that il is
almost uDon US, there is no doubt or
hesitation in any quarter Steps have
already been taken that will result in
the necessary legislation by Congress
to provide the money needed to carry
on war on q scale large enough TO make
sure that it will be short. There is
but one feeling in Washington. and
that is, to give Spain n thorough lick
ing, regardless Of any attempt that may
be made by European powers to pre-
vent it, either by diplomacy or force.
CAPT sIesBEE's RECEPTION.
Captain Sigs bee, late Commander OF
the battleship Maine, was the guest of
honor at a reception held by the Ma
tional Geographical Society Saturday
night. There was only one fault to be
found with this reception. There were
thousands who wished to honor Capt.
Sigsbee by attending who were unable
to secure the invitation required for
admittance. There will be another
reception rendered HIM that will be
public in fact and not name only.
JOIN THE MILITIA
Those who are anxious to participate
in the war with Spain can best accom-
plish their purpose by joining the mill
tia at their homes, as it is generally
understood in Washington that TIL e
militia will be the first troops put in
the field, and believed that no others
will be required. outside of the regu-
lars.
aKRMANy's POSITION.
Germany has officially announced to
this Government its intention to re-
main neutral in the war between the
United State and Spain, but recent
diplomatic occurrences have aroused a
suspicion that the United States NAV
be up against Germany before the
Spanish war has proceeded very far.
The suspicious circumstance ia q claim
made by Germany upon Spain for
property destroyed in Cuba by the in
surgents. This property was only de-
stroyed about three weeks ago and yet
Germany is talking about using force
to compel q settlement. 1t will not
greatly surprise diplomats If Spain
settles that German claim by ceding tC
Germany a portion Of Cuba or Porto
Rico, solely with the intention to de-
make Cuba an independent republic
If Germany agreed to such q plan, il
would be deliberately done for the pur,
pose OF provoking q scrap with US al
the Monroe doctrine expressly forbidi
the acquiring Of additional territory or
this hemisphere by any Europeon Gov.
eminent and the United States has toe
often reiterated it's intention to main
tain that doctrine at all hazards fOl
any doubt to exist as to what our posi-
tion would be in such q case.
WAR EXPRESSION.
Some idea of the feeling in Congress
may be gained blythe following words o
Representative circuit of Vermont, on
of the most conservative men in tn
House ~ am in favor of swift and ter
rible vengeance upon Spain. Up Il
the present time have been oppose,
TO any intervention by force in Cub
and l was one of the republicans VIII
voted against the recognition of Cuba
belligereRcy more than a year age
when the question was presented {
the House. Now l am ready to US
our Army and Navy to drive the Span
ish flag from the island of Cuba and
will not only follow. but am prepare,
to lead in a movement to authorize tn
Presiden to teach the Spanish Govern
ment that she cannot insult this natio
with impunity and hide behind tn
cloak Of diplomacy. The America
people are inflemed beyond endurance
by the method she has employed
dealing with the Cubans, and the de
struction of the Maine is an additions
cause for an immediate resort to force
1t will not do to treat the blowing U
OF our battleship and the killing of on
gallant sailors as simply a distressin
incident of the Cuban situation. TIL
destruction of the Maine has done mol
to fire the American heart than all I'll
long list of cruelJies practiced upc
the suffering in Cuba"
DUB CAUTION.
In order to guard against the poss
bilIty Of trouble from some crank VIII
might get into the White House aloI
with the crowd that throngs, the ma
sion in these exciting days, q numb
of additional policemen in citizel
clothes have been detailed tor du
there. These policemen move about
the crowd constantly on the alert Fl
any suspicious action on the part
any individual.