The San Francisco call., 1898-04-09

@ NEW YORK, April 8-The @ < Herald's Washington core Y < spondent telegraphs: Only the Y < improbable and unexpected be- Y < tween now and Monday can Y < avert war. This is the unanl- Y 4 nous conclusion of the President Y < and his official advisers as a re- Y < suit of to-day's Cabinet meeting, Y < during which all phases of the Y 4 Cuban question were discussed < 4 from every conceivable stand < o point. e
 I have talked with nearly all the mem bers of the Cabinet, with most of the Congressional callers at the White House to-day. and with members of the diplomatic corps. Not one of these can see a peaceful outcome. In summing up the situation tonight 1 prefer to use the words of one of the most eX- perienced diplomats at Washington, who. in order that he may keep his country advised of the true situation, makes 1t his business to be ln close touch with all the authorities here and with all international events. He is one of the keenest observers in the diplo- matic corps and broad and liberal ln his views. This IS his verdict after re viewing every phase of the subject and all of the developments of the week ln Washington, Madrid and Havana:
 "There seemo to be no escape from war.
 "B, next Monday night the telegraph wires and cables will be flashing mes sages signed by General Miles moving troops to points of concentration al ready agreed upon; others signed by the Secretary of the Navy dispatching war vessels in all parts of the woild to points of vantage for the purpose oi getting ready for the inevitable.
 Your Congress by that time will have acted upon the Presidents recom- mendation for imm fate intervention There are signs now ot difference between certain factions in Congres: and the President regarding the ques- ton of the recognition of the indepen- dence of Cuba. All of this will disap- pear when the Presidents message is made public.
 Members of the Foreign Relation: committees are already familiar with the Presidents recommendations. and { resolution embodying his views will be agreed upon by the two committee: even before the message has been re ceived. They will be reported imme diately, and the probabilities are tha they will be passed the same day. A any rate 1 venture to predict that there will not be twenty-four hours delay 1T final action by Congress after the Presi dent has submitted his message. There are differences now, but they will b' eliminated, and all branches of the Gov ernment will present a united front or the one great questionable ending o Spanish misrule in Cuba.
 ''In my opinion it is no longer { question, will there be warp It is { question as to how long it will last
 "The action of the President anC Congress will not be formal declara ton of war. It will be declaration fo armed intervention, which, when pu into effect. means war. Naval officer predict that it will be all over in two weeks It is idle to prognosticate or this point After 1t begins no living being can tell what will happen. IT studying the international aspect of the situation 1 cannot see that 1t IS possible for Spain to withdraw her troops ano flag from Cuba until forced to do so.
 "There is feeling that the six powers, which combined for the pur. pose of soliciting the reopening ot negotiations between Spain and the United States, now that they have not met with any encouragement from this side, will force Spain te yield, and that after all there may be a peaceful solution. But Spair has not yet shown any signs oi yielding. On the contrary, every thing looks as dark and gloomy or the other side as it does here.
 Spain will make a good stroke 1T diplomacy by publicly announcing he determination to accept the offices O the powers in the interest of peace ant to proclaim in favor of an armistice agreeing to a plebiscite to determine tn, future government of the island. pro vided that the United States will agre, to withdraw her vessels from Key Wes at the same time she is withdrawing he troops This would place her in good position in the eyes of the nation of the world, as it would be equivalen to yielding to the powers every poin which the President will make in hi