The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-04-04
NO ESCAPE FROM
WAR NOW POSSIBLE
Foreign Affairs Committee Ready TO
Report Foraker Resolution.
THE PRESIDENT is ADVISED
Message Will Go to Congress Tuesday
Carrying Official Information.
PRESIDENT is WELL INFORMED
The White House Was Thronged All
Day Saturday with friends OF
the Administrator.
THE PRESIDENT is ADVISED
PRESIDENT IS WELL INFORMED
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message will reach congress IueSuaS' A'a'e
this afternoon in a conversation with
republican senator the president expressed
the opinion that it would be physical
tmposstbiIity for the message and accom-
panying documents to be prepared before
TUESDAY lie had conference this morn
Ing with Judge Day and Assistant Sec
retarv Adee. of the state department, who
are at work upon the diplomatic history OF
the events leading up to the present sit
uation. and 1t was after this that he in
formed his congressional visitors of the
necessity of another days delay.
It has been a day of anxious conference
and consultation at the white house. There
was no session Of either branch Of con-
grcss ana there was therefore no attraction
for visitors at the capitol that center
was practically deserted, but there was q
crush at both the white house and the
state department. Almost all day the pres
Idcut was in conference with leading mem
hers of his party. There was an extra sts-
sion of the cabinet this morning.
The question Of whether there
should be any further negotiation with
Spain was discussed with final deter
mination that Spain should be inform
cd that so far as this country is con-
cerned negotiations ore at an end.
In accordance with this. Minister Polo
was Informed that the whole matter Will
he laid before congress on Tuesday and the
Spanish minister has informed his govern
mont what this mears. The president and
his advisers have spent the greater part
of the day discussing just what shape the
action of congress shall assume. They ere
greatly worried.
cPy II irrr 1,
case they are brought more closely to a
realization of the TACT that in all :he dipio-
matte Juggling shat has been going on the
United States has got the worst of ii.
Indeed the only sensible thing they
have done is found in their method of
presenting the Maine disaster to the
Spanish government.
IT, as was their first intention, they had
made a direct demand for reparation from
Spain they would apparently have had
nothing to stand on for this final step
which they must take. a demand would
have tied them up to money settlement
involving necessarily arbitration. IN every
other respect Spain has met their suEges-
tons and demands in such a way az 10
merit the admiration Of those who study
the 5ue&IinS of words ana propositions
watch the world calls diplomacy.
The demand of the president that the
United States be allowed to 20 ahead and
feed the starving Insurgents has been met
by the bland statement of the Spanish
premier that Spain has already taken the
necessary steps toward the relief of these
people. He points to action Of BIanco In
issuing orders which viii permit the people
20 rcturn to their homes and when he
secs that the president is quoted as about
to ask congress for 100000 for the purpose
Of feeding the people he goes him 100000
letter and announces that Spain has al
ready appropriated 100000 for that pur-
pgse.
This plan of hers has been the en-
tcriug wedge upon which Mckinley
based his entire Cuban policy, and Sa
gasta has, to use a military expression,
simply spiked his guns with this coun-
ter announcement.
IL has g.. so in everything else so far
as the uua. - permitted 10 know. and
The republic b leaders Of both branches OF
congress are ,.o4ug great deal OF talking
today about the bun@Ing diplomacy when
has put the government in such a hoie.
They see that with this last announcement
fam ;hc Spanish premier they must look
% something else to furnish the excuse for
iu"ir positive action by congress. and for
This reason. as the drowning mon grasp at
straWs. they are SraspinS at the strong
popular feeling in favor Of making the de
sjtuct.on Of the Maine the casus belf.
Tho talk on this line, which was so strong
Yesterday, has grown much stronger today.
II is notable that much of it today comes
from republicans who ought to be in close
touch with the administration il they are
FlotiIIa Rumor Made Excitement.
There was great excitement at the navy
department this morning at the announce