The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-04

WASHINGTON. April s,-The orin,on.
almost universally held m Wasninwton
tonight BY leading pub.ie men and ,lip.o-
mats. Is that the crisis viii reach lis ols-
war or peace viii he determined withan
the next seven days. Senators aud repre-
senia,ises met and conferred all day
about the gravity OF the situation. and Ut
the White House the presden, consulted
with several members of h,s cabinet and
other confidential advisers regarding tina
message which he IS preparing to send 10
congress.
At the state. war and navy hiiItings
active work Was going on. and altoeether
II has been a day Of suppressed feeling.
No date has heen announced AN to the day
when the message VIII he sent To congress.
and Il Is believed ii will not so In tomor-
rev. II is believed that probably wedncs-
day or Thursday will be the day se!ected.
Besides the physical work Of preparing
the comprehensive document upon which
the president expects to res, mis- case with
the world, there are other rehsons why
those In charge Of the war preparations
will welcome every hours delay. War
material which we have ordered abroad
is not yet shipped. and the factories Il
this country viii work day aud nlsht
making powder and praJectI.es and
are anxious for delay. some az tho
factories In Connecticut with con,raets
have ,elegraphed Representative Hit urg-.
Ing all delay possible.
They say every day lis precsons. There
is stil divergence of opinion as 10 what
the president will recommend in hts ,ne.-
sage, indeed. there seems 10 be stt,l I
Question as to whether the president vii
make any specific Recommendations
some of his most intimate friends. how
ever. assert emphat.caiiy that the urest-
dents recommendations win be specific
and vigorous, and such as his party and
the country could willingly follow when
he points the way. One Of these a.td To.
night that the president. In HIS strong de-
sire for peace and carntsf hope thar var
might possibly be averted. was yisiaIn~
somewhat to the sentiment of the Icadern
OF his party and the country. He has NOT
given up hope yet that hostisitiss NAV 4.
aysrted There are those who believe th>
president has not yet made an hIs ,,,,,,,t
as to the exact course he VIII pursue. ana
there seems to be a question az TO whesher
The consular reports aud the dIpior. -,
10 to be Transmitted with
the message
susprase II Tryiaw.
me suspense causing necessary delay II
the preparation OF the message IL vxrx go
ing on the members OF the hos,s<. ana N.
most universally discussed aueatlon a
Washington tonight is whether con~yes.
can De restrained until the message Il
transmitted. An recognize the task az ma
paring our case for the worlds luxperslo.,
and the care which mist be exercised. ana
there seems 10 be no disposition 70 t,n<,urv
hasten the president The fsrty leader.
are extremely anxious to avoid breach
With the executive, such a. would occuf
II congress were 10 take the Initiative.
After careful canvass of the situation tn-
day they believe the radical Republicans
can be held In line a few days longer. until
Wednesday ~ least The conference AZ
the Republicans of fhe honse who have
been Insisting on prompt aeflor hoId an
other meeting tnn1orrow night While snanv
&C ihsm are M. In favor Of gfviuy The
president more leeway thar last week. II -
realized tha, twenty-five Republican votes
in the house would. with the Democrats
and PopuIlss vnfes 10 sufficient 10 act.
1t can he pretty confidently asserted that
ali the Republicans af the house. with pos
slsly the exceptions which could be reunt-
ed on the fingers of one hand. can he con-
irolied untli Wednesday. After that. Whist
might happen II the president asks Tor fur-
,her delay IL proeIematicAi Mr.. Fygun-
well. ~ Ohio, for instance whc says ~
hopes he vii rot be obliged 70 rart com-
pany wsfa he president. says he viii vote
with the Democrats II necessary 10 over.
rnie the speaker after Wednesday. Mr..
Cooper. of Wisconsin,. has made : similar
statement.
Mosse Csmnisa~e VIII R~sers = Res-
ssas1ss.
The Republicans os the house c6umlftso
on foreign affairs have held Informal me<<s
inss todsy sad have aTarsicaily ssseoo -