The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-09
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this formidable fleet was expected to
sail today.
AT the capitol the senators who are
devoting themselves to the task of Sc
curing resolution on the Cuban ques-
tlon on which practical unanimity on
the part OF the senate can be obtained
We're quite active, and when the day
closed felt that theyshad made appre-
ciable progress. There was a joint
meeting of the leading members of the
steering committees Of the various par
ties during the day in the rooms of
the committee on appropriations, in
which the whole situation was can
Vassed and the reasons for prompt ac-
ton in the senate after the matter is
only taken up We're gone over much
as they had been in preceding meet
ings.
The managers of this movement are
endeavoring to secure a reversal of the
decision of the committee on foreign
relations to report for both independ-
ence and intervention, but they do not
yet count upon majority of the COM
mittee, though they assert that they
have made headway They recognize
the fact that even with the majority
of the committee their way there still
would remain several senators, includ-
ing Thurston, Pettigrew, Gallinger and
Mason, whom it will be very difficult
to win over to any line of action that
does not provide for the recognition of
the present Cuban government, and
who will insist upon debating a con-
trary policy. They are finding fewer
obstacles to progress among Demo-
Gratis, PopuliSts and silver Republi-
cans than among straight Republicans.
The movement to consider the whole
Cuban question in executive session is
gaining ground The senators who
have looked up the precedents find the
only parallel case to the present to be
that when war was declared against
Great Britain in 1872 when the declar-
alton was considered in secret session.
Powers Passive.
Inquiry at the foreign embassies and
legations today made it plain that the
| action of the great powers yesterday
in presenting a joint note to President
Mckinley urging peace constituted all
that these powers will do. There is no
present purpose to take further action
or to follow up this guarded and diplo-
matte utterance with any suggestion Of
mediation or Intervention.
1t was stated by influential members
of the diplomatic corps that the joint
| note contained nothing between the
| lines which indicated a further pur-
pose. This was the view taken by the
adm1nlStrat ton yesterday, and To-Day
| this is fully borne out by the attitude
| of the foreign representatives who are
| in close touch with their foreign offices.
| 1t is expected that at the present juno
ture this practically eliminates the in
fluence of the powers at Washington
beyond a sentimental expression to-
ward peace.
There is no doubt. however, that
these foreign influences will be strong
ly urged at Madrid towards securing
further concessions though the for
eign representatives here begin to
doubt seriously whether Spain Is In a
position to concede any more. One
Of the best informed diplomatic mem
bers tersely summed up the situation
today, thus:
Spain has placed her back against
the wall, determined to yield no more
Even the heroic efforts of the queen
regent toward peace, by granting ex-
treme concessions, seems to be overuled
and the radical element is In control" ;"
In connection with the action of the
powers, much interest is shown in the
Individual action of the several gov
ernments which signed the joint note
There is little doubt that the British
ambassador, rejecting the views Of his
government, served as a repressive
influence in keeping the note down to
a mild and polite expression for peace
It seems equally apparent that, had
the influence Of the French ambassa-
dor and Austrian minister representing
their governments prevailed, the note
would have been considerably more
than vague expression for peace.