The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-25
SQUJITRMING.
The Almighty Dollar Squealing
For Peace With DishOnOr.
Better the Massacre of Our
Sailors by Spain
Than Old MOneybags' Pocket
book Shall Grow Lighter.
ROTHSCHILDS FAMILY
Leading the Move Made by the
Money Power
To Prevent Anything But an
To Prevent Anything But an
Indemnity Settlement.
REPORT OFTHE BOARD
Is Delivered to the President
This Morning.
Commodore SchIey Placed in
Command of Flying Squadron.

London. March 25.-The imminence
of the Cuban crisis has prompted hnan-
ciers to make efforts to avert war. A
movement to this end is on foot in
Lombard street and American bankers,
who are leading it, are supposed to
have the sympathy and perhaps the CO.
operation of the RothschiIds.
The American bankers are endeavor-
ing to secure the influence of fnanciers
and governments, representing to them
the damage to the commerce of all ma
tons, which d war would involve. The
1nanciers are willing to invest literally
to prevent war. Apparently they are
unable to devise a plan promising sue
cess. The American bankers tell the
diplomats that if the United States de-
mands an indemnity and Spain is will
lng to pay, f1nanciers will gladly furn-
ish the funds. The best informed di-
plOmatS believe the Spanish cabinet and
dynasty dare not risk the wrath of the
pOpulace which would inevitably follow
acquiescence with the demand of the
United States for reparation for loss of
the Maine.
Prominenet fnanciers called upon the
United States ambassador.
Financiers are also seeking to bring
pressure upon Washington through di-
plOmats, but it is believed they have
met with little success.
The Spanish and Cuban firms and fin
ancial houses in London generally
agree in expressing the opinion that
there Will be no war.
Washington, March 25.-Some of the
senators and members of the house
who have visited the president today
and yesterday have gathered the inn
preston from his carefully guarded
talks with them that the president will
not Immediately make any Important
recommendations to congress, b 1t that
he wants more time in which to con-
duct negotiations with Spain with the
hope, of securing peace by diplomatic
means. Some of them have reached the
conclusion that he is hopeful, of Secur-
ing SPANS assent to the Independence
of the island, or at least of "a condition
approaching independence by other
means. He suggested to than that the
recognition of neither belligerency. nor
independence would be sufficient to
bring relief to the starving Cubans and
that either act would fail at least in
its immediate effect. He also suggest
ed that there are some difficulties in
the way of sending supplies to the is
land, one of the principal of which is
the fact that such a course is a practi-
cal assistance to Spain to sustain her
self in the conflict. He urged upon
them the especial Importance OF doing
all they could to suppress excitement
and prevent action by congress in con
nectiOn with the receipt of the report on
the Maine disaster.
The visitors think the presidents es-
peciaI desire at this time is to eliminate
the Maine incident entirely from the
discussion of the situation and some of
them consider it possible that he may
send the report to congress, without
making any recommendation of espec-
lal moment. The president said to SEN
atOrS that he would like 20 see the Gu
bans obtain their independence by pur-
chase, and he intimated that ne would
be even willing that they should agree
to pay a stated annuity to Spain rec-
ognizing to this slight degree the suzer-
ainty of the mother county, but he said
at the same time that he recognized the
difficulties in the way of this proce-
dure because of the Discrimination of
the Spanish authorities to consider it.
Still the visitors obtained the impress
sion that ne had concluded at least TO
make an effort in that direction Thew
are of the opinion that if this negotia-
ton should fail, the president would re-
sort TO intervention, rather than to 4
recognition of either benigerent rights
or the independence of the island. They
do not consider that the president would
hesitate at recognizing either belliger-
ency or independence except for the
reason that he believes neither would
accomplish the result of relieving the
suffering which is the first end he has
in view.
The Democratic senators talked
frankly with the president in regard to
the political aspect of the situation
They told him of the report current
about congress to the effect that the
Cuban situation was being manipulated
with the view of improving the fortunes
of the Republican party, saying to him
that if such was the case. and if war
was provoked for this reason, the re-
action would be against the party. To
this the president replied that he fully
realized this fact and that he did not
intend to be swerved one hairs breadth
in his purpose by political considera-
tionS.
The conservative senators say that
the president is to be given an opportu-
nifty to carry out his plans and that it is
now certain that no hasty action, with
out the wish of the president, will be
taken by the senate. There has been
considerable work done among the SEN
atOrs and the result of a general can
vass leads the conservatives to believe
that the sentiment in favor of moving
with care and refraining from forcing
the president to act in advance of his
own Judgment is growing.
There will be no 'hasty action "