The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-04-12

Washington. April 12-At the close
of the second cabinet meeting last
nioht if was stated that the meeting
had been devoted wholly to the con
sideratioI of the addition to the mes
sage necessitated by the receipt or the
latest note from Spain advising TINS
government of the declaration OF an
unconditional armiStice. The SUNK
10 the presidents message merely re-
cited this latest event in the develop
nent of the Spanish question, giving
the substance OF the Spanish note ana
Recommending it to the earnest AT
tention of congress. otherwise the
message stands unchanged. After the
meeting one member of the CABINET
said that the Spanish note had not al
tered either the message or the Sltua-
ton. at is merely" he said what
Spain has been asking for all along
more time 1t does not touch the STU
alton, and the presidents message IS
left precisely as it was before. merely
stating the fact of this last develop
ment"
Another member of the cabinet said,
after the meeting: Our meeting was
for the final reading of the message
which will be sent to congress to-day
1t is a strong state paper and wilt con
tain a review of the conditions existing
in Cuba for years past. There is no
change in the tone of the message dli-
fering from that indicated in the news
papers The president will Task that
he be given authority to use the army
and the navy to bring about peace in
the island of Cuba and to insure there
a stable government.
Peace or War: which:
Washington, April H. - The presi-
dents message on Cuba will go to
congress at noon to-day. Whether it
will make q recommendation upon the
situation as presented by SPANS
latest move, and if so, what form this
recommendation will take, is a matter
upon which war or peace may rest.
If the president should take the posi-
ton that SPANS armistice comes too
late or that it does not meet the re-
QuirementS of the nation, congress
probably would act with belligerent
resolution calling upon the president
to use the army and navy of the Unit
ed States to bring to an end the con-
dition of affairs in Cuba which he de-
clared to the six ambassadors OF the
as being ''insufferable" Should the
message take the ground that Spain's
endeavorS seem tending in the proper
direction and that justice should per-
nit her an opportunity for trial of
her stated desire to end the insured
ton, or should the president simply re-
fer the whole subject to congress with
out recommendation, a condition
would arise Of which no one could pos
itively see the outcome. So few con-
gressmen knew the exact status of af-
fairs that no prediction could be made
as to what action congress would
take
A New Condition to Confront.
Easter Sunday brought little rest to
those who are dealing with the Span
ish situation. With the presidents
SPANS grant of an armistice had
brought about a new condition which
compelled the president and his ad-
yisers to meet and consider how far
the situation was affected by SPANS
concession. As a result the unusual, of
not unprecedented condition arose for
two cabinet meetings on Sunday, one
at noon, lasting an hour and a hale,
and another at O'Clock in the even
ing The cabinet meetings led to 40
change in the determination that the
presidents message would 60 to con-
greSS to-day. 1t seemed evident, how
ever, from the new conditions present
ed by the grant of armiStice that the
message should deal with these condi-
tons in order that congress might be
fully advised on the latest phases Of
the subject Cabinet officers were ex-
tremely reticent over the changes in
the message, although it seemed to be
understood that the facts relating to
the armistice would at least be incor-
porlted, even though the general pol
icy of the message underwent no
change.
During Senior Polo's call at the state
department he notified the authorities
that word had come from Havana that
Gen. Blanco had been prompt in exc
cutting the orders of tile queen regent.
and that the
Proclamation of Armistfce
had been duly promulgated. The first
effect of this will be to bring a COM
plete cessation OF. all Spanish hostili-
ties throughout the island. The Span
ish troops WILL for the time being go
into garrison. Their future disposition
has not even been considered. for
much depends upon the duration Of the
duration of the a.mistice and the
course of the insurgents If the in
surgents continue their fighting and
make attacks upon the Spaniards. the
situation will become complicated, for