The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-02
THE ISSUE MADE Up.
80 Further DIPLOMATS Corresponds
cnce Is Contemplated.
CAN NOT PUl DEPENDENCE IN SPAIN.
Treats the Slaughter Of the Names
Crew With Indifference.
10 POLICY YET MAPPED OFT.
Three Courses Are Open to the
President for His Message.
THE SPANISH MINIS TER IS UNEASY.
Scnor Polo Realizes the Seriousness
of the situntfon--No proposals of
Mediation Mndc.
Three Courses Are Open to the
President for His Message.
THE SPANISH MINIS TER IS UNEASY,

Washington, April There is little
doubt that the president and members oil
his cabinet now regard conflict with
Spain as almost inevitable. In his mes
! sage 10 congress, which in all probabiii-
ty will be sent in next Monday aud GER
| tainly carly next week, 1t Is understood
! that the president viii review at some
length the RECORDINGS it stands between
this government aaaNspain, but Will not
insist upon furthcpstimc to continue ne
gotiations looking to peaceful solution
Of the Cuban problem.
The cabinet meeting this morning was
unquestionably the most important held
in many years. 1t received SPANS answer
TO the ult!matum Of this government nad
finding it unsatisfactory practically decid-
cd upon policy which at this hc;ir seams
certainly to involve hcs.ilitics, The whole
record VIII be laid b-tnre congress and
the question is now under earnest con
sidera,ion as to what shall be the public
form c.. our policy in bringipg 10 an end
the horrors in Cuba and securing the in
dependence OF the island. Propositions
ranging from simple recognition Of Cuban
independence to II straight out declaration
of war have been urgel at the capitol, but
there is hardly a doubt but tha, the ma
10 lead before taking action AID is disposed
10 adopt Mr. MrKincy's suggestion on
this point. 1t Is thought any OF The reso-
buttons except possibly simple recosn-
ton OF independence would lead to war.
There were, o. course, all sorts OF ru-
mors in circulation, including reports OF
mediation by some European Ts,wers. but
no such suggestion has come TO this gov
crnmcnt, for as late AS 5 O'Clock, in re-
sponso 10 q direct question, Assistant Sec
rotary Day SAID there had been no offer
of mediation by any foreign government.
One member OF the cabinet. speaking OF
the meetings today. spoke substantially as
that having exhausted all diplomatic Of
forts to bring about better condition o.
affairs in Cuba and they having failed, the
whole question must be submitted TO con
gress. AT our afternoon meeting the
president requested each member to OK
press freely his individual opinion ms TO
by tho members. Nothing definite was de-
cided upon and no conclusions were
reached. The president viii now take the
views submitted to him under considera-
ton preparatory 10 his message 10 con-
gross, which will be sent in early next
week President Mckinley has done great
deal of work recently and he Is pretty well
fatigued. Consequently nc will take some
little rest before going into active work
on the message. He has not yet deter
mined what recommendation viii be COM
municated to congress. Ny opinion is that
little faith can be put In promises MADE
by Spain and this makes me hesitate about
aecc-ting with any confidence her latest
proposals
I'm the first place She promised long
time ago that the rsccncentradcs would
be released, The result shows that thess
promises have no. been kept, Now she
proposes TO release them. but keep them
under military supervision, Who can tell
whether she will adhere TO tho, expressed
intentIcrs Broadly there appear to be
three courses open 10 the president II
d,aling further with this matter The first
CT these is TO accep. the proposals sub
miptci by sTa:n In reply - The American
reprtsrn,a,iors The second 10 relegate TIE
whole matter 10 congress and let that body
90 as It secs proper which think would
mean Intervention and third, TO take j
n Iicic stand. lpf' as siId before, moth
ing hes yet been determined on by the
president. Or Il he has reached decision
he dia rot communicafe It 70 the members
OF the cabinet. Yes. reference was mad;
by Spain 10 the Maine matter lie her latext
reply.
''She ma lie no Offer to pay for the los.
but suggested that the mater be settled
b, arbitration. 50 far as recall, she
expressed no regret for the sad occurrence
and the whole thing was regarded as .
cold -blooded statement
The session OF the cabinet lasted from
S to $40 o'clock. The Spanish minister
was At the atate department st o'rlcck,