Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-17
PREDICTION OF WAR;
Senator Burrows Of Michigan Believes Crisis
is al Hand.
SPANS RESPONSIBILITY is EXPLAINED.
Congress, He Says, Must Not Adjourn Tn
til Al Facts are Known and
the Question Settled.

New York. March 17.-United States
Senator Julius c. Burrows of Michigan.
in a signed statement in the World
says:
Il am profoundly impressed with the
belief that in our relations with Spain
a crisis is near at hand. In very
few days the government will receive
the report of the court of inquiry. The
report will he that the Maine was de-
stroyed by the explosion of u Spanish
mine or torpedo.
IF the court makes the report / an
ucipate ii will, then will come the tug
OF war.
What is the situation with which
the country is confronted?
"A vessel Of the United States gov
eminent lies at anchor in the port of
friendly power on the exact spot Sc
iected by that power and that vessel "a
ON Il peaceful mission. She is de-
stroyed.
The question of ports does not enter
INTO the discussion of responsibility.
Spain was as much bound to protect
the Maine and her crew from harm in
the port of Havana as II she had been
anchored Mt her own immediate door.
l care not whether the explosion was
produced by or through the connivance
of Spanish or Cuban. Spain's respon-
slbility for the deed is not lessened
thereby.
suppose that the President of the
United States had visited Spain on u
friendly mission and was the guest OF
the queen regent, and during the night
WAS murdered lN TD4Tflhpr N the
queens household or by some fanatical
Spaniard not connected with SPAIN
cabinet. wouldn't this government have
the right to hold Spain responsible for
the deed? ! contend that it would.
therefore l say that In our relations
with Spain we are approaching n crisis
the solution and settlement of which
Congress alone must determine. The
country expects Congress to do its
duty In the premises and that the
President will do his. Neither can
shift the responsibility of the hour up
on the other.
ANY proposition of Congress u
shirk responsibility or repose special
power upon the President to meet
emergencies as they arise. will be re-
scented by the people. Congress must
not only remain in session until /,
knows all the facts connected with the
loss of the Maine. but must not ad-
1UuET until IL mas ttltltu. ana Settled
right, all other questions that are
pressing for a speedy solution"
BANKERS DO NOT BELIEVE wAF
WILL COME.
New York. March IA dispatch t.
| the Tribune from London says:
Negotiations for the purchase of war.
| ships are still in progress, the Spanish
| agents having money at their disposal
in London. The only vessel which the!
are believed to have purchased is
McCalmont's large steam yacht now
in the Mediterranean sea. Spain would
have secured the Amazonas and Adj
| miral Brouall week ago If the vote
n $50, 900, 900 had not been passed
Lieut.. Colwell had previously entered
bid for them. The Spanish agents
made a determinde effort to secure
them but failed. Brazil at first sought
TO sell four ships, including the two
coast defense vessels building in
France, which are only half finished,
but finally consented to deliver the
AmaZonas, provided her sister ship at
Armstrong; was included in the con-
tract These negotiations are conducted
by Mr.. Henry White and the Brazilian
minister with the assistance from the
naval attaches of each government,
In addition, the o'Hggins is now the
object OF keen bargaining, and there
is at least one fine cruiser In con-
tinental port which is likely to be pur-
chased.
Notwithstanding these warlike prep
arations the general feeling among the
American and English bankers here is
that war between Spain and the United
States will be averted. All the con-
servativcs on the Street consider an
outbreak of hostilities improbable. The
stock list Today reflects this feeling.
The Rothschild influence is reported
here to he strongly exerted and es'
pocially in Paris and Madrid, In the
interest OF n peaceful diplomatic SET
Element between the two countries.