The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-04-06

land and naval forces in Cuba. and au-
thorizes and directs the President to take
the necessary means to carry out that
end
The amendment to the resolution is
one relating to the destruction Of the
Maine and holding Spain responsible for
the loss of the ship and the 2G5 lives
sacrificed on it.
THE MESSAGE DELAYED FOR MILITARY
REASONS
The committee will not report until
Congress.
There are important reasons, in regard
to the condition of the army and navy,
why the President does not desire imme-
diate action by Congress, and it is proba
bic that both houses will wait until per
haps the latter part of the week before
passing any resolution on the subject.
Still there is great objection on the part
of the many Congressman to any delay,
and they will only consent to it on the
ground that there are strong reasons from
a naval and military sense to make such
delay necessary.
SPANS PLANS ARE DIsTRUsTED.
Spain's proposition to feed the recon-
centrsdos, for which it has appropriated
about the equivalent of S25O.O0 in Amer
lean money, is received with no filth
either ON the part of the Executive or
on the part of Congress.
No one puts any more trust in the latest
'orderr of Blanco in regard to the recon-
centrados than was put il the similar or
der he issued last November. This rep
resentation on the part of Spain will not
be considered in reaching conclusion
as TO what shall be done by the Execu-
tive or by Congress.
Both the Senate Committee OF Foreign
Relations and the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs will insist that the de-
struction of the Maine shall not be over
looked in any resolution presented by
Congress in regard to the Cuban sitna-
tion.
The President, it is understood, does
not wish to make the destruction of the
Maine figure as responsible in any way
for the action of this country on the Gu
ban question.
But the Senate Committee will make
strong report on the subject, to the effect
that the destruction of the Maine alone is
sufficient cause for war with Spain, and
Numbers of the House Committee are
practically unanimous in the same di-
rection.
SPAIN WON'T FIRE FIRST.
There is good authority for saying that
it is the intention of the Spanish Govern
ment not to fire the first shot or take the
first action to bring on hostillties. They
desire to put the United States in the
position of beginning the war.
There is rumor to the effect that the
Spanish torpedo flosilla was despatched
tro Cadiz to influence The SpInish cleo
ii ms aud that its reported arrival at the
Cape Verde Islands is evidence of the
fact that Spain did not or does not want
the fleet to arrive promptly in Cnban
waters.
Tae fleet is very little nearer Porto
Rico where it now is than it was when
at the Canary Islands. 1t is calculated
tn .t if il makes the same rate of progress
fro n the Cape Verde Islands to Porto
Rico that it made on the previous part of
its trip, it will take twenty six days to
reach Porto Rico.
NO PROPOSITION FOR MEDIATION RE
cEIvED.
Tais Government has receiSed no prop
osi ion for mediation on the part of
Fra ice or any other Government No
proposition is expected, nor would there
be any entertained. The Cdbln question,
in the belief of our Government, does not
admit of mediation on the part of any
foreign Government.
Reports from Europe to the effect that
the Pope was interesting himself in be-
half of Spain are absolutely denied by
the Papal representative here. The State
Department has no knowledge of any
such action on the part of the Pope.
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK WITH POWER.
The President in his message will give
his views in strong, firm language and
will let it be known to the world that all
the power of the United States will be
us I'd to put an end to the war.
The recOncentrados cannot be relieved
IN any way that will be permanent, ex-
cepting by restoring peace in Cuba, and
tn t end the President proposes to reach
al the earliest opportunity.
There will be no backing down what
ever in the Presidents message.
The diplomatic door is closed and that
will be made known in no uncertain
tones in his message.
II that door is opened again it will have
to be by Spain.
Tremend )us pressure has been brought
TO bear on Spain by her creditors to pre-
vent her from going into ruinous war.
but our Government does not expect that
Spain will change its attitude until per-
haps naval battle has been fought and
she has been defeated, when there may
be an excuse to give up Cuba.
The sooner the United States interferes
the sooner the war viii be ended, and the
sooner will the starvation be stopped in
the only way possible TO make it per-
Inanent.
Over 10000 persons have been starved
t death since Rlanco issued his alleged
order last November annulling Weyler's
concentration order AMI pretending to
furnish relief to the people.
General bingham, of the Honse Appro-
priatioa Committee, saw the President
to dsy aud informed him. on behalf Of
the committee, that it would appropriate
every dollar he might ask to bring about
the pacihcation Of Cuba. lie also ex-
pressed the opinion that the House would
stand 10y the President and would not try
10 override his wise policy.
CONSIDERING NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE
Mr.. Dingley, of the Ways and Means
Committee, and Secretary Gage have
been considering what shonld be done in
clse of need to raise more revenue.
Doubling the tax ON beer and restoring ,
seme of the war taxes can easily be dore
whenever it is found necessary Cor the I.
purpose Of raising revenue.