The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10

would De given in support of Spain now
that she has yielded to their earnest So
licitation.
1t has been understood thus far that the
movement Of the powers was purely dis
interested and neutral. but the press dis
patches from abroad indicate that spains
yielding to these continual influences had
established closer bond than had hither-
to existed.
Assistant Secretary Day was non-com-
municative tonight on the armistice
granted by Spain and refused to discuss
1t or the bearing it would have on the
situation in any way.
With the conditions suggested by Spain
1t is felt here that a new and even graver
crisis may arise. Coming late at night.
there is no opportunity to judge how
Spanish conditions would be received by
Congress, but in view of the sentiments
of the Senate and the House, it is felt
that the conditions proposed by Spain may
accentuate the feeling already existing
there.
There was a long conference at the
White House to-day between the Presi-
dent Senators Hanna and Elkins and
Judge Day. The dispatch from Minister
Woodford was discussed to the exclusion
of all other business. 1t is understood
that the representatives of the Queen are
treating directly with the insurgents In
cuba to accept the armistice, and it is
believed that the terms offered may ap-
peal to the reason of Gen. Gomez and
his active followers in the field.
The members of the junta in New York
and Washington will not listen to any
proposition but the absolute independence
Of the so-called Cuban republic, and they
Indignantly reject the proposed armlstice.
While there is no intention on the part
of the President TO further withhold his
message from Congress after Monday next.
it is conceded that the Spaniards and the
Cubans have right to adjust their own
difficulties without consulting the United
States, for the only reason this govern
ment has for intervention is TO try and put
an end to the uncivilized warfare going on
in Cuba
The most ardent advocates of interven-
ton are forced to admit tonight that the
prospects for war Will be materially re-
dueed if the Cubans accept the proposed
armistice.
The military and naval preparations con-
tinued with unabated activity and the
strategic experts are formulating pros
pective plans of campaign. It seems to
be the accepted view among these ex-
perts that it will not be necessary to ex-
tend the campaign beyond the Island of
Cuba, unless Spain assumes an aggressive
attitude, in which case the operations of
the United States military and naval
forces will be extended to the Spanish
possessions of Porto Rico, the Philip
pines, the Canaries and possibly Spain it
self. 1t is the opinion, however that the
fighting win not extend far beyond Cuba
and Cuban waters and that after ethe
United States controlled Cuba. hostilities
would not be prolonged This view, how
ever, leaves out the fact that after fight
ing once begins it cannot be foretold how
far it will go, and the government is pre-
pairing for an emergency.
Madrid, April 9, 3:15 p. ma visit Of
the foreign ambassadors to Senor Gulon,
minister of foreign affairs, resulted in
meeting of the cabinet, at which a decision
was reached to grant an armlstice to the
insurgents in Cuba.
Madrid, April 10, 4:45 a. m.-Gen. Correa,
minister of war; after the council, which
lasted two hours, said to the correspond
ent of the Associated Press. "We yielded
to the prayer of the great powers, grant
ing what we had refused to the United
States"