Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-24
way to have received the approval of the
nations of the earth.

nations or the earth.
The Presidents Announcement.
The final step will be that Of interven-
tfon, fcrcible or of whatever kind is neces-
sary. This will be in line with the Presi-
dents ideas since lie was inaugurated. in
his message to Congress in December last
the President concluded his discussion CT
the Cuban question with the following,
now seen to be of the greatest significance:
IF i. shall hereafter appear to be duty
in posed by our obligations to ourselves, to
civilization and humanity, to intervene
with force, 1T shall be without fault on our
part and only because the necessity for
such action will be so clear as to command
the support and approval of the civilized
world"
The President today feels that the duty
Of this country to interpose has been reach
ed and will follow the warning he sounded
in December.
The Report Coming Tonight.
The report of the Maine court of inquiry.
will arrive here tonight. Secretary Long
was with the President soma time this
morning, and it was inferred; with the re-
port SO near at hand, that plans for its re-
ception were being arranged. 1t is hardly
probable that more than formal delivery
of the document will be carried out to-
night.
President Mckinley is out of bed and
ready for breakfas. before 0 o'clock every
morning. Shortly after o'clock he re-
ceives some of his closest friends III the
private apartments of the house.
1t is Thought the President will be in pos
session of the report of the Maine court of
inquiry by o o'clock tomorrow morning
uyiJ toll II
House by that time. They will both go
met meets-at IL o'clock-will know the
well.
Not visitor will be received at the
White House during the day. Every hour
will be devoted to consideration of the
of Spain and the United States. Every
considered.
Comforting With the Leaders.
President Mckinley today resumed i'm
portant conferences with both democratic
and republican leaders. His consulta tions
with the democrats are as long and as free
as with the closest friends of his own
party.
Senator Jones, chairman Of the demo-
cratic national committee, was one of the
first of the Presidents callers this morning.
He remained with the chief executive near
~ an hour. The democratic senator's who
have 50 far talked with the President are
German, Gray, Morgan, Cockrell, Turpie,
Faulkner, Bacon and Walthall.
The last three were with the President
an hour late yesterday afternoon All of
them know as much of the Presidents
plans as any republican leader, because
the President has held nothing back These
and the republican leaders know that the
President intends to put stop to starva-
ton, murder and war in Cuba. His prom
ise Is said to have been made to the demo-
Gratis to this effect. He simply wants a
little time, less than a month, and it will
be given him by the men of both parties.
All that Senator Jones would say at the
of his conference was that he
thought that the country is rushing to cor
clusions too soon in regard to the Maine
report. Nobody knows what the report
Will find, he said, yet the country today
believes that the findings will be in a GER
tain direction. I'VE ought to wait" he.
said. We ought to take the advice of
Captain Sissbee and suspend judgment un-
til We know the facts''
I
ident Mckinley knows nothing of what the
court of inquiry has found.
Bailey ut the White
House.
The first of the democratic House leaders
to talk with the President was Representa-
tive Bailey. He reached the White House
this afternoon shortly after 1 o'clock and
old not leave the President until shortly
before z O'Clock. He excused himself to
newspaper men. Mr.. Bailey went to the
White House with General Grosvenor, the
republican leader, and the latter was pres
ent during the conference
The conferences with Senator Jones and
Representative Bailey were undoubtedly of
the greatest Importance. Representative
Bailey was telephoned for and went hur
rledly from the House to the White House.
Inc President sent word to Representa-
tive Sayers of Texas, the ranking minority
member Of the appropriation committee.
that he would like to see him this after
noon.
Republican Senator's COnsulted.
Republican senators held important con-
ferences with the President during the
day. Three OF them-Senators Cullom.
Fairbanks and Spooner-participated in
one conference. Senator Lodge was with
the President in another, and Senator
Aldrich in another.
Every conference is believed to have
the chief purpose of finding out how long
Congress will wait before 1t insists upon
taking action.
President Mckinley does not want un-
necessary delay, but he does want a rea-
scnable time to develop a line of action
outlined in The Star today. The commit
tees in Congress to which will be referred
the Maine report will take their time in re-
porting to the House. This will be done
with the consent of the democrats, who
row understand the Presidents Intentions,
and will aid him In taking time.
Assistant Secretary Day was at the
White House twice during the day. Secre-
tary Bliss and Secretary Gage were also
with the President a short time.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt conveyed
to the President the Information tina. the
Spanish torpedo fotilla has sailed from the
Canary Islands for Havana.
Spanish FlOtilIa Sails.
The Navy Department developed the i'm
portant news features Of the day. First