The times., 1898-04-05
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY
A Senator Says 1t Is Deter
mined and Patriotic.
WILL STARTLE THE WORLD
MR. NckiDieN's Message May be n
ture-He May Review the Entire
Cuban Question. and VIII Deal
Win the Maine Disaster.


* source from which, The Times has
hitherto secured Information of an ex-
cathedra character. is authority for the
statement that the President of the Unit
ed States and the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations are working together
in absolute harmony and along lines that
will make the country ring with enthu-
siasm
This senator has seen, the President in
the past few hours, and, upon leaving the
White House. said the Presidents policy
was finally and definitely determined,
subject to change only in the unexpected
event that Spain backs down and grants
Cuban independence.
This senator says the President will
transmit a message that will startle the
world in its boldness and remain as
model for state papers in the future;
that he will ably and thoroughly review
the entire Cuban question and its con-
nection with the affairs of America; that
hewill dwell strongly on the Maine dis
aster using it as one of his most potent
arguments upon which his recommends
tons are based. and, that these recon-
mendations will be, first, a recognition
of the independence of Cuba, and sec
ond armed Intervention.
On the other hand there are public men
who ought to be well informed, who
maintain today as they did yesterday
that the President will omit all refer
ence to Intervention and content him
self with a mere recommendation for in
dependence.
A prominent senator who will have
much to do with the formulation of the
policy of the Senate said this morning
that he believed the President would be
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question leading the Congressional brig
ade not as a matter of choice, but from
compulsion. His party insists upon radl-
cal action, and rather than be left in the
rear the President has determined that
he will play the role of leader and head
his party. With the inevitable before
| him. Mr.. Mckinley, as a matter of pol
| itics, intends to get the glory If any &C
| crues to his party, but it is questionable
if at this late day the President can sue
ceed in making the people believe that
! he was not carried from the rear and
| forced to lead.
I But whether the President intends to
| deal with this question from the American
| point of view or not matters little, so far
| as the Senate is concerned. The commit
| tee spent this morning going over the
! draft of the report as prepared by Senator
| Davis. This report treats the whole Gu
| ban question exhaustively. and will go
! into the subject to a much greater ex
! tent than the Cameron report. which ac-
| companied the resolution for Cuban indie
| pendence, reported to the Senate Decem
| Der q, 1896.
The Maine incident will form one of the
| strongest chapters of this report, and
will hold Spain responsible for the de-
| struction of that ship.
The recommendations of the committee
! will be emphatic and will be made to the
! Senate regardless of the attitude the
| President may assume.
| 1t is probable that the committee will
wait no longer than Tuesday. II is averse
! to making IT appear that the committee
! and the Executive are at loggerheads, but
| at the same time they believe there is no
| good reason why the message should not
| be sent in by Wednesday, and, as matter
| of fact, assurances were given today that
| by the time indicated the message would
| be forthcoming.