New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24

PRESIDENT MKINLEY EXPECTbp ~
INTERVENE IN CUBA ON GROUNDS


Washington March 23-The prevailing I'M
! preston among the Republican leaders OF 'he
/ House is that the President will intervene J"
! Cuba on humane grounds, but 1t IS pos'"NeS
stated by one Of them who is close TO MT Nc
/ Kiney that tho intervention will not come nn''i
/ after the report OF the Board or lnqur! u" wv
! Maine disaster goes to Consress
The two questions will be treated separately
he said to-day. and the Message relative to
Cuba viii hc sent TO Congress soon a''er inv
report on the Maine question.
The Cuban Message. as predicted ny P'"n"-
nent Republican, will be in effect declaration
10 Spain that the present methods OF warfare
in Cuba mus; cease. 1t will result In inter-
yontlon in case Spain demurs The Message
Will he accompanied by the reports Of the Con-
suls in Cuba.
Mr. Deliver Of Iowa. says that Intervention
on humane grounds will place the action on
moral level that will command the broad sym
nathy Of the world This country could ahord
he says. to waive all question as to tho Name
II the Board does not fix the responsibility iof
tho disaster on Spain. in order to make the
greater issue.
\ prominent member Of the House VINO mas
beon several times in consultation with the
President recently. and who possesses as much
unofficial! information Of tho cause Of the Maine
The report OF the Board will rot FIX the RESPONSE
bility for the explosion. it viii be starting III
its nature.
The Independence Of Cuba can nc oD'aIheu
withou. WAY II President Mckinley IS LETT. alone
and is not forced by the extreme Cuban sym
rathizers" said Scnato~ Elkins 10 day Al the
same time he announced that he was doing what
he coulG to prevent hasty action in the senate
and urging Senator's to give the President TINE
10 carry out his own policy. Mr. E!kins sara
that in his opinion the destitute should be carou
for and tina; peacefLi means would bring ahou-
the freedom Of Cuba 1t is known that great
deal Of work has been done To-Day 10y SeHdtoIS
who are known as conservatives. lttI"V9,9 ~"
been made that the Senate await the acUoh "'
the President and that no further attempts "
made to intensity the strained SITUATION IT was
asserted by Senator Elkins that mucn proSltSH
had been made. and that on hotn sldFS " VI
chamber more conservatism mad hcen HUN"
than supposed To exist $500 .,., .
The remark attributed to Admlral SlCaiu dt
Key West yesterday. to the effect ina the case
of the Maine was perhaps tn mos' pcCuitaL III
the history OF modern times. IL interpreter H'ie
as clearl. indicating that the direct reSP1hSl-
hilltv for the explosion cannot be placed Dur
inc tho nroeress Of the investigation the law
officers Of the Government have given close al
tention 10 the Legal side of tho question and me
statement is mad" that the cas- OF me Nam
Is indeed peculiar. Tn" records. II Is sdlu 90
not show that evel before in tho intercourse OF
nations has q vessel Of one Power been de-
strove6 in the waters Of another without me
cause Of the disaster and the responsibility 10Y
(, being known beyond dispute. If inc Court oI
Inquiry has found. as II IS eeheral!N ne.TNtu'
that rho responsibility for the Joss Of the Maine
cannot he definitely located. the fact VIII pre-
sent new features in the long lis; OF otherwise
similar disasters.