Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05
THE FORTHCOMING MESSAGE.

Everything Indicates That 1t viii Not BE
in Before Wednesday, but 1t is Promised
That it VIII Be Vigorous.
Washington, April At is alto
gether probable that the Presidents
message TO Congress on the Cuban
situation will not be sent in before
Wednesday.
What specific recommendations the
President will make in this message
cannot be stated at this time, nor is it
certain that the President himself has
yet fully worked out all the details.
The general features Of the message.
however, have been decided upon.
The President, it is learned, will IA
! vor recognition of independence and
forcible intervention if necessary to
prevent further hostilities in Cuba
SPANS answer, in effect, will be de-
little or no reasonable ground for hope
that a satisfactory settlement OF the
Cuban question is at all likely to be
reached through diplomatic agencies.
The President will favor intervention
and his message will make no recon-
mendations or suggestions IN conflict
with that idea.
The disaster to the Maine will be
prominently brought to the fore and
will be treated in a vigorous manner.
/ The whole subject, it is believed, will
be discussed in a spirit of patriotism
that must commend itself to the entire
American people.
This policy, however, it is said, does
not necessarily involve war, but leaves
the determination of that question to
Spain herself Without something now
unexpected happens within compare
lively short time, the indications point
to at least a show of force against
Havana
The published report that the Pope
| has offered to mediate between this
government and Spain, with a view to
peaceful solution of the difficulty, is
again officially denied.
This government, it is stated, can
not under any circur' stances accept
mediation or interference from any
| foreign power, nor up to this has any
| been offered
1t has just been learned here defn-
| itely that an exchange of notes be-
tween the great powers of Europe has
begun concerning mediation on the
| Spanish-American question. At least
| two of the embassies in Washington
! have received information that this
exchanges now in progress, but no
definite instructions have been received
| by the diplomatic representatives here.
While no offer of mediation has been
made by Pope Leo XIII. to the United
| States. since the Vatican never in
| itiates tender of its services as medi-
ator or arbitrator, and this country
| has made no such request. There Is
| little doubt that unofficial representa-
| lions have been made as to the deep
| interest felt by the Pope in the
preservation of peace There is rea-
| son to believe, however, that the Pope s
influences are being exerted much
more direct and with greater effect at
Madrid than at Washington. Pope
Leo is the godfather of Alfonso XIII,
the young King of Spain. and Pope Plus
TX. was the godfather of Alfonso XII,
| the late King of Spain. This indicates
! the great influence which the Vatican
| exercises over the Spanish dynasty,
the royal family and the country at
large being thoroughly Catholic. Ow-
| ing to this it is not doubted that the
influence of the Pope would be most
important and probably decide in in
6ucing Spain to make every conces-
sion possible toward the maintenance
! OF peace Furthermore, it is known
officially that these influences are be-
| ing exerted at the present moment,
and that they promise to be productive
| of results.
HOW 1T CAME ABOUT.
Madrid, April Also p. m.-The
| correspondent here of the Associated
Press has just had an interview with
a high parsonage of great authority
| who cleared up any discrepancies in
previous reports, showing just how
the papal Intervention occurred. Tn