Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-29
TERMS NOT SATISFACTORY.
Spaniards Not Likely to Offer Conditions That
viii be Acceptable.
PRESIDENT TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP SOON


Washington. March 2s.-senators
ana others who have talked with the
president last evening and today say
that the proposition for the armistice
came from Spain. and while 1t is being
considered by the President he had In
sisted that any proposed armIstice must
be coupled with other conditions which
spain has not shown disposition TO
accept and perhaps will not accept. 1t
is stated by one senator that matters
would be brought to u head within
very short time.
MCKINLEY WILL GO ON.
AT the close of the cabinet meeting
today Secretary Alger gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
so far from there being any differ
ence Of opinion among the members
OF the cabinet, they are all in hearty
accord with the President. When he
read to them yesterday his message on
the Maine there was not a dissenting
voice nor a suggestion of change. 1t
commanded the approval of all. How
could the President have said more?
He gave Congress the report at once
and stated that he had forwarded II
to Spain and Is awaiting her reply. He
must take one step at time.
1T may be said further that there
need be no fear that he will not take
the next step. He has not lost a mo-
nent In presenting not only the Maine
incident, but the whole situation to
Spain. The country can well afford to
"A x-Q hA %
which will be promptly made known.
whatever the result"
| THURSDAY THE FATEFUL DAY.
very determine movement is on
In which prominen men OF both par
ties are cooperating to bring PROPOSE
ton for intervention in Cuba to n vote
II necessary by arbitrarily overruling
the chair The situation is being thor
oughly canvassed, particularly the Re-
publican side as the Democratic lead
ers have given assurances OF their co.
operation as soon as Republicans who
are engineering the scheme are ready.
Mr.. Hull. chairman of the military
committee. is at the head Of the move
ment on the Republican side, and It il
asserted with great posltiveness that
1t has decided strength
II was the intention of these menu
beers to attach a resolution for inter-
vention to the appropriation for the re-
pccted the President would ask for in
"A message today. and 1t is claimed that
Il was the fear OF this which induced
the President to change his plans and
withhold the message. If the message
is not sent In the program is to pre-
sent "A resolution and IL II Is ruled out
of order to overturn the ruling of the
chair.
A very prominent member who Is
using all his energies to promote the
foregoing program says that there
Will be no delay beyond Thursday.
| CONFERENCE WITH SPANISH
MINISTER.
The Spanish situation was the alb
sorbing and practically the only sub
ject of consideration at the state, war
and navy departments today, and al
though the main interest of the day
was centered in the cabinet meeting
and the general course of Congress.
yet the active negotiations now pro-
| ceeding with Spain made the state de.
partment hardly less ceter OF atten-
ton while the preparations OF the war
and navy branches want on with I'M
| abated vigor.
The Spanish minister. Senior Polo.
reached the state department shortly
Pending his arrival Judge Day went
| over half an hour The meeting was
by appointment, one of Judge Dey's
| clerks having been sent to the min
lister to ask him to come to ;he de-
partment at the earliest moment.
Pending his arrival Judge Dey went
to the navy department and had talk
with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt.
Soon thereafter Mr.. Roosevelt re-
| turned the visit and had u talk with
Judge Day in the lntters office. The
reports OF riots in Havana led to the
| belief that q movement was on foot
| to have American ships sent to the
| Cuban capitali az a measure Of pro-
| lection 10 American interests.
| sPANIARDs STILL HOLD ALooF.
The purpose and results OF the Span
| ish minister's talk with Judge Day OF
course were guarded with the usual Sc
crecy that prevails at the state depart
ment. In a general way, however. 1t Is
said It was productive OF further ex-
pressions from high oihclals that the
! aspect continued pacific. There Is high
authority for saying, however. that thu
| Spanish attitude up to the present time
| hns not been to consider either the In
| dependeuce OF Cuba, forcible interview
| tion. or tho sale of the island. There
! is much difference OF opinion as TO the
so-calied nrmistice among officials who
| OUGHT to be fully advised as to Its eN-
| aci terms IL il had assumed n definite
| form A gentleman well acquainted
with Spanish affairs, pointed out today
| that the talk of an armistlce was out OF
the question, as spain would never
yvithdrnw her forces in Cuba while the
rebellious element was in arms. He said
nlso that the statements published con-
| cernIng a proposition for enlarged au-
| tonomy TO go into force Immediately
after the coming Cuban election was
not in fact under consideration as the
reported terms OF this new autonomy
are in detail embraced I'm the present
| MAN of autonomy now about to be put
| in effect.