The herald., 1898-04-09
If NOTHING PREVENTS
MESSAGE GOES TO CONGRESS ON
MONDAY
IF FURTHER DELAY OCCURS
Pro-Cuban Republicans in the House
Talk of Passing Resolutions
Over Reeds Head
Associated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, April Spending the
actual elimination of the diplomatic de-
velopments now rapidly approaching
head, the admin is straton is steadfastly
and consistently avoiding all possible out
ward evidence of the crisis. The Cuban
message will be placed before Congress
next Monday, unless some radical and
unexpected event should happen to change
the firmly fixed intention of the President,
and meantime the evacuation of the Am
erlcan citizens from Cuba will con ntinue
and General Woodford will arrange his
affairs so as to. leave at a moments notice
At the White House save for frequent
conferences, there Is no sign of crisis,
and on the day fixed for the transmission
to Congress Of a message that is eX-
pected to lead to war, probably eight or
ten thousand youths will be enjoying them
selves on the twenty-acre plot of ground
surrounding the executive mansion. De-
spite the grave situation at this time, all
arrangements are going ahead for the
easter egg rolling on the White House
grounds, with the Marine Band as an ad-
junct to the festivities.
The President shows somewhat the eff
feet of the great strain on him. but ON the
whole bears up bravely. Last night he
succeeded in retiring by II o'clock. Today
he was up early and enjoyed a hearty
breakfast.
There was a conspicuous absence of
distinguished visitors to confer with the
President in the early hours. Apparently
1t was realized fully that the government
of the United States had fixed it's course
and that efforts to influence the executive
were out of the question. Even Assistant
Secretary Day did not make his appear
ance until comparatively late in the day.
All this outward calm contrasted strongly
with the rush of the past month.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, a mem
ber of the Foreign Relations Committee,
and Representatives Fenton of Ohio and
Brucker of Michigan formed the forenoon
contingent of Congressional callers to see
the President. 1t was regular Cabinet
day and the knowledge of this fact helped
to keep away the crowd and make the
quietest forenoon at the Executive Man
sion for many days. The members of the
Cabinet even were q little slow in as
sembling. Prior to the meeting Cabinet
members stated that there had been no
material developments in the situation
and that the work of preparation is stead
lily going ahead.
The entire day passed with the same un-
usual absence of callers that had marked
the forenoon. Assistant Secretary Day
was with the president for over an hour
in the afternoon, but when he lefestated
that there had been nothing new, not even
in the way of fresh communications from
Madrid and Havana. He said that Min
lister Woodford had not communicated
with his home government today, and that
no instructions as to when he should 7eave
Madrid had been issued by this govern
ment. A"cabinet member was asked in
this connection if 1t was contemplated that
General Woodford should leave his post at
the same time that General Lee left
Havana. He said that would be very
violent and wrong assumption to make
and that he understood the question of
leaving Spain had been vested in the dis
erection of the minister
President Mckinley, after his general
discussion Of the situation with Judge Day,
was closeted with Senator Spooner Of
Wisconsin. and at o'clock went off on an
afternoon drive with Vice President Ho-
bart. The latter came over for him in his
own brougham.
SENATE PLANS
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The principal
movement about the Senate at present is
to find an expeditions method of doing
whatever is to be done in the way of de-
claring the sense Of the government as to
the proper procedure in settling the Cuban
question. There is general feeling that
much delay or long debate in Congress
after the receipt of the Presidents message
would be undesirable from all points of
view Still, it is recognized that there is
a sharp line Of difference between the two
elements in the Senate, one of which con-
tends for declaration for the independ-
ence of the Cubans sustained by armed
Intervention, and the other for support
ing the position of the President for inter-
vention alone. There is determined effort
to harmonize these elements, and some
headway is being made on the lines of an
assertion in general terms of the right of