The San Francisco call., 1898-04-07

- ~ V quelled, and the sea of indecision, whose waves had tossed him hither and thither had subsided
 Men not entirely great are relieved when serious responsibility is shifted to some one else.
 The President is one of these, and he felt that his wretchedness and misery were but memories But there were to transpire, in the swift hours. events that were destined to involve him again in considerations complicated and exact ing, and ere they had passed he had pre- pared himself for another ordeal no less oppressive, perhaps, than its predeces- sor.
 The message had been completed. but early in the day Attorney General Grlggs came and some changes were made in the important document. The Cabinet officers, once so loquacious, have grown secret, since dealing with the Spaniards, whose subtlest ally IS secrecy, regarding their intentions IL was hinted, however, that the President and Griggs made the message stronger and that the intervention 1t would call for would not be of a character that would look like an invitation for fur ther delay in bringing the present com plicatlOns to crisis.
 Following the Jersey man, came Adams, Representative, and Frye, Spoon CT and Fairbanks, Senators, representing the Foreign Relations Committee of both houses.
 It was arranged that the resolu- tions calling for intervention to be reported in two Houses should be identical.
 Frye looked, when he came outside, as ii the resolution pleased him. This surmise Is correct. There will be no criticism on the measure from the peo- pie at large.
 Then the real events of the day began to pile up. A decision was reached on the subject Of following the passage of the intervention resolution with an inn posing demonstration of the military and naval strength of the United States so as to say to the Spanish, in the idio- matic language of the little boy, Some body'll lam you if you don't look out" This was reached in a conference with Griggs, Long, of the Navy, and Alger, Secretary of War
 Suddenly the dense, dull air at the White House became surcharged with excitement. The forced calm of the past few days was dissipated. Assistant Secretary of State Day had received telegram from General Lee announcing serious state of affairs at Havana; that the volunteers were arming; that the Mangrove and Bache had not been able to accommo- date Americans desiring to leave the country, and requesting that the message to Congress be delayed in order to save further sacrifice to Spanish hate.
 There was no hesitancy about ac- quiescing at once with the request. lust as this conclusion was reached, Senators Frye, Davis and Lodge, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggest ed that the Democrats be called into conference, and telephone message to the House brought Representatives Hopkins, Dinsmore, Savers and Berry Democrats, and Newlands, Silver Re- publican, members of the House For eign Affairs Committee, to the exec utive mansion.
 Congress had already been informed of the decision before these arrivals but they, Of course, approved this action Later in the afternoon the President au- thorized the announcement that the message would go in on Monday. Alter these stirring moments came an other matter of importance A cable cipher from Minister Woodford indi- cated an intention on the part of the Queen Regent of Spain to relieve the Ministers of responsibility for settling the difficulty with the United States and to undertaking the management oi 1t herself Hope bubbled up in the bosom of the President that perhaps a woman's hand would lead the way from chaos, and her soothing touch allay the fierce, impetuous anger of two nations. but bubbles break
 Tonight Mckinley is watching Havana with heavy, anxious eyes.