Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1898-06-05
A Significant Reply Given to Those Who
Are Crying "On to Cuba.''
President Mckinley Calm and Deter
mined Despite the opportunities of
Those Who Are Urging a Fool
ish Haste In War Matters.

Washington, June 4.-(Special y
1t has been surprising to witness the
calmness with which the president and
his cabinet have withstocd all the as
saults OF the "On to Cuba party in
congress and outside, during the dis
tressing period of waiting and watch
ing which has followed the appearance
Of the Spanish phantom fleet in the
caribbean sea.
President Mckinley has repeatedly
replied to remonstrances against the
policy of inactivity, as it is called, or
pleas for hasty action, that it was his
desire to end the war as speedily as
possible and without the loss of one
American life unnecessarily sacrificed
This, as he said, with much emphasis,
to senator Foraker, who was urging
an immediate movement on Havana.
was the controlling object he had in
view.
The interview between the Ohio SEN
ator and the Ohio president is said by
those who heard part of it from afar
off, to have indicated something like
an effort on the part of Mckinley to
force an open break, for it is known
that Foraker's action in seeking to
load down the policy OF the admins
tration by premature recognition OF
the nebulous Cuban government is
keenly resented by the chief magis-
trate. But Foraker's willy adroitness
was equal to the occasion, and he
avoided an open rupture. / Neverthe-
less he left the White House with
words stinging in his ears which he
will not forget. even though they were
uttered in Mr.. McKinley's ne<s SHAVE
accents. ~ SIS
Administration troubles in TIE con-
duct of the war do not stop wit the
Vaccinations of the sche1ning Ohio
| senior senator. if
The scholarly senator, Cabot Lodge
CT Massachusetts,, by his untimely Ha-
waiian amendment to the needed wa.
revenue bill, also came in for an earn
est remonstrance from the president
as to the impediments he was pla :ins
in the way of the vigorous prosecution
! OF the war, which he heretofore had
! advocated SO earnestly. The presi.
dent pointed out to him that sccordin,
to the report of Secretary Gage there
were less than $130 ,000. GOO in the treas
ury, available for disbursements fol
current expenses. (and much of this is
gold needed to protect the gold re.
serve) and that the appropriations al
ready made or asked for amounted tt
1875, ,000, 900, leaving an immediate de
iicit of nearly $500. .00O, 600 to be provid
i ed for.
To Senator Lodge the president i
reported to have said that no one coult
be more earnestly in favor Of the an
neAaticn of the Hawaiian islands thai
lie was, but he desired one thing to b.
done at time, and the first necessit,
was to provide war revenues.
Since the subject of the financial dif
ticulties was first touched upon in thesi
dispatches, it has gained SO irucf
prominence that it almost overshad
ows war movements.
! The pressure brought to bear upo,
both the house and senate Ieaoe,s tt
provide an immediate war revenue has
been SO great that a prompt solution
of the financial difficulty may be
! looked for
Meanwhile it is anticipated that ac-
tive and exciting war episodes will be
delayed for weeks, perhaps months. Il
is assumed as good strategy that if tbs
Immediate invasion of any point, ex-
oept the Philippines. which has already
| been commenced, were contemplated
nothing would be said about it excep'
! in speculative sensational newspapers
which are now full of rumors stated
to be on authority.
All the official advices which the
government has received from its min
listers and ccnsuls abroad, as we'll as
from the friendly diplomats here lead
to the belief, which oozes out of every
Official utteTance, no matter how
guarded its phraseology, that Spain is
not going to risk a decisive fight, if it
can help it. There are again circum-
stantial statements afloat of the wide
spread corruption in high places which
has left Spain's fleets absolutely un-
prepared to take the offensive. and
very ill-armed to act even on the de-
fcnsive, as was shown by Montijo at