The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-08
TEN PAGES.
FRIDAY. p r s. 1898.
Moving Toward the Crisis.

THE high official of the govern
ment who has full knowledge Of
the real situation talked once more
for publication. This anonymous indi-
vidual a little to say-his only testi-
mony was that nothing had occurred to
change the message the president has
prepared. and that nothing will change
IL. unless 1t be that Spain. meanwhile,
backs squarely down. Spain isn't at
all likely TO do that. Yesterday was
one of Spain's warlike days. Appar-
entity, IL Spain meets this country's de-
mand, and gives up Cuba. the whole
Official establishment at Madrid VIII go
to pieces in a few hours.
Strange to say. the Spaniards appear
20 regard the wholesale murder Of Gu
bans and the wrecking of United States
cruisers as matter-of-fact incidents re-
speeding which Spain must not be ques-
toned: over there. they seem to con-
strue the patient protests Of this coun-
try as a grievance against Spain that
somebody must be punished for. They
have queer notions. those S~paniards-
each days delay in Washington makes
clearer the fact that this country and
Spain couldn't possibly come to peace
full and satisfactory conclusions IL they
were TO spend in pariey all the time
from now till Christmas.
So that. as for yielding what this
country demands. the authorities in
Madrid simply can do IT through dip
lomatic processes; were the cabinet TO
yield IL is likely that Sagasta would be
assassinated and the dynasty turned
into the streets. to max its escape out
of Spain as best IL could.
The situation is critical: IL has been
for many days; 1t is somewhat more
feverish than It was during the fipt
half of this week, but il can hardly
change till after Easter-both houses
at Washington adjourned till next
week. In accordance with a custom.
rather recent. which prompts congress
to observe Good Friday.
The situation in the senate at Wash
ington is made quite clear In one of
this mornings dispatches. Beyond all
question the senate is for Intervention;
that Is settled. The only disputed point
Is whether the Foraker resolution shall
prevail. which recognizes the existing
republican government on the island. or
whethes the president shall be at liberty.
in the matter Of the authority in Cuba
he shall recognize. The information IL
that the supporters Of the Foraker plan
have a safe majority in the senate. but
the minority senators are extremely
anxious TO bring about an agreement
which omits the feature OF the Foraker
resolution we have just referred to.
Perhaps 1t is better TO state the case
more fully. On Tuesday of last week
four Cuban resolutions were introduced
in the senate. The authors Of these
were. respectively, Mr.. Foraker, Mr..
Frye. Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Rawiins. The
Foraker resolution was the briefest of
them. 1t asserted. first. that the peo-
pie of the island of Cuba are. and of
emit: secondly. that "the government OF
the United States hereby recognizes the
republic OF Cuba as the true and law
ful government Of the island" The
third section demands that Spain forth
with withdraw its military forces from
Cuba. The fourth authorizes and di-
reefs the president TO use the entire
land and naval forces Of this country
10 carry the resolution into effect. Al
we have said. some Of the senator:
prefer to strike out the second part OF
the Foraker resolution so az to leav,
the president free IL for any reason h,
may prefer not to recognize the exist
ing republican government in Cuba.
Evidently the president Of the United
States will propose intervention and
Independence for Cuba. There Is M
doubt that many members of congress
are fully Informed as to the presidenti
intentions- These congressman are no
frfnfng-they are seriously seeking q
nnd which form OF Intervention is mos
expedient. The men in Madrid are II
fac the ones who are facing a fatefu