The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-04
!. NO ARMIsTICE FOR THE REBELS
They viii Not stop Fighiin;
Until cuban Independence
Is Acknowledged.

WASHINGTON, April 4, 1S9S.-President
Mckinley was up early today and in read
mess TO take up the serious work OF the
day The past few days have been very
fatiguing to him, and he has shown to
some extent the effect of the numerous
conferences that have occupied much OF
his tilsle and the long deliberations pre-
Eminary TO the labors of framing the eag-
erly awaited message 20 Congress.
Today he appeared to be feeling we'll
and moved about briskly, with cheerful
countenance Assistant Secretary Day
was the first public man to appear at the
White House. He ca le about O'Clock
and remained some time. Representative
Csrouf. of Vermont, came very early by
appointnent with the President The in
terview between the President and Cen
eral Grout lasted only a few minutes but
it was long enough to allow a discussion
OF the situation and an outline OF what
General Grant proposed to do in several
particulars at the opening Of Congress
today.
The other is a bill appropriating S1,0Oo,-
600 to raise the wreck of the Maine to as
certain in detail exactly what occurred
when it was blown up. Chairman Cannon
of the House Committee on Appropr1a-
tions. and Chairman Dingley of the ways
and Means Committee, were with the
President Off few minutes. He congrat-
ulated the President On his good spirits,
and asked if there was anything that he
wished to communicate. The President,
however. had nothing to submit at TINS
time. although he spoke in general terms
of the financial requirements that war
would precipitate on the country.
Senator Gray of Delaware, leading
member of the Committee on Foreign Re
1ations was closetted with the President
some time and talked over the situation
at some length
The official statement emanating from
the Foreign Office at Madrid as to Papai
mediation is receiving an uneauivocal
denial from the Administration Several
persons who conferred with the President
in the course of the day inquired about II
and received the response that if the Pope
contemplates mediation this Government
knew nothing of it.
The chairman of one of the most i'm
portant committees in Congress, just after
emerging from the Executive chambers,
promptly stamped the Spanish statement
of mediation between Spain ad the United
States as a Madrid roorback.
why should the Pope mediate?" he
suggested. 'sThere is nothing to medi-
ate. I don't believe the step is contem-,
plated. Why the Deity is the only one
who should be recognized to step in be-
tween the two Why, I regarded the
statement in such light that it never oc-
Cured to me to even mention it.
This member, like others, referred to
mediation between the United States and
not between Spain and the insurgents,
the latter being a matter with which
this country has no concern.
senc euesada, representing the Cuba
Junta Washington, said to The AS
sociate Press today
.The cubans will never consent to an
arnisfice until their independence is rec
ognized.A Until that time they will not
cease hghting. When independence is
recognized the Cubans will consent to
armistice for settlement of conditions
in tho Island" This statement is made
in reply to a query as to what the Gu
bans would do with regard to the recent
appeal by the Cuban Autonomist Cabl-
net
i conservative Senator who was at the
f,anjto1 early today announced that the
o,,flook in the Cuban matter appeared
perv amjnous to him. One of them who
ms been especially optimistic and anx-
Z ions to avert war stated that everything
nossible had been done and failed and
char fhe President had decided to IN
form Congress definitely that he had ex-
bapsted all diplomatic resources to set
~ IN c,,han question and to leave the
matter to Congress
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