Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-12
WHAT SHALL II Be?


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favor it. Efforts have been directed
all day toward action which will Sc
cure the solid support of the Republi-
can organization and Republican ma
jority Of the House. To this end the
Republican members of the House
committee, to whom the message was
referred, were in conference during the
day and night.
Outside of the capitol the same in
tense interest was everywhere mani
tested in the Presidents message. The
embassies and legations were practic-
ally empty by II O'Clock, the foreign
representatives and their stats going
to the capitol to hear the message.
Cabinet officers busted themselves
with their departmental affairs, feel
ing that the message now transferred
the scene of action,
And OF Responsibility.
to the Capitol Even at the White
House there was lull in the excite
ment which has centered there for the
last fortnight. The President saw sew
eral of his cabinet advisers early in
the day but there was no cabinet meet
ing. The message left the White
House shortly before noon in order to
reach Congress promptly on its assem-
bling. and, this done, the President
joined his family at lunch with evil
dent satisfaction at having the tre-
mendOus strain and burden of recent
days in measure removed. There
was an aspect of holiday gaiety sur
rounding the White House, as Easter
Monday was observed as usual by the
egg rolling gathering of thousands Of
children in the grounds in the rear of
the executive mansion. The Marine
Band furnished music for the young
Sters
The effect of the message down town
was on the whole quieting. Cabinet
officers, of course, expressed their COM
plete and most hearty approval Of the
message.
This view was reflected throughout
administration circles.
The Spanish minister Senior Polo,
remained at the legation during the
day. sending and receiving many dis
patches and comforting with his advls-
ers. He cabled the entire President S
message to Madrid, except only the
historical references of General Grant 5
message, Texas, etc. The minister said
he must decline to make the slightest
public allusion to the Presidents mes
Says. as any remark from him would
be inconsistent with his position. 1t
is known. however, that Senior Polo is
keenly sensitive to the language of the
message. What its effect will be upon
his service here is not known. for no
word has yet come as TO the effect OF
the message upon the authorities AZ
Madrid. Up to tonight Senior Polo
had received no instructions to With
draw. nor was there any lntlmatlon OF
such instructions.
At the other embassies and legations
the message aroused the greatest inter-
est. but it cannot be said that 1t was
Received with Satisfaction.
At one of the most important and most
interested foreign establishments the
general feeling was expressed by the
statement that the President had.
through his message, washed his hanos
of the subject and imposed the respon-
sibility upon the shoulders OF Con-
gress. In other high diplomatic
quarters some question was expressed
as to that portion of the Presidents
message in which he speaks, III the
name of civilization, of the duty OF
stopping the war in Cuba, and the lntl-
nation was made that the great pow
ers of Europe so far as they represent
ed civilization, did not support this
view expressed by the President.
Tboe has been no further general
conferences among the ambassadors
and ministers of the powers, nor is
there any present indication OF further
action from that quarter.
No new diplomatic phases OF the
question developed to-day at the State
Department. Secretary Sherman said
he would not be surprised II the Mad
rid cable report proved true, that MIN
lister WoOdford was about TO leave
Madrid. At the same time the State
Department was without advices that
this step actually had been taken.
Gen. Lee Is En- Route Here.
and it is expected that his arrival will
be the signal for a notable demOnstla-
ton.
The War and Navy Departments
continued their active preparations to-
day. While eventualities are being
prepared for, the sentiment in army
and navy circles is that war is not
so imminent as it seemed to be a few
days ago. 1t can be stated on authority
that no consideration has yet been
owen RI the withdrawal of the United
States feet at Key West as the adj
ministration holds that the situation
has undergone no change which makes
this withdrawal necessary or advis-
able.