The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-05

made ii TAI time the probabilities IRE
th&t il Will engage tAc greater parI
of the Scnatc'~ time for the remain
der Of tho week
Inc committee viii make an effort IL
secure action upon The resolutions which
il will report With.ut having them ID
bJtcl. hut with ycrl little probability of
success ndouhtedly Il large majority
Of HE members Of tho Senate are in
yorabc tn some declaration of the
Cuban situation. hat there is certain t.
lc difference of opinion OF the course
to Ic pursued auI uu the language ta
be used. ;ch viii he sufficient to pre-
vent Immediate action except in one
contingency. This contingency is tho
possibility or an agreement as to details
between the President and the commit
tee. il tAc committees report should
prove To he in accord with the PrcSi-
dents recommendation in all essential
Itr;. cuiars the Senate j. likely ia
adopt tho resolutions brought in without
debating them.
There is. however. Il considerable ole
meat in ihc Senate which Is opposed to
war except IL u last extremity and
there are several others VINO think there
ought 10 hc delay OF ut least week
Of ten days before action il taken III
Congress ia order To insure the safe
landing Of ships and war supplies now
on their Way to this country from Eu
rope.
Tho Committee on Foreign Relations
i not impressed with this line of reason
ing. ana the members ur2" that Spain
.s 10 better prepared for hoStilitics than
are we. The members of the committee
do not expect the Presidents message
TO wait until Wednesday,. Under great
pressure there might he Il delay be
yond That time bat a request for such
delay would cause great rcstircness on
tho part Of the majority Of the commit
tee. While dcs;rnus of giving the Pres
idrnt all the time he may stetualN Te-
qtiirc in preparation of his message,
they are very impatient Of the outside
influence which j. being cNcrted to
bold them IN check. This pressure j.
in The shape of letters and tclcgram~
from people throughout the country who
are opposed to a war policy, and which
The members of the committee are be
Hg flooded. Tho WRITER'S" SAIL Il
member Of the committee to-day. ''@cn-
orally ask H. 10 maintain ain honorable
peace ef course we all want an hon
crah,c peace hlIt the time has gone hy
when that can be secured under cNi--
! ting conditions in Cuba. We cannot
allow our conduct 20 Lee controlled by
such expressions.
When tn" Presidents message j. TO-
ccived. it VII. on Senator Davis@ mo-
ton he referred to the Committe" Oh
Foreign Relations. which may bring
in i,s report lator in the day or it may
not do 50 until tac following day. So
far * i i Informed as to the probable
ln1. of the Presidents communication
the committee j. now prepared to report
but the members realize that thor
may hc some detail Of the message thar
will require careful consideration. and
in that event they viii give more time
to ii than an hour or two on the day
Of lis presentation.
Il J-n,esS thcr. is y change in tho com
mittcc'S conclusions after the President
Is heard from the resolutions reported
Will recommend the recognition of i'll
dependence Wit declaration for armed
intervention to make Independence prac-
t;cahe They will also include the
Maine cxplosion - lu one of the cause
set forth for This action. Tn" rcSo!u-
tons viii bc accompanied by n carefully
drawn report written by Senator Davis
juStifying them.
For the rc-: IL the week In" Senate
probably viii g.vc it~ attention 10 app
Preparation bills and mi@celLncou,
measures on the calendar.
STEPS TO AVERT WAR.