El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-22
Congress Can do Nothing Un-
til the Board of Inquiry
REPORT ITS FINDINGS,
Which VIII Probably Reach the Preside Mt
on Next Thursday and he viii Hold the
Report for Two Days In Order to Make
Out His Message to Spain and Then
Send i1 to Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Ihe
party consisting of Senator fernando
De Soto Money, Senator Gallipger
aid Representative Cummings and
Smith who recently EN- bar ked for
Havana returned this morning and will
make an exhaustive report of their Oh
servations. The report dwells upon
the misery and horror of the situation
of the reconcentrados. The report
says that one-half OF the inhabitants
of the rural districts of Cuba are dead:
that the Spaniards have lost prestige;
that Spain's financial resources are
quite exhausted: that the United
States has suffered second only to that
of Sp in and Cuba; that American
citizens have bsen NAL reated, impri-
soned, wounded an1 killed; that Amer
lean com nerce has been destroyed and
positively states that the Cubaus are
unconquerable by the Spanish force.
The report concludes that this couu-
try must intervenue-shere is no other
alternative.
lis stated here that the president has
been informed by many, if not all of
the south American re oublics that they
will recognize ths indep sndence of
Cuba simultaneously with the United
States.
After the cabinet meeting today the
president authorized the statement
tn at the report of the court of INQUIRY
will PROBABLY be here next Thursday
and it will be made public by sending
it to congress Monday or early in the
next week.
Representative Dingley, by virtue of
his position as leader of the house and
couservat' We men, has until now stout
ly maintained that the Uuited States
wouldn't get in trou BILE with. Spain. Mr..
Dinsley will not talk for publication
this morning, but it is learned from his
associates that believes war now seems
inevitable. Mr.. Dingley believes that
in the near future congress will pass
with practical unanimity resolution
recognizing the independence of Cuba.
Then Spain will make the next move.
Leading senators and resentatives
think Senor Sagasta would be compell-
ed to resort to war to save his ministry
! and party at home in thai event.
| Another day of anxiety and sus-
pense over the~report of the naval
board OF inquiry, now on its way to
Washington, has begun, and it is reas-
enable TO believe the strain must be
borne possibly until next week. Judge
Advocate Mark may arrive here t..
morrow, but even if he does. the seals
upon the official package which he
brings will not be broken until the
following day.
! Secretary Long says officially that
the report msy be received Thursday
or Friday. 1t is almost certain the
pres den, will retain the document a
day or two bsfore sending it to con.
gress.
The public believes the findings a
the court will be that the Maine wa:
blown up by an outside explosion
What they do not know, however, is
the verdict against Spain, how far she
was responsible for the ''accid Mt
and what obligation she is under tc
atone for it. 1t is this part of the re-
port which the president is really an
xious about, for on it depends the ma