The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-13
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General Feeling Among Public Men in Washing.
ton, Even the Conservatives that War
is Inevitable. Prompt Action
Will be Demanded.
NO FIGHT YET IN SICNY.

! conee. They also agreed to authorize
the issue of a popular loan Of $500, ,OOO.-
900 and the issue of certificates of in
debtedness to meet emergencies.
| Grosvenor Defends the President.
| General Gr0svenor, of Ohio. now gen.
orally regarded as the spokesman of
the president on the floor of the house
late yesterday afternoon. in reply to an
attack upon the policy of the admins
tration, Interpreted the recommended
tions in the presidents message to
mean request for authority to use the
army and navy Of the United States to
establish on the island Of Cuba a gov
ernment independent of Spain. 1t was
regarded as an exceedingly important
| and significant announcement. In yes
terday's debate the opening guns of the
contest that begins today We're fired.
Mr.. Lentz an Ohio Democrat, who
drew the fire of General Grosvenor last
Thursday. returned the assault again,
attacking what he termed the ''vacil-
| latng" policy Of the president, the
| midnight conferences" at the White
| House with Senator Elkins and John ].
McCook and asserting that the pres
| idents recommendations really meant
that the United States should coerce
the Cuban insurgents in an acceptance
of Spain's scheme Of autonomy. Mr..
| Hepburn, Iowa Republican, made a
spirited and indignant reply, denounc-
inE the intimatiun of such a policy al
little short of scuundrelism. Then came
General Grusrenors important an
nouncement, upon which Mr.. Bailey,
the Democratic leader, countered, TAX
ing the position that II the president
had meant to declare for the indepen-
dence Of Cuba he would have said so in
specific words The message was clear
and lucid, he said, eXcept as to the
recommendations, and it had required
all the ingenuity Of General Grosvenor
to torture such an Interpretation from
them. In conclusion he declared that |
the president who would coerce the |
Cuban patriots would not live to sur !
vtve the odium of the American people |
No More Foreign Interference.
The diploinatlc phase of the Spanish |
situation is In statu quo. II is the ex-
pectation that this status will continue |
for the present at least. while congress |
considers the subject A definite under
standing has been reached by the rep |
Europe that no additional action from |
that quarter would be opportune at this
time.
The armistice has gone into effect in |
Cuba. but no word has come as to the
attitude of the insurgents. Il they
do not accept it the expectation of the
Spanish government Is that this will |
be made manifest within the next few
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forces of Gomez and others. II the |
Spanish troops are attacked while In |
garrison they will defend themselves
and thereafter will feel free to take
the offensive. In granting the arms-
tice it is known that the Spanish mill
tary authority did so as tender to the
insurgents for a mutual cessation Of
hostilities, but 1t Is viewed as being a
mutual undertaking, so that If the in
surgents do not accept the tender 1t il
understood that 1t will not continue to
operate as a means of Keeping the !
Spanish troops passive while under fire.
1t developed yesterday that General
Blancos proclamation of armistire
specifically stated that 1t was yielded
at the suggestion of the pope and Of
the great powers Of Europe. The text
of the proclamation, made available
Monday, referred to the pope, hut
omitted the great powers of Europe.
1t had the effect Of creating some feel
ing among the representatives of the
six powers, as 1t was thought to be
surprising that General Blanco omitted
all reference to the influences the pow.
ers had jointly exerted, which influ-
ences were decisive in bringing the
final result. This led to the develop |
ment that General Blanco's proclama-
tion in fact had specified the influences |
of the great powers. as well as those !
of the pope. and that the omission was |
through inadvertence. General Banco's |
language is regarded as significant in |
two respects First, in showing that
Spain yielded to the great powers and
the pope. and, second, that the United |
States was not included in the intlu-
ences which brought about the conces-
sion.
spanish Consul Leaves Key West.
Word reached here yesterday that the |
Spanish consul at Kew West had re-
tired from the consulate there because
Of threats said to have been made
against his life. This Is the first re-
moval of a Spanish official In the Unit
ted States as a result of the present
trouble The consul at Key West re-
ported the circumstances in his case
to the Spanish minister at Washington,
and said the feeling against the consul
included those Spaniards at Key West
who supported the home government.
As result the consul and a number OF
Spanards who have been living there
have removed to Tampa, where 1t Is
said their safety is better assured.
The Spanish minister. Senior Bernabe,
feels that his prediction Of a more hope
full turn of affairs have been verified |
and there are no signs Of impending
departure of the minister and his staff
He made specific denial yesterday of
two published reports. One of these
was to the effect that he had recently
asked an audience at the state de-
partment to submit certain new propo-
sitons. The minister also desired
denial of the published statement that
he had been in conference with those
the plan for the purchase
of Cuba.
It was stated this morning on high
authority that an arrangement has
been practically effected by which the
senate Cuban resolution may pass both
houses today. 1t is understood that
the foreign affairs committee of the
house and senate will confer for the
purpose of perfecting an agreement
the Foraker resolution viii be
substituted for the other resolutions.
t will be modified by the elimination
# the second paragraph, which recog-
lizes Cuban independence, and other
light changes made to conform to the
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