The age-herald., 1898-04-07
MEASURED BY
 A MUSTARD SEED Confidence Congress and People Have in Mckinley. HOLDERS OF STAINS BONDS Influence President Not to Recognize Cuba'S Independence. RESPONSIBILITY THRo t>on LEE
 Sv For the Delay of H s S sage to Con. sress y nday.
 o 1SDreSATro. ,+n THIS DECISION
 V The Senate Foreign Relations Committee Agrees to Omit From Resolution Word "Independence," But VIII Insist
 on Armed Intervention.
Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 By JAYT DURHAM.

Washington, D. C., April 6.-The amount of confidence now reposed in the president by congress and the people can be covered with mustard seed. More than twenty five thousand people journeyed to the capi- tol today, some as early as half past six o'clock in the morning, to get seats in the galleries to witness the scenes incident to the receipt and reading of the presidents proposed message. The message was due promptly at five minutes past twelve. Word was soon received that it would not come in until o'clock. Later came out the mes- sage that 1t would not arrive until 2; at half past two word was sent from the White House that it would not be sent in at all today, but would be withheld until Monday next
 The indignation at this information was intense. Everybody began abusing the president, charging him with cowardce and want of any display of either American pa- triotism or honor. A patient and patriotic public was aroused to almost fighting point. When it was announced later that the delay was due 10 a request from Gen. Lee that 1t would require until Monday to get the Americans out of Cuba the popu- lace was in a more pacific state of mind. Had not the president placed the respon- sibility on Gen. Lee congress would not have tolerated the delay. It is difficult to harmonize this alleged reason with a later report that Gen. Lee left Havana at o'clock in the afternoon by Plant Line steamer.
 Should Have Been Informed Earlier
 It naturally occurs to the average mind that President Mckinley should have in- formed General Lee many days ago the im- perative necessity of having everything in readiness to move the Americans at once, but instead, it seems that he did not advise ! General Lee until last Monday that he must have Americans ready for departure today. Americans are scattered over the island and it would require some days to inform them, whence the alleged necessity of more time.
 Senator Quay said tonight that with an American fleet of war ships within sixty miles of Cuba, every American on the island would be permitted to leave in safe- ty pending a declaration of war, or every Spaniard upon American soil should be made to pay the penalty of Spanish out rages upon Americans In Cuba. There is a lingering impression in the minds of the people and of many representatives in con- gress especially, that the president had other reasons for delaying the message, but which he has carefully concealed. If he is playing for more time in which to secure more war vessels from foreign coun- tries and to be sure of the safe arrival of the three ships loaded with ammunition from England which are two days over- due, the people are ready to excuse and pardon the delay, until Monday.
 The stock jobbing element and the Span- ish bond contingent were more active today tHdH usual when the news that the meS- sage would not go in until Monday reached Wall street stocks in less than two minutes advanced more than s4 share. This en- abled the Hanna and ,Elkins syndicate of white house iobbers to unload with a splendid profit. McCook, representing the Spanish bondholders, was long visitor at the white house today. Spain has out standing $400,000 GOO worth of gold bearing bonds secured by the revenues from the island of Cuba The recognition of the in- xxfC C..1,. x-,tlI worthless" McKiney's political friends. headed by McCook, Hanna, Ellins and Hale, are the representatives of the bond holders and that is the real reason why the president says he will advise armed in- tervention instead of the recognition of the insurgent government. The report from Madrid that the queen regent has de- cided to grant armistice to the Cubans has no credence here. This amounts to nothing unless the Cubans would agree to 1t, which does not seem at all probable
 Foreign Interference
 It is stated tonight upon what seems high authority that on tomorrow there will be addressed to the president note signed by the ambassadors of England, France Germany and Italy and the Aus trlan minister protesting against war with Spain until after every diplomatic movement known tlo the rules of diplomacy has baen exhausted.
 Tllfs may place a new phase upon the
 
 in his contemplated mcSsage to congress. In his weakness he will be more con servative'' if that be possible. What effect this will have upon congress cannot now be foretold The matter will come unques- tionably from request made by Spain to the powers named, though based upon the protest that it will be injurious to their commerce. It would seem. judging from the way the stock markets have held up for the past few days tl1at some person near the president has been in possession of the knowledge that this last movement would be made.
 It is stated tonight that the president and the foreign relations committees of the house have practically agreed upon what shall be done The message is to go in Monday unless the intervention of the five power1< 1<above named should change the progFa1Ie The co-r.rattees will omit the words Independence" from their resoau- tions and on the other hand the president will gracefully accept the instruction of congress to cause armed intervention im-