Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-14
4 WARNING FROM LEE.
It Caused the President to With
hold His Message.
Report that Spain was About to De-
clare an ArInistice in Cuba was Also
a Factor in Changing the situa-
ton Outlook for Peace is
Said to be Brighter.

Washington, April 7.-Swift as a can
mons flash changed the Cuban situa-
tion yesterday. The galleries of con-
rescntatives We're agitated, even the
diplomatic corps was in ferment.
awaiting message from the president
to congress that might mean war, when
like an electric flash the word passed
that there would be no message. Its
suddenness stunned the public and
amazed veteran congressman. Ulti-
mately, it became known that not
only would there be no message yester-
day, but no message this week, and
that it was at least a possibility that
the message written might never go to
congress.
The first reason for the delay was
that the administration received ad-
vices from Consul General Lee at Ha-
vana indicating that all Americans
could not be gotten off the island yes
terday and would be in grave peril if
the message preceded their departure.
The second reason slowly drifted into
public comprehension late in the day.
chiefly through dispatches from Mad
rid. This news was that the Spanish
government, after what had been eX-
citing times in inner Spanish circles
at Madrid, had decided to reopen the
case closed, so fur as this government
was concerned, by the refusal of Spain
to make satisfactory response to the
representations made by the United
States last week, and in order to avert
irtlnanIiDCr had lapi1n1 to La
concessions heretofore refused.
What will be the final outcome ii is
too early to say, but the aspect of
affairs certainly is more pacific and
sufficient to renew the hope of the
president in a solution of the Cuban
question satisfactory to the American
people and achieved without bloodshed.
The details remain to be worked out,
but it is expected that between now
and Monday a clearer light will be
thrown on the future by action at
Madrid, of which one important feature
at least is the declaration of an ariniS-
tice by the queen regent of Spain. This
armistice, it is expected, will lead to
ultimate independence of Cuba from
Spanish rule, but by what intermediate
Po SNcll
powers do not at this time know.
Much, it is supposed, will depend upon
the Cuban insurgents and the people
of the United States and Spain.
The powers of Europe brought to
bear all their influence on the govern
ment of Spain, and still are at work,
seeking to secure peace. All the capi-
tails of Europe have been in commune
cation to this end, fact evidenced by
the assemblage at the British embassy
in this city on Tuesday, of the repre-
sentatives of the six great powers of
Europe, who then and there were made
acquainted with what had been done
abroad and with the desire of those
who accredited them to Washington
that they should work in accord here,
this concert, however, in the United
States not to go beyond mild tender
of good offices to secure peace and de-
lay declaration of war if hostilities
became inevitable. Some of the rep
resentatives assembled at Sir Julian
Pauncefote's may have wished to offer
mediation, but if SO were warned
against it by others in the conference
who understood more clearly that such
procedure would be resented.
The improved condition of affairs
was reflected throughout all public
quarters late in. the day. 1t was mani
tested at the White House, among
cabinet officers and at the embassies
and legations, including the Spanish
legation. At the latter esta blishment
Senor Bernabe said that while he
could not disclose any of the informa-
tion reaching him in an official char
acter, yet he felt that the prospects
for peace looked much brighter