Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-02
GRIN NlAG!D VAR
SpQniSl. American SiiuQl0l
Grover Th1n Ever.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
President to Communicate
With Congress Monday.
PREVENTION CERTAIN
Spain Definitely Resolve. Not tp fisIi
Torpedo Flo,iIin Arrlvrs ut Forte
Rice. The Sizcnyn aud .ilmi
rnntc oIutndu Leave
llnvann.
{By TeleHrADh),

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WASHINGTON, April l,-There is
little doubt that the President and
the members OF Ills cabinet now re-
gard a conflict with Spain as almost
inevitable. In his message to Con
Gress, which IN all PRO ability will hs
ssnt In no4t Monday. and certainty
curly next week, it 10 understood that
tho President will review at sNmo
length tho record ns It stands between
this government and Spain, but will
not iusist upon further time In which
to continue negotiations looking to II
peaceful solution OF the Cuban prob
| loln. The Gu binot meeting this morn
ing wns unauestion.bly the most i'm.
porant held in many years, 1t re-
reivcd Spniu's answer to tho ultima
tum Of this government and, dDding
1t Unsatisfactory, practically aetided
seems certainly to involve host'litian
The Whole record will DO laid Esfore
Congress and tho question Is now
under earncst consideration what
shall be tho particular form our
policy mail take In bringing to an
end the horrors In Cubs and securing
thu Independence Of the island. Pro
positions ranging from n simple rec.
| ognitlon Of Cuban indcncnden:e +, :.
straight out declarx ton Of WAT have
bsen urged at tho capital, but there
IL hardly a doubt that the majority
OF Congress will await the executive
lead before taking action. anu il is
disposed to adopt Mr.. II ckiniey's
suggcstiod on thie point. 1t is
thought that any OF the resolutions
except 20 sibly simple recognition Of
independence would lead 10 war
There wore, Of course, ali sorts 4
rulnors in circulation, including 70.
ports OF mediation by European
powers, but no such suggestion has
CINE to this government for at 8
o'clock this evening, in response tsa
direct question, secretary Day said
there had been no of OF neniAti,,n
by any foreign government.
One member OF tho cabinet in
speaking Of tho meetings today spo he
substantially as follows:
Sin the morning it WAS apparent
to Ill Of us that, huyinS exhausted
all diplomatic efforts ~ hrn.g about
| a better condition Of affairs III Cubn,
and they having failed, the whole
question must be submitted to Con-
| gross. at our afternoon meeting tho
President requested each member OF
the cabinet to exprcss freely his indi-
vidual opinion as to what should be
done. The scussion was entirely
o.! the lines indicated by the mem
BORG. Nothing definite was decided
| upon and no conclusion reached"
"The President will now take the
views submitted to him under con
sideratlon preparatory to Ills message
to Congress, which will be sent in
early next week. President McKin
ley has done great deal OF work re-
Gently and appears pretty well fa'i
gued. Consequently he will talks :,
little rc4t before beginning active
work on tho message. Hc had not
yet determined what recommends
ton will be communicated to Con
xress. My own individual opinion is
that but Ii title faith can be put in
promises made by Spain and this
max Oh ne hesitate about accepting
with any confidence her Ia est pro
posals.
"lD tho first place Ahe promised a
long time ago that the reconccntra-
dos would be released. The result
shows that this promise has MOI been
kept. Now she proposes TO release
the,n but keep them under military
supervision Who can tell whether
he will adhere to this expressed in
tention? Broadly there appears to
he three COURSES open to tho Prcs
lent III dealing further with til,
matter. The first OF these i, to &C
c-pt the proposals submitted ty
Spain in reply to the American r
presentations, the second to relegat,
he whole matter to Congree and lei,
hat body do ms it sees proper, whic
II think would mean 'ervention,
md thirdly to take middle stand.
But rs l said before nothing has YET
been determined upon by tho Pre~i
tent, or II lie has reached u decision
he did not communicate 1t 10 the
members Of the cabinet this ai,ec.
noon"