The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
STILL
MORE
DELAY
Presidents Message Will BE
Extremely Guarded.
An Avalanche of kilograms Re-
ceived From Bankers
And Corporations Appealing to
Congressman and Senators
TO SUSTAIN M'KINLEY
In His ''Wise Peace POlicy''-
All WOrded Alike.
The Message VIII Propose In
terVentiOn in Cuba,
But Neither "Immediate" Nor
earned" Intervention.
NOT FOR RECOGNITION
The President Doesn't Want
Cuban Independence
"RecOgnized" at Present But
The Message Will Propose In
terVentiOn in Cuba,
But Neither "Immediate" Nor
earned" Intervention.
NOT FOR RECOGNITION
The President Doesn't Want
Cuban Independence
"RecOgnized" at Present But
"Perhaps Later On"

Washington, April 5.-Members of
congress are receiving scores of tele-
grams from bankers and corporations,
appealing to them to sustain the wise
peace policy of the president. Many
of the kilograms are couched in prac-
tically the same language, showing that
they were inspired from the same
source. The pressure which is sought
to be brought to bear upon members is
vigorously resented, and has strength
ened, rather than weakened, them in
the course they have mapped out for
themselves.
st. Louis, April 5.-The Globe-Demo-
crat has the following from its special
Washington correspondent, w. B. Stew
ems:
The president will recommend inter
vention. This determination regarding
the message was reached today at the
White House. 1t is contingent to GER
tain extent. The president and congress
are trying to get together. The prospect
for success is moderately encouraging
The president has expressed his will
ingneSS to defer to the Judgment OF
congress upon certain features of the
situation. He only asks that congress
shall not be too precipitate.
Several important conferences took
tended toward an understanding be-
tween the executive and the committees
having in hand the resolutions.I It IS now
the hope that the message will be or
such a character that congress can
make its action conform precisely to the
recommendations. In this way the pres
ident and congress can proceed un1teuly
to the extreme measures. Still, there
is a strong contingent. in the house, eS-
necialIy bent on going to extremes
Senator Davis and Senator Gray con-
ferred this morning with the president
upon the programme. Talklng OF I IIlu-
tuaI concessions, one OF tne SShdIVhS
said;
ssrrhere are three words you must not
use in your message, Mr.. President II
YOU do, congress and the country VIII
IoUa 70 mart company with you"
..What are they?' the president ask
ed
aArbftration, mediation and autono-
N.Y. was the reply.
quoted, but it assured the senators that
.'arbitration, mediation and autonoIhS'
will have no place in his message
The document will be a rlnSAhS- ore
If will stir the patriotic impulses me
president will declare that diplomacy
has been exhausted; that the time mas
come for intervention. He VIII NOT Soy
impoadiafe armed intervention. he
homes ngress will not say that lie
will ask for authority TO lnterVene' sll1 =.
use force when, in his JudgIneht. lO sils1ls
hn
LII he struggle over the proposition
~ allow the president to intervene at
he discretion In the senate and the
bo,,se are many who demand forcibie
intervention now. To induce them to
concede. as the president wishes, viii
tolre much persuasion. Those who have
already agreed to the plan of mutual
are hard at work on tnS
urging that the preslaeht
and congress must stand together Ihey
argue that it is absolutely necessary 70
trust the time and manner OF hostinAsS
to the president. 1t seems as II they
must succeed.
TJpon one point in the programme
there is more doubt. Both branches or
congress are strongly disposed toWaro
the recognition of Cuban independence
They can not legally make that recog-
nition They can only adopt reSolu-
4ion urging the president to recognize
This they are now disposed to DO Ihe
Dresident prefers that the maLler OF
recognition should not be passed upon
by congress at this time. ne lnlnAS ll1s.s
would not be opportune JUST
now but believes it viii be shortly
Whether congress will accept the presi-
dents position in this respect IS GouDt-
full The inclination to recommend rec
ognition is very strong. The preslueHt
NAV have to yield to congress.
In pursuance of these efforts to agree
1pon programme the president mas peen
urged to put in his message deciara-
ton that the sailing of the torpedo no
tiIIa,- and accompanying fleet, TO TINS
side will be considered a hostile act ano
justification for attack. This he mas
declined to do, although some OF the
senators and representatives, who nave
it have been impOrtunates