The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-22
OUR w NSII\GTON LETTER..


WA>uINGToN. ID. G., April 18Th.
Nix. EpIToH:-Thc Spanish 'manana
Ito morrow has been entirely too con
| spicious in Washington during the week
just passed. 1t may not hc true that tie
administration i schcfning for further de-
lay, but ii is quite certain that it did moth
inc to try to prevent the Waste of l"Hr
precious days by Senators in talking with
out saying anything that the Senator'S h"
were most anxious for delaying the ilh;l
vote upon the resolution authorizing the
use of the army and navy and the militia
of the several states to force the Spanish
| out Of Cuba were those who have stuck
the closest to Mr.. Mckinley since the Gu
bar business began, and the same crowd,
now that the Senate has adopted Il Tcsn-
luton differing from the House resolution
| in several particulars. notably the rccog-
milton of Cuban independence, are trying
to secure more delay by bringing about Il
deadlock between the House and Senate
What could have been done in an hour
has been dragged along an entire week.
Mr.. Mckinley claims that he is anxious
to 20 right ahead and drive the SpaniardS
out of Cuba Just as soon as Congress
clothes him with the necessary authority,
and it may be that he is, but the action of
Hanna and his peace any price a>>ocl-
ates in the Senate in schcming in every
1,1 j,l 20
the claim doubted by some until actual
proof is given by orders to the fleet at Key
West and the soldiers now being gathered
at southern ports. Every way one turns
he is confronted by an if, just now If
Mr., Mckinley acts upon that resolution
he will please the country: if he should
exercise his constitutional right to hold il
ten days before signing it, he would rouse
the country to Il state of indignation.
Nothing manlicr nor trucr has been said
during this session of Congress than the
reply of Representative Is ,jlry. of Texas,
to the taunt that he had lost his head. when
he hotly replied to what he characterized
as ungentlemenly interruption on the part
of Representative Dalzell, of Pennsy lvania.
That Il man NAV lose his temper under
very great provocation, said Mr. Bailey,
lis very natural thing: but men may lose
their tcmpcrs and still not lose their heads.
But if in order for man to preserve his
cquanimity and appear cool he must allow
insults to pass unanswered then | prefer
to be classed with those VINO lose their
heads. | would infinitely rather lnsc my
head in rcscntin@ an insult than to lose my
self respect by submitting to one.
Senator Money apologized to the Senate
for having been unparl iamcntary in calling
Senator Wellington liar when the latter
as agent for 4 newspaper, but he did not
and has not apologizc,l to Wellington. On
the contrary, he took especial pains to en-
phasize his personal responsibility outside
of the Senate chamber for the language.
There is probably not a man in the Senate
who is 50 absolutely friendcss as yelling
ton, and it is all his own fault toe.
He alone of all the Senators said in his
speech that we have no reason or cause to
fight Spain.
Although there have been all sorts o
dcnials concerning an attempted European
Intervention by force ut the last minute to
prevent the United States taking Cuba
away from Spain, it is a fact that members
of the administration have been sounded
by European diplomats for the purpose of
ascertaining how bluff at forcblc inter
vention on the part of the 500 called con |
certed powers of Europe would he re
ceived To the credit of the men who |
were approached it can 6e stated that |
every one of them promptly replied that |
any bluff of that kind would be ut once |
callcd-that it would be an infrin cement |
on the Monroe doctrine that would not |
could not, be tolerated by any American |
Archbishop Ireland took |
that view from the first, and informed the |
Pope that the United States would brook |
no European interference: that whatever
could be accomplished by European intlu-
ence would be in Spain. The Archbishop, |
who was in Washington for about ten
days, has gone away thoroughly convinced |
that American occupation of Cuba is now |
absolutely sure to come. He has 50 in
formed the Pope, and it Is believed has |
suggested that the Pope cndeayor to per |
suade Spain to peacefully surrender Cuba |
and not wait to I've driven out.
Fitz Lee hasn't lost any of the hard |
horse sense for which his friends have 50 |
long admired him He couldn't avoid the |
screnadc given him when he |
first arrived in WaShin yton. but when in |
vitcd to a reception to be held in his honor
by Union and Confederates he declined. ,
Wise Fitz. He knows that the pressure /
that il being brought to bear in favor of /
his being put in command of the troops 10 /
be sent to Cuba has already aroused pol.t- /
ical jealousy, and he will not give them Il
chance To say that he is irving to push |
himself He has been assigned Il room in |
the Department of State, in order that the /
administration may avail itself Of his /
knowledge of Cuban AFT lirS 50 loag a it /
may be necessary.
THE RESOLUTIONS.