The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsuINGroN. ID. c., April 1lth.
MIR. EpIvoE:-Hnnmress has wcightier
the reasons which Mr. Mckinley says
clusp, him tn ask for armed intervention
in Cuba, and is willing to provide for the
intervention and let it 20 at that, knowing
that every man who fires a gun in the war
with Spain will feel the sentiment eN-
pressed by Col John \. Joyce in the iul
lowing verse from a poem dedicated to
..Hememl cr the Maine III the mis. OF the ,.t,c;
ST. Ike down to the dealt. where hi ,,k cannon> rat
On ocean mount sin, on valley or pl.n-
Rem mbcr tJlc,er, s,ms .nbc' ;hs Glt:n,.'
To tel the truth. Congress is s.: much
relieved hy the action It Mr.. Mckinney in
.cA...ng in that much postponed message
in favor of armed intervention that it j.
willing to forgive him more serious sins.
both of omission and commission, than
saving that we are not making Il war of
vengeance on the Spaniards. They feared
that Instead of getting the message they
would get another excuse for another post
poncmcnt, on account of that trick arms-
ticc that Spain has proclaimed in Cuba.
To Show further that they have no desire
to bubble because the message did not
contain everything they would have liked
it to contain, Congress is going to make
that intervention resolution exactly what
\ solid front will be presented to the
Spanish. and all differences will be left to
be settled after the Slnniards are dis
posed of.
pIcted the task of getting all the Ameri
cans who desired to leave out of Cuba, is
now on his way to Washington to tell Mr..
Mckinley and Congress what he thinks is
the best and quickest way to get the Span
ish out of Cuba. 1t is understood that he
also brings evidence that will convince
even Mr. Mckinley that we have good real
sons to seek vengeance on Spain. In aIdi-
ton to insulting the country by refusing
to see Gen. Lee on the day of his depart
urc from Havana Gen. Blanco has done
some other things that Gen. Lee will tel
about when he arrives, but the most i'm
portant thing he will bring is the evidence
making it absolutely certain that the Maine
was blown up by Il Spanish official in Ha-
vana, although he will also probably bring
other information that he did not care to
make public while there were numerous
Americans in Cuba liable to be make vic
tins of Spanish trcachcry.
While not possible at this time to specify
the exact time that our big fleet of war
ships at Key West will start to Cuba, they
will certainly get or this week, unless
there shall be some delay on the part of
Mr. Mckinley in carrying on; The author
ity that will be conferred upon him by
Congress, or the Spanish shall announce
their recognition of Cuban independence
and intention to cvacuatc the island. Ma
val officials regard the taking of the sea :
ports Of Cuba as an easy task, and are i'm
patiently awaiting orders to proceed.
The So called army re reorganization bill,
which provided for increasing the regular
thorties there was an exigency, to 104, 00)
men, is virtually dead. the House having
voted to send it back to the committee on
military affairs, which reported it. 1t was
a., Il III. ;,p ,nn,c,,rn
In response to 4 request for Information
on the subject by Representative Cooper,
of Texas, Secretary Algcr stated that the
work of fortifving the coast of Texas was
being pushed rapidly II a conclusion and
that sufficient heavy guns had been allotted
t. Sabine Pass to protect that port from
any attack the Spanish could make upon it.
The democrats in Congress are ready to
vote the government all the money that
will be needed to thoroughly thrash Spain,
even to the extent of an issue of from
800, O00, 900 to $500, GOO 600 in coin bonds,
but they have made it plain to the schemers
who have been sounding Congress on the
subject that even if every gun owned by
Spain were trained upon the Capitol build
ing, in easy range, they would refuse to
vote for the issue Of one single gold bond.
Their position on this question, i'll which
they are supported by all the popul>ts and
considerable number of republicans,
stopped all talk about the issue of gold
bonds, and the bull that will he reported
from HE WAYS and Means Commute to
the House. as soon as the actual tightin 9
begins, will provide for ) Ter cent. coin
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