Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-11
Spain Makes a Bluff In the Shape Of
Promised Armistice in Cuba
But Cen. Lee and Staff Leave Havana
and War Seems Imminent.
uFrom the Associated Press,

tFrom the Associated Press
Washington. April 10.-The Presi-
dents message win go to Congress
at noon tomorrow. Whether it viii
make a recommendation upon the sit
uation rs presented by SPANS latest
move and if so what form this recon-
meniation will take is a matter upon
which war or peace may rest. If the
President should take the position that
Of the nation, Congress probably woulJ
act with belligerent resolution calling
upon the President to use the army and
navy Of the United States to bring Il
an end the condition Of affairs in Cuba
which he declared to the six ambassa :
doris Of the Powers who called upon
him, Thursday, as being unsuffer
able"
Should the message take the gronl
that SPANS endeaVors seem tending in
the proper direction and that iustic4
should permit her an opportunity to d
trial of her stated desire to end the in
surrection. or should the President sim
ply refer the whole subject to Congre IS
without recommendation. a condition
would arise of which no one. tonight,
could positively see the outcome. 80
g al, IL Ia tat TN :
of affairs that no prediction could he
made as to what action Congress would
take.
Easter Sunday brought little rest to
those who are dealing with the Spanish
situation. With the Presidents mes
sage ready TO go to Congress, tomor-
row, SPANS grant Of an armistice had
brought about new conditions which
compelled the President and his advls-
ors to meet and consider how far the
situation was affected by SPANS con-
cessions. AS a result the unusual if
not the unprecedented condition arose
for two cabinet meetings, Sunday. one
about noon, lasting an hour and half,
While the streets We're thronged with
people. going to their Easter services
early in the day. the carriages of cab
met officers We're centering at the
White House to take up the latest
phases of the Spanish situation.
The cabinet meetings led to no
change in the determine ton that thu
Presidents message would go to Con-
gress tomorrow. 1t seemed evident,
however, from the new conditions pre-
sented by the grant of an armistice
that the message should deal with these
conditions in order that Congress might
he fully advised on the latest phases of
the subject. Cabinet officers were eX
the message, although it seemed to be
understood that the facts relating to
the armistice would at least be incol-
porated, even though the general policy
of the message underwent no change.
The Spanish government through
its minister at Washington. Senior Polo
de Bernabe, tonight, delivered an i'm
portant official document to the state
department, stating that the armistice
which the Queen Regent of Spain had
commanded Gen. Blanco to proclaim.
today, was without conditions, that Her
MaJeSty'S government had granted llb-
eral institutions to the island of Cuba
which the coming Cuban Parliament
would develop. Recalling the condo
lence and sympathy expressed by the
Queen Regent and her government on
the disaster of the Maine and the hor
rors this disaster had occasioned in
Spanish hearts and appealing to the
courtesy and sense Of justice of the
United States government to enlighten
public opinion upon the attitude OF
Spain. The note also repeats the offer
of the Spanish government to submit
the Maine question to experts desig-