The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-10
One That Sch0field Would Be Sc
lected AS Military Adviser.
THEPRESIDENT'S VISITORS
WHAT THEY SAY AFTER LEAV.
ING WHITE HOUSE.
Senator Burrows Talks On the Effect
of a Complete Armistice TO Cuban
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Cruz
ser Topeka and Torpedo Vessel
From England.

Washington. April 9.-Secretary Long
was at his desk for a short time this
morning. going to the capitol to keep
an appointment with the house appro-
priation committee. During the morn
ing there was meeting of the strate-
gic board, consisting of Assistant Sec
rotary Roosevelt, Captain Crownin-
shield of the bureau of navigation, and
Captain Glover of the intelligence bu-
reau. The most important naval move
ment reported to the department dur
ing the morning was the departure of
the Topeka and torpedo vessel Somers
from Weymouth fgr New York.
This is matter of cOngratulation to
the officials. who are anxious that these
vessels. which have been purchased
from foreign governments, should get
out of neutrality points before hOstili-
ties commence
Under ordinary sailing they should
reach New York in from ten days to
two weeks. The Algonquin and the
Merinscott reported their arrival Mt
Beaufort. S. c.. which is a naval sup
ply station. The monitor Amphitrite
has arrived at Key West and joined
Captain SIMPSONS fleet.
STORY AFLOAT.
1nefe was an interesting story dHpdI
during the day to the effect that the
president had decided to designate
General John NJ. Schofeld. retired. as
an adviser to the executive. the Secre-
tary of war, and the commanding gen
eral of the army in the event of hos
tilities. General Schofield has been
very actively engaged of late in organ
izing a national volunteer reserve TO be
ready for duty at the call of the pres-
n hn
he had consultations with the president
and the secretary of war, the latter of
whom has given his hearty endorse
ment to the scheme.
There is an act of congress which
prohibits the designation by the presi-
dent of any retired officer to active
duty. but General Schofield could serve
voluntarily if he desired.
Senators Cull0m of Illinois and Bur
rows of Michigan were the first of
the senatorial contingent to talk with
the president. Mr. Burrows had been
to the state department. where he
talked with Assistant Secretary Day.
He said he had heard the runiors of
the queens intention to make a final
effort to avert war, but he was not
aware that any dispatch on the sub
ject had been received from Spain in
the past "a hours. He suggested that
an armstice could be effective only
with the assent of both parties to it,
and that. in his judgment. such action
by the queen regent at this time could
not change the situation.
EFFECT OF ARMISTICE.
Senator Burrows said that if, how I
ever. a complete armistice is actually .
proclaimed. to cover a period of, say,
30. 60 or 80 days, contemplating the
cessation of hostilities. it might pre-
sent a new and important phase of the
situation confronting the country.
For" he suggested, 1t would mean
a recognition of the belligerency of the
Cubans, an official admission of the
existence of war, and it is to be borne
in mind that the object of our inter
vention is the procuring of peace. Now
are we justified in going into d war
when one of the parties offers to Law
down its arms, and as to the bona fide
intention of such a decree, are we 10
question the good faith of d country
and ask if it means what it says? It
might have material bearing on the
present crisis, and lit might not"
Nothing has been received from Min
ster Woodford on the subject of a pro-
posed armistice or. indeed, upon any
subject. An armistice at this time. it
s said, would not result in the post
)onement of contemplated action even
or day.
THEIR BUSINESS.
Senators and representatives who
.alled on the president this morning
stated that there was no reasonable
that hostilities could be
" oided, and that their business at the
White House related entirely to the
action of congress on re-
.eipt Of the presidents message next
The indications, it is said,
rere in relation to authorizing the
PRESIDENT to intervene in Cuba. will not
mbody any declaration recognizing the
of the island, but if such
Lction is desired by a majority in each
louse, il will be made the subject of a
eparate resolution 10 be introduced
ater. This conclusion has been arrived
t, it is said. in Difference to, the wishes
: the president.
Senator Pritchard of North Carolina
aw the president about II o'clock.
he said that he favored
rmed Intervention first, and considera-
ion of the subject of independence
alter. The suggested armistice, in his
pinion, would not alter our course at
II. He believed that that was a ques-
ion which concerned the Cubans more
specially, and its significance would I
epend on the response, if any. of the
He thought this country, in the light
f recent events, should proceed to in
ervene Immediately. (