The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-15
He Will Present Facts Showing
spain's Inability to Suppress the
InsurrectiOn and Restore Peace.
CRISIS FAST APPROACHING
TIME FOR UNCLE SANS INTERFERE
ENCE THOUGHT TO BE NEAR.
Belief Growing that This Country Can
End the War without HostiIities
-ProceedinEs OF Congress.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA The resolutions
passed by the House and Senate to-day
Will afford the President an opportunity
which he has desired of exploiting the ad-
mlnistrations triumphs in the diplomatic
field for the bctterment of the Cuban situa-
tlon and also to present facts showing the
utter hopelessness of Spanish attempts to
suppress the insurrection. The President
will review the work of the past eleven
months and will show exactly what has
been accomplished, which exhibit will lead
up to statement of fact suggestive of
what remains to be done to bring the whole
Cuban trouble to an end. The congressional
action which was taken is understood to
have been inspired by the administration.
The resolution that came from the House
committee on foreign affairs better repre-
sents the scope Of reply which the President
would like to make than that which was
adopted by the Senate, but both are along
the same general lines, and the more far
reaching inquiry proposed in the Morgan
resolution will not be an embarrassment
The message or communication which
Congress has invited frcm the executive
will not, as asserted by ill-informed peo-
pie, be an attempt to unload the RESPONSE
biiity of the management of the Cuban
question on Congress. The President feels
that he has never had the country and Con-
gress in more sympathetic accord with him
in his Cuban policy than at the present
time and the readiness of Congress to back
him up and adopt suggestions inspired by
him changes this belief into convictions.
Nothing can be further from his purpose
than TO surrender control of the Cuban
policy into other hands or to ask Congress
TO share the responsibility with him. BY
steadily adhering to q conservative course
he has at last brought the whole country
to appreciate the wisdom of steering the
ship of state clear of complication and let
events take their natural course. He has
every reason to believe that the people have
confidence in his ability to conduct his Gu
ban policy to a successful conclusion, and
that, too, without unpleasant consequences.
The President is fully advised of every de-
velopment and every phase of the war in
Cuba, and he is also exceptionally well in
formed as to the material ability of Spain
to carry on the war. BY keeping this gov
ernment out of the affair Spain has been
given time, alone and unaided, to demon
strate the utter failure of the policy of
termination pursued by Weyler and also
the failure of autonomy. Now after these
two disastrous experiments Spain is found
and the theory is that by means of an Off
cial presentment of the facts, such as can
be given without prejudice and without
color in a communication from the depart
ment indorsed by the President, the Spanish
themselves may be brought to realization
Of the hopelessness of the prolongation of
the struggle and listen to propositions look
ing to an honorable settlement.
The crisis is believed to be approaching
fast and the forthcoming communication
from the President will beyond any ques-
ton have an important influence on the
situation. 1t is beginning to be apparent
to everybody that the United States can
participate in the settlement without going
to war, and in effecting this solution Of
the problem there is disposition every
where to uphold Mr. McKinley's hands and
give him loyal support. This sentiment was
never SO deeply rooted nor so plainly mani
tested as it is to-day, hence the absurdity
OF the reports that the President has grown
tired of the whole business and is prepar-
ing to shift the burden of action on the
shoulders of Congress.
The De Lone incident had little or moth
ing to do with the administration desire
to lay before the country the full facts
regarding Cuba and the part which this
government mas taken GOWN TO GATE IN
making the condition of the people on the
island endurable and to protect American
interests there. The excitement growing out
of the publication of the letter may have
suggested to the President and his friends
that this was a good time TO bring out the
statement which he has had in mind for
long time, but the real cause lies deeper.
The De LONE incident is not regarded by
the administration as serious merely irri-
tating. Little doubt is expressed at the
White House and the State Department that
the Sagasta administration will make prop
er amends, although Sagasta is likely to
insist or seeing the letter itself before pro-
ceeding further in the matter Under the
pretext that he might be committing an
injustice to cruelty De LONE on evidence
largely hearsay he will be able to gain a
little time to think about what he wants
to say, and also to allow feeling to cool
off both in Spain and America.