Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05
GETS, Il THREE DAYS GRACE.
Diplomatic Negotiations Must Be
Completed in That Time or
Congress Will Act.
The CLIMAX MAY Be REACHED EARLIER
All Depends ON the Character OF
Spain's Answer to the United States
"A Caucus in Washington of Com
gressmen Decides to Wait on the
President Until Monday.

Washington, March 31.-The repub-
Leans of the house who are aggressive
ly in favor Of prompt and energetic
action in the Cuban matter, and who
met Tuesday night in conference, held
another meeting after the house adj
journed last night. At Tuesdays meet
ing 46 members were present. Last
night they were reinforced by SO, maxi
ing a total of us. This constitutes con-
siderably more than a majority of the
republican membership of the house,
and the members present say that it
Ivy no means represents the full
strength of those who will be satisfied
with nothing short of the complete
independence of Cuba. Many of the
radicals favor armed Intervention, and
few, like Representative Marsh Ill.),
believe the blowing up of the Maine is
a casus belli. The speeches at Wednes
day nights meeting, while vigorous and
yielding nothing, were nevertheless in
favor of giving the president an oppor-
tunity to mature his policy and of COM
pleting the negotiations in which he is
now engaged.
Asks for Brief Delay.
Many Of the leaders in the movement, in
GLIDING Mr.. Hopkins Qll) Mr.. Hull Qa),
Mr.. Tawney (Minn.), Mr.. Bromwell (O),
Mr.. Hepburn Qa), W. A. Smith (Mch },
saw the president Wednesday, and all he
asked was brief delay. Action by con-
gress before the pending negotiations are
completed, he told them, embarrass him,
and might result in complete rupture.
Mr.. Hull and Mr.. Cromwell and others ex-
planned this situation to the conference.
They counSeled acQuieScence in the presi-
dents desires A rupture with the admin
1stration was greatly to be deplored, and
should, they argued, only occur as last
resort. They informed the conference that
the president had said that the negotia-
lions now in progress would either fail or
be successful by the end of the week. He
believed they would be successful. He did
not indicate their nature. they said, and
they pointed out that it would be mani
testify ruinous for the details to be made
public at this time. They said further that
the president Informed them that he would,
in tho event Of the failure Of the negotia-
tons, place the whole subject before con-
gress and share with it the responsibility
| for what might follow.
Must Act Before Monday.
Mr.: Adams Pa.), the ranking member
OF the foreign affairs committee of the
house, in the absence of Mr.. Hit, who is
| Az, CApAd1LACu ludl the sentiment OF the
| committee was strongly against further
delay. although he himself was conserv-
alive. But he said the committee were
willing to defer to the wishes Of the pres
ident and no action would be taken at the
meeting to-day. On Monday. however, If
satisfactory solution had not been pre-
v1ous1y reached action would be had.
All the members present professed ig-
| norance Of the details of the presidents
plans and negotiations. although several
said the president assured them that If
successful. they would. he thought, be sat-
isfactory.
While these different reports were made
to the conference they were unofficial and
the conference decided at last to appoint
committee of II to await upon the presi-
dent to-day and explain their views of the
situation, the committee to report at a
meeting to be held tonight. The
| committee appointed consisted of the fol.
lowing members: Messrs. Hopkins and
Lorimer Qn.), Joy (Mo), Sulloway
On. H., Cooper (Wis.), Arnold (Pa.),
Mercer (Neb), Knox (Mass), Faris Gnd.).
Hager Qa) and Smith (Mich.).