The times., 1898-02-09
, A MESSAGE ON CUBA.
The President Expected to Send
Communi alton To Congress To-day.

1ne fre>' lent rApettto w 'Hehu IA
Communi alton To Congress Today.
President Mckinley contemplates
sending to Congress a message relative
to Cuba 1t was understood yesterday
that the message would reach the Cap
itol today. but it may be that the
President will hold it back for q brief
period. He is said to be anxious to
prevent any Cuban excitement at the
Capitol and to. if possible, prevent
long debate on the measures introduced
in the Senate yesterday.
The message Will be comparatively
brief, calling attention To the pacific
relations between America and Spain,
and it will be accompanied by CORE
spondence respecting Cuba which Will
show that thus far Spain has appar-
emily yielded to all the demands that
have been made upon her by this Gov
ernment The recall Of the inhuman
Weyler will be cited as the greatest of
these concessions, and Will he followed
by reference 10 the promise that the
reconcentrados may return to their es-
tates, the removal Of the embargo on
tobacco and the consent permitting re-
lief supplies for Cubans to land at any
and all ports in Cuba.
These and other concessions that
Spain has made will be referred to in
the Presidents message, and cited as
an evidence that the Spanish Govern
ment intends to do all in its power con-
sistent with dignity TO conform to a
policy that will not prove Objectionable
to the American people
IL, ,.;a,K ,,ff n DraSidant
Will urge Congress not to take precipi-
tate action, but viii probably advise a
delay, so that Spain, by a further trial
of autonomy, may demonstrate the
success or the failure of the scheme.
Inquiries at the White House yester-
day elected very indefinite information
concerning the contemplated message,
but no direct denial that it would be
sent was made. Ii was said that GER
tain contingencies might arise that
would necessitate message from the
President to Congress, but that ii was
not known when, if ever, such contin-
gencies might arise.
Judge Day. Assistant Secretary of
State. when asked about the proposed
message of the President, said that he
did not know that the President con-
templated sending one to Congress, and
he denied that he was arranging the
correspondence between Spain and this
Government respecting Cuba for the
President TO transmit 10 Congress.
Elsewhere in the department it was
said that during the last two days
there had been great demand for all
the Spanish correspondence relative to
Cuba, and that for some purpose it
was all being carefully arranged No
one would say point blank that the
President wanted it. but hints in that
direction We're plentiful.
The prevailing impression is that If
the President fears that the resolutions
introduced in the Senate yesterday will
have a tendency TO create i'll feeling
against Spain and the attitude of the
Administration respecting Cuba. he
viii send a message at once hoping
thereby to further delay any formal ex-
preston of opinion by the Senate. and
70 prevent the Cuban contagion ex-
tending to the House. 1t is we'll
known that there are many votes. more
than a majority in the House that
would be cast for Cuban legislation if
the members only dared to DEFY the
Speaker and the President These Re-
publicsns have been kept together on
this subject With the greatest difficulty.
and both the Speaker and the Presi
dent fear that at some near time man
hond will be asserted by them. and the
helligerency of Cuba declared in the