Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-05
NO INTERVENTION
Pope's Efforts in SPANS Behalf and
Concert Of Action by Powers
Failed.
ENGLAND REFUSED TO ACT
Situation Regarded As Critical in Madrid
Americans Leaving Spain Spanish
Torpedo Flotilla Still at Cape
Verde Islands.

Washington, April 5.-The cabinet
in session carefully reviewing the forth
coming message. 44lalss- asi'A- a
The cabinet meeting today was not D
an unusual duration, but extreme diff
4 Guilty was encountered in obtaining an
| details concerning it. A cabinet officer
however, authorized this much: Th
situation on the Spanish affair remains
unchanged The presidents message il
practically completed and is now being
copied. The present purpose is to sent
1t to congress tomorrow. The message
and general condition of affairs was dis
cussed of course quite fully, but NJ
changes had appeared which required
| any elaborate discussion of new meas
| ures.
Message Practically Completed.
The president has practically com
pleted his message. Its completion, ir
advance OF the expectations of many
public men, led to the belief among
Some, that, If passed upon by the cabi
net to-day, it might Immediately be sent
to congress. 1t was positively an
nounced, however, at the White house
that it would not be submitted today
and not until Wednesday.
In his message the president will moi
make any recommendation looking to
the immediate recognition of Cuban in.
dependence, because, rs he views it, the
insurgents have not established gov
ernment of their own. In case this
government should take possession of the
island and the insurgents should see fit
to infict capital punishment upon the
members or the present autonomist gov
ernment as other persons, this govern
ment, having recognized their inde-
pendence, would be powerless to pre-
vent any action the Cuban government
might see fit to take. A better and
safer way, it is argued, would be for the
United States to take control of the
island if necessary to prevent further
bloodshed, and administer its affairs, or
at least supervise it's administration in
the interest of justice and humanity,
until Spain and Cuba themselves, If pos
sible, have settled the whole question.
What further action shall be taken will
be dictated by facts and conditions as
they present themselves.
Americans Could Not Leave Cuba at Once
The state department has received Il
dispatch from Consul General Lee say
ing that in case war is declared he would
not be able to get all the American citi
zens out of Cuba before next Sunday.
American ConsIs Would he In Danger,
~ Tho senate committee on fareign relAs
tions met for the special purpose Of de-
Gliding whether the committees should
make its report on the Cuban situation
today or postpone the action until the
presidents message is received.
There is great impatience over the de-
lay on the part of some of the members
Of the committee, notably Senator Frye,
who urged that every day of postpone
ment was valuable time lost. Other
members, while quite as anxious, have
shown disposition to extend the time
so as to get our consulS out of Cuba
safely. This necessity was urged upon
the committee Strennously today. Sen
ator Davis gave quite positive assur-
anco that the way would be entirely
clear for the message tomorrow. Mr.
Frye also had conference with the
president and showed disposition to
allow the time absolutely necessary to
take care of the consuls.
In view of all the circumstances the
committee lost but little time in reach
ing conclusion to delay it's report until
the message was received tomorrow.
Warlike Speeches in the Senate.
Mr.. Turner (Wash.) in the senate to-
day made vigorous speech in favor of
Cuban freedom. He said the admins
tration should have freed Cuba before
this, and laid great stress upon the de-
struction of the Maine, saying that
Spain was responsible. He said Spain
was nation Of cruelty, deceit and
bloodshed
Mr.. Harris (Kansas) followed. "The
Cubans had earned liberty by blood and
tears" he said. He charged the de-
struction OF the Maine to the official
treachery of Spain. The blackest
crime Of all nations, he declared, should
not be allowed to become mere Incl
dent. Mr.. Harris was applauded by the
galleries.
MI. Deboe, Kentucky, said his state
was united in favor of Cuban indepen-
dence, and that the people of Cuba
deserved the sympathy Of the civilized
world.
+ Mr.. Kenney, Delaware, said that had
the resolution of belligerency been
passed BY the house, Cuba would have
been freed and the loss of lives and
millions OF treasure would have been
saved. Those who refused to pass the
resolution were responsible before the
country. War was hell, hut better than
hell in Cuba; better than the hell of
FEBRUARY Is. No longer should diplo-
matte clap-trap stop vengeance for
innocent blood, or prevent Cuban
freedom.
Mr.. Chandler, New Hampshire,
said: 1.-THE United States ought I'M
mediately to declare war against Spain
and maintain that war until the people
of Cuba were made free from Spanish
starvation and cruelty, and the govern
ment Of the island finally published as
an independent republic.
Mr. Turpie; Indiana, member Of the
foreign relations committee, said it was
only the Spanish Moloch which would
say s.suffer little children come unto me,
and we will starve you to death" The
cause OF war was Spanish dominion in
Cuba, md until this was removed there
could be no peace.
The senate took up the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
Wants Spain Driven on the Hemisphere.
The house committee on foreign affairs
met this morning. Captain Sigsbee, Ad-
miral Irwin and several experts in ex-
plosives had been summoned to give tes.