Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-04-04
ARMY READY FOR WAR
All Preparations Have Been
Perfected for Every Pos
sible Emergency.
THE SWORD ABOUT TO Be DRAWN
In Defense of American Honor-Decks of
the War Ships Cleared for Action
Diplomacy Exhausted and War
WIN surely Follow.

WAsurHaroN, April 1.-The army of
the United States is ready to fight
tomorrow. Adjutant Corbin an
nounccd Saturday that all prcpara-
tionS had been perfected for every pos
sihle contingency, and no matter what
demands were made upon the depart
ment it was ready to meet them.
Orders have been sent TO every in
terror and western post TO prepare for
instant forwarding of troops TO the
cast and south.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 1.-The decks
of United States war ships here are
all cleared for action. They are
vicious-looking crafts. All are taking
on stores of provisions, including
fresh meats Orders are momentarlly
expected for the fleet TO go to Havana
Commander Forsyth, commandant
here, said Saturday, Il now believe
that this country and Spain will go to
war within As hours"
WASHINGTON, April 2.--Ordcrs have
been issued to the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius, now at the navy yard here,
to proceed to Key West She will sail
Sunday. The navy yard here has been
ordered closed to visitors
1t was reported Saturday that ar
raignment of Spain on account of the
Maine disaster will be one of the chief
features of the president message.
The situation as it appeared Satur-
day was most critical. Negotiations
between Washington and Madrid have
ceased. Spain has declined to listen to
any proposition for Cuba's immediate
independence. Though each country
still entertains the official representa-
tive of the other, diplomatic relations
may be severed at any moment.
The president will send a message to
congress next weck-most probably
Monday. The senate committee on
foreign relations has agreed on its res
olution to recognize Cuban independ-
ence and direct armed Intervention.
The house is ready to so even further
than the senate.
The cabinet is prepared to act with
vigor. If the presidents message shall
be strong and firm, congress will fol-
low him and accede to his wishes. If
it shall be otherwise, congress will
take the lead. The republicans are
anxious now to maintain the harmony
that has been brought about in their
ranks.
The naval officers insist that we
should not wait till Spain has massed
her vessels in Cuban waters.
A very prominent member of the
house who saw the president Saturday
says that the president in his message
will recommend action which will be
perfectly satisfactory to the republic
ans and which, with few exceptions,
will rally them and the country to his
support. He says that the diplomatic
correspondence will be such that the
republican party and the country will
be proud of it, and further, that the le-
gal facts in the case are very ably
handled by Attorney General Griggs.
The message probably will not be sent
in before Tuesday.
The Maine affair, it is said, will not
be touched upon probably. This is re-
garded as very unfortunate by many
prominent republicans, who believe
that if we are to have war the blowing
up of the Maine constitutes the strong
est ground. Some of them have ap-
pealed to the president to include that
n the message. A sample of the cx-
pressions that are heard to-day is the
opinion of Representative Hull, of
Iowa. one of the house leaders. can be
given: Il regard war as inevitable as
the future" said he