The times., 1898-04-04
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II viii be remembered that Mr.. Porter
asserted that the majority OF Congress
seemed bent on war and suggesting
that conservative people should be heard
from Immediately and emphatically or
the wise policy of the President might
be negatived. This message was looked
upon as the result of a command from
the President. and it is in response to
Mr.. Porter's message that the manu-
factured sentiments from heretofore un-
heard of sections and persons have been
coming to congressman.
In the secret legislative session Friday
this message was discussed in ugly lam
cuaEe by several senators of prominence
and If there is anything that viii pre-
vent The Senate from agreeing TO the
Presidents request for more time il viii
be this message Of his secretary.
Peace Conference Yesterday.
A conference was held at the residence
y
tcrnoon. attended by Secretaries Bliss,
Aiger and Long and Senators Hanna and
Frye sThe peace men are working in
dustri6usly upon the Maine senator 10
secure his services on their side Of the
question, but so far they have met with
but little success. Mr. Frye urged that
his resolutions be agreed 10 by the For
ci-n Relations Committee, but after the
committee had voted them down he
voted cheerfuIly for those of Senator
Foraker which Were ordered TO be re-
ported. Senator Frye stands where he
always stood and is anxious for immed-
iat0 intervention
The Crisis Approaches.
a three fold assault on the integrity Of
public sentiment and on the honesty OF
Congress has been made and viii be to-
day, by the great king OF peace and The
Republican party, Senator Mark Hanna,
and his able Heutenants in this city and
in Wall Street. The lamentaable facts
OF this campaign were printed in The
Times Saturday and yesterday. This
morning they viii be given publicly in
many other newspapers. And they Will
be amplided and verified so that no one.
even the most optimistic. viii be able to
doubt
Congress Is to be the arbiter OF this
internal struggle between dollars and
nen. the umpire between Wall Street
and The people. II il decides for peace Il
viii be because Mr.. Hanna says peace.
Bet there has been in every poll OF
Congress up to today almost unaninity
OF sentiment that there must be war,
and the people are confident that war
viii result.
The Program.
The three factors that viii work for
peace at any price are these:
The whole great working organization
ef the Republican party has been drawn
into the fight. The campaign contribu-
tors today win food Congress with de-
Iaands that the President be allowed
time to carry his diplomatic negotiation:
with Spain Ito a successful conclusion
Wall Street has organized on the sam,
side. and there viii be tremendous effor
10 boom the market which it is almos
certain VIII succeed. President McKin
ley's message. as it is now outlined, vii
be plea for time and for peace. witl
the statement that he has every con
fidence that he viii be able to gain tn
Independence OF Cuba without resort 1
war IA a very few weeks
ConGresmens TO Re NaGgcd At
Mr. Hanna and his friends here and !
New York have been sending telegram
all over the country TO the banks an
factories and other corporations Thi
will be continued to-day. These teIe
grams carry requests that each receipt
ent use his influence with his congress
man. They ask that a demand be mad
for time for the accomplishment OF IN
peace program. 1t is expected by NJ
Hanna that this campaign viii produc
a food Of replies.
In this connection there is anothe
movement in the same line in full accor
with the Hanna methods during the las
campaign fer the presidency. There
literature telling the horrors Of war fror
business standpoint, and this is L
be given emphasis By practical iliustra
tons in the way Of shut downs that wi
throw men out OF employment. The pie.
Of the factories viii be that the war
so near that they are afraid 10 max
their goods. Already this movement ha
begun and the plan iF that public senti
meHt shall be nodded by several cthe
closed factories to-day and perhaps to
morrow.
Concerted Bull Movement
There was a meeting OF several Of tn
most important brokers and dnancia
manipalators IN New York last Saturday
The decision was reached that ther
should be a concerted movement TO kee
up the stock market. The first resul
was the boom on Saturday that surpris
ed 80 many people when war was appaI
entity that everywhere in the air To-da
there VIII be a further strong rise If pos
sible and the brokers believe the chanc
OF failure very small. They have rea
son 10.
The accounts OF the meeting were put
lished by the Wall Street papers. thoug
whether or not the full significance d
the move was understood may not b
known II is possible that the Wall Stree
papers believed arrangements were be
ing made for attendance at church in
body yesterday.
The MeSsnGe.
In his main argument Mr. Mckinley wi
follow the suggestions given him by Ed
tor Klopsch in the interview on Satm
day II VIII be pointed out that the r,
concentrates VIII suffer If war is declal
ed The food and other supplies tha