The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25

| dOubtedly follow the regular channels and
be referred to the Senate Committee on
| Foreign Relations where its considera-
ton would occupy from ten days 70 three
weeks before it was regularly reported.
1t would be considered calmly and no I'M
due haste would be exercised in the mat
| ter.
Secretary Long and Judge Day called
again late in the afternoon to make fus-
Their preparations for the receipt of the
report and were cIoseted with the Presi.
dent for some time.
The Presidents Course.
| There is a diversity of opinion among
/ public men who have talked with the
President within the past few days on the
/ Cuban question. as to what his intentions
really are on the distinct proposition 10
! intervene At least two of the senators
who saw him yesterday are convinced
that he Will not take any positive steps
in this direction until about the 18th OF
next month. although the President has
! not told them so in words
ON the other hand. according 10 the
statement of senator who talked with
the President yesterday and who dis
cussed the subject freely with The
Times representative the President has
at no time indicated any particular time
within which he thought this Government
should act and has made no reference to
! the 18th of April or any other specific
date. This senator Is confident that ac-
ton decided and positive will come at a
very much earlier period than that indI-
Gated
The only thing definitely decided upon
50 far is the disposition to be made OF
the Maine report. This report will be laid
| before the Cabinet today. The senator
! referred to said that the President would
send the report to Congress Monday or
/ Tuesday and that the only message ac-
companying it would be a simple letter
of transmittal without a word of com
ment or recommendation FoIlwing this
in due time. will come the message from
the President relating to intervention.
Meanwhile the measure for the appro-
Driation of money for the relief Of the
suffering in Cuba viii have been acted
upon by Congress. II the United States
undertakes the business OF affording re-
lief to the suffering of the island wher-
ever they may be found It Is believed
that Spain viii protest and the issue will
be forced between the two countries at
once This will be intervention and such
intervention viii not be acceptable to
Spain.
On the Grounds of Humanity
But it is said. that even if Spain per-
mitted this to be done without a word Of
protest, such relief would not end the
war, and the United States would stin be
required to intervene if it wished to see
the island saved from utter desolation
I and depoDulation. 1t is said 10 be the
Presidents firm intention to intervene for
this purpose, and place that intervention
on the broad grounds suggested by the
dictates of humanity The recent
/ speeches that have been made in the
Senate by men who have witnessed these
scenes only add weight to the reasons
which the President Will assign when he
is ready to act
The trend Of events point clearly and
| Enthusiastically to Intervention as the only
J remedy. First came the passage of tine
emergency appropriation. and then the
active preparations of this Government
for war More important than all else.
! perhaps. is the recent change in the sent
I iment of the business interests OF the
I country. Fearing war. these interests
I have for months done nothing but seek
/ TO prevent it. The suspense has para
. lyzed trade, however. in some parts Of
the country and unsettled values. until
now these interests want the suspense
ended They find the only way possible
in which to end this suspense is by hav-
ing the war. if there is 10 be one. and
having II over as quickly as possible
Hence the demand from these conserva-
tive quarters that the issue be met and
fought out if need be.
Intervention the Thing.
Senator Frye said yesterday that the
time for the recognition of beIIigerency
had gone by; the day for recognizing the
independence of the Cuban Republic was
passed In mis- opinion there is but one
question. and that is ought the United
States for humanity's sake 70 interfere
in the conduct of the war by Spain2
Interference said Mr. Frye. ''undoubt-
eddy means war. Even if it does mean
war 1 am for interference, and I do not
believe this Government can Interfere
{ TOO quickly II spain AT our demand IN
the interest of humanity viii allow the
reconeenuados TO return to their homes
and their ordinary pursuits and viii per-
nit US to extend our charity in our own
way war need not be involved
Senator Morgan expects a war with
Spain. and sees no way of avoiding it.
The feeling among the American peo-
pie" he said. lis one of determination
to assert the conviction of duty that the
American people feel 10 be incumbent
upon them of terminating the war in
Cuba and permitting the people of that
island to again have the chance OF sus-
tanning life and renewing their fortunes
1 believe all this is cOmprehended in the
Presidents plan I know the Senate is
ready to sustain him 10 a man. although
it may lead TO war. I have never believed
We would be able to get through with
this troublesome question without being
drawn into a war with Spain
NEW RECRUITS ARRIVE.