The San Francisco call., 1898-04-08

view The President will naturally in corporate something in his message about the note offered by the powers, and bis reply. The President knew yes terday of the intention of the powers to submit a note, and his reply was pre- pared last night and delivered this morning The ostensible reason for withholding the message was, of course, to prevent trouble in Havana, but the President naturally desired to be cour- teouS and hear from the powers"
 The other view was given me by one of the foreign representatives partici- pating in the international conference at the White House to-day: There can be but one end to the matter peace with honor. Evidently the Presi- dent was sincerely grateful for the prop osition of the powers It was not me diation, nor can it properly be termed a tender of good offices. It Is solely an appeal to the humanitarian instincts of the President and people of the United States. There will of course be further communications with our Governments as a result of the conference, and 1t is to be hoped that negotiations will be re- opened between the United States and Spain. All the President wants, as in dicated in his statement, IS the restora- ton of peace and order in Cuba, and when this is accomplished 1t Is all the public sentiment the United States can ask for
 "As to compelling the insurgents to accept Spain's terms, 1t can be only done morally-all the powers and the United States giving their moral support to Spain's efforts to suppress the insurrec- ton. If they refuse there can of course be no forcible intervention, but the in surgents will be treated as they deserve, as outlaws and criminals.
 "As to the plan of settlement, Spain will be urged to grant the insurgents the fullest autonomy, such as is enjoyed by Australia, and the powers will pledge themselves to cause her to carry out this programme"
 It is manifest that if the powers cannot induce Spain to make any further concession than those out lined in this statement made to me by one of the representatives con- cerned in the conference there is no hope for peace.
 It IS true that President Mckinley in his message written tonight takes the firm ground that there must be interven- ton to restore peace and order before there can be recognition of indepen- dence. But 1t is equally true that his demands upon Spain, hitherto rejected, required the independence of Cuba from Spain. Since the Queen-Regent is pow erless to grant independences without the action of the Cortes. 1t is not clear to them how the Madrid authorities will be able to make a proposition to sat isfy either the President or the Ameri- can Congress. and in the opinion of al- most every one here tonight war is in- evitable
 That both houses of Congress are now thoroughly satisfied to wait until Monday before taking acton IS shown by the fact that both have adjourned over until that day, and even if Presi- dent Mckinley should receive informa- ton tomorrow or Saturday that Con- sul-General Lee had succeeded in get ting all the Americans out of Cuba, he could not send in his message before Monday
 There were no new developments of importance in either House to-day. but Representative Grosvenor's speech in the House and assurance that the ad- ministration was pursuing the most wig orous policy tended to lessen much of the friction among Republicans. No further progress has been made toward framing the resolutions which will be renorted from the Committee on For