New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
WAR AND RUMORS OF WAR.
RADICAL. DECLARATION OF THE SENATE

RADICAL DECLARATION OF THE SENATE
From The New-Orleans Picayune. ad %.
The declaration by the Senate is much more rad
House s,' amounts 70 a threat Of immediate attack
the spaniards in Cuba. and is about as near to
words can make it. War seems TO he inev.
liable, with no visible escape from H.
CONGRESSIONAL sELF-CONTRoL
From The Louisville Courier-Journal.
Congress. while insisting that 10 wage
war With Spain in the interest OF civilization, ought
70 refrain for the time being from giving such
the The floor OF the House yesterday.
THE BAY STATES WAR FUND
From The Boston Journal
Within less than half an hour act appropr!at.
ing $4,000 for military and naval expenses wac
passed by the Massachusetts Legislature Yesterday
became the law Of the commonwsaith with ali il:
heart and soul MASSACHUSETTS supports the Cover
nor. supports the President and sustains the Gov.
eminent Of the United States.
WAR NIGHT SHAKE ALL EUROPE
From The Evening Wisconsin.
Altogether. stirring times upon the Nation
and the result OF the impending war must be 70
drive Spain from America, and with other cumula'
tive disasters 1t may overturn the present govern.
ment of Spain and produce chaos and confusion
there. The overthrow Of the Spanish Governments
would react seriously upon France and may pro.
duce financial catastrophe there. which may
shake all Europe.
POSSIBILITIES PROBABLE.
From The Providence journal.
All Of Yesterdays war rumors were OF kind
to Increase belief in the proba oility OF an carry
resort to host,li,ies But it Is needless TO say nat
real tendencies Of events Al any rate It .o ss
as true @ has o oeen mat the USd & Ss
doUls for Spain 70 ysd or put us in PST,t,ca
by the other Powers.
QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED.
From The Detroit Free Press.
At last Congress had its eager fingers on the
problem. II has had the matter all 10 Itself thess
-FOUR days. In discretion. In patriotic feryor ana
has the legislative branch exhisi,sd any superior
ity over the Executive? Have It's own Judgment
treatment Of the grave issue discreditsd his con.
duct Of the negotiations? Let the tumultuous' as.
graceful scenes In the House Wednesday. the
physical encounters and the exchange OF ep!thets.
the exhibitions OF enmity and ugly passions furnish
the answer.
AFTER INTERVENTION WHAT
From The Chicago Post
But when Havana has capitulated: the spanish
fleet been captured or turned hack and Spanish s0s
eighty in Cuba has ended forever. what then! In.s
Is the question that must occur and recur aSs%
intervention. what?
CHERISHING A FORLORN HOPE.
From Tho Portland (Me) Press.
Intervention II accomplished at all. must be &c.
complshed by force Those who are hoping that
the Spaniards will yield without "A struggle or
that President Mckinley will he able stop SNORT
Of the OF the Army and Navy cherishinb
a forlorn hope. and are sure to be disappointed.
INCONSISTENT CRITICISM.
From The Pttsburg Commercial Gazette.
The course pursued by Congress. particularly
By the Senate. has served TO show how inconsistent
the criticism has been which members OF that body
have bestowed freely upon the President. From
this criticism II would have appeared to one noss
otherwise informed that the policy to pursue mao .
become clear and indsputable that II would %
Immediately and unanimously indicated by con-
gress when the opportunity was presented
WAR BETTER THAN UNCERTAINTY.
From The Minneapolis Tribune.
II war Is unavoidable, the sooner Il comes nov
the better. The strain and agony OF uncerlamE
almost trying as war. and the INJURY ~.
business Is far greater II the contest must eoi"''
let II he short, sharp and decisive.
THE HEAVY COST OF WAR.
From The Spokane Spokesman Review
War would interfere with the internal devse'ecSH .
mcnt Of the country The financial resources Oh t
Nation would have to be concentrated upon az
Army. the Navy and coast defences ana appropaa,rs
lions for the Improvement OF rivers ana ma ~
the erection Of public buildings the extensrJS" ina
postal routes the survey Of public iands; sessariiy
opening of Indian reservations would necessary
he cut to the minimum.