Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-02
The President Will Not Communicate
Again With Spain.
fOSEND MESSAGEMONDAYO TUESDAY
Going Over the Case With AS
sistant Secretary Day.
MIR. LONG HOPEFUL OF PEACE

The subdued excitement; around The White
! House today was ample evidence of the
| fact that the weight and responsibilities OF
the coming conflict, together with the
| strain, are telling upon the sober thought
! OF ALL Everywhere and among all visitors
was manifest that silent, inexpressible
| gloom which takes possession Of every be-
Ing prior to the opening of a great war or
any impending trouble of a serious nature
Notwithstanding this, there was no falter-
ing at the White House. Everything moved
aiohg in the lines laid down yesterday, and
already given in The Star. III there has
| been any change Of program nobody SEEM
| cd TO Know IL. Men close to the President
said there had not. Every conference, ev-
cry outward Indication, pointed to the be-
gin ming of the message which viii go to
| Congress Monday or Tuesday, and on which
| Will depend the action Of this country and
many pages of history.
Judge Day and Assistant Secretary Adee
1t is understood, have been instructed to
| ceSin the preparation, in historical order
| Oh the data upon which the President is to
| paSe the narrative of incidents which have
| ied To the present situation, and the deter
mination of the United States to inter-
| vene. beginning today, that narrative will
| be written, and il it is physically possible
L
The President thinks, however, that he
will not be able to get the message i'm
shape before Tuesday.
Reviewing Our Case.
Judge Day was with the President many
hours today, and there is no doubt that
| they were reviewing the case of the United
| States against Spain, the case on which
this country will stand before jury COM
aI nf
have to go over ali the correspondence for
years, as he will doubtless want to review
in detail the events of the past, putting
together connected story of the facts
which cannot be refuted by Spain or by
| any country or people
No More Communication With spain,
There is positive authority for the State
ment that President Mckinley has not sent
an ultimatum to Spain and has had no
communication with that country since the
receipt Of the Spanish response.
Unless Spain reopens the case by further
propositions nothing will be done by Presi-
dent Mckinley. 1t can be positively stated
also that President believes that Spain will
row stand upon the answer she made q
! few days ago. Information out of the ex-
ecutive mansion today is to that effect, and
case there is no Likelihood that the Presi-
dent believes that war can be ayerted.
Many Pleas for Peace.
Every argument is being brought to bear
| on him to do something to avert the i'm
| pending calamity. This went so far today
| as to induce senator to bring a Cuban
| friend of Spain to argue with the President
for peace This friend of the Dons argued
1Av,r
| sion.
| Many of the Presidents official visitors
who remained with him for hours, were
| also advocates of peace. Senators Elkins
and Spooner were two of them. Both of
these men are in favor Of a firm stand by
| the President, but they also hope for peace
| Secretary Long was another.
He gave expression to the hope that there
| was still a slight chance to prevent war.
| He dio not say what he thought this
| chance was. Probably it was just a faint
| hope. inspired by the wish that there
| should be no bloodshed.
| For number of hours the President
| was with the men named and many others
| Other visitors aid conferees were Sena.
| tors Frye. Wolcott, Carter, Gear. Piatt of
| Connecticut. Representatives Dineley and
| Hull, Secretaries Gage. Alger, Long At
| torney General Grisgs and Pos tmaster
| General Gary. At times the conference
| was general, while again the President
would leave the assemblage and repair to
| the library for a private talk with one or
| more Of the party.
| A number OF congressman called while
| these conferences were in progress. but IL
| they were not necessary to the work in
hand they did not get admission to the
President.
| 1t is said that no consideration was given
| In the various conferences to the where.
| atouts of The Spanish hotilla, or of means
os experimenting this formidable fleet
Representative Hull said the House
would Monday pass the army reorgaaiza-
| tson bill.
Representative Marsh's Desire
| Representative Marsh of Illinois called at
! the White House to talk with the President
about the situation. Mr.. Marsh is the au-
thor of the first resolution introduced I'm the
House declaring war on Spain .I went to
see the President he said ito tell him
that the basis Of our declaration of war
should be the destruction of the Maine and
| the slaughter of American sailors. That
was foul and Intentional blow at the
| American people. the American flag and
American honor. 1t was done by Spanish
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| aroused the American people The general
condition Of affairs is blow at humanity;
the other was blow at us. 1 thin. the
President viii agree with me In his mes
sage next week"
The Only Basis of Mediation.
White House visitors say that no positive
efforts have been made by foreign govern
ments in the way of mediation between
tits country and Spain. Certain hints have
been made to the State Department and
conveyed to the President. but they are not
Sufficiently explicit or definite to have call
ed for immediate consideration. France is
Interesting herself more In this line than
any other country.
The matter OF mediation, however, Is not
sufficiently considered to excite any hope
from would-be peace preseryers. Tas cn!y
intervention In this way which President
Mckinley could tolerate would be that
which would Immediately secure frola
Spain her solemn promise to give independ-
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