The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

WASHINGTON, April e.-At the request
Illinois took Representative Berry Of Ken
tucky. a member OF the foreign affairs
committee: Sayres of Texas. the ranking
minority member Of the appropriations
committee. Dinsmore Of Arkansas. the
ranking member Of the foreign affairs
committee, and NewIands os Nevada. to
the White House this afternoon and show
ed them Gen. Lees cahlegrzm. The cable
gram said that Gen. Lee was loading z,5W
&c, them out OF the islands before Sun
dsy. lie said the condition OF affairs was
infaned ard the tEaassniiial OF the mes
sage might cause trouble.
The president frankly explained the sit
uaison. lie said the message would have
gone in today had It no; been for Gen
Lees cablegrar. The safety of Ameri-
cans In Havana and especially Gen. Lees
personal safety made delay Imperative.
The Democrats all expressed themselves az
satisfied.
Notwithstanding the impatience ard dis-
appointment caused among the Repub-
Hcan members OF the house by the with
holding OF the presidents message today.
the statement OF The president 10 the lead
ers and several prominent Democrats that
IL was deemed absolutely necessary By
Consul General Lee TO insure the safe De-
parture OF the Americans still In Cuab.
has caused them 10 accept the situation in
good faith.
Some Of the most radical, after hear
ing the sta.smsnts OF those who saw the
president, appeared satisfied. Those with
whom the presiden; talked came away
with a very strong impression that the
message would mean war unless Spain
backed down squareiy.
Pending the trsnsmit;al OF the message.
in view of the situation as presented ay
the president. all plans looking 10 action
n the house viii be abandoned But
those who have been taking r.rt In ssa
radical movement and who always adra.t
the POSSIBILITY tl~t the time may conc
when they viii have 10 part company
wiki the president. are. according 70 the
leaders of the movement, more determined
than ever 20 ultimately obtain what they
desire
The conference which was 10 have been
he'd tonight was abandoned. but fifty
or those who originally fnauxura.ed tbs
'noveEnsr, met Immediately. after the
house adjourned. 10 discuss the sfsua:sen.
All who were no; heartily in sympathy
with the movement were invited to leave.
Those at the meeting unanimously agreed
% wait gpon the message. A rcmn,gs
tee of eight was appointed 70 watch
the situation. aasi 20 devise ways aaI
rneaas % meet any tactics of the
opposition. The committee is as gsl-
lows: HOPKINS 0. IIiiuaAs. Icrrsrer Of H.
hnots Tawn%y q Minnesota. Cco.scr os
Wisconsin, Hepburn % Iowa. Brcwuea os
oac. Soy ~ Missouri and Knox ~ Massa-
chasstts
Several vigorous s.eecaes in asuJnc.a:loa
c. ans policy @ DELAY werc made in ,h4
colaFs@ OF tae meeting. one By Smith os
Illinois
IA o-3er 10 emphasize this ross;{oa. a
proposition was made 10 uBise with ;hs
Democrats ard o1oeS all legislation. a3-
tearaing frc-n day - day Until fAe n2es-
sage appeared and fAe hozzse had acted
sa he Cuban rszso'ufsa- But Han 81 Iowa.
who $ rEs4slng Inc array reorranlzs t5oa
h2g} sr1a<le saeA an arAe.' r}eA - aliow 'se
ssil to cerns 80 vose taat ;ae proposition
waz temporarily abandoned. Whether =
win ae revived Ssss@nds largely ap9a fas
eessrse - events. Il can be stated. Aaw-
eve+. sha, Z. Is sheso4Ta.g contemplated
one of the e;her cases Developments o.
.Ae eav was shs as0po~ssnu aa shs eTsn,
G, \ xplgs os the Republican ss3e. taas ;as
Democrats unite with .he radicals ara al
lew re latter 20 force sne L-sse X me
Democrats sho1td RSssssre the aggressive
TIE chances a-e they wosss3 soa.4.fy .as Rer