Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-30
IF NO SUCCESS COMES THEN,
The Senate will Take Vigorous and Deter
mined Action.
NO DISPOSITION TO BE UNREASONABLE.
Direct Promise is Made that the xyboIa
Affair WIN Culminate ina
Very Short Time.

Washington March sO.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations failed
to reach agreement at its meeting today
on any Cuban resolutions before. 1t, but
referred the whote matter to "a sub
committee and then adjourned.
Members of the foreign relations com
mittee who saw the President today as
sured other members that the Cuban
situation will come to n head in a very
few days, and that Congress would be
Informed. The utmost limit placed upon
the time when the matter will be set
tied one way or another was stated
as one week. while others thought 1t
might be within forty-eight hours.
THE committee considered that II
would be unwise In view OF negotiations
now on to precipitate matters at this
time. 1t was said that Congress need
not take action to hurry the admnis-
tration In view OF what had been
learned by members.
The only distinctive feature OF the
meeting was the general disposition
manifested to wait for reasonable
time upon the President, and the senti-
ment in this direction was quite unani-
nous on the part of members
The meeting was largely devoted to
consideration of the testimony taken
by the Maine court of inquiry. An
Inquiry from the members showed
that they had not had time to read
the testimony.
The general understanding appeared
70 be that the situation was such that
the report and the testimony will have
to be fully considered in arriving at
any conclusion.
While the disposition of Congress is
N nj l,a
evident that large majority of the
committee would favor vigorous action
MS soon as 1t Is made evident that the
diplomatic resources have been ex-
haustcd.
What form this action will take was
not discussed at today's meeting of
the committee, no preference being
shown to force any of the four resolu-
lions before the committee.
URGING THE PRESIDENT.
The White House was besieged with
callers today, including Senator's
Hanna, Davis Chairman and Frye,
Cullom, Gray, members of the foreign
relations committee; Burrows, Hawley,
Spooner. Wolcott and Allison. Nearly
the entire Michigan delegation also
called, their purpose being to urge the
President to take Immediate and Wig
orous action to end the war, and Sc
cure the independence of Cuba
The Republican members of the |
Michigan delegation in the House had
n conference with the President to-
day In which the Cuban policy was
reviewed.
The delegation comprised every Re |
publican member from Michigan. Rep |
resentative William Alden Smith acted |
as chairman. They informed the |
President of the sentiment in their |
state as well as the strong Cuban dis /
position of the House They urged |
that there should be action prompt |
and decisive and that the country as
judged by the sentiment of the House
and of their own state. would allow
little further delay. They insisted
that nothing could be considered
removal of the Spanish flag from the
Island and the assurance of a complete
1t was suggested that
no negotiations should be entered into
with Spain without first giving the
cubans status.
The President, however, suggested
mat that was matter of detail
The delegation with much feeling.
to the President never to al
ow the Maine incident to become
matter OF International arbitration.
The President listened throughout
WIN great interest. He said he desired
o confer with the senator's and repre-
entatives and desired the widest iati-
ude of discussion and confidence. He
aid he hoped. however, that Congreas
would not act precipltately The adj
he stated was pursuing "A
curse 1t deemed proper and he wanted
he fullest advice. even II the sugges-
ions We're not in accordance with his
wn views and judgment. He stated he
vas expecting hourly important ad-
Ices from Minister Woodford at Ma
rid on which much would depend. He
aid the administration was pursu-
ne course consonant with cool judg- ,
lent and If there be war he trusted
he country would be united In support
T. whatever action would be deemed
Use.