The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-13

ne Day After the Message.

T has been, n II sui IL, the view
Of the Standard hat the result of
President McKinley's negotiations
placed congress under an obligation to
pause in it's dealings with the Cuban
situation. The result reached by the
president was painfully disappointing
to congress and the people-the presi-
dent had asked and obtained that which
his country did not want him to Sc
cure as a conclusion. He requested an
armistice: it was granted; the Stand
ard cannot help thinking. even IL the
thing has 10 be done with a wry face,
which is widened by the fact that sew
eral Of Europe's leading powers were
instrumental in securing the armistice
to wait long enough to ascertain
whether Cuba accepts IL and what the
outcome of the srmistice Is to be.
This is a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
view of the situation. Obviously 1t Is
one that is not shared by a good many
men in the senate and house at WASH
ington. Those who have been insisting
on the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence were more jealous yesterday than
ever. The presidents bungling policy
seems to have awakened a spirit of re-
sentiment. The senate already had a lot
Of Observation-Disclosures resolutions
awaiting consideration. but new ones
poured in yesterday. each presenting
the main purpose. but each departing
slightly from it's predecessors in this or
that minor detail respecting the way in
which our government should go at 1t.
The length of the land clamored for .
hearing yesterday. One independence
resolution came from Kentucky. one
from the state of Washington. one from
Nebraska; while, in discussion, Ala
bama, North Carolina and Illinois on
tributed speeches. Senator Mason In.
sisted that Intervention without recog-
milton Of independence would simply
mean the crushing Of the Cuban patri-
OTIS" Senator Butler is for %avenging
the Maine. This mornings summary
Of yesterdays proceedings does not
show that in the senate any voice was
raised in strong defense of the pres
ident's message against the ~overwhelm-
ing denuciation that has overtaken II.
According to this mornings news the
people in the diplomatic corps at WASH
ington are saying nothing. The dis
patches remark that while the ambass-
adors have not taken formal action
there In among them a sort of common
sent that the proper policy is to wait
while congress gets iA bearing and
shapes its course.
The most astonishing utterance of
yesterday was heard by the house
members when Mr.. Grosvenor had the
assurance to say hat he interpreted
the recommendations OF the president
10 mean "a request for authority to use
he army and nav of the United State.
20 establish on the island of Cuba a
government independent OF Spain" A
mastery Of the known tongues, ancien,
and modern. il required to translate
any part Of the Monday message into
Mr.. Grosvenor's Interpretation of It.
The absurdity of this sort of talk Is
manifest to every intelligent man. Mr.
Grosvenor Is one of the administrators
agents charged with the serious worl
Of whipping the republican member.
into line. These members persuad,
themselves that Grosvenor's talk is lin,
spired"-that he speaks for the presi.
dent. So that, however monstrous hi,
perversion of the presidents real pur
pose is. il nay be that 1t has weight
with members who propose to keep in
line with the patronage.
Senate and n appear to be com
ing together. but not along h presi
dents lines. After an all-day struggl'
the house committee on foreign AFFAIR
shaped up q resolution. repeated in thii
mornings news. which IL was pro
posed to push through to a vote to-day
This resolution at the last m an,
under the stress the steering COMMITTEES
Was able to bring, carries the wore
'independent." The understanding wal