Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-04-09
MORE TINE FOR THE MESSAGE
PRESIDENT HARD AT WORK.

clare They Cannot Answer TO,
Their Followers Much Longer
Points in the Latest Develop.
ments.
Washington, April 3-The opinion al
most universally held i'll Washington to-
night by leading public men ana diplo-
mats is that the crisis will reach its eli
max this week and that the question OF
war OF peace will be determined within
| the next seven days. Senators and rep
Iesentatlves met and conferred all day
the White house the president consulted
/ with several members of his cabinet and
other confidential advisors regarding the
message which he is preparing to send TO
congress. At the state, war and navy
buildings active work was going on and
altogether it was a day Of suppressed
feeling. No definite announcement is made
| as to the day the message will be sent
to congress, but it is not believed it will
go IN tomorrow. 1t is believed that more
probably Wednesday or Thursday will be
the day selected. Besides the physical
work of preparing the comprehensive doc
ument, upon which the president expects
to rest his case with the world, there are
other reasons why those in charge of the
war preparations will welcome every
hours delay. War material which we
have ordered abroad is not yet shipped
and the factories in this country work
day and night making powder and pro-
lectlI"s and are anxious for delay. Some
of the factories in Connecticut with CON
tracts have telegraphed Representative
Hit, urging all delay possible They say
every day now is precious.
There is still divergence Of opinion as
to what the president will recommend in
his message, indeed, there seems to be
still a question us TO whether the presi-
dent will make any specific recommends
tons. Some of his most intimate friends
however, assert emphatiealIv that the
presidents 5 recommendations will be VIC
orous and such that his party and the
country could willingly follow hen he
points the way One of these said tonight
that the president, i'll his strong desire
for peace and earnest hope that war
might possibly be averted was yielding
somewhat to the sentiment of the leaders
ot his party and the country. He has
not given up hope yet that hostilities may
be aFefted. There are those who believe
the president has not yet made UP his
mind as to the exact course he will pllr !
sue and there seems to be a question as
70 whether the consular reports and the /
diplomatic correspondence are to be trans
m'ted with the message
Cam Congress he Restrained.
The suspense caused by the necessary !
delay in the preparation cf the message
IS very trying on the members of the .
house and the most universally discussed .
question in Washington tonight is wheth-
ar congress can be restrained until the |
message IS transmitted. All recognize
The task Of preparing our case for the
worlds inspection and the care which
must be exercised and there seems to be
10 disposition to unduly hasten the pres
dent Ihe party leaders are extremely
'nNlol1s to avoid a breach with the ex-
'cutlYe, such as would occur if congress
we're to take the initiative After care
vi canvass of the situation TODAY they
'elieve the radical republicans can be
ield Ill line few days longer. until
y eonesday at least. The conference of
he republicans of the house who have
'een insisting on prompt action hold an
'ther meeting tomorrow night. While
many OF them are in favor of giving the
PRESIDENT more leeway than they were
asst week, 1T IS realized that % republican
otes III the house would with the dem
cratic and populist votes, be sufficient to
ct. 1T can be pretty confidently assert
q that all the republicans of the house.
WITH possibly the exceptions which could {
e counted on the fingers Of one hand.
an be controlled until Wednesday. After
hat, what might happen if the president
sks for further delay, is problematicaI. ,
IT, Bromwell of Ohio, for instance who 7
ays he hopes he will not be obliged to t
art company with the president, says he I
Ill vote with the democrats if necessary |
oVerrule thes peaker after Wednesday. a
II. Cooper of Wisconsin has made sim !
ar statement :
House Resolutions G
The republicans Of the house committee |
II foreign affairs have held informal S
lcetings today and have practically t
greed to report a resolution of tenor {
mllar TO that agreed upon by the for t
9n relations committee Of the senate. /
These resolutions will be practically v
greed upon by the committee tomorrow. I
ut will not be reported until the presi- {
ent sends his message to congress, al
loush there is at least one of the re-
ubhcans of the committee who is in
lvor OF reporting them tomorrow. Mr. q
dams, the acting chairman of the COM i
'lttee i'll the absence of Mr. HIT. saw Ii
'e president today and informed him of
he probable action of the committee.
averal republicans called upon Mr.. Hit ;
,day d
Prospect of Medintion.
The prospect of European mediation :,
Us aroused the keenest interest through
1t diplomatic circles here, and although
quify at the leading embassies and le-
'tions failed to disclose that any actual =,
owe has been made, yet such move is ;,
lticipated at almost any time. and when ! /
ken it is felt that it will be an i'm :.
ortant factor in the situation.
1t has been expected that France would q
; the first to act by a tender of her h
'od offices. Up to tonight however the r,
rench ambassador, NJ Cambon, had re- ~
lived no instructions on this line. There
the same anticipation but lack of def