The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-04
! YET MORE DELAY.
"Manana" Is the Watch
word of Mckinley and
Hanna.
MESSAGE WILL Be LATE.
In 1t the President Will
Throw His Burden on
4 Congress.
HIS EFFORTS HAVE FAILED.
HD WILL. ASK CONGRESS TO
yrRAIGHTEN THE TANGLE HE
Hhs MADE.
HIS EFFORTS HAVE FAILED

Communication Is Intended to BE "a
comprehensive Summing Up of
the Case on Which the Countrys
Cause Is to BE Placed Before the
world-Outside Pressure Being
dent to Secure More Time In
which to Perfect War Prepnra-
tIoEs.
Washinqton Bureau st. Paul Globe.
Corcordn Building.
Special TO The st. Paul Globe.
=. WASHINGTON, April 9.-"Manana"
IS the Spanish word for tomorrow. 1t
sounds much like Hanna, and in the
-pFrses2s d emergency the two words are
synonymous.
Mckinley Will not have anything to
say to congress tomorrow. He is un-
4 certain and hopes for the intervention
of the powers in Europe to compel
Spain to keep the peace. Thus is the
United States subjected and lowered
to humiliating position on plane
with the conditions of little Greece,
when the rapacious and unscrupulous
Turk invaded that classic land.
Our president seems stricken with
mental paralysis and moral inanition
With the knowledge that Cush Davis,
foreign relations has prepared a report
to congress holding Spain responsible
Cor the blowing up of our ship, the
'urder of our seamen and the insult
- cur -ee,t the waiting, wobbling pres
ident is still listening to Hanna and
manana, and is not ready for real
business with Spain.
Today every senator and member Of
congress received a letter from An
drew Van Bibber, of Cincinnati. Among
other things he says: THE opportunity
for prompt and decisive action passed
two days ago, and Spain was given
slow government was outgeneraled at
every point.
The war would have been short, easy
and successful. 1t was a military GER
tainty that our president has been as
actively reinforcing Spain's fleet and
fortifying her ports as if he were in
her employ. There is no possible mys-
terry about the matter, and no mys-
terious policy" except the policy of
yielding and backing down and ac-
cepting the very least that our people
will stand. 1t has been discovered by
our president that the thing is not to
do what we wished to do, but to get
out in any way with honor
Congress knew Spanish diplomacy
and also knew the character of the
president We were fully warned al
the St Louis convention Of his inca
pacity for action and of his straddline
instincts. He was too irresolute tc
feven indorse the initial plank Of his
own platform until finally compelled tt
do SO by others to save the election
His desire was to please both parties
just as in the present case. Having
made a thorough and calamitous mess
Of the whole Cuban affair and havine
secured for Spain all she could ask
and more than she could hope for, il
naval and military preparation and ad
Vantages over us, and having fatuitous
ly held down congress and the people
While he did this effectually, he will
now that these results have been at
tanned, turn the whole hopeless tangls
over to congress and cast what respon.
Slbllity he can upon it. That Is th.
whole Of his policy" When Spain 1:
ready, she will laugh at him and waste
no more time in amusing him.