Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-02
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WAR NEWS or THE WEEK.
Summarized for the Benefit of Busy
People.
SATURDAY

SATURDAY.
The reports of both the American
and Spanish Courts cf Inquiry as re-
CARDS the wreck of the Maine became
known yesterday. The American re-
port is that the ship was blown up by
a floating mine from the outside The
Spanish report says emphatically that
the explosion was internal. Sagasta
has asked President Mckinley to post
pone action. 1t is the general opin-
ion at Washington that the condition
of affairs is critical and that it will be
difficult to avert hostilities, though
the President persists in his plan to
keep peace if possible. The Govern
ment of Spain, it can be stated posi-
lively, is not disposed to turn back
the torpedo hotilla War preparation
on an unprecedented scale is being
hurried to completion by the War and
Navy Departments, and the country
practically is on a war footing. Spain
is hurrying to completion extensive
Notifications on the island of Porto
Rico, lying just off Cuba, the only
Spanish possession in this hemisphere
other than Cuba.
SUNDAY.
President Mckinley is going stead
lily and forcibly ahead with his plan
to secure home rule tor Cuba and the
end OF the Spanish war. On Tuesday
or Wednesday, he will call the atten-
ton of Congress to the condition OF
the starving Cubans, and ask for an
appropriation of half million dollars
for their prompt relief, which is to be
taken to them peacefully if possible
and in war ships if necessary. He
will again ask Spain to come to an
understanding with the insurgents
that will be acceptable to the latter.
If these plans fail, the President will
forcibly intervene, claiming the right
to do so on humane grounds.
A cablegram from Madrid last night
declares that Spain will repel these
proposals of President Mckinley, and
that she will not bulge an inch. She
feels, it is said, that our interference
in Cuba must not be tolerated and will
forcibly resent it,
TUESDAY.
Yesterday was one of striking ac-
ton in almost every branch of official
life at Washington, and one of the
notable days in our history. The
of the Maine Court of In
quiry report and the testimony of
those examined to Congress, while
only an official confirmation OF the
press reports that the ship was blown
up by a mine, in one sense had the ef-
feet of bringing the matter directly
before the country and giving Con-
gress a basis on which to work. The
President carried out his policy of de-
string that Congress do nothing tor
the present, by carefully avoiding any
suggestions in his message accompa-
nying the report. The Courts find
ing was presented to Spain and Spain
as promptly presented her Courts
finding, which is directly opposite to
ours. Congress has grown very inn
patient over the seeming resultless
policy of the President, and is eager
to take the Spanish question into its
own hands. Senator Foraker and
Senator Morgan have prepared reso-
lutions for intervention, which will be
offered with a good chance Tor adop-
ton, unless the President can quickly
secure concessions from Spain. We
have five cruisers in course of pur-
chase, and Secretary Long has made
a new fleet, called the mosquito fleet,
to protect coast cities.
WEDNESDAY.
At midnight conference between
President Mckinley and leading Sen
ators and Representatives was still in
session at the White House. AS
consequence, the President may today
abandon his more pacific plans and