The record-union., 1898-04-03
Will Be a Memorable Document,
Appealing to Sense Of the People.
VIII Review All Diplomatic Negotiations
With Spain Relative to CUBA
Maine Affair May Not Be
Touched Upon.

WASHINGTON, April .. The
quietude of the White House tonight
was in striking contrast with the in
tense activity and repressed excite
ment of the past few days. For sew
eral hours the President was alone in
his private library busily engaged in
the preparation of his forthcoming
message to Congress. No callers were
received except by appointment, and
the two or three whom the President
Gid see early in the evening, conversed
very briefly.
At 11:30 o'clock General Grosvenor
announced positively, after an extended
conference with the President, that the
message would not be sent to Congress
before next Tuesday. The participants
in the conference We're Senator. Hanna,
General Grosvenor and Judge A. C.
Thompson, President of the Criminal
Law Classification Committee. Attor-
ney-General Griggs was present a short
time.
General Grosvenor said there was
nothing new in the Spanish situation
tonight. Not the slightest change is
perceptible," said ne. The President
is carefully considering his message,
and it will be memorable state doc
ument.
No" he replied to an inquiry. 1T
will not be sent to Congress on Mon
day. 1t will not go before Tuesday
It is no child's play to prepare such a
paper as the President will give to
Congress and the country 1t will
thoroughly review all of this Govern
ment's diplomatic negotiations with
Spain relative to Cuba. and will con-
tain such recommendations as will APP
peal to the sense and right of justice
of the American people-just such rec
concentrations as every friend of Pres
ident Mckinley has reason to expect
from some one so patriotic and devoted
to his country as he is
DO you expect any action by Con-
gress on Monday in advance of the
Presidents message?'' General Gros-
venor was asked.
"Oh, no. he replied. Congress will
be entirely willing to await the action
of the President. He Will communicate
70 Congress and to the country as soon
as possible, and there is no doubt that
Congress viii respect his desires in the.
matter"
During the conference the Associated
Press news that the Spanish torpedo
fiotilla had net yet arrived at Porto
Rico. and that the probabilities were
that it was now at the Cape Verde
Islands was communicated to the Pres
ident. 1t was received with much sat
isfaction, the President reading aloud
to the others present the note convey
ing the information.
Commenting upon the information,
General Grosvenor said: THAT ma
teriaIly relieves the strain upon the sit
uation and modifes it considerably"
A very prominent member of the
House who saw the President to-day
says that the President in his mes
sage will recommend action which viii
be perfectly satisfactory to the Repub-
hcans, and which will. with few
possible exceptions. rally them and the
country to his support. He says the
diplomatic correspondence will be such
that the Republican party and the
country will be proud Of it. and fur
ther. that the legal facts in the case
are very ably handled by Attorney
General Griggs.
The Maine affair. it is said, viii not
be touched on probably. This is re-
garded as very unfortunate by many
prominent Republicans, who believe
that If we are to have war the blow
ing up of the Maine constitutes the
strongest ground.