Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-04-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FROM OUR EIGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, APRIL Is, 1898.

WASHINGTON. APRIL Is, 1898.
1t would seem to man up tree
that the complaint Of Congress recently
made of the slownrss of the President
was an instance of :" the pot calling the
kettle black" From the talk in Con.
gress before the President's message
went in it was supposed that the mes
sage would be acted upon within a day
after it was received, but it has been
before Congress week today, and that
resolution authorizing forcible inter
venton is not yet in the Presidents
hands, although it is hoped that it will
be by tomorrow. The House adopted
resolution promptly, but the Senate,
after wasting four days in talk without
bringing forward single new idea,
unless the assertion Of Senator yelling.
ton that there was no reason for our
going to war with Spain can be consid.
cred one adopted an entirely different
resolution. including PROVISION for
the recognition Of Cuba, which makes
more delay. These delays would be
more aggravating were it not for the
certainty that they cannot last much
longer and that they cannot change the
ultimate result-the driving of Spain
out of Cuba. While it probably ia not
true that these delays are the result of
plotting, it is not surprising that sus.
picion should be expressed by the i'm.
patient.
According to statements made BY
members of the administration, the
President will lose no time in putting
armed Intervention into effect after the
Joint resolution authorizing it is in his
hands, and the rushing of all available
troops in the regular army to southern
ports looks like immediate business;
but he will probably first demand the
peaceable evacuation of Cuba by Spain,
granting a DAY or two for Spain to
answer. That will mean more time.
1t should also be remembered that if
the President is so disposed he can
withhold his signature from the inter,
vention resolution for ten days. The
resolution will not be binding until he
signs it. So many predictions have
been upset by unexpected delays that
few are being made in Washington just
now. We are going to war. OF that
everybody is Ger ain, bat nobody is GER
tain whether the shooting will start
this week, Or next OF week after.
Among the many offers made to the
War Department of men and things to
use against the Spaniards was one from
circus proprietor Of twenty-five ele
plants, which he sad would be Just
what would be needed by our army in
Cuba. He did not like it when the
officials told him that they didn think
they could make use Of the elephants
If the representatives of the great
European powers in Washington are
correctly reporting the state Of Congress
sional sentiment to their governments
nothingi is likely to come of the renewed
talk about the intention of the six
geatest European powers to attempt by
a joint note to persuade this govern.
meut not to force Spain out of Cuba,
and if that fails, to make threat of
resortiug to force TO compel us to keep
our hands off Spain sisland possessions.
That Austria, France, and Italy would
be willing to 60 to almost any extreme
to aid Spain, if they could be assured
of the assistance Of England, Germany
and Russia, is very we'll known. But
the determination Of Congress, which
knows that it reflects the overwhelming
sentiment Of the country, would not be
changed one iota, even if formal notice
was served on this country that Euro
pean force would be used to prevent
the carrying out Of the joint resolution
just adopted, to drive Spain out of
Cuba. Senator Teller voiced the senti.
ment Of administration Congress and
people when he said: There must be
no interference by the allied powers of
Europe. We should declare that with
all the vigor of our Anglo Saxon blood
and our 100000 people," mo for
eign dictation," would become a com.
panion slogan to Remember the
Mane,' the minute that the European
powers attempted to NEEDLE with our
settlement of the Cuban question.
Many of the old timers in Washing
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