The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-04-04

president When asked him If there would
be anything moro positive toward decla-
ration of war he said he did not thlnk
there would be, nothing more positive
was necessary. 1t was his view that the
direction which congress, under such reso-
lutions would give to the president to use
if necessary the entire land and naval
forces of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect" Taken In cohnec-
ton with the demand that SPAN at once
withdraw her land and naval forces from
Cuba and the Cuban waters, is all that IS
necessary and means war just rs plalnv
as if the word war was used.
No Confidence i'll SPANS Promises.
This same member of the senate COM
mittee, when I asked him in what way
the president would meet the diplomatic
replies of Spain, said that there was but
one way and that was to simply say 20
the world that In view of what had been
done In tho past, these late declarations
could not be regarded as being made IN
good faith.
ut 1atght be undiplomatic to make so
blunt q statement said he, but that IS
the way we feel about it. ana we might
Just as well say so. We have mad entlrely
zoo much diplomacy in this business up
to the present. and we might just aS wen
say what we mean for once.
The secret service officials Of the army
and navy We're in conference with tae
president and cabinet during part OF the
morning The object of this was that 'ho
president and his official family might De
put in possessi IN of the exact condition
of affairs in both of these important
branches of the government. Both army
and navy were reported ready for WORK
There WAS also talk of the conditions at
Havana.
Careful reports on the Notifications
of Havana and other seacoast towns
of the island have been prepared by
the agents of the governmnt.
Plans have been carefully drawn
looking to an attack upon Havana just
as soon as events reach the hostility
point.
Under the plans which have been pre-
pared by General Miles and the ofhrerS Oh
the army il is designed that a sea attack
unon the fortressoS which make the harpofS
practically impregnable would be support
ed by a land attack upon the city.
The naval experts are insistent upon 'he
necessity of intercepting the torpedo TO-
tIla and the second fleet of Spanish ships
which Is somewhere on the Atlantic ana
under the plans which they have discussed
the flying squadron is scheduled not only
for this duty. but to follow 1t up by
cruise into Spanish waters, where much
damage could be done to Spanish colo
MES
The senate committee on naval affalrS
made an important change in the appropri-
ations bin which it began considering to-
day. Instead of authorizing the ConStruc-
ton of three battleships. which was the
house provision, the committee omits one
of the battle ships and provides. in place
of that for three coast defense vessels.
This change IS on the line of a fight which
Congressman Tate. of Georgia made In the
house committee.
The coast defense vessels can he built
in much shorter time than the battle
ships, and 1t is believed could he prepared
In time to be of use in the present omer
genCy-that is, if the war with Spain should
last as long as a year.