Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1898 — GIVE HIM WARNING. [ARTICLE]

GIVE HIM WARNING.

President Informed That Congress Will Wait Until Monday. IT WILL DELAY ACTION NO LONGER. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Will Report Favoring Cuban Independence and Armed Intervention, If NeededBoston. April 2. —A special from Washington says: The members of the foreign relations committee called at the white house Friday morning. The president asked them if it would not be possible to keep congress patient a week longer, so that he might have ample time to prepare an elaborate message. He was told that this was impossible, but that It might be possible to restrain congress until Wednesday or Thursday, They went to the capital and Informed their colleagues of what he had said. The proposition was not favorably received, and the chairman of the committee was requested to go to the white house and tell the president that It would not do to delay beyond Monday; that unless a message was received by that time congress would surely take the matter Into Its own hands. "The message will recite the progress of negotiations and Inform congress of the refusal of Spain to make a satisfactory response. The president will announce that he has exhausted all the resources of diplomacy, and will refer the whole business to congress for such action as In Its Judgment mky seem wise. "Before the resolutions are reported the house committee will be consulted, so that the two branches of congress may act in complete harmony. The resolutions will recognise the Independence of Cuba. They will declare that Spain must quit the Island, and they will authorize and direct the executive to employ the entire military and naval forces of the United States to carry the resolutions Into effect. This is the probable framework, although It may be somewhat amended, but of equal Importance with the, resolution will be the preamble, and in this preamble congress will call attention to the destruction of the Maine and will give this greatest of wrongs a place In the recital of offenses for which Spain Is to be called to account. It will be found when the books are made up by congress that the Maine incident Is not regarded as a matter of minor Importance. "There will be no further diplomatic representations by the United States. This may be set down as certain." Ready to Report. Washington, April 2.—The subcommittee of the, senate committee on foreign relations appointed to draft a report and prepare a form of resolution outlining a course of action which the government shall pursue towards Spain with reference to Cuba has so far completed its work that It will be able to report to the full committee at Its nfeeting to-day. The subcommittee will recommend the adoption of a resolution declaring, In the first place, for the recognition of the Independence of the Cuban republic, and in the second for the Intervention by the United States with her army and navy for the purpose of assisting the Cubans to secure Independence In case Spain continues to refuse to concede It. The committee will treat the rescinding of the order for the concentration of the Cuban noncombatants as a subterfuge and will dwell upon the past if not the present treatment of these unfortunates; will detail the Maine incident and attempt to demonstrate that it is a sufficient cause for the declaration of wax If this country were desirous of making It such, and also will touch upon the injury to American Interests caused by the Cuban struggle as a full Justification for our interference. There has been an effort to persuade the committee that Spain’s release of the reooncentrados leaves the United States practically without excuse for intervention. but the committee has not so far been convinced by this reasoning, and there Is great unanimity in the rejection of this view, as there is in the decision as to the general course to be pursued.

The committee will report on Monday unless it Is then made evident that It has been Impossible for the president to complete his promised message for lack ol time. The disposition of the committee it now against such further postponement for any cause. The committee’s present Information is, however, to the effect that the message will be ready for submission by Monday. Honae. Washington, April 2.—After an exceedingly turbulent session of six hours the house on Friday passed the naval appropriation bill and then adjourned until Monday. The war spirit was manifested in ail the speeches and overrode the naval committee itself by Increasing the number ot torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers to 24, the bill as reported providing for but 12, and to increase the appropriation for them from $2,300,000 to $4,600,000. It rejected an amendment to add two armored cruisers. The amendment of Mr. Cannon (Ill.), chairman of the appropriations committee to reduce the number of battleships to one was buried under an overwhelming majority. The provision relating to armor plate, which In ordinary times would have precipitated a debate of several days was disposed of In ten minutes, a proposition to decrease the price agreed to in the bill from S4OU to S3OO per ton being drowned In a perfect chorus of noes. Mr. Cannon, during the course of the day, announced the belief of a majority of the members that war would be upon us within a week, and Mr. De Armond (Mo.) made a notable speech declaring that If hostilities were to come It was our duty to strike the first blow. Senate. Washington. April 2.—ln the open session of the senate Friday Senator Chandler (N. H.) called up the resolution he Introduced Thursday requeaiUn* the president to send the Cuban consular correspondence to the senate, and at his suggestion It was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Immediately afterward, however, he Introduced another resolution which went over, calling upon the secretary of state for the same information. Senator Mitchell (Wla.) presented a telegram signed by a score or more of prominent citizens of Milwaukee, saying that the business and conservative elements of the country were In favor of peaoe, unleas war should be demanded to preserve the honor and dignity of the country. It was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Senator Quay (Pa.) offered a resolution in the following terms: "That the committee on foreign relations be and is hereby Instructed to report on or before the 6th Instant, a bill for tbe recognition of the republic of Cuba. It went over under the rule. Secret Session Held. After the passage of a few bills the senate went Into secret session, the proceedings occupying the greater part of tho afternoon and being devoted to a discus•inn of the wisdom of purchasing the Danish West India islands. The session was closed by the practical withdrawal of the resolution by Senator Lodge, Its author. He stated that the debate had developed such a wide difference of opinion ID the senate where there had heretofore been such unanimity that he’would not further press the matter at a time when the president needed the support of all senators of all parties. He moved that the senate" proceed to consideration of exeoutlve business, thus voluntarily, for the time, aban- . donlng the resolution. This action on the part of Senator Lodge was preceded by an animated debate In which many sharp words wers sxebanged

wer lb* policy- of bringing in a proposition liable to divide the senate at a time when unanimity -was especially desirable said when -all parties had shown a disposition to give their utmost support to the administration in preparation for the war which almost all the speakers considered probable. Many speeches were made on this line and some went so far as to intimate that an advantage had been taken of the situation to press a proposition which they considered questionable with the hope that the senate, in ltrpatrlotlc desire to support the president at a critical time would consider the matter, favorably now, whereas it would not do so In times of quiet.