Show CLOSE TO van VAE the cuban revolution likely to cause for the U S chicago 0 feb 28 the posts washington special says beyond a question the united states is nearer war than it has been fur many years the temper of congress con press is strongly in favor of active intervention for the independence pen dence of cuba and without a 0 doubt is prepared to commit this government to extreme measures in in support of that position members of the senate and house of depre have been overwhelmed with expressions of sympathy from every kind of organization and from hundreds of thousands of individuals divi duals sall all indicative of eagerness for the liberation of cuba and not a man on the floor oleither of either chamber has the slightest fear of offending his constituents in going to the extreme in this direction the american spirit has been so thoroughly aroused that it is only a question of a few hours when there will be an oper open declaration to tile the effect that spain roust oust either terminate the hostilities on the island or admit the independence of the insurgents the first impulse was to put politics ahead of national patriotism asni and confine the glory glary of the resolutions to congress agress co but the tremendous enthusiasm with mth which the movement has beer been received by the country at large has very much broadened the vios views of the leaders leader of both branches occo of congress and there is a manifest willingness in nes ne s to make the resolutions joint in form so as to permit the president to participate in their formation |