| Show 11 MINLEY CRAW FISHING bankers oppose war therefore ws wa must eava Wasla washington ington mar 24 through hout the day the he white house pre dented an animated appearance app darance senators and represents representatives tives from both political oli lical parties calling to confer the president among the callers were senators Seni tors cullom Cul loni fairbanks aldrich jones of arkansas and SD scouer and represent active dailey bailey the democratic leader in the houe the president said to several of his visitors today in discussing the situation that hs he would do da everything consistent with the honor and dignity of the country to avert war and that ho he still believed war would be averted lie he also said that he believed the guv gov of spain was as anxious for peace as we nye were but bui at the same time he did not nol hesitate to admit the tha gravity of the the president frankly acknowledged that lie he belie believes bei ieves ees the report of the board of i bairy i airy will find that the maine was blown up from the outside his pro gramme hai been definitely decided upon it is his purpose to treat the blowing 11 up of the maine blaine as an incident the report of the board will bo be sent to congress on monday A very brief message i elating relating to the events leading up to tat that point and informing congress that the facts t contained in the report have been cabled to madrid to bs be laid before the spanish government by minister woolford will accompany acco nipan it no demand will bs be made upon spain but the laying of the facts before the spanish Govern government meat will be equivalent to calling upon spain for an explanation and such action as she may deem proper the second part of the presidents pro gramme reaches the main question and involves intervention on humanitarian grounds within a week or ten days after the report of the board pes to congress it will be intervention to relieve the starvation in cuba and upon acquiescence in or object tion to this act will depend peace or war A prominent member oi the house said that in hit his opinion the next two weeks would determine which it would be ba BANKERS OPPOSE WAR london march 24 the imminence of the cuban crisis has prompted finan financiers ciera to make efforts to avert war A movement to 10 this end is ij on foot in in T lombard street and american bankers who are leadin leading git it presupposed are supposed to have the sympathy and perhaps the cooperation of the the american bankers are endeavoring t to secure the influence of financiers ciers and governments representing to them the damage to the commerce of all nations which war would involve the financiers are willing to invest liberally to pro pre vent war but apparently they are unable to devise a plan promis promising im success the american arr bankers banker s tell the diplomats that if the united states demands an indemnity and spain is will ling fing to kiy financiers cie rs will gladly furnish the funds |
