Show WARLIKE preparations the word for ww eden teil activity washington march 0 9 that th this government tit is a nearing hearing a crisis in its ita rc relations lations with spain which may embroil the W two 0 nations in actual war within a short time is apparent unprecedented cd preparations for war both offe and defensive fare are being maile made an army of men night and day I 1 leading lading nien men of all parties are bi b ing called ailed into consul consultation consultant tatt on with the president and cabinet and publio public feeling being accurately iho fact that an appropriation ot of cassed the house bouse without a dissent dissen t ing vote for wat wai supplies when for months all have been scaled acalee arid and the smallest nied and town clown to the limit Is in itself more suggestive than anything which has prece preceded deI it it to Is conceded that tile the report of the naval board investigating the euine disaster way may forestal war var and the country will not be I 1 here was a very strong suggestion of the state of affairs that might elisi in time of actual will antho in the busy scenes presented fated at tit the e n navy avy an and d v wat at departments chere was as in an almost unbroken succession of conferences between officers and officials ollic iala of various digress di dt grees and throughout both these bran branches lies of the war establishment the greatest activity was exhibited bLeret secretary ary long before 10 had been obliged to reth rethie a to his private office and deny himself to all callet callais cal leis s in order to hold a coffet ence senator lodge was as present as well as chairman lisle kale of the senate naval committee chairman boutelle Dou telle of the house naval committee captain bradford chief of the equipment bureau captain brownson and assistant Secie SeLi try etry roosevelt evelt chief constructor Ilitch hitchborn born and admiral matthewes chief of the bureau yards and boelts were viere also called to the conference by the acci atai y to deal I 1 with ith special phases of the question under consideration I 1 lie ho conference had bad to do with preparations for putting tile the navy at tile the highest state of efficiency secretary long found time during tile pt ogi ess of tile the confluence to talk a moment with mr air lane who has sub to the department proposals for tile the sale of certain warships Aar ships now building in emoru at private shipyards hat passed between themis them ia not known but mi ali lane hastened immediately to the cable office at the conclusion of the convi to communicate muni cate directly with ith his principals in I 1 europe europe that affairs are neat ing a crisis Is believed believe dand and emphasis emphasize ed dby by the fact that commander ili a trusted has bolL selected eted to go to europe to vars hipa which are building chete and which way may be for sale lie will view Alai alonna and Mais Alai lial de building for brazil which it is 19 understood the flie pov gov eminent has ban importuner importuned to buy in addition to lut Luio peara boats japan has two now building in the united states one by cramps at philadelphia the tha at tho union iron woi its at sin yin I 1 ran francisco ranc iseo cisco v which aich can bo be completed in ninety lays days overtures overture looking to their acquirement by tho the have been made in caso case of actual war should japan refuse to soil bell tile the light of eini eminent tient domain would the united states to talethe take the t two to o cruisers cruis era without reference escoto to japans s lights this contingency lias niwo aten discussed which Is bait a ahti nw showing tile the state stale of feeling in ch circles alls an i the thorough oil gli in which hili preparations for left rishe if not acif sive die ate being made |