The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-03
CUBAN QUESTION
And the Attitude Of President
Cleycland's Administration

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WAsHlNION, Dec. 2.-The interse
felt by congressman In the attitude aa-i
sumed Nv tho st,a,,o,, .s,,,.s,.s
a.. T,.,,, :. t'tio'. Ss-@ 70 70
..ie N>uouii ihsufreet!on is evidenced oy
the number OF calls Secretary olney Ia
receiving from such OF the senator's and
r,en,he,a or thn ho,,r,. a., 49,
=, y '. .S t4ouse % Hase attiseu ssi
Al washington In anticipation or the as
sembllng Of Congress next Monday. Ma
turally the sccretarv,e yle,tor. ! oto i, 4
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saataBe Oh their call 10 seek the latest
official news a5 to Cuba, but as far as
can be learned the department has little
information on that subjectt to communi-
cate. The one thing that does appear to
be established by the testimony OF these
callers Is that the administration con-
templates no change In the line of policy
1t has pursued SO consistently since the
beginning Of the lnsurrection two years
ago.
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message which Will deal with the sub
Ject has not yet been finally reduced TO
form. 1t Is believed that 1t Will be brief.
but cogent presentation OF reasons that
have Influenced the administration In
holding to Its present attitude. The
events of the past years campaign
probably will be rapidly reviewed with
the purpose OF showing that the insur-s
gents 80 far have failed to meet the re-
quirements originally laid down by the
President as essential 10 their rcogni-
tion. They have fought no general en-
gagement To successful issue; have not
established permanent seat OF govern
ment and have no seaport In other
words they have not sensibly changed
their condition from what It was a year
ago so that by the same line OF reason
Ing laid down by the administration In
the statement semi officially published
through the Associated Press last spring
there Is at present no occasion for i.
change OF policy on our part.
It Is presumed, however, that In addi-s
tion to 4 statement to this effect the
President will not hesitate to deplore
the continuance of the present unsatis-
factory conditions In Cuba, injudicious
as they are to American Interests, and
under cover of his message NAV Intimate
to Spain the necessity of a Termination
of.existingI evils at a reasonably early
date. fs ill4 sSirt
Reports are In quite general circula-f
ton here to-day TO the effect that Secre-
tary Olney, some time in November had
given the Spanish government courte-
Shs, 1 rabaI,inn nvst ~ s,N c,,shaS , .tsiS
three months or the United States would
be compelled to intervene to stop hostill-
les. ~ Is sag tnae pronslnehe Eepuon-3
uliImatmm The ranorts In tbair General
FEATURES were similar to rumors preva-#
lent about a month ago, and emphaac-S
s.liy usnieu d. .is si,ie ~ o.iIla,s
so, NJ, g na,, at a ~ ,.,.,,
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prssiSana su +, viii tat,a an rlv 1occasion 70
a.nJ ~, C,na-ass Tho ranors cnnsnIs
Sa,iI Selu ~ hss s,,hn,IttaS 10 tba sacre-s
tnr,, ~ . sta 10 on ont he result of his obssrvn-
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A prominent member OF; the senate
committee on foreign relations said to-
Az, .4h,, /. ,,,o,,,d ,,ot he nnssih,a far +ba
e's o',
PRESIDENT 10 send pro-epatlsn inessase
to Congress in view Of the report which
Consul General Lee had made to Secre-
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tai p's' SpeatNsis' ~.
views OF General Lee, the senator said
that they were we'll enough known to Z
make It clear that his report would not
be favorable to the Spanish contentious.
1t is known that the report which Cen
eral Lee made present a very grave, not 4
20 say horrlfying. condition OF affairs In
Cuba. One of the conditions he de-
scribes Is that OF the situation Of the
non-combatants,g gpeaceable citizens who
have no interest In the war except to see /
It ended These people, whether within
the Spanish lines or the Cuban lines. are
sufferers. II within the Cuban lines.
they plant their crops In order to OBJ Z
tain a living, they have their territory
raided and occupied by the Spanish
forces, who Immediately destroy. the
crops, burn the houses and other proper