The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-17
WILL SPAIN FORCE
TnEGEGo5 Claimed That ncKinley Will Reco
"A ~N 101Os 5 nze of War in Cuba.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The stars
and stripes daily float over the White
house, indicating to our people that
the president of the United States is
again beneath the roof of the eXecu-
tive mansion.
Our minister to Spain has presented
his credentials to the queen regent of
Spain at San Sebastian. 1t is singu-
lar coincidence that on the day of that
presentation the president returned to
Washington, and on the following
morning held cabinet meeting, at
which the situation in Cuba was dis
cussed. 1t is further coincident and
significant that within forty-e eight
hours thereafter our consul general to
Cuba, Gen. Lee, who came to Wash
ington one day in advance Of the
president, was given an audience with
the secretary of state and with the
president himself.
1t is announced at the department
of state that Consul General Lee came
to this country without instructions
from the state department, but this
is generally regarded as g diplomatic
fiction.
Senator Davis of minnesota, chair
man of the senate committee on for
eign relations, several months ago,
informed the G / OBJ e correspondent
that the insurgent Cubans have we'll
organized army in the field; have a
regularly organized government which
iol of
try which had it's capital at Phila-
delphia, Lancaster and York, Pa.,
in the early days, and that state OF
war exists in Cuba. The recent eX-
change of prisoners in Cuba empha-
sizes and proves the prescience OF the
Minnesota statesman, because such
exchange is regarded in international
law as a recognition of belligerency.
Consul General Lee has been singu-
larly non-committal in all of his COM
munications with people here. He
came to New York and to Washing
ton. and refused to talk for publica-
ton to any newspaper correspondent,
although many faithful press repre-
sentatives were after him. 1t mas
been ascertained, however, through an
official who is fully cognizant OF state
department affairs, that, after giving
full descriptions of existing conditions,
and after replying elaborately 10 all
INQUIRIES. General Lee stated that the
present management OF Spanish dl-
fairs will never bring the war IN Cupa
to conclusion; that the insurgents
are carrying on a guerilla warfare
which no army can quell, anu .lide
thew can continue it for an indefinite
time. He also said that, in his Judg--
ment. the Cubans have an ORGANIZED
government, and, if relieved OF the
prosecutions and horrors OF Weyler
concentrations, they would estapllsh
oermanent capital and formulate an
administration for the new repupilc:
Minister Woodford carried WIN mn hiln
to Spain a formal note from the SCI
retary of state, when was ca ~ g - ult'
nrenared. and which received the spe-
ciaI nersonal attention of President
MCKINLEY before it was ofnclallS
handed to Gen. Woodford. 1t is pc
Iieved that the cabinet meeting To-
morrow will determine whether OF not
that note shall be presented at once, VI
be temporarily withheld. Munster Ter
Woodford will receive instructlohs pS
cable. under the state department
o;,,her The document has been seen
onlv by Secretary Sherman, Assistant
Secretary Day, President Mckinney
and Minister Woodford. Its existence
is only known because or the IaCI
that the president himsen INFORMED
a member of the senate committeS
on foreign relations that Munster
Woodford's instructions were IN VIII
ing. ,,,o+io,,
concerning this document, and many
people tonight are vainly endeaVorlng M
70 ascertain even an epitcme OF It's
contents. An official of experience
whose Judgment has always peen un-
erring, says to the G 10 b e zrepfeseHla.- d
tive: TN accordance with usage IN
such cases, it would be falr 10 pre-
sumo that the president has 1orIlally
notified the government OF span rnba uita'
a state of war seems TO exist IN o' ouod'
and that it is the opinion OF TINS gov
ernment that the fact is wei! estap-
Iished. With that presumption, the
president probably extends the 1r1eno-
Iy offices of the United States 10
bring the war to a conclusion: mas
much as the policy Of the presioeht Is
we'll apprehended IN dlplonatic eii-
cles. YOU might safely say that the
nrasident Is automatically positive on
this point, and that his communlca-
ton is such as will give the govern.
ment of Spa to understand that
there must be no temporlzlng nor
needless delay in answering the note. :
The same source of information sug-
gested that, in addition to the pre-
sentation of the written eommunica-
ton, Minister Woodford is instructed
to verbally call the attention of the
Spanish premier to the fact that
American interests are seriously al
fected by the state of affairs in Cuba,
and that the people of this country
are almost unanimously clamoring for
extreme action on the part OF the
administration, but that the president
hopes that the government of Spain