The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-09
WAR MUST STOP.
President Mckinley Said to Have
Fixed His Cuban Policy.

New York, June S.-The Cuban policy
OF the present administration is attract.
ing deep interest in every quarter. The
journal to-day publishes under Wash
ington date line the following important
statement:
President McKinley's Cuban policy is
to-day concrete and fixed. Already the
first note to Spain is blocked out, and
merely awaits the report of Special Com
missioner Calhoun to give il its final i'm
pulse. 1t will offer mediation to Spain
on the basis Of the independence of Cubs
and the payment of q suitable indemnity.
The rejection of this friendly offer will be
sharply followed by message to Con-
gress which will make the world ring at
it's sturdy Americanism. Every contin-
gency has been considered for months.
Preparations are even now rapidly being
made for any conclusions which Spain
may arrive at. President Mckinley will
greet a favorable response with olive
branches. He will ward off aggression
with the mailed hand.
This information IL derived from
sources which do not admit of question.
President Mckinley has himself outlined
the main features of his policy to conf
Dental friends and advisers during the
present week.
To one of these he said
UNLESS Mr.. Calhoun's reports differ
very materially from the overwhelming
facts already in my possession. can have
but one policy in the matter. This bloody
war must stop, as we'll i'll the interests of
humanity as on account of the lives and
property of Americans, which have been
and ale being needlessly sacrificed 1
have every confidence in Consul General
Lee, his integrity and his pninstaking ac-
curacy in reporting the situation. But
felt that the American people would be
better satisfied were my action based
upon reports obtained ny the confidential
agents and advisers of my own admins
tration, and for that reason 1 concluded
to send, in the first place, Judge Day, and
later Mr.. Calhoun to make the investi-
cation. The situation does not admit of
delay"
The general scope of President McKin-
ley's note to Spain is as follows
1t will iecite the condition of affairs in
Cuba as verified by the consular reports,
and by MIR. Calhoun. 1t will declare that
Spain has failed in over two years to
suppress revolution which is as strong,
or stronger than ever; that there is no
Immediate prospect of Spanish success,
and that for over two years the United
States have witnessed the destruction of
American property, American lives and
American commerce. A Attention will be
called to President Ceveland's last an.
nual message to Congress-, in which he
declared that the time would come when
the United States would be compelled to
interfere on the ground of humanity MS
we'll as of it's paramount interests and it
will declare that time is now at hand.
Tie friendly mediation of the United
States will then be offered to settle the
difficulty in the island on the basis of it's
Independence and the payment of an in
dcmnity by the new government of Cuba
Perhaps one or two other nations may be
suggested to arbitrate the indemnity.
Spain will be given thirty days to reply
to this note. Should her reply be an nc
ceptance of the offer, an arnustice would
be immediately established, coupled with
"a revocation of Weyler's order concentrate
ing the pacficos
Should it be declined, and the admins
tratiOn fears this alternative, the Presi-
dent will at once send message to Con-
gress.
That message will please the heart of
every American. 1t will be clear, firm
and patriotic. 1t will declare the exact
status of the Cuban situation; the offer of
friendly mediation on the only lines on
''AA'N'AA AhS'hNotOi Woo pOoSlOlcy Allh6 Ill
consonance with American public senti-
ment and the declaration of the St. Louis
platform: "Peace with Independence.
1t will advise Congress to take such ac-
tion as it deems proper from the mass of
evidence which will be laid before it,
either for the recognition of belligerency
or of independence.
Next, and perhaps of greatest import
ance, it will point out that Spain has
threatened to search American vessels on
the high seas as well as in the waters of
Cuba. 1t will be declared to be the dn,y
of Congress to at once support the admin
lstration in preparing TO resist with the
utmost vigor any attempted invasion of
these sacred rights.
1t will Furthermore declare it to be the
purpose of the ad ADMINISTRATION to at once
take steps to protect the interests of the
United States in the island of Cuba from
further depreciation and destruction.
This will bring on the crisis at once.
Spain will be compelled either to enter
upon hopeless war, sure to end in inn
mediate and overwhelming defeat, or haul
down her flag in the island she has so
long oppressed.
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