El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-30
ULTIMATUM FORCED SPAIN.
All Changes in Cuban Policy Dictated
by President Mckinley.

A Glob democrat special from AT
official source there, was given recent
ly complete detailed statement of the
admins raj ions policy in regard t.
Cuba, so far as it has been developed
up 10 date.
ga species of ultimatum was deliver.
| ed to Spain" said the official, land the
Spanish government has complied with
every demand made by Pres dent Nc
X inley. The government at Madrid
| was in formed not only THROUGH Minis
| ter WOodford but through Min ster de
LONE Is we'll, that certain import act
reforms must be effected before the
presidents message was sent to con-
gress. The Spania DIS were told, in so
many words. that the president would
| not lift his finger to prevent action by
congress unless Spa should so act as
to make the situation in Cuba on De-
| ember |, 1897, in marked contrast to
| the situation On December 1. 1896.
s.They were Informed that on the
basis of tn situation ON March 4, y b q
he assumed control, President MrKin-
ley felt obliged TO interfere. He gave
the SpAnisrds until December to re-
move eve-y cODdiiion which would
Justify immediate il -ventiop. II
that we're done, be said, he would be
willing to defer act ON u til it could be
emon,t ed whether the refOrmr
were, first OF all, genuine. and then
whe, her they would result in the pac-
ification of the island.
'sThe conditions of this quasi u TINA
tum," continued the official, who spoke
with authority, ''were threefo'd. They
represented, ii st, sympathe lie reasons
for interference: secOudly, comm ercial
ones; and, finally, questions of iDterna-
tional politics. Spain was told that
w @x,11 1a ln6
ernor general of known pacific tenden-
cies must be subs ituted. Then ths or
ders concentr ating the pacificos ipt,
the towns must be suspended, or a
least modified. so as tOput a. stop to the
starvation. Thirdly, every American
prisoner must be released, pardoned,
or given public trial under the terms
of the Cushing protocol. These were
the sympathetic reasons for iLterfer-
ence, which must be removed before
congress met.
COMMERCIAL DEMANDS.
"Touching the commerce l side, the
president insisted that American COM
merce must BE- protected, ana steps
taken to restore trade in the island
First of all, it was insisted that if sugar
planters were not p 'rmi't-d to grind
their cane. it was in itself confession
of stat tie of war, which the president
would be forced to recogn re. Second
ly, the attention of the Spaniards was
called to the fact tb at the prob bition
of tobacco exports wes direct blow
at American commercial Interests,
justifiable only as war measure, and
if cont nued could be met only
with a recognition of war by this coun-
try.
FINALLY, on the side of international
law aud the rights of neighboring peO-
pie, the president INSISTED that the
Spanish government must go to the
root of the evil, abolish the preterse of
free government and establish home
rule, with freedom for the islanders
TO levy their own taxes and spend
them, too.
1.-The pre- sident made no threats"
continued the official referred to, ''but
be told tie Spapir rds without equivo-
cation that, uness the reforms indicat-
ed were all accomp ished before the
opening of congress, he would report
The facts and let congress 90 as it wish
ed, the inference being plain that
recognition of beliigerency would GER
tainly be made by congress and approx
ed by the president Mr.. Mckinney in
f ffecI told the Spaniards that ne would
not veto any resolution passed by con-
gresS, no matter how prOnOunc I'd it
would be, nor would he thwart the will
of the people as expressed through
their representatives. 1t rested with
Spain, be sa'd, TO apply the knife, re-
move the sores on the island, and take
away from congress every pretext for
immediate interference.
THE CanOvas government hesitat-
ed: Ca Ovas was killed, and his min
recognized the force of the presidents
suggestions, and has submitted to
every one of the conditions he laid
down. Weyler was recalled and Blan-
co substituted. The concentration
orders were greatly m ditied. Sugar
planters have been assured that they
will have military protection in grind
ing cane, if they can find sny to grind.
Finally, the prohibition on the export
of tobacco has been, or will be, wholly
Twenty-seven American
out trial or by virtue of pardons, as in
the case of the Competitor men. Even
Miss C1sneros was p rmit.ed to be
freed, aud the Spanish officials winked
1t the whole transaction. There are
not now more than two or three Amer
can prisoners in Cuba, and their citi-
is rot clearly established.
''Finslly, the Sagasta government
1a7 prepared system of autonomy
N DlCL, III tuG View Vi Jno SpdQldf Us, Is |
liberal. This plan of home
'ule will be officially promulgated at
Madrid and given wide publicity in
his country before congress NEE s.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
President Mex n'ey is firm believ-
n in the doctrir e that the best way to
preserve peace is to be prepared for
var. He desires peace with Spain:
therefore,, he is making preparations
which are calculated to inspire the
e'ief in the minds of the hot blooded
'paniards thai, if they provoke war,
hey will be invi ing their downfall.
This is the explanation of the order
'hich Secretary Long has placed dur
1g the past week with the American
ordnance company for ordnance stores
he order vas as follows: Ten thou
and 6-inch shells, 5000 1-pounC er
bells for rapid-fire guns, %, 900 armor-
iercing she'll tips, eighty rapid-fire
hell guns. {
The order for rapid-fire shell guns
as made to embrace the entire stock ;
hich the company had on hand. The
rdor Amounted in oaSh RI 02fS OO0 opd |