The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-12
REFORMS FOR CUBA.
The Mckinley Administration Asserts
Sagasta Must Act at Once.
A DELAY WOULD BE RISKY.
The Uaitsd states IL Tired Of tha Post.
Pensmsni Of STEPS 10 stop the In
suFrsetioa-wsyisrs Recall IL
considersd . Good Move.

New York, Oct la dispatch 70 the
the Herald from Washington saya:
President Mckinley and the cabinet
Friday thoroughly discussed the Cuban
question In all ia phases. and Il Is tho
concensus Of opinion that the sagasta
ministry should inaugunte reforms IN
Cuba without vaitisg for action y the
new eortea. which viii not assemble
before March. Otherwise the admins
tration will be forced 10 act.
The advisability OF providing pro-
tection for the American consulate IN
Havana and the necessity for obtaining
from senor sagasta action In Cuba,
were the principal themes Of difcus-
sion, but other than the conclusion
that something should Be- done without
delay BY sagasta. there was no impor.
aant Developments
The authorities are OF the opinion
that Spain ls simply following out hei
usual policy Of delay. They look with
suspicion upon the changes Of ministry
which have occurred. but have been
somewhat reassured by the announce.
ment made BY Senor sagasta that he
will answer Minister woodford's rep.
RESERVATIONS rendering the good Offices
Of theUnited States In ample time for
the incorporation Of his reply In the
presidents message. a. requested by
the minister
Minister wo0dford does ROT believe
that the saeasta ministry. or any min
istry. can DO much IN the matter Of
granting concessions 10 the Guiana
The people Of Spain would greatly dep
recaie any such steps, and the fear Of
international trouble will doubtless DO
much TO prevent scnor sagasia from
taking radical action.
Minister woodford's reports were
gone over at the cabinet meeting. and
there was discussed the question. what
scnor sagasta could DO IN the absence
Of authority from the oostcs A. a re-.
suit Of this discussion, the authorlile,
are convinced that senor sagas,a can
DO much 70 amelloraie the condition
OF analrs In The Island II ae b. willing
10 brave public opinion In Spain.
The cabinet meeting was held beior,
TIE news that General Wcylor would BE-
Immediately recalled BY spain was r.
eeivet here. therefore the adusablllty
Of urging Spain to recall him was con
sldered. Il was the oonoensus of opln.
ion that Spain should be urged 10 put
another man In hls place. that the re-
concentrate policy which be inaugu-
rated should b. abandoned. that a
more humane government BE- establish
cd and observed. that. In short civil.
lied methods b. followed 10 meeting
the conditions which exist
Reforms. the cabinet believes. could
be lnangurAied without action by the
cortes. and would DO much n allowed,
to prevent congress from taking action
which misht bind the administration
should the reforms be not effected
and should Prime Minister Sarasta
postpone the acceptance Of tho good
onlcea Of thu United States tcyond a
reasonable time. moro urgent r,prescn.
talions would BE- made.
That the administration proposes "a
observe strict neutrality IN Cuban a.
fairs 10 shown by the action q Secro-
tary Iong after the cabinet meeting
IN ordering the Detroit TO Key West
Secretary Lone announced q few days
ag0 that the Nesuvlua would rcfume
a station on the Florida coast. The An
napolls will BE- taken 20 Florida waters
20 that the alibusierlng patrol viii b
composed Of the three vessels named
LaaIaaa masa.sssa asIfFarn