The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-06-11
ACTIVE iCUBAN POLICY.
Republican Senators Predicting This on
the Part Of the eAdministrxtion-Mr. Cal.
houn Has q Conference With the Presi.
dent.

Washington, June S.-W. j. Calhoun. of
Illinois, the special courier sent 10 Cuba
by President Mckinley. arrived from New
York this afternoon az clock. He went
Immediately TO the state department
where Judge Day, the assistant secretary
of state, was awaiting, and together they
proceeded to the White house. They were
shown into the cabinet room where Presi-
dent Mckinley and Judge Day listened TO
Mr.. Calhoun's description of the situation
in the war-ridden island and to the con-
clusions reached by him. Judge Day de-
clined to be interviewed tonight on the
subject of the conference, further than TO
say it was very Interesting. Mr.. Calhoun
likewise preferred not to talk of the inter
view further than to say he had reported
to the president what he had seen and
heard.
Mr.. Calhoun has an appointment to
meet the president in the morning. when
he will again go over his impressions. Mr..
Calhoun will not go to Nashville with the
president as had been thought would be
done, but will leave for his home in Hi
nois probably tomorrow. and if necessary
will visit here after the president returns
from Nashville.
The report Of Consul General Lee on
the Ruiz case. the assistant secretary
state department The report. however,
is in the city, having been brought here
by Mr.. Fishback. the secretary who ac>
companied Mr.. Calhoun to Cuba. Mr..
Calhoun expressed great surprise at the
publication of what purported to be Cen
eral Lees report this morning. He said
the document had been sealed in Consul
General Lees office in the regular official
way and delivered to Mr.. Fishback. who
brought it to New York and to Washing
ton. He was unable to understand how it
should have become public.
Mr.. Calhoun talked with less freedom
than characterized his interviews while in
New York. He complained that some of
these had been exaggerated and had made
him say what he had not uttered. The
commissioner carefully refrained from eX-
pressing any opinion as to the probabl
policy of the president in acting on the
Cuban question. declaring that he had
been to the island simply to learn facts
and to report what he had seen and heard.
This he had done. If he has formed any
opinion regarding the Ruiz case, Mr.. Cal
houn politely declined to indicate what 1t
was. On the prospects of the continual
tion of the war, the condition of the
suffering Americans, and General Lee
firm attitude as an American representa-
tive. Mr. Calhoun spoke in terms similar
to those he used in his published inter-
view.
There was a revival of Cuban talk about
the senate today on account of the re-
turn Of Mr.. Calhoun. The republican SEN
atOrS, some of them meberS of the foreign
rela tionS committee say there is no doubt
but that the president will take action as
soon Mr. CalhOunS report is received.
No definite information was given con-
impression of the senators from such
reports as they heard was that there
would lea change from the present mega
tive policy and the adoption of definite
line of action with a view of endeavOrine
to secure settlement of the present un-
fortunate state of affairs in Cuba.