Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-20
ALL OUTLINES so FAR GIVEN ARE
AT LEAST PREMATURE.
NOT YET FULLY DECIDED UPON.
CASE Is NOW THE SUBJECT OF VERY
Careful STUDY.
General wOOdford to Post Himself
Thoroughly Before Going 10
aIudriJ-Administrati De-
Jermined Not TO be I'm
duly Hastened.

Washington, June 19.-It can be stated on
the best authority that all publications pur-
porting to outline the Cuban policy Of
President Mckinley that have been made
up to the present time have been in disre-
gard Of the fact that, up to this moment,
the case Of the United States government
has not yet been made Up, and in all the
discussions OF the subject of our relations
TO Cuba that have taken place in the cabi-
net circles the point has not yet been
reached where IL could be said that the
executive had finally determined upon any
certain plan of action. At the state de-
partmcnt an authoritative denial is given of
the statement cabled to London to the ef-
feet that General WoOdford, the newly APP
pointed United States minister TO Spain,
has been instructed to intimate to the
Spanish authorities that If Spain refuses to
grant freedom TO Cuba she must be pre-
pared to yield 20 force.
In fact, the case of the United States has
not yet been made up, as already stated.
Mr.. Calhoun, who was the presidents s
special commissioner to visit Cuba and
learn the plain truth as 10 the
situation there, is still here in
daily conference with Assistant Secretary
Day upon the subject Of our general rela-
tions to the Cuban question. as well as
upon the Ruiz case in particular. and it is
desired that General Woodford also be
given an opportunity to confer with Mr..
Calhoun. Therefore, in the course of the
next three days. the minister will come
again to Washington from New York and
begin a serious study of the history of the
present insurrectiOn from its very begin
ming. OF this General Woodford a present
knows little more than the average close
reGder OF the newspapers, and it is. Of
course. highly important that he should
have in his possession all the information
that is in the state department, beside that
which Mr.. Calhoun may be able to add
verbally. before he goes to Spain, because
81 is the intention of our government that
our minister shall carry with him, when he
goes, the complete case of the United
States. This necessarily will consume some
time, and ii can be stated positively that
there is no expectation that General Wood
fCrd will start for Madrid until the expira-
ton Of the thirty-day period allowed by
tho state department 10 all United States
ministers upon their appointment within
which to study their instructions before GO
ing to their posts.
General Woodfords instructions. of
course. from the peculiarities of the situ-
atiJn. will be much more complex than
are usually given to an American minister.
Not only will he be charged with all the
details Of the Ruiz case, which in itself
promises TO present most formidable legal
problems, but he will also take with Eim
all the evidence necessary to establish the
losses suffered by United States citizens in
Cuba from the continuance Of the war.
with much other data in support of the
suggestion of our government that 1t can
scarcely continue to countenance a pro-
longation of the present conditions.
Upon the answer returned by the Span
ish government TO these representations
by General WoodfOrd viii depend the
course TO be followed by the United States.
While perfectly willing TO gather all in
formation pertinent to this issue and to
listen to all proper representations. the
administration is firmly determined not TO
be unduly hurried in its treatment of the
case. realizing that IL il should permit it.
self to be carried away by temporary ex-
citement mistakes of the gravest character
might result, that would in the end weaken
our position.