The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-28
CUBA NEAR FREEDOM
The PRESIDENT DETERMINED UPON
INTERVENTION IN HER BEHALF.

J0c FHc0vOeNJ DC IcHmINEO OFON
INTERVENTION IN HER BEHALF.
the Urgent Nscessity--If 10 Be Not
Granted, Then Force VIII Give tho L.
! land Complete Emancipation.
tits now possible to throw more light
upon the Cuban policy Of President Mo
Kinley.
That the president is going ahead to-
ward solution of the Cuban problem
that will In the end be real solution
and not q mere diplomatic play de-
signed to gain some credit for the ad-
ministration without actually relieving
Cuba of her troubles IL now we'll settled.
President Mckinley Is doing his work
cautiously, but thoroughly. In the ma
ture Of things considerable time will be
required to carry out his plans, but
looking broadly into the future IL 10 safe
TO predict that his efforts will be crowned
with success and that ~ result there
Of Cuba will be virtually an independ-
ent republic under the protection OF
the United States.
II now becomes pertinent to inquire
what - there that Spain can do that
will satisfy the United States and avert
tho threatened intervention. am able
to say, without fear Of contradiction.
that mono of the schemes Of reform"
in Cuba 90 much talked of In Madrid
~rl NJ O,,o,~~ A. Vn.v.a 4, VI suh 4 =, u<<,v,
will suffice. The president will not be
turned from his course by any Of these
tricka The president knows Spanish
history and the Spanish character. He
knows that every plan Of reform" 80
far brought forward by Spain 10 insin-
care, delusive. ineffective. Whenever
Spain fears intervention she bobs up
with some patent scheme for creation of
. Cuban parliament and other thimble
rigging devices for convincing people
that she intends at last to give Cuba .
free and enlightened government. None
of these devices will avert the crisis.
The keynote to President McKinley's
Cuban policy IL that unless Spain her
self solves the problem the United
States must be admitted a. q factor in
the settlement Of the trouble. Our right
10 participate In tho adjustment Of the
difficulty Judge Day will set forth in q
note to Spain, to be carried to Madrid
by Minister Woodford.
Probably the president will wait
reasonable time for information as to
the manner in which Madrid receives
our suggestions. Before making def
mite proposal he will wish to know
whether the Spanish are tractable or
intractable. II they place themselves in
an attitude Of pride and stubbornness,
there will be but one course for the
president to pursue. II, on the other
hand, they show willingness to meet
the emergency In q proper spirit, the
president will want to learn what IL 10
they suggest before submitting definite
proposals of has own.
The principle which controls the
president in his approach to this most
difficult and hazardous international
problem is q very simple one, and one
which is animated by the true spirit Of
Americanism. 1t may be expressed as
follows:
!. Spain's active rule in Cuba Is q
failure and can never give the people of
that island or their near neighbors
peace, security and prosperity.
g. The people Of Cuba have right
to government Of their own choosing
and creation.
8. It is the right and duty Of the
United States as a great and interested
power, friendly to both Spain and Gu
ba, to assist in bringing about change
which will be for the best interests Of
all concerned.
The practical solution which the
president has in mind is emancipation
Of Cuba from Spanish rule by establish
ment Of complete and perfect local self
government, under the joint protection
of Spain and the United States. In 9th
er words, Canadian autonomy for Cuba.
Spain will hold titular sovereignty, but
practically her sovereignty will be a
mere thread, thinner than that which
England holds over Canada. Cuba is to
govern herself, have full control Of her
own affairs, her imposts, revenues, ex-
penditures and civil and military estab-
lishments. The effect Of this is Obvious
nominally Spain retaining sovereignty |;
actually the controlling and restraining
power is that Of the United States.
Acquisition of Cuba is not the pur-
pose Of our policy, but it may easily be-
come an incident thereof. Minister
Woodford is instructed to state most ex-
plicitly to the Spanish government that
the United States Is not actuated by
spirit Of conquest or aggrandizement.
Stress is laid upon this in General Wood
ford's instructions, because ON the other
side Of the water diplomatists have no
other thought than that the United
States is trying to grab Cuba. Land
hungry themselves. eagerly reaching
out for territory wherever they can lay
hands upon It, the European powers
cannot understand why the United
States should not step in and take Cuba.
Our proposed annexation Of Hawaii
will intensity the European conviction