The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-23
Minister Woodford Makes
Plain the Gravity of Case.
GOOD OFFICES OFFERED
IF REJECTED. UNITED STATES
MUST INTERFERE.
POWERS FAVORABLE TO UNITED STATES
Austria Sentimentally Allied to Spain But vii
Only DipIomatically Protest. Powers Have
Been Sound, d and Recognize That
Interference is Just6abIe.

DCCH OUuiiut " dtIu NcSUSIiZe ltldI
Interference is Justi6abIe.
Madrid, Sept. 22.-The correspondent
here of the Associated Press learns upon
high authority that the much discussed
interview of Saturday last between the
United States Minister to Spain, Gen
eral Stewart l.. Woodford, and the
Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs,
the Duke of Tetuan. were merely pre-
limin&ry. Gen. Woodford reported to the
Duke the gravity of the condition of
CUBA and rellqeSted, in behalf of the
United States, that Spain should find n
method of speedily ending the war and
giving justice to the Cubans. He offered
the good offices of the United States in
effecting u settlement of the Cuban
troubles. which practically gives Spain
an opportunity of gracefully ending the
war. If she does not embrace it within
a reasonable time. notice will be given
that the United States must interfere,
though General WoodfoId has not said
so yet.
Spain cannot expect the aid of Eu-
ropean powers, as the United States Am
bassadors have ascertained that all the
European countries, except Austria, re-
cogniZe that the interests of the United
States justify the latter's interference
in Cuba. Austria, in this matter. intlu-
enced by the relationship between the
two dynaStieS, the Queen Regent of
Spain being an Austrian Arch Duchess;
but, il is not likely that Austria will
take any part in the question beyond
possibly making a diplomatic protest
against the intervention of the United
States
SPAIN MAY HEED THE WARNING
Washington, -. c., Sept 22.--1he
State Department officials refuse to dis
cuss the most important statement made
in the Associated Press cable dispatch
from Madrid today, namely, that the
countries of Europe, with the exception
of Austria, justify the interpOsiton of
the United States in favor OF Il termi-
nation of the Cuban war. Still, it is re-
called while Mr. W0odford was tarrying
in an apparently purposeless manner in
London and Paris, instead of proceeding
to his post in Spain, it leaked out that
the United States ministers at the vari-
GUS European courts had been instructed
TO sound the governments to which they
were accredited with a view to learning
he regarded Although it was generally
supposed at the time that this effort
would not succeed there is now good rea-
son to accept the statement in the Mad
rid cable as fully warranted by the facts.
With such lever in the hands of Mr.
Woodford, and of the existence of which
the Spanish government must be aware
by this time, it is regarded as extremely
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der of our good offices made in a spirit
of friendship and disinterestedness.
The Spanish Minister Dupuy De LONE,
remains at Lenox, and the recent devel-
opments at Madrid have not led the
Spanish authorities in this country to
hasten his return to Washington. The
minister expects to remain away for an
other month or more.
AN ULTIMATUtM DENIED.
Madrid, Sept. 22.-The Duke of
Tetuan, the Spanish Minister of Foreign
Affairs, in the course of an interview
to-day with the correspondent of the AS
sociated Press, denied that the govern
ment had received an ultimatum from
the United States with regard to Cuba
and said he had received u cablegram
from Senior De LONE, the Spanish Min
lSlcT 10 the OHiteu States, TO UHc same
effect and also denying the existence
of an ultimatum.
MAY ESCAPE BY AUTONOMY.
Madrid, Sept. 22.-La Correspondence
De Espana asserts that POurparlers are
proceeding between the United States
and Spain for friendly settlement of
affairs in Cuba. El Epoca, after de-
nouncing as Sensational the story of
an ultimatum, points out that the Gu
bans have not been at war with Spain
without the moral and material co-opera-
ton of the American people.
There is a great deal of comment as to
the origin Of the ultimatum canard. 1t
has been attributed to foreign am
bassador, but all the ambassadors deny
responsibility for it. The people do not
think that war is inevitable.
1t is asserted that the Liberals win
soon form cabinet and that on the re-
turn of the Queen from San Sebastian
to Madrid, Captain General Weyler will
be recalled from Cuba and autonomy es-
tablished in the island, thus leaving no
pretext for the intervention of the Unit
ed States.
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