The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21
Uncle Sans Mluistsrs rsstrseted u
Ascertain Europcsn Attitude
SHOULD THIS COUNTRY INTERVENE.
Secretary Fish Issued the Same In
structioas Years Ago.
WE'RE NEVER CARRIED OUT.
woodfcrd WIN Make II Plain unisss
Condition Changes, interven-
tion IL Imperative.

WASHINGTON. AUGUST 20 --oFF1-
crArs OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT. !.
WERE VERY RETlCENr TODAY WHEN \
ASKED REGARDING A REPORT in i
CIRCULATION THAT DEFINITE IN
sTRucTIoNs HAVE BEEN GIVEN ALL
oup roRrIGN AMBASSADORS AND
MINISTER'S TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES .
no SOUND AND ASCERTAIN THE At
rIrtpE OF EUROPEAN GOVERN
MrNTs IN CASE THE UNITED STATES
SHOULD INTERVENE in CUBA.
while general denlals were rnado By some
OF them. others intlmatcd that the unitco
stntes was ready to assume the position
taken by President Grant In 1874 as shown
by tho instructions of Secretary FISH ~
Minister Cushing. Although IT never up
pcared that these instructions were car
r,oa nut md there Is no knowledge OF
what Spain would have done ir the prem
laos II is possiblc that Minister Woodford
viii have a different report 10 make.
II can be stated on information received
here that there Is no truth In the report
that Lord Salisbury has aent an unfavor-
able answer to suggestion that INC
United states should Interfere, the TACT
bctpr that hc has not replied ut all to
| tho attempt Of our ambassador to wound
| him on the subject, and that his attitude
gives reason to believe he will not oppose
such action as our interests may make
necessary.
Minister woodford's instructions are to
| ,,,,,na,e IN Spain thar tho United States
! viii Intervene unless the sitaeion III Cuba
lspeedllv improves. This, IN effect was inc
inssructIons which wcsf given Mr. Cushing
by Mr. Fish and II 10 understood that the
attitude oil the United States IL aii,iast
ID, n,cai with the position taken DURING
General Grant administration, Then' AZ
now, tho COED ofrces OF the United States
Fad Econ rendered 10 Spain 10 bring about
n settlcment OF The war. but" said Fec
1 rotary Fish "the well intended proittrs
on TIE United States were unwiscly re-
iected bv SPAIN" The secretary reviewed
the situation. which presents many similar
phnscs TO that which cAistB now, Presi-
dent Grant. said the secretary, regarded
independence as the only curtain and ncc-t
essary solution OF the Cuban question. Tho Il
attituee Of the present administration III
said 10 be on the same lines. and u nj
said Minister woodford Will make 1t cleAI
to tho Spanish authorities that our interE
ests will make Intervention by the unitetI
States imperative unless something IL dond
speedily by Spain 70 Improve the prescnf
situation disastrous us It is 10 all inter-
csts.
London. August %. Tho Daily GraphiE
publishes the following dispatch from Ber|'
lin. General Stewart l.. Woodford, thE
newly appointed minister to Spain from thIS
United States. has been instructed ~
| President Mckinley TO ascertain tho Ling
OF neutrality Of the European powers III
the event that the United States should DE-
eide on AN offensive policy against SraiI.S
rs she has been In communication with thrs
| various American ambassadors on the Sut <
ject
Colonel John Hay, the American ambaf \
| sador 10 Great Britain, has received no eui
| enlargement from Lord Salisbury MI
Hanotaux, the French foreign ministe \
mas alphabetically refused TO discuss Il \
matter with Horace Porter. the Aniertcnf
ambassador 10 France, and for some dasE
: avoided granting an audience to Genera
a Woodford.
Az last resource General Woodfoih
and General Porter tslcgraphed FOR NJ 4
: White who has Joined them Mr.. Whitb
n who Is the cieyerest diplomat in Euruph
knows better than any one In Presidel)'
McKinley's cabinet The fuiiity OF the stsb
nnw being taken He has avoided evs2
mentioning II to tho Gern,sn govarrmsV
J. and went 10 Paris resolved to do all IN III
hover TO dissiiade General Wooaford a}X
q General Porter from any course but one h
, | moderation towards Spain.