The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09
DEEMED AN IMPORTANT
TRUST.
President Mckinley to Pro-
Ceed Very Slowly in Cuban
Affairs.
DIsPLEAsED WITH CALHOUN
FOR HIS TALKATIVENEss.
No bctIon to Be Taken Until After
the Chief Executives Return
From Nashville.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June S.-The
President has offered the Spanish mission
to General Jacob D. Cox, Ex-Governor of
Ohio, ex-Secretary of the Interior and ex-
Representative in Congress General Cox
is in his sixty-ninth year. but is vigorous
in body and mind. The President has
known him long time.
The contingency that Cox NAV decline
has already been provided for. The Presi-
dent has determined in that event he will
offer the place to General Stewart L.
Woodford of Brooklyn. The selection of
suitable Minister to Spain is regarded as
very important. The office, President Nc
Kinley believes, will be one of great honor
and prominence in negotiations that will
ensue concerning Cuba, and the subject
has been discussed at several meetings OF
the Cabinet. 1t came up again to-day
apropos the declination OF the mission
by President Seth Low of Colum bia Col
lege. Lows declination is positive, much
to the disappointment of Mckinley.
The President emphasized at the Cabi-
net meeting his belief that the Cuban
question should be considered with delib-
Grafton and caution. He has all along
shown disposition to proceed slowly, SO
ground that it had no consideration. One
thing that can be stated with positiveness
on the best authority IS, that the Presi-
dent will not take action on the Cuban
matter until after his return from the
Nashville Exposition.
The verbal report of Calhoun on the
situation, part of which was made to the
President at the White House this after
nO0O NAV confirm tho vuiudnyo 0F
in his mind, but has not caused any alter
alton in his intention to postpone positive
action until the Nashville trip is over,
when further conference with Calhoun
will be held.
The great care the Presiden Mt is exercis-
ing in the selection OF a Minister to Spain
indicates his intention 10 intrust the set
tlement of Cuban affairs between this
country and Spain to the Minister. No
time will be lost after the new Minister
has been confirmed in sending him to his
post. He will carry instructions EN- body
ing the intentions of Mckinley concern
ing Cuba In other worGs, McKinley's
Cuban policy will have been fully framed
before the new Minister leaves for Madrid
Calhoun went almost Immediately from
the station when he arrived this afterno oon
to the State Department 10 see As ,istant
Secretary of State Day, who has charge of
everything officially relating TO the Cuban
situation. He was accompanied ov Fish
back, his secretary in the Ruiz investiga-
tion. Day, Calhoun and Fishback were
with the President two hours and hall.
Calhoun will call tomorrow morning for
a further conference.
Calhoun will not accompany the Presi-
dent TO Nashville. 1t was intimated a.
the White House last week that he would
be invited to go in order that Mckinley
might have an opportunity to hear full
account of his views on the situation. The
information that Calhoun will not be of
the Presidential party is coupled with an
interesting rumor that the President to-
day took the commissioner to task for
talking too freely for the newspapers in
New York yesterday and while in Cuba.
What Calhoun told Mckinley was pretty
we'll outlined in the New York interviews.
State Department officials were thunder
struck to-day by his frankness in talking
to the newspapers
It is limited at the State Department
that Spain is likely to make representa-
tions regarding Calhoun's implied criti-
cisims The extreme caution of Spain on
the Cuban question al this critical time.
however, contradicts the opinions of off,
cials. The Spanish Minister has shown a
disposition to preserve the most amicable
relations with the administration, and
friends say he would hesitate to cause any
friction. The statement made about the
postponement OF any definite action con-
cerning Cuba until after the Presidents
return on June 15, applies also to the &C
ton the administration will take in the
Ruiz case. That the Government will
make strong represen tations to the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs in Madrid is GER
tain, but the President will not decide on
their character until he comes back.