Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-08
SPAIN DECLINES TO YIELD
w.,,d Continue Her Bu,cheres in Cuba Rather
Than Have Peace,
No WAY OUT NOW BUT BY FIGHTING.
,,,,ed states Says spain Must Leave
the Island. n 1T Must be by For
chile Ejectment.


-. any doubt as to the purposes of
lonse' ~. ,, with respect to the
this goNern ~, 4, ,,a o,tnion
situation IN ,uUe'
=, tho administration. Is inevitable ex-
t., tho unlooked-for event of
oeP' III .,,a ,,,rt NJ Spain.
surrender on 'he p". ,1,..,. l.. A.
The features stand out piainiS III 'i'e
d.,,.,onments Of today. AT noon the
....,,..,, of E,iirope. through
SIN sie"' -. hone colIad nj the
their represeh'atN'9 -,
White House and presented W
aant MCKINLEY IA Joint note expressing
&c co., n penceful adjustment
urgent "'l'N e., o,a cnair
between the uhiteu o'"'o' "'
IN which the President replied win I'M
,,,.oi,ab1e nlninness as to the duties
'''s a,,.,. Of this rovern-
ana uhse'iisii ,t,,,,t
ment to terminate 'ne piesS"'
In cuba.
,,,ttar and nrobably the most sig
anime - .,,o,,,i,, tho a,,I-
nifcant actuai step s"o
ity reached by the uniteu otates soN-
eminent was the authoritative state
49,. rorsui General Lee would
meht tha' -, nit. -,
leave Havana on 9"tuiuHs'
Il Ia known will be regarded ny SPAN
=. iii. in an overt act preceding war.
10 anu .,i.a,o tho oedium of
as II VIII 'erii''ia'u nv
official Intercourse between the uhiteu
states and the island.
r,hird and almost equally Important,
lHnu' ~. -. . -. ,,1,.ioo.,
was the onihous tone oi pies' a."
from Madrid. where the war feeling
saams To dominate. Instead of conces-
-. 49,, o,,ariry of prison doors. and
sioHs' u"e 'p'i,"e -
the manifestations OF Peice anu soou
Will which holy Thursday was expect
od IN br,psr forth. and the more definite
I" W ''''s - r.. ,,,o,Ia
announcement oil action 'hat "ou'u
bring peace to Cuba, the heaVy sunru
about Minister Woodford's house, the
,,nrorattva character of his note, the
.,.,...,.a -, ,t,,,stor corrao and
war utterahee VI Miiiiste w. -
the turbulence at the spanish capi'ai
left little hope that pacific counsels
-, ,,.o,,oti
Wou'u pie'an'
no hesosiatiohs afe a.
Madrid ON the part OF TINS govern
nent but the powers of Europe, IL Is
understood are doing their utmost to
persuade the Spanish government to
Yield and avert war
On the highest authority 1t can be
stated that no instructions have been
given ms vet to Minister Woodford
contemplating his withdrawal, the only
step in that direction being the deter
mlnation that Gen. Lee shall leave Ha-
vana on Sunday.
The note of the European powers pre-
sented to the President today has not,
in the opinion of the members of the
administration changed the situation
In the slightest degree. What pressure
was brought to secure even this mildly
expressed hope that further negotia-
lions would result in the maintenance
Of peace is not known. but 1t Is conf
IDENTIFY believed that II Is the result OF
persistent appeals on the part OF spain
Tor some expression in favor of peace
between the two countries:
The note is not regarded III any sense
as protest against the course this
government has pursued thus far, or
IL likely to adopt to secure a stable
government inlCuba. Some of the
are known to be in full accord with this
government in its purposes with re-
spect to the Cuban question, and there
fore any theory that the note was in
.g u, as remohstrance is not regard
ed as tenable.
The reply of this government. which
hau PREVIOUSLY heen read and approved
by members Ot the cabinet 10 =