Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-08
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Washington, April 1.--There is 40
longer any doubt as to the purposes II
| TINS government with respect to the sit
uation in Cuba. War. in the opinion Of
the administration. is inevitable, ex-
cept in the unlocked for event of sur
render on the part of Spain. The Pres
| ident's message which he had intended
To send to Congress, yesterday. has not
been changed in any particular and
emptdles the unanimous views of the
cabinet without the slightest variance
or exception Any movement to avert
war nov must come from Madrid and
must concede American demands, in
c!uiing an end TO SPANS dominion in
Cuba.
Three features stand out plainly in
the Developments of today. At noon.
the representatives here of the six
great powers of Europe called at The
White House and presented to Pres
dent Mckinley a joint note expressing
urgent hope for peaceful adjustment
between the United States and Spain.
10 which the President replied with IN
unsuitable plainneSS as to the duty and
unseltiSh endeaVors OF this government
to terminate the insufferab!e conditions
in Cuba
Another. ana probably the most sig
niticant actual step, showing the final
lily reached by the United States gov
eminent was the authoritative stae
ment that Consul General Lee would
leave Havana, Saturday This step. it
is known. viii be regarded by Spain as
akin to an overt act preceding war. as
il Will terminate the medium Of official
intercourse between the United States
and the island
Third, and almost equally important.
was the oln.nous tone of press advices
from Madrid, where the war fever
seemed to have dominated. instead of
the concessions, the opening of prison
doors. and the other manifestations Of
peace and good will which Holy Thurs
day was expected to bring forth and
the more definite announcement of ac-
uon that would bring peace to Cuba.
The heavy guard about Minister
" oodford's house, the imperative char
acter of his last note. the war utter
ances of Minister Correa and the tur-
hulence at the Spanish capital. left lit
tie hope that peace councils would pre-
at Madrid on the part Of this govern
mont, but the powers of Europe it is
understood. are doing their utmost to
persuade the Spanish government to
yield and avert war. ON the highest
it can be stated that no in
StruCtiCnS have been given as yet to-
Minister Wo0dford contemplating his
the only step in that drec-
ton being the determination that Gen.
Lee shall leave Havana. Saturday.
III" note Of the European powers pre-
scented to the President, today. has not
m the opinion of members of tn" admin
istration changed the situation in the
slightest degree. What pressure was
Drought 10 bear to secure even this mild |
" expressed hope that further negotia-
ions would result in the maintenance of |
)eace is not known. but it is confidently !
believed that it is the result Of persistent |
lppeals on the part Of Spain for some ex-
preston in favor of peace between the |
Wo countries The note is not regarded |
n any sense as protest against the |
curse this government has thus far pur-
sued or is likely To adopt to secure d
tdplt government III ' tbrit '9piHt 81 the /
governments Represented in the note are
,nown To be in fu! accord with this gov
rnm-nt in it's purposes with respect to
he Cuban question, and therefore any !
heory THAT the note was intended as "A
cmonStranca is not regarded as tcnahlc. !
The reply of This government. which
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