The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06
M'KINLEY WILL STOP THE WAR in CUBA.
1T Is Said that the Administration Has Decided that
the Hdeous Conflict the Island Must Stop.


I stances, is devolved upon one Nation--tht
| United States
| Therefore 1t is the duty OF this govern
mcnt to intervene. Intervention is coming.
| 1t is coming within sixty days after the
/ Maine incident shall have been disposed
Of. But it will be an intervention to stop
war and give Il war-cursed people the bless
| inGS of peace not an intervention to bring
on more war. more suffering, with revolu-
ton and civil war in once great nation
in its train.
The problem before the government OF
the United States is how to intervene to
stop the war in Cuba and restore order
there without bringing on war between
| Spain and the United states, ard without
| ?iunging Spain into the crater of revoiu-
| ton. This is problem worthy real states
men. worthy II really great nation. such as
every American believes this republic 10
be. 1t is the problem which now engages
the attention of President Mckinley and
| his advisers-a problem TO which they are
devoting much earnest attention and in the
solution OF which they are striving to be
wise and successful.
| 1t is now premature to attempt 10 say in
| just what form this effort will be made.
! The details have yet 10 be arranged But
| the principle is decided upon, as | have
! already informed the readers of these dis
| patches. The principle is that we shall in
! tervene for the purpose OF restoring peace
| not for the purpose of making war We shall
distinctly and avowedly intervene without
any defined purpose to place the insurgent
| authorities in control, and without any
purpose 10 assist Spain in maintaining
sovereignty. The one purpose at the outset
viii be to get the bankrupt estate in court
Once there, and the anarchy crime and
suffering put TO an end, the court WI
make such orders for its future COVE II
ment as 10 II seem just and proper. And
the United States is the court.
Is 1t possible to prepare and execute
piln Of intervention which will rescue the
people OF Cuba from despair without plung-
ing the people Of Spain into revolution?
This is ono of those problems which can
not be solved by theory. They must be
tested. Tho task is "a delicate one. 1t is
"A momentous undertaking. Upon its issue
hangs the future not of Cuba, but of Spain.
ana no one knows but the peace of Eurole
as well. But it is the duty of the gov
ornment of the great American republic
TO make the effort without an atom of
greed, or hatred, or severity The effort
is TO be made. and there are more reasons
than appear upon the surface more than /
am free to speak of. for the belief which |
members of the administration entertain
that 1t Will be success.
But 1t may fail. Our terms, reasonable
and just as they viii be made, Spain nav |
not be able to accept Her statesmen |
AFRAID of revolution, and of plot and con-
splTacy, and equally afraid of the United |,
states and Of war, may in choosing be- |
tween Seylla and Charybdis decide for that |
course which makes for immediate safety. |
AFRAID to yield to us. they may elect 10 |
hght IN order TO unitetheir people in pa |
trlouc lervor. lf-,this shall he their de-
cision let no one underrate the fighting
qralities OF the Spanish people, The unit
OIL patriotic devotion that will mark uur
own country will mark theirs Al the out
set the ooates. viii be two-sided. We sbaIl
surfer narrowing losses IL the end, of
eoulse-say in sixty or ninoty days
II lin's lack of fiscal resources and the in
ieliollty OF her naval establishment Viii
bring her defeat. When defeat comes, ara
CUBA is lost. ard all the certain conse.
sueuees OF ioaI war are upon her, may
heaven help Spain.
! repeat, the government OF the United
STATES ID now making ready an intcryen-
l'oh betWeen Spain and Cuba. 1t Is IN
aes' Guns 70 proceed by methods and with
q spes lHeAtlon OF purposes and terms which
~ u, Is oeheNed Spain VIII be able TO accept.
- Hls'- eoss accept and the who,e problem
=, 10 5enii,l' sso 70 negotiation. peace VIII bs
seSlSrea Ia Cuba and the insurgents VIII
De asked 10 lay down their arms and ,r,,s,
10 ule United states. They VIII yield. Grad.
uaitsr ny those processes OF re obstruction
ai'u siihinaunn which mark revolutions Of
49, IN the haAds OF strong 20 nments
80, 80, sHi' houern era, Cuba viii attain her
~ Saut nee. she viii attain it by the tim,
purely sentimental
n|t II the worst happen, and Spain olin,
~ 70 NC traditions OF her past. prefers
tsHtlhs to negotiating, she Will find tho
rHlteu states amply prepared, Thoroughly
= sai'seu ready TO strike quickly and |
- .'ltiiie loice, She VIII find the Amer
S"h people united IN support of this wa,
conscious that their government has moysi
iohs the path of duty generously ana ma
itn,iy. ana that in an attempt 10 solve n ,
lIoplefa Involving the Very existence or -
le'sneofing people there is something
iorth hghtlng for =
me foregoing am able to publish y,,,,, a
oniidenee in its accuracy so IN ~ - -
liles tie present attitude OF the ppvsrn'
nehts IN Washington and Madrid W., J
',c"shis and surprises may con,a ~ | {
shoiiy change the situation OF course no
~ 49," NC lhcinent OF the Maine !,
: s,,sru lhough there Is nothing new
tsil concerning it today. ana the AZ, /
M Vsfpnsfe surrounding L Is calm. ii Il stllI III
Nv ~ ~, n ,his The honor aud dig /,
~ VI rms Nation must be an,; viii T.,
y nlpiy secured In the settlement OF II M, ..
l'er mat ID done The great question - ,.
determined peacefully IL iusi ana care,
= m3rr's wiz do 81 and by force n |.
pa ~. VII appeal 20 force--is restoration i,
80. ~ .nloelay snp tho pursuit Of happi- i