The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-29
THE DAILY GRApHIC'S NOTE.
Mckinley Must Either Cooperate
With Plan Of Autonomy or Give Spain
Notice to Quit.

M0J\inley Must Either Cooperate
With Plan Of Autonomy or Give Spain
Notice to Quit.
London. March 2i-Thc Daily Graph
ic says editorially this morning:
Nv think it time that Washington
ceased webbing. Weeks ago it was 81 i'll
that the starting of the Spanish torpedo
flotilla FOR the West Indies would COM
| pei America to declare war. Today the
fotilla is steaming straight for Porto
Rico Meanwhile acute Senators in
Washington and over clever journalists
III New York. arc planning ingenious
campaigns to fix the odium Of declaring
war Oh Spain.
surely this is unworthy Of the .Ameri-
can people. Two clear lines Of policy
are before President Mckinley: Either
to cooperate with the SagaSta Cabinet
in making Cuban home rule Il reality. or
to give Spain pcrcmptory notice to quit.
TO avoid both courses is to turn the
terrible Maine disaster into i sort Of
GrewSomc red herring. If President Me
kinlcy does not mean war. let him say
50. and the horrors i'll Cuba Will soon
DC mitigatcd.'
FRANCE. PEACEFII-MINDED.
Paris. March 24.-Ille Figaro pub
fishes an interview with NJ. Hanotaux,
the Foreign Minister. III which he is
represented as declaring that the rcIa-
tons Of France with all nations are cor
dial.
referring to the relations between the
United States and Spain, NJ. HanotauN
said he could see no necessity for con
tiict. and that France desired above al
the maintenance Of peace.
THE CINCINNATI SETS OUT.
Washington. ID. c.. March 24.-The
Navy Department Is Informed Of the de
~parture Of the cruiser Cincinnati and til,
yunboats Castine and Wilmington from
Port Antonio. jamaica. last night but
the officials decline to state where they
are bound. 1T is regarded as L probable
theory that when next heard from they
will be at Key West or some other port
III the United States.
MONEY CHANGERS FOR PEACE
London. March 24.-hc immincncce OF
the Cuban crisis has prompted tinanciers
to make efforts to avert war. .Amove-
ment to this end is on foot in Lom-
BAR street. and American bankers VIII,
arc leading it are supposed to have tn,
Of the Hothschilds.
WAR RISKS TAKEN.
London, March 24.-Bnsiness was
done at IloydS to-day i'll war risks. t.
cover speculative accounts. ten guincas
per centum being paid against wal
being declared between Spain and Tho
United States during the next ST,
months.
SIGSBEE CAN GO HOME.
Washington. ID. c.. March 24.-Orlcr,
were issued to-day detaching CAPTAIN
Sigsbee and other officers from the bal
tie ship Maine at Havana and orderin.
them to proceed home and await orders
Lieutenant Commander Richard VAIN
t wright. executive officer of the vessel !
in special Shargc Of the w%recking opera
tons and will remain at Havana INIT
they are concluded.
!. no CRISIS IN HAVANA.
Washington. ID. c.. March oo-A
the White House it was said that off;
cial advices here did not bear ONT I'll
suggestion Of 4 pending crisis in Ho
2 vana. and that there were no dispatche
! from General Lee of a lisuuietino :,
t ture. As to the movement of the M
4 grove. it was said that her dena ri ~
was merely III line with orders ssnn.
seNefal days ago to gos to Hayona ~.
rcfnrn win the remaining officer, ,r -
Il Maine now there. -