The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-26
President VIII Notify Spain That
Cuban War Must be Brought
to an Immediate Close.
ALL PATIENCE EXHAUSTED
Spain, 1t Is Believed, Will Accept
the Offer Of President
Mckinley.

Washington, Feb. President
Mckinley is preparing to move up
on Spain.
Within sixty days he will present
to the Madrid government demand
that the war in Cuba be stopped.
This demand has already been de-
cided upon, but the terms in which
it is to be expressed will not be ar
ranged till after the Maine incident
is cleared up and the Spanish note
to this country has been received
The demand which the president has
resolved to make Of Spain does not
mean war, necessarily, but it does
mean peace in Cuba aud Il cessation
of the horrors OF the situation now
existing in that island. 1t may
bring on critical situation, but
probably no hostIliticS
Tnc president viii point out to
Spa n that the situation in Cuba is
intolcrabl to the United States; that
tuCl = uI z nv 10 VI % HCA NlAlllN'lll bl
SPAN alone; that rs matters now look
the war is likely TO 20 on md 'finito-
ly;that this government has waited
patiently for The experiment ofanew
administration and new policy in
Cuba, but thatno goodappaars to have
come from them; that autonomy is
fixture, and that neither from the
civil nor military point Of view has
Gen BlaucO achieved success that
many thousands Of people are starv
Ing, no prospect OF an ameliora
tion of their condition,
PATIENCE no LONGER A VIRTUE
The president viii inform Spain,in
respectful but firm language, that
the United States has discharged all
the obligations Of neutral that this
government has exercised eXtraOrdi-
nary patience; that we have suffered
loss oicommarcc. Of the capital OF our
citiz,ns Of the peace or mind OF our
whole community. He will declare
that the time has come fora solution
OF the vexlng problem, involving the
welfare of two great nations and the
very existence Of Il million and Il
half of people.
The president will inform Spain
that the United States is willing to
assist in restoring peace to the un-
happy island; that this government,
meeting its responsibilities TO its
own people and to humanity, insists
upon settlement at once. The
United States will join Spain in tho
creation OF an international commiS-
sion to visit Cuba, treat with the in
surgents and devise a solution. The
president may mention, as one pos
sible means of settlement, the sur
render Of Cuba by Spain for d large
money indemnity, the United States
to guarantee the payment of the
bonds, this country holding control
OF the Cuban customs meanwhile for
security.
More important than anything
else is that Spain accept the proifer
OF the United States for a peaceful
and equitable settlement of the prob
lem, with immediate cessation Of hos
tiIitics mother words, the president
will insist upon regarding Cuba as
bankrupt estate which Spain is no
longer competent to administer, and
of which the United States, as
neutral, wishes to be appointed re-
ceiver Such method OF reaching IL
solution need not involve total loss
for Spain. To the contrary, her
equity, whatever it may bo, will be
respected aud satisfied.
INTERFERENCE FoREsBADowED LONG
AGO.
President Mckinley has gradually
prepared for this stroke. He has APP
preached it step by step. 1t is to be
the elimination OF u definite policy
which was formed within few
months after his inauguration.
The first step was taken when thc
Woodford note was sent to Madrid,
plainly foreshadowing intervention
after reasonable period of waiting.
The second step was in giving o.
part of the contents of this note to
the country in his message OF last
December, which amounted to a
promise of further action il the new
government in Spain and the new
administration policy in Cuba failed
TO secure good results.
The third step was in asking the
people Of the United States to give
more charity for relief of the home
less Cubans, thus bringing to the
notice of the world the fact that II
whole people were in grevious dis
tress in Spain s colony.
The fourth step will be taken in a