The bee., 1898-03-31
mo ARMISTICE. :"
President Mckinley Tells the
Spanish
THAT CUBA MUST BE FREED.
Presidents's Purpose Firm and
Unswerving.

new 1Ork, March Z9.--( OpeClal)
"A Washington special to the
Press tonight says:
president Mckinley has in
formed the Spanish Government
that no proposition for an armistice
will be considered by the Govern
ment of the United States which
does not contemplate the ultimate
independence of Cuba.
ga demand was made upon
Spain by the State Department to-
day for immediate response to the
Presidents practical ultimatum.
"This is President McKinley's
method of determining the negotia-
tons which have actively been in
progress between Madrid and
Washington for the last forty-eight
hours.
"The correspondence has been
of exceeding Importance, and
when laid before Congress will
show to the world the active efforts
of the President in behalf of the
Cubans.
president Mckinley realizing
that the climax in the Spanish sit
uation has eliminated, he has been
pressing the contention of the
United States for peace with vigor,
and will hope for peaceful settle
ment. But Spain has not respond
edwith that promptness which the
situation requires, and events have
been crowding each upon the other
so rapidly that he. realizes the
American people have grown i'm
patient to the point OF revolt.
"There probably is no better
judge of public opinion than the
President of the United States.
He has kept in touch with it from
the beginning of the Spanish trou.
BILE. If his methods have seemed
too deliberate, they have been none
the less patriotic and insistent.
There has been only a single pur-
pose in the Presidents mind from
the start-peacably, if possible,
but by force, if necessary, Spanish
dominion in Cuba must come to
an end.
elbow soon the Spaniards can
be brought TO a realization of their
danger in the present crisis can
not be told, but to avoid war Spain
must right about face and admit
the justice of the position which
has been assumed by this country.
However this may be, the Presi-
dent understands from recent de-
velopments that Congress no
longer will wait upon Spanish rep
reservations.
The sending OF that fleet of min
iature vessels is regarded as a mes
senger of hostile intent. If it be
true that a second torpedo fiotilla
has departed from Cadiz for the
Canaries to meet the Cristobal
Colon with Weyler aboard it will
be considered a declaration OF war
by Spain. The President will be
requested to give warning to Spain
that her fotillas shall be turned
back. They must not advance to
position where they can prey
upon the vessels of the American
navy by surprise.
eff Spain fails to heed this
warning instantly the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs will re-
port resolution declaring for
armed intervention.
"First-The independence of
Cuba will be recognized.
"Second-Spain will be ordered
to withdraw from the island.
"Third-The President will be
authorized and directed to use the
army and navy of the United
States to carry the resolution into
effect.
Technically the plan outlined
is not a declaration of war, but in
substance it is the same thing.
Spain can avoid the penalty i'm
piled in the last provision only by
submitting to the other two"