The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-08
SPAIN SEEKING DELAY
MAKES AN UNSATlSFAC-
TORY ANSWER.
The End Of Dipiomacy-Tts President
Preparing n Message, 8, limiting the
whole Question to CONVERSATIONS
Excitement in the House.

wAsmSoroS, April 2-Spsin's reply
10 the propositions OF the President OF
the United States Is said to be, In eff
feet, rs follows:
The independence Of Cuba mean
tho parting or cession Of Spanish ter
ritory, which cannot be done without
the consent Of tho Spanish ~eortes.
which Is not In session, and will not
be in session until April "a. and con
sequently no definite answer a DO
returned to the demand OF tho United
states until the cortcs assemblies
Then o counter proposition is sub.
mitted that the Cuban matter shall
be settled upon q basis equitab BILE
among nations
The United States Is asked TO give
spain time to treat with the insurg-
ents and ascertain what can be done
in the nature Of q peaceful settle
mcnt
The reply is said TO be very unsatis.
factory TO the President and that he
does not believe that IL will be- salts.
factory to Congress. Administration
circles feel that after Monday Con-
gress Is likely TO take matters in its
hands and fear Is expressed that
there may be q disagreement between
the branches Of the government.
which would b, unfortunate ut this
critical period.
No one at the capital has under.
taken to speak for the President, al
though those who have seen him say
that his hopes OF a peaceful solution
OF tho difficulty have been disappoint-
ed by the reply Of Spain.
The following Is IN abstract from
the kilograms received from General
Woodford last night on tho general
situation in Cuba:
He informs tn. government Of the
United States that General Blauco
has revoked the decree relating TO the
re~concentrados in the western prov
inces OF Cuba, which are understood
TO be the provinces Of Matauzas.
Santa Clara, Habana and Pinar del
Flo, and that the Spanish government
has placed at the disposal Of tho gov
kohCi NJ ~ SkCutS VI 0'sOV, WV W
tho end that the country people may
return ut once and with success to
their labora
The Spanish government will accept
whatever assistance will DO sent from
the United States to feed and succor
the ncccssitous In accordance with the
plan now in operation.
liz proxroa, Nn ,NraIH a.. 1900.
ton for IN honorable and stable peace
20 the lnsular (Cuban) parliament,
without whose concurrence the Span,
ish government would not be able C
arrive at the final result, IL being ur'
derstood that the powers reserved by
the constitution to the central gov
eminent are not lessencd or dimin,
ished.
As the Cuban chambers will not
meet until May 4 the Spanish govern.
ment will not, on its part, object to q
suspension OF bostilities, IL asked foi
by the insurgents from tho general
in-chief, to whom It will belong e
determine the duration and the con
dition Of the suspension.
The President will communicat,
with Congress us soon as he can pre-
pare a message. Tho foregoing, in
Guiding the last paragraph, was mad,
public Immediately after the cabinc
meeting this afternoon.
In connection with this oficia
statement, II can bs stated on author
ity that the case as now made up b,
the negotiations between Spain aus
the United States will constitute tn;
case as il will be submitted to Con
grcss in n message from the Presi
dent There is no present intcntiol
Of pursuing further negotiation
which will change the status of tn,
Cuban situation as now presented &
tho correspondence between Spail
and the United States
The circulation of the bulletin civ
ing IN abstract OF the reply OF Spail
caused intense excitement in tn
House. Those members who have rs
Gently been in consultation with tn
President say that the announcement
OF an intended message means tina
there will be u review OF tho cntir
Spanish situation, and IL no dout
would state that further negotiation
20 bring about u peaceful solution /,
the cas were useless. Some thin
the President will advise ito
st once.