The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-07
The President Will Recognise
Cuban Isdspsndanos Which
Means War.
MESSAGE In PREPARATION

tio" 81 40 weeks ago. Both GvVePn-
nents appear to accept this issue %
made up and ere shaping their course
This beisG the case the
view Is universally entertained, even
y ?. preventative men Of the admi q To-
tration, that C0ngrs - upon the receipt
o. the fresidenl's message this week
gill tsk action which is 10 almost uu,.
vsPsa.ly expected must result IN . sev
~ ,"c- ." ,ne relations Of the two coun-
tries. This Was n part fore shadoWed
o. .ue ac' ion OF the senate committee
o. foreign relations Saturday.
With the crisia 90 near ct hand IT Is
bell. we'd that il any Europsaa inter-
vention or mediation 10 to come il will
be within the next few, daya Il was
said. however, At the State department
that no offer Of mediation had been Of
fcially transmitted to this government.
1t Was the general unds standing that
friendly overtures Of this nature were
looked for 1t any time from France
and Austria, and it Was reported dur.
ing the day that the presence in Wash.
ingt0n of Cardinal Gibbons and Arch
bishop Ireland WAS in connection with
mediation from Rome, but that it was
stated on high authority at the State
Department that no Overtures OF this
character had taken official form, mol
WAS the State Department advised thai
any such steps were in contemplation
Recognition Not Casus Beli.
1t is the understanding in official
circles, based upon information, that
the recognition Of Cuban independ.
ence should not in itself be regarded
by Spain - casus belli. But q The
same time there 10 little doubt that
such recognition Of Cuban independ.
ence would be followed By the With.
dfaWal OF Minister Polo y Repnahe md
his entire suite from Washington And
the termination Of Spainb dinIonstie
representation in Warrington. Such
withdrawal 10 one of the last steps pre.
ceding actual recourse Of war,
1t Is probable, however, that the
withdrawal Of the Spanish Minister
following the recognition of indie pend.
ence would not be 90 much an i,dics.
ion Of war % 1t would be IN emphatic
protest BY the Spanish Government
against tue recognition Of the indie.
pendence Of colony over which shs
claims to exercise complete sovereign.
ty. Although this recognition Of In,
dependence 10 not considered . casul
beili by which spain could declar,
war. yet Is viewed in diplomatic quar-
ters ~ step which would have con
sequences inevitably Terminating IL
| war.
For that reason it il said that tn,
recognition of the independence O
Cuba 10 likely to be no less great thar
Intervention.
The Spanish Minister Calm.
The Spanish Minister continues Il
preserve his outward calm, althougl
he feels that the relations are extreme
" strained and that his stay In Wash
ingt0n may not be long continued. II,
some Of his diplomatic associates VII,
called to-day he said that his con
science was perfectly clear, % b,
thought that SPANS cause was a Jus
one, and for this reason he felt NO Ar
itation. His position 10 . trying o ne
however, - the Spanish Legation hal
been subjected to number Of pett,
indignitles within recent days. fhes,
are of such q petty character that the,
have not been called to the attention
OF the government officials, ALTHOUGH
police officers were detailed to De,
that the Offenses were not continued
and that acts of vandalism or persona
indignity we're not committed.
The Situation Monday.
| Great pressure is being exerted i,
both Madrid and Washington to pre
vent war between SPAN and the Unite,
states. Spain 10 shOWiuga disposition
to concede everything but the indie
pendence Of Cuba. The advocates O
peace yesterday took . more hone fu
view Of the situation.
| spain, through her aut0n0mist cab
met In Cuba, has Issued IN appeal {
the insurgents to lay down their arm
and agree to an armistice, rendin,
negotiations for permanent peace
THIS 10 the most important concession
Premier Sagaste has yet made.
President Mckinley, in the messag
which he is now preparing to send {,
congress Tuesday or Wednesday, vii
MAKE q specific Recommendation
Whether this will accord with tn,
views OF Congress cannot be foPetold.
Should the Senate, after the receio
OF the message, pass the Foraker Peso
luton, recognizing the indepe ndenc,
OF Cuoa ana authorship Intervention
there 10 little doubt that the resolution
Wou!o likewise pass the House. Thi
would, almost surely, result in war.
1t 10 probable that In his forthcominl
message the President will discuss tn
CUBAN question only. The blowing u
OF the battle. ship Maine and slaushte
OF 1o6 American officers And seameI
Will be reserved for future Exeoutiy
action.
| a formal protest from the iusursent
IN Cuna against the United States 70
ing TO war with Spain over Cub /
It 10 said, 10 the formal RECOGNITION 3,
this government Of their indcne n snc:
Ibey FEAR that var would result in tn
United States acquiring Cub.
| The proposals. Of the United st.t.
to Spain, In the direction of the inde
pendence Of Cuba, were in substa nc
| a. follows:
| ~ Tint Spain should liberate An,
sustain thereconcentrados.
(2) That there should be An apmist,c
between Spain and Cuba, with the viev
Of occurring . settlement Of the DIM nj
ties and the withdrawal of the 0oan
ish forces from Cuba.
(3) That in case of the Cuhana an.
Spsniards failing 20 come to An asree
meDt during the srmistice. 6pain Z,
submit the entire matter to Presiden
Mckinley % arbitrator, with the m
derstanding that he, would decide II
favor Of the absolute independents O
Cuba. spain has virtually agreed {,
the drst and second propositions. bu
declines to consider the third, and be-
answer to this 10 regarded - an uIti
matum. There have been no turtle,
ne9Ofiati0na
The Prssldsns's Rsessse.
The Washington Post Of the 9TH says
The President last night, reached ,
conclusion - 70 the nature Of the rec
ommeDdation which be will make :,
CoDgress In his message on the Cubsr
4oestion: There now only remain
the framing Of his policy in words.
lt cannot yet be definitely atatet
what Recommendation the FraeidSn,
Will submit. but there n eveev ,.es~.