The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-14
A SURPRISE IN STORE.
Prospective Demand Upon Spain
For Indemnities.
TO BE ENFORCED by wARSHIPs.
Such Action Would Precipitate . Crisis In
Cuban Afiairs-woulds Spain Fight or Pay
plan.

S Plan.
. WASHINGTON, Jan. ~. Especial l-There
I are significant hints il high official circles
that before many weeks have passed there
may be n surprise in the Cuban question.
While il is no doubt truo President Me
Kinley intends ultimately to intervene be-
tween Spain and the insurgents, the latest
plan for bringing the Madrid government
TO time takes another form. / am able TO
say upon positive information that for
some time the state department has been
collecting all tho claims pending against
spain for damage to the property or per-
sons of American citizens in Cuba, includ-
ing tho Ruiz claim, which amounts to
100000, for the persecution of that man
while a prisoner near Havana, death be.
ing tho result 1t is limited that after
time the president will take up all these
claims, make demand for their payment
and upon SPANS refusal or neglect the
method recently used by Germany with
such success against Haiti will be adopted.
In other words, warships will be sent to
Cuba TO collect the indemnity
The Presidents Policy.
Whether or not the plan has gone as far
az this in the presidents mind NAV well |
be doubted. MIR. Mckinley is conserya |
tive. He long ago laid out his Cuban |
policy upon moderate lines His intention |
was to take one step after another toward |
bringing Spain 10 "a realization of the
truth that her hold upon Cuba Is practi-
cally lost forever. 1t was the presidents |
plan to turn the screw again and again, to
bring the matter nearer and nearer q crisis,
III the hope that ultimately Spain would
accept the inevitable without recourse to
war against tho United States. The pres-
dent has believed the day would come in
whlch spain would be willing to retire
IRON Cuba If only the way were afforded
III which she could do without too great
sacrifice of pride. 10 afford this opening,
by means Of war indemnity to be paid
by Cuba with the guarantee of the United
States, this guarantee virtually placing
Cuba under an American protectoracv
has been in the presidents mind from the 8
first
The developments of the next few weeks
VIII probably show whether the president |
believes the proposed demand for imme- r
uHte payment OF war claims would icon (
a'olze tie success OF his general policy or
not Those who favor collecting these
damages by means Of warships say IL is @
method which Is recognized by all the
great nations. 1t is not an act of war. II
Is merely an effort to secure Justice by
methods wholly within the choice of n ma
ton which has good claim and which. o
IN It's own opinion, has behind it the need Ii
ed power to make such a demand effective ri
what spain would do If we were TO de- :
lnaDd the Ruiz and other indemnities nj
inc mouth OF cannon, with 4S hours 81
gwen In which to produce the money on r,
BOARD an American m8n.of.wa is an =,
open question. Some think she would
'esist, Others that she would succumb as 81
neekly as little Haiti did to the kaiser. ~,
The Speakers Views. tC
A new factor in the situation is the TO. pI
'oft that Speaker Reed is in favor of do
hg Just this thing lie Is represented rs
aging TO one OF his friends that the time
ias come when the United States should a.,
OBJECT some Of those Spanish claims. and I'll
oIiec' theln, not with card in its hand. en-
,u' cannon 1t Is within my knowledge vi
nat members of the foreign affairs com.
nlttee OF the house who are the intimate 20
rends of the speaker are now hard Mt TO
YORK upon these Spanish claims. They &c
re investigating the character and extent an
| Spain's obligations under them and
ne Efforts which the state department has y"
laue TO collect them from the Madrid I'm
oVernment il would surprise no one 81 ia
nc committee which represents Sneaker II
ecu were TO bring into the house at an
'riy uay resolution asking for full re- no
'rt from the state department concern. or
Y 0Iallns OF American citizens pending DIR
gainst Spain.
mere are rumors also TINT this will no
llowed 10y resolution calling upon the
resident to collect these claims. if neccs.
NY with force. II such a resolution g. de,
'er introduced by the foreign affairs COM e.,
It.ee' IL VIII make great stir in the -.
ora. 1t will be tantamount to serving trl
''iCe upon spain that at last the patience Pa
VIZ REPRESENTATIVES of the American An
,opie IS exhausted, and that no matter a..
n"' 'ne executive may do the popular -
amen OF congress wants action. Sncb q cit
solution would anger Spain almost no. VIII
ma endurance and might easily lead 10 o;o
A s,n.,,.- f1,' ha
it Is regarded as singular coincidence
"o "t TINS tlne there should be runors Pre-
sun HG'loh coLceILlrg cur Spanish cen
.o uo'n from thc executive and the n.
ngresslonal ends of the government a.,
servers the Possibility that the trcsiJe,,t -
~ Speaker Reed uIc To- a certain ortcnt
'aIs Tor POPULAR i;Acr Gudilaf bon, LrVn. I
| uion the same Gr'irc. or II ,.ov 10
ut the Plan had its olipin in the f,r,ilo Rec
am OF Mir. B,cG. ;rd tEar tic Ir,,i5cu, =
no hecrs about all he pcssip thai 20. =
III WGshirCtcn, lCirrtd ,l ITO So
lntenti~ns ard ircc,,rta totrt.,tc IT
''e oeparthcrt nucLiAtly ia#, otio,. - L
oN attoul uvc,tr a..
ere err. Is heretl L,aGcst ,miGryfs,ctb,
tcome. 'H 10 VIC IL
srsal,er hc'o Is always been ,,ra,,lcc
uItfa "hutiu.etp up.,.i,,,,.,,s
IN, 1lHHtIct.e suiIlisvuo,.Id Lc ~.
er'httr II lct..ctrw tof,,r -
such as that With lun.or ,tr,'i,.it
Ith being The IA, cr Of. I'M it,,.,
rhe IN mind That M Reed i r.,
lbitious on HE own account. t,,t ,ta.
ambitions e. u rrCat runI,r1, ii
Iniican eougrcssmen are 20 larao -
~ within his keeping These pcn,isn'o,
ust soon 60 before their constitno,ts san
lv and reelection. Tbev nat
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