The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-17
A REGULAR SHAM BATTLE.
Such Is the Programme for the
Spanish American Mar.
BOTH NATIONS WILL BE SATISFIED
Havana viii He Taken After u
show of Rcsistance-Thcn Arr
bitrntion VIII Follow.

Washington, April i6. Especial 10 st.
finally passing n resolution for forcible
intervention Without coupling a declaration
ct independence With It, there are members
cf the administration who believe the issue
will be peace,
This Is the optimistic view taken by one
member OF the administration.
III congress acts along the lines recon-
mended in the presidents message. the
president viii send the North Atlantic
squadron TO cuba. where there will be
either feeble show of resistance or none
~ ALL The United States will take pos
session Of the custom house in Havana and
Spain, at the suggestion of the allied pow
ers OF Europe, will submit the entire qucs-
ton OF her relations with the United States
10 arbitration. The court OF arbitration
M.ll pass upon tho Cuban claims held by
American citizens for damages incurred
during the present conflict and also during
the ten years war, for the loss of tho
Maine and all other matters upon which
questions of damages can be based. The
United States will continue TO hold the
revenues of the island OF Cuba until these
damages have been ascertalned, and when
they are determined, Spain, in default OF
payment, Mili ceae the island OF CUBA 10
the United states in full satisfaction of the
claims OF the United States against Spain,
the l~.ted States assuming the Cuban in
debtedness,
he grounds OF intervention stated by
f.lg t,,1.,, III
pie 10 Justify this action, but as he himself
says, the grounds have been removed by
spain 10 such an extent that straight inter
vention on the grounds OF humanity would
hardly be justified under the law OF nations
The message shows that the Independence
OF Cuba has mover been demanded OF Spain
and that Spain by repeating the order OF
concentration and appropriating $500, 900 for
the relief OF the suffering reconcentraGos
has done everything that the United States
has asked except TO grant an armistice un-
I'll October !, which Spain agrees 10 do II
asked for by the insurgents. According to
the terms OF President Mckinleys MESSAGE
the only thing Spain has declined 10 do Is
TO stop fighting unless the insurgents also
stop AS 4 matter OF damages ON account |
OF the Maine Spain has pledged herself 10
accept the findings OF 4 court o. arbitration |
as final, There Is no question whatever OF I,
the legal liability OF Spain for damages on |
account OF the blowing up OF the Maine, |
even had it not been done by Spanish or
ders.
he Americans in Cuba and the Spanish
consul al keyWest the points where there
was the greatest excitement and the most
10 disrupt friendly feeling have been with
drawn, while both the Spanish minister to
The United States and the United States
minister TO Spain remain AT their posts. All
communications between Havana and
have been cut of to prevent any
news going between the two countries. All
y this Is tn line with plan OF n conf
plete settlement by peaceful methods ac-
,ompanitd by show OF hosiiiities that
NIL satisfy The psoplc OF both countries.
There Is war element In the United States
snd much stronger one in Spain that
'onld not be held down without a show
u tostilities, II Is perfectly evident Ia
he Spanish government that IL IL imnos
'ible fer them 10 hold Cuba, but equally
'videut that in case they Voluntarily r,-
enauish Cuba there will be a revolution
There Is large class Of people IA tbs
United States who demand retaliation Tor
he obstruction OF the Maine. II the United
Mates sends warships 10 Havana and takes
'harge OF the custom house this viii sal.
sly the Americana that their honor Is safe
Y the European powers then intervene
IS they have done before In similar 81 ~
md call UPON Spain aud the United stafs,
q submit. thar differences 10 a court q,
afhstrstion, tho Spsnish people vii, hs
ft.fted. because Spain refused 10 aroels
o tie demands 81 the United States ana
Va prevented from var by the allied M,
n spsin viii rid Asssen Of the trouble