Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-28
ARE REGAINING THEIR SENSES
DIPLOMACY LIKELY 90 SETTLE THE
MAINE QUESTION.
Administration Is Resolved Not to
Permit the Disaster to Involve
the General Question as to
Cuban Intervention-
No New Facts. +.

or without 1uStIficaton nave apout spent
their energies. Even the yellow journalism
Of the East is at last getting tired and re-
turning as near TO sanity as it is possible
for it TO do.
Preparations for emergencies continue
as a matter of precaution, but the feeling
is hourly becoming stronger that every
phase OF the Maine incident is likely 10
yield TO diplomatic treatment i'll the end,
and that if Spain Will do her part hostile
conflict between the two nations may be
ayerted.
AS for the great question of the cause of
the disaster and the responsibility there
for, no new light has appeared. 1t is as
much of a mystery, so far as we have
actual information. as it was the morning
after the catastrophe The only note
worthy contribution made to the discussion
was that of Senior Du Bose, charge daft
faires of the Spanish legation, who makes the
statement officially, but only upon his own
authority, and not presuming to speak for
his government that there were no mines
either inside or outside Havana harbor.'
On the surface this appears an important
statement, one which revives confidence in
the rapidly waning theory of accident, for
il there was no mine, and II, as the eN-
perts say, a torpedo could not have pro-
duced such tremendous effects TO and with
in the hull of the Maine. what explanation
remains but accident?
But DuBosc's statement is not as import
ant as would appear upon the surface. 1t
Is Known that Some ddss ago ne pli'ateis
admitted that there were mines in Havana
harbor. but that they were not at the an
chorage ground, but where they should
be-in the channels leading to the harbor
,,o.r IL of ,ons;st.nc,, tbrows doubt
-, .ha ,.oIn. - ony statement em,nat-
a.; 60, ,h,. .o,,roa
m, ,,,...or,- &c III. Motive ;s s,;,I ,,rso1,,.
al "a 20 Ii,t,. Ii,h, b,. haen +brovp ,,,on
:, ,ho+ ,hara 10 ahsoI,tsI,, notbips to do
bu, Wi, for the ofici,l renor,
Tbsra arc mn now devalonmep,s 70 he re-
corded concerninp the attitude of the ad-
iiiihis a''oi. "ppe .t". .t'e.o s.I,.,,l,'.
iiiei'i'iS ~ u 'ne y.
ee.M"' i"'oi 'i"his 'N,S ,io.u. u
lhe thdihe 1t "euse WIN Miiieh " eo''e
the "hoie CUBAN propiem. ihes nave eN-
pressed their views TO- the president, but
neither the president nor the majority OF
the cabinet agree With them.
1t may therefore be considered settled
that unless Spain herself fails to realize
the gravity of the situation and makes
Il blunder of some sort the president will
insist upon regarding the Maine affair and
the Cuban question as distinct subjects.
each to be settled on its merits.
The views of those members of the cabj
net who would mako tho Naine =. solution
of the whole nroblem arc int.res+;rg ,na
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~ 'Nete a. .nots .e.i,'ea' ui,iie ui.ies ia tiie
Wy VI - et.toi' 1' III Supa oeiiaii. w ny
hot' ,iei 'neS say put .he TWO thlnsS
tosether! IL epain IS responsible Tor such a
srlevous injury TO the United States, why
not say TO her this wrong cannot be atom
ed IN money; II can only be made right by
bringing to an end the condition of war
and anarchy and danger to Americans and
American interests which brought on the
catastrophe? II necessary, as a technical
move they would demand so large an in
ii,ty-s-9'evV'VvV OF fnore-that everyone
"ouid kho" SPAN could not and would not
pay H. ana that war ana settlement of the
Cuban problem by force would follow
Ingenious as this plan is il does mt
" 'no piesiueht sense
oi Justice ana harness. NOR does 1t fneet
certain considerations of the highest i'm
portance
II is rot oo,oror,. ,.
~ Is ho' seheraIiy KNOWN. but l am
able TO state 1t as a fact, that the inter-
national situation involved in tbia affair op
,,,h, ,r.o..,. - ~
United States and Spain. Here is the
truth:
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