The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-27

I NcN loIhs Mai "a QlSpcNNh ~
the World from Madrid says: Presi-
dent Mckinley has cabled two notes to
Spain this week through Minister
Wcodford. One deals with the destruc-
ton of the Maine; the other with Pres
ident McKinley's plan of humanitarian
intervention by the United States in
the Cuban war. Both notes are eX-
pressed in strong, firm language, with
out suggestion of threat. They are,
| perhaps, merely preliminary.
| For the destruction of the Maine the
president demands no indemnity. He
merely acquaints the Madrid govern
ment with the fact that the naval
| court of inquiry finds that the ship was
7 blown up in Havana harbor by an eX-
ternal agency. and that nothing but
mine or torpedo of the largest size
| could have wrought such destruction
/ The president submits the facts to the
Spanish government and waits reply.
Mr. WoOdford did not even demand
! a nearly response.
As to the war in Cuba, President Nc
Kinley advised the Spanish govern
ment, in the pOtiteSt terms, that the
time is fast drawing near when the
United States would be compelled to
act upon the warning so often given
to Spain since the struggle in Cuba
began.
WAR MUST CEASE.
The president clearly intimated that
the war in Cuba must cease, but he
fixed no date. The note thus makes
the question of Cuban intervention par
amount to the Maine catastrophe,
which the presidents memorandum re-
fers to merely as a lamentable Incl
dent The issue and problems of the
ment now calls urgently to the atten-
ton If Spain, declaring that the con-
ditions now prevailing in Cuba, so near
to the shores of the United States,
have long been intoierabfe to the
American people.
Spain was reminded by Minister
Woodford that the action of the Dresi
dent and his representatives during the
present late administration has always
been aimed at the preservation of peace
and the promotion of cordial relations
with Spain.
She has had the widest scope in
choosing her own methods to restore
peace in her American colonies and has
failed.
The United States. against its own
wishes and desires, has become con-
WINGED that Spain has made no sub
stantial progress, either towards the
pacification of Cuba or the realization
of the aspirations of the people of her
colonies.
Reports from the United States con-
suls. like those of agents of all Euro
pean powers who have opportunities
for inquiry, have been most unfavorable
to Spain.
President Mckinley signifies to the
government of Spain his intentions of
Immediately communicating all facts
in his possession regarding Cuba, and
N,lr
gress. He further contemplates steps
which will make the distribution of re-
lief by the United States to the CubanS
more effective and upon a much larger /
scale.
The nearest approach to a threat in
President McI<inley's memorandum.
which is said to be strongly argued and
cOuched in the most dignitied but I'M
mistakable terms, is the statement that
in making fresh contributions for the
relief of the suffering people in Cuba
the American people expect a practical
term assigned for the complete rstOra-
ton of peace and order in that island.
SPANS REPLY.
The Spanish reply is equally firm. 1t
reSoiutely asserts the intention OF Spain
not to tolerate any invasion of Spanish
rights or any step intended TO lead to
the overthrow of the Spanish rule in
Cuba. :.
Spain deprecates sending wholesale
relief in the manner suggested by Presi- I
dent Mckinley. on the ground that it
will encourage rebels (separatists in the
term employed) even if it does not lead
to actual conflict between the authori-
ties of the United States and Spain.
But Spain does not refuse the aims.
She will not resist this step, probably.
Spain lays much stress upon the eff
fects she has made to satisfy the views
of the United States and to preserve
cordial relations while endeavOring to
implant home rule and thus hasten the
pacification of Cuba, which has been
retarded so long only because of the
moral and material assistance given
from the United States and the large
rebellion fund raised in North America
On the Maine question. Spain makes
conciliatory but vague responses, hop
ing that a just solution will be found !
declining TO accept the American naval |
court verdict as final and suggesting |
possible arbitration of the entire ques- !
ton, along with her own claims against |
the United States.