The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-02
STOPPING THE WARINCUBA
DIR PLANS WILL BEDECIDED UPON
UITH LITTLE DELAY.

Ing tho Payment OF Bonds TO ne Issued to
puy Cubn,s Freedom from spain-Our Pol
r., 10 ne Announced Not Later Than the
Report or tho Hoard or Hnquiry-ln Case
.r war IL IL said Both England ana
Franco will Maintain strict Neutrality.
vAsuIScroN, d. c., March Awhile await
,,g the report OF the Naval Board o: Inquiry as
IN tho causc OF the explosion that wrecked the
Maine. President Mckinley Is giving most
careful and serious consideration to the
Cuban nolicy that he had in mind before
the disaster occurred which upset, temporarily
Mt least, all his plans. He was about ready to
decide upon some definite plan Of action when
the news came that has since brought the United
States and Spain to the verge of war. and 1t 10
uncertain whether he will go on with the pro-
Qramme that he had In mind. The time
has now arrived. however, whom he must
take some action, and he has given FREQUENT
irtimations during tho past day or two that the
Cuban question, which came to him as q relic
Of the Cleveland Administration, will DO settled
one way or another very soon.
Secretary Longs official statement to-day to
the effect that the possibility OF Spanish partici.
nation in the blowing up OF the Maine has been
eliminated from tho problem Is understood to
mean that the Administration Is clearing the
way for announcing what Its next move
toward ending tho Cuban war and bringing
about Cuban freedom is to be. The President
himself does not know yet just what move he will
make. Whatever it is 1t will. of course, not be
announced until after the report of the Board Of
inquiry is received; but IL that report should be
a SURPRISE to the Administration and give
erounu . e"'Dlrn ~. .ha s.s.r,n,inn ~ ~.
an! sense ~ -.
Name .o"sfee' .nens ~. -, A.
ana 'hus haAe ~
operation any Huo"n po..
no"e'e,' 'no - ss.sa,s.nt ~.
tha' .ne eApiosiou was .%aa.ua .. ~
the ADMINISTRATOR y eA'n'
he'eS " 70 u % 20 49, 80
ready 70 supplement- 'he Fepor. VI ~ ooau
With the announcement OF MS plan LOT
definitely ana nnaiiy set''ins INC Suoan aues
tion. inc fresioeht Is no" IN ualiy con"
with the leading members o. ooth houses anu
political ana personal frienoS from outS,ae vi
Washington and through them somethihg Is
learned OF the tenor OF these conferences.
Direct Intervention Goes NOT appear u strike
the fancy or the fresident as enc oest means OF
accomplishing the freedom OF Cuoa, eithouen
some OF the aoiese mon II oo'u INC
Senate ana HOUSE have ao'isoo VI ina.
this Is the surest ana saiest metnoo II
the sagasta MINISTRY shail retuse 10 taRe the
initiative In relnquisnihg ouoa. inc rresloent
Is SO desirous OF avoiding trouoie Win spain
and OF having tnat doSernment ecquiesce
In advance In Whatever plan no may DC
eide upon Tor enoing inc ouoah war tnas no
listens 10 every suggestion paIehtiy, anu Win
ike patience yleios 10 tho oemahaso OIL SPAIN io'
more ame In wnicn 10 test tne elhcaoy Oh tho
already rejected Dian OF autonomy.
Pre9ldent Mckinney f6allEeB, nOWeV6I, LuaG.
having gained a 10" weeks LIMO oy the 10
piorapie accloeht 10 inc manu. no c"nnot muon
longer postpone bringing the CUBAN question 10
ahead, and he docs not attempt TO conceal the
TACT that the report OF tho Board OF inquiry anu
the 1nal announcement or MS defnlte ana maj
Cuoan poicy VIII DC simultaneous. .
Inc propositioh wnicn at presehs ID most
t4'ofaoiy consiuereo ny Inc IfeSiueh' ~ Inc
'eauinR hepuoicahs III INC Senate anu house
conteinpiates tne purcnase OF ouoan iree'
aom oy having tne ohlteo etetee euaran-
ue inc oohos tnat VIII DO ,ssueo IN
payment. Inc freslaent mas toio MS poht-
ca trienos tnat Cuoa "oulo feaolly consent 10
TINS plan OF setuement' anu inoeed' IL
au .nas u EuoA NJ ~" uIs aI
" upon the Administrator. Tnere ID ittie
Ut no uncertainty IN inc fresiuent .
mna az TO MS apihty TO Marker
the oondS' Whatever price may DO paid 10 spain
,r reilhquishing Cupa. ne mas peen assured
pytnoso VINO nave sounded nnanoiers In THIS
country ana ABROAD mat the ponds could %
disposed OF without serious dlinculty.
Vol. John j. hlcCooK OF Ne" YORK, VINO ID tho
most actiVe advocate OF This plan OF settlement,
mas oeeh IN washington a great deal lately, ana
mere now. be mas talked with the President
repeatedly on the subject ana SO nave members
oltne roreian Anairs committee OF the House
ana senate as well as other Republicans who
are as anxious as the PRESIDENT to have tho
'aoah question settled.
Aunihi'tration mas undoubtedly sounded
.e kovernmehIS Oh some european nations
"nn f'raru 20 inc attituae theY would assume
- ~ ohi.ea states shouio take vigorous
n against spain' Out the ulSaster 10
tne NAME mas added a complication to the
situation which did not exist when these
uipioHauo INQUIRIES were made. and q desire to
Io.ahate LOT the destruction OF the oattleship
night now DO regarded as an additional 5ustih-
'Inoh lor interference by tho United States.
Inc Government OF Great Britain Is known
" % IN nearly sympathy with any effort
the United StAte8 NAV mako tn hiring