The sun., 1910-06-03
COULD TEE SPANISH wan HAVE
BEBN AVOIDEDP

Mckinley spanish VAR message OF April
| a.. ISas. IL absolutely correct and Just
| Whatever reluctance Mr. Mckinley had 10
war q : means Of freeing cuba from span
| ish rule his message was everywhefe made
o appear ~ a war message. nv which. an
| rut ST. saws. he EiIst be Judged.
There vas much delay a the senate on
the part OF the advocates of an Immediate
declaration which would mean war II Spain
did not eyacuate Cuba This DELAY arose
from the statement b, Senator Cu-hman X.
Davis aud senator lodge that they had
seen a telegram 0f Instructions 20 Minister
WondfOrd requiring n promise from spain
that she would grant Independence 20 Cuba.
I>t ~ no favorable reply came our war
declaration was pressed In order that 70
might prevent a concert Of European Pow
ers veil known 10 he IN profess Of formation
TO require spain 10 grant more liberal gov
ernmsnt 20 Cuhl and 20 compel the United
States to let Cuba alone.
10 the war came and Cuba became free.
and tho nited states also captured and held
Porto Rico and the Philippines. to the great
glory OF thu American nation
u b barely possible that the Independence
Of Cuba might have been obtained by the
United States without war and after delay
end against the coming concert Of Europe;
but certain u n that there was absolutely
no evidence 10 Justify Congress In that be-
lief An the evidence was the other way.
that Spain would never peacefully Yield
freedom 70 Cuba
Il u time that Representative Payne.
who asserted such a belief in the House on
December ~, 1901. and keeps on rsiteratinG
H. and General Charles u 0rosvenOr. who
on that day sustained u. and senators Hale
and Depew. who on Nav %. 1910. stated their
similar belief. should show II possible some
fact iustifyinE their notions Senator Hale
said d" n the question had gone over Presl-
dent Mckinley before the opening of the
next session Of Congress would have negO-
iiated spain oh the American continent
Mr. Depew said he knew Of his own knoWl-
edge that spain II she could have found
out beforehand that the United States would
acospt her abandonment Of Cuba and Porto
Rico would have Quit
Mr Hae And war would have been saved
M Dupea War would have been saved
President Mckinley knew that TOO. but the pres.
sure behind him Vas 70 great that he could not
hold me country
Mr. Hale The Senator from COaneotiout ~
aays 10 me war would have been saved,
nNllu NuAlu nave l9lA Nuh ANNeIlNau e0uAueuA
By peaceful prOresse,
Mr. Depev -Undoubtedly. but the President Of
ihe United states dld not happen 10 have q strong
enough personality
NJ Hale No. that Il hight
NJ DepeW-rO resist the popular demand
Most Of The talk of this sort In the last
eleven years has been confined 70 sHprs--
siOns Of mere belief that Cuban indie
psndence could have beea had without
a dsclsratioa OF var. but now comes
belaied witness. Mr. Depew. who SAYS 4
kneS 4 knew o. my own knowledge
Nov n there l. any evidence to ips,ify such
AsssF'ions Of knoWledge as we'll a. belief
a. these. the advocates Of declaration Of
war without delay II Snain did not give up
CnbR are fairly entitled 20 see u. Certainly
there Vas no such evidence when the decla-
ration was forced through Congress This
fact took occasion 10 denO1strate In Jan
uary. iS0c. In letter " Nidsly published on
February In reply 20 Representatives
PAYNE and GrosvenOr surely the eXprss-
siOns Of belief were unwarranted II Spain
was never asked nv the United Statas 10
give freedon IN Cuba as condition of
peace and the proof i that shs never was 70
asked
II is true that senators we're told ln Npril.
Isos that such a request had been made n
Spain. and We waited a few DAYS for an
answer which never came. for a good rca-
son because the telegram Of request wa
never cent. a. Mr. Davis wear later in
formed me What was In fact asked Of
Spain In order 10 avert war. 40 that NJ
DepeW would never have occasion - charge
Il 20 the weak personality Of Mr. Mckinley.
Vhirh no one else ever saw until he made
Mr. Hale say he was right'
The ultimatlm 20 hs rendered 70 spain.
according o Secretary Days letter of
March q. IspS. was
frs Armistice until October NeRo
tia'ions meaatime looking 10 peace
Second Immediate revocation Of recon
centrado order ana the needy 10
be relieved with provisions and supplies
from nited states. cooperating with au-
thorities 30 A. 10 AFFORD full relief
Add. II possible
Third II terms Of peace not sal atisfactOrilv
settled by October President Of The nitsd
States to be inal arbiter between Spain and
Insurgents
II Snain agrees President will use friendly
oficss 10 get insurgents 10 accept plan
Docs any one see here a suggestion Of var
u Spain does not promise 10 give indepan-
dence 10 Cuba? Bui the case grows worse
than here appears Mr W0odford on
March % read 10 Premier Sagasta and
Sehor Noret the first and second points.
but not the third
To such a demand there came on March
- q bold reply that spain would consent 70
un arbitration a. 10 the Maine ~ revoca-
tion Of Recommendation orders and food from
the United States 90 preparations for hon
oTable and stable peace through the insular
parliament. hut the powers reserved hy the
Constitution to the central Government no,
to be lessshsd and diminished. and ~ no
truce until after the Cuban chambers should
meet on May
Necessarily there vas 70 acceptance hy ~
Of such On offer from spain Neither Wa there
q ~ further demand made by 70. oi snain
Mr Mcklnl~ys conviction that spain would
Yield nothing Of Importance grew rapidly.
ard - did public aud Congressional srnti- P
t1-nt Mr. Wo0dford hararne sad. snd on
April telegraphed that the conference " /
the day before had been a sorrow for him, Z
for he had worked hard far pea"s ON I
April 5 Mr. Day told Mr. WoOdford n the .
coming mesf age to CnngTess ~ one which .
would not sdvise recognition n the nde- /
pendsnre Of the insurgents. but only meas /
ures looking IN neace and stability NJ gov .
ernment but before April ~ Mr. Mckinley |
determined N Send m q message looking 1
for ,he action which the Senate took on
April "a 20 have the President stop the var
m Cuba and use the srmy ard navy to drive /
spain out
Can any one sse In this recital any evi-
dencs that Spain either was asasd or was
wiling n Tree Cuba IN order - avoid var
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