Show PLAN TO DIVIDE CUBA author of a plan nan deigned to restore reace in washington march 19 senator proctor suggests that cuba take all they have won spain all she holds tho the cubans have possession of 0 puerto principe and santiago do de cuba the spanish control the the provinces of pinar del rio havana II avana bl matanza atanza and santa clara it may be that spain can be coerced by diplomatic means into giving up puerto principe and santiago de cuba retaining the most fertile part of her dependency when peace is is restored as aa the united states will insist that it must be the cubans will possess all they have won and spain all she has successfully defended it appears a reasonable solution of the perplex perplexing i a g al situation ta lion that now prevails and it is expected to be satisfactory to spain senator proctor in the cloak rooms has been strenuously advocating this scheme of portioning cuba and already it is finding some support whether it will be pleasing to tho the insurgents is ii doubtful they want the entire island but under the circumstances cum stances a compromise might bo be effected and it if it is tho the president would be happy ile he would have stopped the w war ar in cuba giving the insurgents their independence and have rendered it possible for spain to capsulate cap without sacrificing all her pretentious honor |