Show CUBA UST THE MESSAGE It is now stated positively that President Pres-ident McKinley will take no radical stand in his message to congress on the Cuban question that he will favor such a policy as will permit Spain to pacify the island if possible that he doesnot think existing conditions warrant war-rant any interference in the affairs of Cuba It is true that Spain has promised Cuba autonomy and reform but no one puts any faith hi Spanish promises Then autonomy and reform are not I what the Cubans want they say it must be independence or death They have demonstrated their capacity towage I to-wage a war that has taxed Spains resources to the utmost to prevent the island from completely throwing off > the Spanish yoke and if given encouragement encour-agement by a recognition of their rights as belligerents or as an independent inde-pendent people it is quite probable that they would completely and forever dissolve the bands that have connected con-nected them with Spain and that very soon If the president treats the Cuban question as now foreshadowed it is certain that it will become a burning issue in both the house and senate though in the former Speaker Reed may succeed in preventing any measures meas-ures of a character opposed to the presidents policy being given recognition recogni-tion His power is great in this direction di-rection and he will not hesitate to use it Present indications are that the Cuban Cu-ban question is destined to occupy avery a-very considerable portion of congress time what the outcome will be it would be foolish to attempt to say Altogether Al-together the coming session bids fair to I be a very lively one I |