| Show 01HIP111I r I f f I is Epcccil in Washington About G oclock This Erening I I I WHAT WILL THE REPLY BEV I I 1 I 11 I I Impression in Madrid is That Spain Will I I Not Yield I I I I PREST McKINLEY THINKS DIFFERENTLY 11 DIFFERENTY Ii 11 Lok Ir Bln tu Iloilo 10ot1 I doA Vold Thent 011 ettA Ii t Co I liant tor1111ke IlIaAbItxt A I ohlor I Washington March 31 At 4o pm A I Judge Day assistant secretary of e stale raid to the Associated Press reporter 11 1 porter that no word had been received I from Minister Woodford Up to that 1 1 time He expects n communication I from Minister Woodford this afternoon I after-noon probably about C oclock but this It I based upon the fact that this 11 I usually the time of receiving the dls I patches from Madrid and not Com direct I I di-rect Information as to when one will II I come President McKlnleys assurances to Congress In regard to the outlook for 41 I a settlement of Iho Cuban difficulty Without I u war between this I country t and Spain are based upon representations 11 representa-tions made lo him bv Minister Wood ford Gen Woodford thinks after repealed Jr re-pealed conference with Premier Sa o 0 gasU and other members of the Spanish ministry that after todays P meeting of the Spanish cabinet that to government of Us own accord will i make a proposition to this country I I looking to the definite settlement of I r the Cuban question This proposition I expected to cover three points follows dI ITllat Spain shall send the recon I I contraries back to their homes and supply them with means of sustaining life until normal conditions can b 1 I rest rd A I 2zThat there hal be u ormlatleo Je between Spain and Cuba with the end In vlex of securing a settlement of the N difficulties and the removal of the I Spanish forces from Cuba 3In case of a failure of the Cubans It and Spaniard to com tu an Understanding under-standing during the armistice Spain i will submit tile entire matte to Ires dent McKinley as arbitrator with i the understanding that he will decide t In hat vent for the absolute Indl I pendence ot Cuba 1 0 31ADIJ DIN IMPlirsSION DIFFERENT I DIFFER-ENT I Madrid March 31The cabinet council 1 coun-cil today lastcn an hour Crowds of I people watched the arrival and departure depar-ture the ot notabilities but otherwise I here Ivas nu evidence uC Interest In the situation at Madrid Nothing definite Is I yet known retarding the decision arrived 1 ar-rived at and II la I expected It will not I be rc ealed I until after the conference 11 with General Stewart 1 Woodford the I United Sterile minister The Impression prevails however that Spain will not I I agree lo the proposals of the United I Mates Senor Ragt the premier In an Interview I f In-terview today declared he would do everything possible to maintain peace I Hut he added a we cannot submit I Ito I-to any attack on the honor or Integrity of the country J 1 |
