Show AND CUBA Fresia eni in washington to consult lee ana unfold administrations cuban policy depts Sep tS president me Kin leyia expect ei 0 o reach the white this evening almost immediately thereafter be will hold an important conference with condal general lee the opinion is generally expressed the I 1 the Pree identa return nt this time is almost solely to have a talk with the the representative at havana pending a comparatively rapid unfold io of the administrations cuban policy gen lee cornea home aa the result of a special request tor hie presence until be baa seen the president and talked over the situation he declines to talk tor publication 80 far as has been developed the presidents cabai policy is far from an aggressive one up to date it undoubtedly ot a tender to spain of the good offices coupled with an intimation that thy united states will be pleased to aea autonomy on ilie canadian plan granted to cuba at once general lee efm not be interviewed on the subject but some of hie close friends eay that in private conversation he is labing an entirely new tact lie bays there is no opening now tor the active interference ot the united states as the spanish have released nearly all the american prisoners while Co neresa haa relieved the wants of the buffering con centra doa in the towne american lo 10 cereste te reste have already been destroyed so that there is really no commercial reabon for interference general lee baye that his friende and he will represent to the president that tbt insurgent are now on top and will aa aal l certainly achieve their own ealya tion assistance mention ie made 0 the large number of cladma 0 american citizens against spain and president cleveland Clev cland i warn ins in his last annual message that un leas beatr condi ioa were eoon to come in cuba it would be necessary for the 1 united states to interfere in behalf of commerce and humanity is cited the note expressing the presidents great de sire to continue the friendly feeling between the two and bis hope ie kat spain will accept the aid of the united states in bringing the war to an end the president expresses his willingness to cooperate wilh the spanish government in every propst way in restoring aiace general lee believed beli evea spain has lost the island beyond recovery under tho circumstances he layf it is the inbur 1 gents who would refuse autonomy without hesitation and they have already j practically achieved their independence he will inform the president that the insurgents have improved the rainy sea to equip themE elvee better than ever before the spanish on the other hand have suffered greatly from disease through the lack of clothes and food suitable for the climate today minister woodford is expected to present hie credentials to th queen regent of spain at sad sebastian whether or not be presents the note which he carried with him from washington depends wholly upon general woodford himself the time at which the note is to bo presented was left to the discretion of the minister |