Colombian Foreign Minister Don Gil Colunje
proposes a joint action to all Latin American republics and the
United States to achieve Cuban independence and abolition of
slavery. The plan, which would be carried out under the leadership
of the United States, would offer to reimburse Spain for
the loss of the colony with money raised from all the republics.
The Latin American governments agree, but U.S. President Ulysses
S. Grant rejects the idea.