The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-09

He left Washington for New York and. arrlvl i
during the presence Of the President i'm the citv o
days sOjourn after his visit to Long Branch x wo
supposed that the representative Of the Confuse
state OF anans IN Spain was about to Law md
own confusion Defore the President, but he nevarn
went near the PRESIDENT At the same time he wsse
within two nc hours @ ride by rail, or within about the
proved a refreshing opportunity of yisitInS Az
Secretary of state at his elegant home at GenolvT
scenery, under the shadow of old Fort Put n s
view OF West Point under the influence Of other
associations OF historic and military nature ana
not to omit the genial hospitality which wonid anu
less have received him at the hands Of the secrt
thoroughly talked over, and IL migh have naSe oeen
ranged, in consideration of an attemnted ytoIat; al
oa oad te Jaws o Gl the United States that the
session of the 1eet In question. But No Snapptsb
Minister made his appearance "O NPallsh
The question involved i'm the arreet os a. T..
sidered by the Government of the Snonieb 10 von-
is very plain one. The Secretary of State dnto'
mined to maintain neutral position. In doing 90
he detained expeditions fitting ont for Gnha hng 50
many instances at the request OF the Spanish MI MIN ~
lister, delayed the sailing OF vessels enoaged tS ,. -
mate trade as 1t was afterwards proven No,yS Stbo
other side of the question begins to operote SnaI0
undertakes to build fleet of boatsP IN ''S. SPAN
yards. Spain Is recognized as a rovernment epd
under ordinary circumstances might be perm,itted
10 go on with her work But there happens to he nc
the Secretary Of State apty terms It. dnrmo ~ & aS
between Spain and Peru. Now Perm and tbe In,t WI
states are as good friends Spain ana the fInite5
states, ana probably more so. SO il the fTnited
states prevents Cuban fbusters from eaving b
hafOOrs because Spain and the United Statee ro o
PPSaUe' .,,S salS Iue acts equally well in favor of
Heru ana against Spain, because Peru and the
United States are the best of friends n waS nio @
Oh extreme and expensive shortsghtedness on the
part OF SPAN to overlook this thing or IL is trininy
with the dignity of the United States IN annoy thS
secretary OF state with prOtestations AGAINST onost
every vessel that clears for Southern uotors S
fear that IL might be used against that ssEer Eo
ful () lsle' and then, under the very nose of tb
authorities, attempt to do the same thing berseIS
The Secretary of State is too wise for such strotoo
nocSse an 'iT SIuanlty OF mind and temper
serves sagacOusy and carefully and acts nInden{IT
and at the timely moment lie well observed to
your COrr@esponaent @ Government had its OBJ
gatlOhs 10 perform towards Peru as well as towards
Spain. Some months since the Peruvian Govern
ment purchased from this Government two moni
TORS The Spanish Minister protested on the pround
tha these vessels might be used in aid of the Guhan
should they ask them The Spanish Minister recog
nHed the continued existence of a state of wsr
between his own Government and that Of
Peru Subsequently the Peruvian monitors were
permitted to leave, having entered into an agree
ment with the United States that those vessels s6onid
not be used against any power with which the
united States was at peace until they should have
anchored IN Peruvian waters. According to the last
accounts nave received in regard to these vessels
ana watch them closely continued the Secretary
emphaucally, they were at Rio JaneirO making ali
possible haste Tor their own waters. Now, these
Peruvian monitors were allowed to sail on this
agreement, and in addition had the written state
ment OF the Spanish Minister that he was satisfied
that the fleet should be allowed to go"
Growing still more earnest, the Secretary con-
tinued:-'If the Peruvian Government had 1layed
ialse would nave sent fleet after the vessels and
brought them back or destroyed them Now here
! Is the case OF Spain. Between Peru and SPAIN as
| nave Salu, there now exists war in dormant
state but how soon it may become iagrant cannot
say II is probable very soon. The recognition by
Peru OF bellgerent rights on the part OF the uprsen
people of Cuba is likely to Open the war anew The
| war then becomes fragrant. Peru entered into an
agreement not to use her fleet purchased here until
| it HAD anchored in Peruvian waters. The case is
stronger in the Instance of Spain. Spain is building
thirty gunooats Those gunbOats will be sent to
| CUBA, ana VIII form floating wall of defense
around the island These thirty gunbOats will re-
ieve the fortytwO war vessels for that is all they
have for the coast-guard duty, The next thing we
would hear would be this whole fleet bOmbarding
| the ports of Peru, preyng upon her commerce and
| preventing trade. Sll this towards a country at
peace with the United States and all on account OF
the thirty gunboats built in our waters" Continued
the Secretary 81 do not expect to take command Of
the Spanish navy and direct what shall be its opera
tlons. have enough to do at home. But do not
propose to let those thirty gunboats leave and if
they do leave, except with authority, | will send
after them force which may be somewhat sur
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