The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-12
SPAIN AND CUBA.
A French Version of G. cneral PRINTS Interview
with Napoleon.

n ffeHcn feESIOH
with Napoleon.
During the interviews that took place lately be
tween the Emperor, General Prim, NJ. Silvea, Span
ish Minister OF Foreign Afairs, and Olozaga, the
Cuban question and that OF the selection of King
were discussed. General Prm, says the Paris cor
respondent of the HOr"ing star, stated 1t to be the
intention OF Spain to MAINTAIN her right to Cuba,
and that she reckoned on the good offices
of France and England with the Government of the
United States to induce that power to maintain
strict neutrality in case of open war His Majesty
is reported to have acceded to General Prim's re-
quest as far as France was concerned, and to have
said that, Judging from recent conversation he had
held with Lord Clarendon he had reason to believe
that England would give her moral support to Spain.
The DeGGtS expresses strong hope that France
will by no means interfere with the populations OF
the Antilles in case they resolve to throw of the
Spanish yoke-eyen as the inhabitants OF South
America did at the beginning of the present century
and considers that these oppressed populations
ments deriving their power from the sovereign will
Of the people and from the popular vote. The
Debdts deems it to be of vital importance to France
that she should preserve her friendly relations with
the United States. If the American Government
demands that Spain should recognize the Cubans as
begerents, it is only just reprisal for the policy
adopted by Europe towards the United States during
the late civil war. The message OF the President
have been greatly exaggerated. lie merely i'm
piled the possibility OF his being compelled to
recognize the insurgent Cubans as belligerents.
The Presidents words, however, will require the
sanction Of Congress which does not assemble till
December. Meanwhile the American Government
proposed its mediation with the reyolted Cubans, on
condition Of Spain granting several liberal conces-
sions OF considerable Importance such as the gra.
dual emancipation OF slaves, and the admission OF
deputies elected in the colonies TO a seat in the
COrtes, etc. The DebdtS disapproyes OF any foreign
mediation, and does not consider this latter proposal
of the American Government as acceptable to
Spain AS to the question OF the selection OF mon
arch, the abdicatOn OF King Luis in favor OF the
infant Don Carlos under the regency OF his
| grandfather, and King Luis being elected King
| of Spain is strongly urged, and Is said to
| have been discussed by the Emperor and General
Prim. The young monarch however, stoutly reslsts
this proposal and has asserted that he was POrtu-
nf1H an m a I'M
try tits true that the sier OF kings Of late years
having proved no sinecure, an offer OF a vacant
throne is by means tempting one. La LibertC
rcproduces the Kings letter to the Duke de Louie on
This subject IT is manly, straightforward, and inde
pendent. The King remaTking that certain news,
papers persisted IN Affirming his intention of abd
,Gng IN favor OF his son and committing him to the
gency of his august father, and Of his accepting
ne crown of Spain, requests the Duke to give his
| n ost unqualified contradiction to the report.