The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03
CUBA.
The Havana Press the Detention o. the
Spanish GunbOats - Spanish Crne!ties
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Spanish Gunboats - Spanish Crne!tes
Described by Spuniards.
La VOz de CUba in its afternoon issue OF Wednes-
day. November "a, ,says:-The true Importance OF
the telegram our welnformed correspondent in
New York forwarded us and which published in
mated at ilfst sight, and it becomes necessary to
reflect upon the probable consequences of favor
able or unfavorable reply from the Washington
Government to the demand made by Spanish Minis
ter Resident at the capital OF the neighboring
republic
The New York journals, generally well informed
regarding these matters, say that Senior Lopez
Roberts had asked the immediate delivery of the
gunboats, and our correspondent at the metropolis
upon advising us OF the above also communicated
the fact of the arrival in that harbor OF the Spanish
man-of-war PizarrO Have these two items OF news
any real connection? We believe they have, and
our readers will so understand it If they recollect
what then wrote regarding the object OF the
PiZaTros voyage to New York-the conveying thence
to Cuba Of the gunboats so very inoppOrtunely or
dered to be constructed in the New York yards
by the Government OF General Duce
But this is not what VIC desire to treat of at the
present Let us see what are the consequences that
may nationally result from the reply OF the United
states GoyeInme%nt % 70 @ ee use 1I tne spa
accede or not to his peuton2 In the first instance,
which we believe viii be the most probable result
for II double dealing and foul play are repugnant in
men, they are d0ubly so in governments called
strong and just-then In that moment the question
ceases the relations between two powers, OF which
one-Spam-has always shown good will towards the
other, win continue cordial as heretofore, and no
one VIII have right to complain; for re-
garding the nllbusters, we think less of them
than anybody else can. Peru, which at this very
moment B In neg0tlat0n Win own Government
for treaty of peace will make no reclamation ana
the United States will retain that responsibility
which gives additional force and power to nations
more, in fact than armies and navies. In the
second case We cannot prophesy II Spain will con-
slider it as casus belh The United States may
tnue great as to territory but will be belitted for
In the opinions OF other nations, and upon the
pages OF her history will appear one OF those bots
OF disoyalty and bad faith whose stain ages will
never remove. To pander to the passions OF
| populace led away ana innamed by the venal
| preaching OF two or three Journals well or badly
mai nv raha w fha "a nf "a
nation that in the day of their afcton aban-
doned thenl-an alliance that perhaps to-day Is OF
no great material worth to them but one they at
present possess, and important always for its here
toiore never-faing loyalty and for the good faith
with which II he acted in its relation towards other
| countries. We repeat we ignorant whether
Spain will regard as be the refusal of Gene
raj Grant to deliver what is the exclusive property
OF spaniards-property that Peru has less than any
| other nation, right TO demand that it should be
| detained after being recipients to that noble conn-
asnce it nv, WHICH a aowed Them OF augmen their navy
but for moment, the Cabinet at Madrid should CON
| slider as an act OF open hostilities negative to
the demand OF the Spanish Minister, contrary as il
would be TO all international law and that the United
States should be resolved TO the consequences
parations, that our readers are already advised
OF, would be OF service to them-preparations
| made with more OF malicious caution than OF
| loyal frankness-which OF the two powers would
gain most and lose least in necessitatlng naval
force from beginning to end? Without pretending
| to decide the question beforehand, we believe We
venture nothing in expressing the opinion that Spain
| would not come out OF the fight second best We
Spanards do not believe ourselves inVincible nor
do we entertain Illusions respecting our resources
| compared with those OF the neghboring republic;
| but it cannot be denied by the Americans that the
sdyantaoes they have over us in their large mer a
| chant marine would prove TO their detriment in
naval war. In the Peninsula the people would fight
| as one man. and In Cuba with desperate valor
| Finally II is not much more than half a century
| since Spain showed the world how she could van
| quish great conqueror, and surely the American
Union is not more powerful now than was then Ma
| poleon ].