, 1869-08-12
CUBA.
Secretary Fish saItd tho NPnnlah N In
IstcF-Ihc E'osItion OF Our EoycFn-

CUBA.
secretary Fish sAnd tho Spanish n In
Istcr-Lho E'osltAon OF Dur GoyuFa
| lArnt.
Thr following Is IRON tho Washington cotro
sp0ndence Of the New York Hrratl:
Uftnu tho arrival Of Ar. LopcE Ioberts =
the Iu,itnnablr Government of Hpnin, tnat eru.lo
anI lrhethy intes.lew VIVA had covering In
OLE Question OF Hpalu and Cuba Mr. ltooerr
madg various propoai.iol!s, snd IL 81. enthusiasm
hsktd toble thlngS unurce@thTT and even beyout
whsl might baSt been expected q! htten2 ant
int,rrthdsnt nation.
Government had already made up IL mn! wha
course It would purnus IN the struggle, nni Ita
It Should continue % preserve 'trtct ntt
thr government and the pc'p'e Of tht
United States we're ii sympathy atth the move
lnent or the people Of cnba: that shu &uv
efuIltDt ln tue lace OF this snd nRs1u-t Its per
tUusI feelings had taken a stsnt which II would
sustain. atu Il won!d preserte tonasds spa!n ihe
Cp,ted btaics would not Interfere in tho contest
except tnst the harbors and r1Ects OF tho United
StAtea should not be used Ii which TO ut oar hos
taken to stop Ill such Violations Of the neArEalty
lnrs. TIE Secretary. platuly told Ar. RoteFs1
shas tos isndsncJ Of ~ ths Islands ana countries
un1catlOn With our sJstcm; And, wnateTcr might
Dc the result OF the present struggle, CutlI, fol
su,hortf3 md constitute = pa9s Q. he Goverun,ent
Gl the Ii lied States; that he did not think that
this vas 10 De accomplished in day Or IN year,
bnt the result ~es inev!ahle; that the time would
C1me when the United States would Ind II to it,
Interest and RecuEE, 10 take possession OF these
counties II recestary, and organize them into
q government and surrounded BY Reput-
lcxn lnstltutioas At such lime as the
would te enforced. Al pnc.cat. no . ever, thu
GOV efnnent proposed IN hlhcre to ~ neutrality.
"Although tho Spanan Minister lid not tail 10
| ttke The hlREeatluu freu the Secretary that tbs
| Ua!ted 6tates naa then acting In the ntetrst4 u
| S.alu and AEainst 1ts Owl syMPaihles, which
might somf'ime take tarn, i appears be In
| nuguFatesi htitef = violation Of thnt vr1Y pcu-
| tfAl'y Which he ex4cieI fson the Euied states
Government IL rtpfCfklnE all efforts On the 3art Of
Certain sn'li'ituuls 10 scno a!a 10 cuha- Though
the go,eFi'1aent was perfectly cnEnIzaHt Of Tue
build ns ol feet u euDboats in American wn.srs
| II had 10 official EuoH1ea9e Of the fact pnr the
! Wbeu onicus inquis, was made a. 10 the future
I enpu, tne nj ot Tire yessia, which it Has known
werc not fur the Cnl.c' States service. 1t arsr
| Learned ss in otrctat fact that they were bctuK
constructed under contracts between the buLkIers
End the SpaDlsh Government, through their repre-.
trAltty aud he had recelred IL lie responded u
this act Of kfnlness townrt Spain hy attempting
to ., gut "a . nest " A%es;c4a Na.ers.
appear. Thinking he might be out OF town. tie
sent again, bas once more the diplomatic CAstil.
lian Kept clear. II w4s very evident MI Robert
was yer, much In ,hc condition OF tie psf.on VINO
had nothing 10 say gu curtain occass0n. On Last
Friday, week phsr, the Secretary. icing about
CENT tor New York. turned ste matter over to tue
Ashtsant s cfetary ol Stale, J. 4. Bancroft Davis.
with Instructions 10 see the Spanish M,nI=ter. 1t
does not aEi*ar 'tiat be say the Assistant Secre
3ary efiEer. He lett Washington for New Yorf,
and, arriving lnrug the presence OF the President
u tue CITY on day solouEu alter vlst TO Long
Hra1ch, II was supposed TINT tlt representative Of
ele confused Mate Of 1alrs ID Spain WAS atA,ut to
lat hs ow Confusion before the President but he
never went nta. the P1ex:tle1t; A The. e.satne time
AtGni the same time bJ boat which later lncthod
might have proved a refreshing opportunity Of
at Gercl!H Here, turr.tuntfcd BY The beauties Of
Highland scenery nnIrs the shadow Of old For.
tut. 10 full view Of West Point. under The ,utl-
chce I'll Other associations Of historic and Iltta.
r nature, aid not 10 omlt The genial hospitality
which would donbtiess have received him at the
hauds Of the SECRETARY himself. The whole ques.
nteht have hteh thoroughly talked o. er ana 1t
might bate been ar1apEed in consideration OF IN
attempted vlolattuu OF the neutrality Of the
United States, that tie said government wonI,!
Question: But no Spanish Minister made his ap-
''1'ne question involved In the arrest, "a It is
considered by the government, OF the Spanish
s1alv aetern,ned 10 malutain Neutral M posii,oo.
r. doing 50 be detained expeditions tttug out for
Cuta, anl. 10 many lustances, at the request o{
the Spanish Minister. detsncd the calling OF yes
sels engaged IN leGilfrnate trade. az It was alter
hsa,ns nr,ts @ ns otnts a.ae " !ae question
1c.sr ~ boots n Ar,at t anLst H1ta ~ "aifs
n1Seh A. rnr"rnm1r. ~, Huz. siiAn ~ sStos-
rnmatanrss g. ninh, - q. auu uatet olunait GU
wn1s hTt 1hn5a hn,po,,a y, - 10 go o.. Pa WIN ner
of Sfste an,iE te,m" ~ Sos,,, *, ~ Luz ~.
Snain mi ;', s T. t.. ao!nant var bet seen
,.Ie ~ r,oIi t,,en, @ ~ 1es Iui.eo sIases
;ts+eo MI nrnh"t1r No., era't a. anu u !se M Hre4
Stase, n,ec,rrt I,t iS ui;t,. ~ -, tae pnIeo
hsrbors bccan.e Snsn md ~ Jnta; t.tas nea
~ ,"oro ~ - stan nnM Tue Gn!te1 H1a1e3 are
of FI, III r. nans1 ui+ aS.s eaaa5 neIi 1asor
Gned ststrs s1e thc hs1 ~ rrsnG" esa asa LEE, lug
n; ertren,e ana ex,anS,rs a. hn,.eio1, - - I'esp
nan Of Spon 10 oyer0os tbfa ;h1n ~ Il - ~ ~ NM,
with The f3lont, ri rhs Tn,fn Stn ;aa ~ - 80 ,a
81 cIetaTy If Sta,a Win n-ota!ts, ~ suIo5 me
ainosr eyerr vessel fIn+ r,onrs i"r conh;har
ra1nrs for ftar that r. sntnht ~. ,t. ~
ETtr EaytlItni ~ iii. ..nf th"n n, ~ @ .nat
pf re- nj thr au1hnrttet n11,rnt - te sae sGty
hing hrtself arnjnst Pr1, F' !" w 'H9 @7Ue
H1he Serrptays 81 staia ia .oo ,,,a. t,- .,,,
strategy TosseR,fnc al that eG,,,in,t,r ~ ii
and temper peretsar, IL a TjnIamnt nnG s,af"st
pao he Observes s.5neor.ir n1G caIet ana saes
lcts rrudeutlv md Il the t,n1rir mnmcnf TIA IL
4 eli observed ia yonr cnTrrsnnndat1. 4Thc Ms
.Inmrnr tad ~ ah,Irat,nrE ~ a1t lne soF
Perm ns well M fowsnfa qns,n Sono rnna-n
liner The Peruvian Gnra7nntr"H, ,-nsat L'oa.as r
htS rnrc,n,rant ~ Eat, FuaHAasGM Ts 4luH
dinis,er protested. on the gTonnG tha, ihes. 1Sa
cl. fr,jpht he nee,s IN MI Fl fha Tt,Ms sta'.I1
,,ar ~ tho ha ~ Snards q " ao1as snona
he rm,,Irmnd Ti.n.n p.sa - 1hia1sact sccoEutzt1
81 u.sn H 1@.st1nSS s, =. . htatH " war |
So, E,tea,rsnttu ~ n 1890 auA .Hat U!
ern1it,a; ~ ,.nEs ~, ar, rt n'ouuls NeEe
nent xjth 1he I-,ttai EI. tsn 'uo aa a0les-
hnn, 49, 49, - a.su .9..tSs tuAt Luosc Sea-ets
h Int,d S..1ss % ~ ~ nn5 rumEr ~ta Hnlca
~ ancnr.;t, s, pp 90 ~ pe1ee uat'i tne5 shoulu