, 1875-11-29

-elntiuns with Spain indicate a mysterious
and irroconciiablo state Of things. Thu news
from tho State Department il to tho effect
TINT tho Spanish Cabinet IL in harmony upon
tho Cuban question. and that tLcro Is the best
Of rcasons for anticir ating m amicabfe nat
tfeuent Of all the diplomatic points recently
! raised by tho American noto. At the Hnn,e
tino il in reported on whit appears to be good
authority TINT tho secrotary o: the Navy
continues in secret the most extensive navhl
preparations; TINT tho oli-clad1 have nj been
| overhauled with reference 10 Immediate motive
service; that tho torpedo corps is likowiso
engaged in preparing torpetioes; aud TINT
orders hnye boon sent to Lisbon recalling tho
entire Mediterranean squadron. 1t is impos-
siblo to reconcile theso two rsporta with
nny information at hand. II thoro is
no danger of any conflict with Spain, thon
thero is nothing to justify tho large and geu-
crnl expenditures on our naval service not
| warranted hy tho appropriations mads by the
list Congress, which allowed tho Naval De-
partmept somo $4,000, 600 less than had bcon
expended tho previous year that included
.ho expenditures on unyal preparations be-
cause OF the Tirginius aifair. Since the
power to declare war is vested in Congress-,
| It is tnir to presume that tho President, in
| sanctioning the continued preparations in tho
| navy, laI information Of Bomp serious COM
| plication Or somo impending mouace which
| mas not beon made public.
| At MI events, tlaesu warliko preparations,
which cannot possibly bo called out By any
| %1,n n.
| furnish proper occaaion To say TINT tho
| United States Government shos,id net DO be-
| trnyed into the danger OF opon hostility with
| SPUN on any nlat.or Of d minor
or technical nature. II diplomatic dif-
ierenccs arise TINT threaten to stir mp
bad blood and lend to a breach in friendly
rclationB, then it Is better that tho whole
| Spanish question shall bo opened up md
our commercial relations with Cuba rsad justcd
upon fait and equal basis. This is tho real
canao Of complaint wo have nsninst Spin.
| It completely oyorshalows the right of coun.
yel for American tllibnators captured in civ.
ing mid and comfort to tho Cuban rebels II
IL oven mose Important than the nbrogatlou
Of tho unfair right Of search claimed BY the
SpAnish Government under the treaty oi
1906, though we denied the same right te
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