The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-11
A Powerful Navy, but No Incl-
nation to Do Right.
The Forbearance of the Great Powers an
Injury to the Nation.
The virginius Outrage Not Redressed-Cuba
the Plague" of the Antilles.

the recent notice in the London Gazette warn
ing English vessels, on account of danger
from the Carlist batteries, to avoid entering
ports on the Biscayan coast, and adding
''that the whole Spanish coast eastward from
Bilbao should be avoided"
a SOLEMN AND ANGRY WARNING TO THE SPAN
The Times wakes wroth. 1t says:-'If
English vessels or English sailors are injured
England will look to Spain for redress. 1t is
the duty of Spain to protect her coasts The
Germans peremptorily insisted on this when
Carlist battery fred on German ship
Spain has no excuse for being freed from the
elementary duty of guarding life and prop
erty on her own coasts"
THE NAVAL POWER OF THE spAN1ARDs.
The Times goes on to say" Spain has
so Large and powerful a navy that if she
should dispute with America at the end of
the war she would have great advantage at
the beginning Of the struggle If
Spain insists on having the luxury of rebel
iious colonies at a time of civil war at home,
she must take the consequences. To let her
neglect her plain duty of maintaining an
adequate force on her coasts because she
chooses to keep up larger empire than she
can manage is folly"
NO REASON TO COMPLAIN.
'sSpain," continues the Times, "has no rea-
son to complain of want of forbearance on
the part of other States Her weakness is the
reason of her escaping SO easily She wants
to redress wrongs only under compulsion
The Virginius case is typical of her policy
No punishment has yet overtaken the chief
criminal in this inexcusable crime.
NOT LEARNED ANYTHING.
t'The Spaniards, despite civil war, the loss
Of colonies, the accusations of the Spanish
to believe that they have lost the greatness
of the time of Charles " and Philip H.
Spain has not yet learned the duties which
she owes to other nations. They in turn in
iure her by their forbearance, and even her
responsible statesmen presume on the con-
tinuance of foolish and treacherous i'm
punity which would insure dismissal in
other States.
WHAT Is BEST FOR SPAIN.
cit would be better for Spain and the
world" says the Times in conclusion, ''if
she we're held accountable as are the greatest
Powers. The United States might set good
example by insisting that Cuba shall not be
pearl of the Antilles, and England may ftly
insist that the Biscayan ports shall be
guarded by an efficient maritime police"
ENGLISH PRESS OPINION AT VARIANCE WITH
THE TIMES ELIMINATION AGAINST SPAIN.
LONDON, Jan 10. 1875
The Pau Mall Ga,ette this afternoon has an article
on the Spanish question: which ridcues the lead
ing article in the Times this morning.
The writer says:-'we cannot avoid the suspicion
that II more powerful country than Spain de-
autng her performance OF her International duties
the Tunes would not have adopted such tone We
unable to any more creditable reason for re
sorting to il in this case than span's inability to re-
sent IT,"
MILITARY CANCELLATION TOWARD ExnED SPAN
IARDs.
MADRID, Jan. 10, 1879
General campos has ordered the local authorities to
hermit all the inhabitants Navarro under sentence
of Punishment who either abroad with the Carl
lists 70 return TO their homes, and announces that
.rhe past conduct OF those who back will be for
gotten"
A NEW SOLUTION OF THE sPANIsH-CUBAN DUES
rror-rHE MEASURE METED BY SPAIN TO Bz
MrAsuREp TO HHR AGAIN-sENAroR COMO
vER's RESOLUTION.
WASHINGTON Jan. 10, 1876
Anew and serious face has been put upon the Cuban
snanish question by the resolution Of Senator conover
introduced to-day, proclaiming the neutrality OF the
United States between the Spanards and the Cuoans
In the way Spain proclaimed neutrality between the
United States government and the Southern reocs In
1891 and forbade ships the Of her ports Some
OF the mystiaed people Washington begin TO think
they see
A SOLUTION
or all the Presidents man1uvring with the navy and
threwd observers believe that a way has now been
opened for his supplementary Cuban message Senator
conover says his resolution is practically stronger
than one recognizing beigerent rights would be- BY
u Cuba Is
ENORMOUSLY RECOGNIZED
IS an Independent Power and as having virtually the
same rights Spain, while enabling US TO enjoy the
immunity Of allowing the same privileges to both.
The fitting out Of large vessels Of war in American
ports Is virtually prohibited, which Spain is charged
BY the friends OF Cuba with having done TO sbou. the
aumoer Of thirty They now argue, Let Cuba DO al
owed 70 do the same and
CUBA
IN six months ir she Is in a measure protected from
being pursued into port BY Spanish vessels The action
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