, 1877-11-07
SPAIN AND AMERICA.
Interview with the Spanish Min.
lister OF State.
1ber:nn Eior's 10 Maintain Friendly
Relations W I'll United
S.ates.
t;oo1 Prospects or The Conclusion o1
aNcw treaty uf Clnll,,trcc.
Spain Making supremo Effort to 0rusl
tie Cuban Rebels.

Cn,r-.pnnftnet .yftc fark Ntrn1f.
MAnNtb, Oct. l1.-A statement mat0 by the
Washington totrt knoiltietIt Ut uc OF the Aladfssl
plpcrs II tnc elect thut tho American tovcrf'-
,uunt lad tsslct un tha 7th Ut Oetollcr, de-
trpe imposing M txtraurtlinafy tlillcrentfal
charge o1 10 cunts per to,, III all arnnai. yes.
xcls cntcrftlg ports of the thitcd States. has
created considerable Excitement hero nfnu,lE
s1mnisll merchants. Tic press, too. Is ratlcr
excited hnd nnu Iurn,ulatcs tiefnunds For IT..
taIlnturv measures. Nhea tic ncys spt'hlis-
rd.it naturally created Il gts,l deal Ut surprise,
rs It IL pretty welt known that the present TOY
tfnt,,est has shown most friendly s.trit III its
.lsall1s with the Gui!el States, atHl sectns Sill
crrcLy anxious tu place the relations bf tic tw"
Countries oh such basis rs will c!rcvtually rc'
mure ull excuse tUr diDcuttG1lt. Not lcss STIR
prIscl inan tl,b s,anars al tho repor.etl actloa
uf tic Washington Government, the representa-
| tive u tic H.mti called OH tho Minister VI
Stale. Scnor sIlyrln, to request sonc infor,1in.
t1an al,out The ca,Iscs wtsll sniglt lie supposed
IL have induced tie Government vi tic Gnltc
States to alupt line of conduct 50 Unusual and
50 untricndty.
uSrnlESDLr ACTION.
The Minister rerlcd: II was nstonlshcd that
| tic American GuvcrnneDt should have tnkct
50 unfricndiy step; the nlore 80 TINT have IT.
eeIyel no otrial Information lron, oar Minister
fl Washington or from AIr. Lowell. wiIu, ef
ruussr, was liUt compelled 10 communicate the
fact to tnc unless directed by his Government.
But canilot understand how BcMor Afauttlla,
uur Ministcr II Watll!nst.!,. who T. very
nstsS sxs aud sr4sa n,ssts ssn sspv aSs aets IT;
,llc interests Of Spain 70, escape him:
lMlcct, tillnk 1t n1ust unlikely that lse ehonltl
su 70, ntsl nh tllcre.,'ra tnclncd to doubt tho
eafsd II the Saira @ speTs Ml il e. ' t
there WIS u rn,nor III circulation to tho elect
that tito Huyrrns1tcnt Intended to atlopt s!iGt
measure and TINT snnlc journalist assuncd that
tic decree Ind been alrcqly Issued anu sent tile
news tu Aalrl.l. have already sent u tcfcGr4ns
| 10 Washington to Inquire whcthcr or not sHc a
decree has 1yc Issued, and ~ soon ~ thu reply
roi1fcs sa1l intortt Yull. We can then bnvo
POWER or RETALIATION.
Correspnic,lt-l apIcured strange anl tn
likely to me- tint CIR uHvcrasnent stoll lave
u,lUptct 81 violent II measure At time w!eii
.n.h tioverlIuents maintain such friendly rcla-
ttous. .....
,l1.lstcr qf Stasc--I confess that canuot ,1s,-
tlcrs.athl why yuur u.ysr1llneSt Should a10pt
mcusurc tllat weull ini.t great Injury on our
restricted sonsnescc. aIn IN excellent terlns
Scnteinau Sss @ u,i vsry Intelligent. Thu !n,posl.
ton ot dlllcrsntlal duty on spanl,l, snlp:
| Gt{1H WAlllltS III EilLEkEy lV lid u H%Ehk NCAt VI
harm; bit wc hare 1t III our power a,o to lnt'lcs
considerable injury un American, shipping ny
the imposition u retaIatnry dulles. Il appears
to nle, hUwcycr, quite unworthy ot two great
"ticr iIarn,. jy our laws Gould within Twenty
fur huurs establish q ,llIlerrntla! tax IN
all American a!ps trailing. to span.s!l
ports; but esen #lloaIl II prosc true
tllat your Government has imposed the ex-
trn"rdinary. tax, u alleged, ! would seq Mr.
l.uwcll, uti,l make representations through Uur
M,utstcr at Washington, nlld in tast exhaust
eySry mean. bsi1F9 aoptiE, easa,ss @ 81 ro
the only result Of such schselcss policy.
l,es[tlcs, an by conviction freq tru.lcr, but l
recognizc that tn the pfcseut condition of spaii
protected. Only when MI eforts to o.
ss. u a issa ~saa asa;s9a's
last rrsDurce to measures vi rutallation.
Measures vi this nature arc always ifnpotltie,
BECAUSE they only serve to c,t,1itter tho minis
| Ut the pastlta ~ tie eulltr0vGrsy Bnl render
InoFu difficult reasonable ahl atsucaola az-
rangcncnt Ut tho Original ditllsulty.
Cosrespnndent-lnbl!cn nplnton in tho United
Etntes IL III favor III N MituinE friendly rcatloNa
with 1paln. rtlerc arc. 0f COURSE. some rxccll'
tions; but tho ynst majority y tug population
tcs,Fcs pcaceabo alld trtenoaY solut[on OF alI
| questions pm ulfug between tho two countries.
BAcHlFIuEs goA THE BAKE " rEAcR.
Minister Ut state-We also arc sincerely DO
strut. of maintaining tr!snlly relatluls, with
| Tho pEQplF 4lll N0VEE1l&bEue III tNG Anl&ttl
Siates. in prUot ol this mn r.to yum the r.
cent payMeut Ut 5,W0 ,Wof:, awarde.l by the
Washington Commission. confess It cost ms
Kood deal ta pay these clatins, Gccalssc tho
| utt,Eey went nut to real American cltizulls, nut
to rcGels like 0uic"urta, who had covered them
selves with tue ,.an.ls of American citizenship.
stall, as We had 4 Coinullaalou ct Arbitration,
anu desired to lnaLutatn friendly relations, thu
ample Of tho friendly lrs.lng which anilnatea
our tloYeFumcnt was furnished hv my actl0n III
the case Of tue trouble rause! by The detention
Ut tho Amorlean whaier fairthIlt, which was
papers a. "Apothcr Spanish Outrage" Now,
1t wns not q Spanish outrage. but mcre uct u
stupidity On The paFt oi tho Captain Of 4
spannh bask. hna VI souf u o,,s u w
Lieutenant In col,,Inand ordersd thu Immediate
releasu of tho wtalcr anu atiowed tier to pru
cccd on her wsy; A. soon asl lear,'ed thaI
some tfoabls q ts t,aturs i,9d os,arFea W.. M
lugJlately telexrapltl tn nur Minlstcr IN Wust.
ington, "Inlofm the Minister ol state that I
any spanish otilcial has actet ILLEGALLY no shal
be- punished; u any Atacrlran. citizen has sut
sercd loss In this affair he sllall ba L1ennilfea.
80 you sao the detention ot the w,a.er was nc
! more Spanish ontsaxe than II on going ou
some po1ire officer should arrest you. 1t woule
not b. an otitrags but an aet ot stupi4lty, which
would punis!, By lining the officer:
Cu1respoutrnt-Witilt thu establishment d
soundcr aud muYe liberal commercial relation
must vi tho vexat!ous questions which eontlnu'
ally imper,l the good understanding between
tbs TWO countries would disappear.
TOO hUsr 70 MAKE TREATIES.
Minister VI stats--We deaEe TO faelil
tate business and intFoduce needed n,,All
= with tho United States, but It Is y mat
ter which requires considerable attcntion au'
study In ordsr that heinterests OF tha Pvnnsu
years w have been 10 occupied With civil war
lefa III HEan mud with tie insurrectlou Il