The New York herald., 1878-03-09
THE CUBAN PEACE.
VIEWS OF THE SPANISH CONSUL GENERAL
ON TIE CApITULATIoN AND THE SECRET

VIEWS OF the SPANISH CONSUL GENERAL
ON THE CApITULATIoN AND THE SECRET
TREATY.
SeGor Don Hipohto de Uriartc yesterday took the
trouble length the published articles
of tho "secret treaty. with show that oil
the advantages ana privileges claimed In 1t for
Cuba had long ago been conceded to tho Spanish
Provinces including Porto RICO, and
Cuba, by virtue OF tho constitution OF the
Spanish monarchy and the laws OF reform. He cited
the articles OF the respective laws and showed their
application to tho case OF Cuba, with the view Of
proving that the island would nave long ago enjoyed
The benefits OF these laws the insurrection,
and that their benefits win to CUBA with
out tho necessity OF including them in the terms of
capitulaton, whether open secret. As to the
morcd displeasuro of the Havana volunteers at the
terms oil peace the Consul referred to Official tcep
and speeches, already published in tho HERALD,
10 show that such state OF III feeling existed among
the corps OF volunteers lilo also that repi-
ments OF this class OF troops being Already composed
OF Spaniatds C1bans and negroes that each class
OF people in The island represented, IT. woud be
.hsurd IN ,lsbnnu tbou, I'm oraor IN ,n,ry.ntyo no
same forces again.
THE LATE SURRENDER.
Referring to tho late surronder the Consul General
said that the Central Committee IL Camaguav. by
virtnc OF a pfe6lscttc In iavor o; peace, accepted
tho bases Of It as already published Tho
ODiciai Gazette OF February ~. .ho nilitafy
cncis others who before that mad sustained tho
revolutionary Congress aud government, had laid
down thcr urfnsan gwen In ther submission 10 tho
spanish authorities; aud the agents that rcvolu
tionary Congress ana government In tho United
States, Messrs. Jose Antonio Echevcrria, Miguel do
Albania and Major General Julio Sangui have spon-
aneousy ceased to exercise their duties rccog-
nizng that the insurrcction the Island has term
mated, That there docs not now remain 10 item a
shadow OF revolutionary authority, ana that there Is
no longer any one for them 10 represent.
The most lo.able of all these accomplished facts
that the insurg orces VINO have delivered up their
arms did not exceed Two thousand men, which went
to prove even supposng tnat some small parties had
IN ihur rqctin .Iil
tents aud purposes doleated. inc number OF the IN
surgenls III not bc above three thousand-the same
lttlc stronger iorcc than sitting Bull
was able To Drug together In his best days,
and toward which span has proved herself
generous oxtcDuing TO tnem an honorable
capituiaton whcn thcy were reduced the refuge O
the forests, smut up Ia hem ana near bong made
prisoners ior theJ could have escaped from
the isand they did not possess any port, mad
they any ships at thair disposal Another notable
crcumsiance is that the oost military chiefs that the
Insurgents have had were ioroIgners, without any
properly interests or iamiiy island. Jor
dan and Reeves we're Americans, Maxine Gomez
and Modesto Diaz belonged 10 81. Domingo, ROion
was foic, Cacco, an African, Ct of many Others
said the Consul.