Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular COrrespOndent.J

Washington, d. q. July 15th,-
Will the United States recognize
the Cuban insurgents as belllger
Q IT.! Stranger things have hap
pened. The Spanish minister to
the United States is 50 much
afraid of that very thing that he
has, doubtless under orders from
his government, gone to spenl the
summer III the same nsighbOrhood
in which Secretary O.ney IS spend
ing his vacation. b fore leaving
Washington the minister frankly
said that he was going so as to be
where he could "keep IN tou'h with
the Secretary of State" A gentle
man who, although not himself a
Cuban, is in hearty S, mpAthy Win
The Cubans in their efforts to throw
off the CALLING Spanish yoke, as
sured me that the revUlutionlsts
would in tie near future formally
ask this government for that 10
coguition, and will lusISt upon
getting it or d point blank REFUSAL
The same gentleman says the IN
suigents are only waiting uptli
thew are III a position TO ciaim
recognition on the grounds Iald
down by Woolsey and since &C.
cep;ed by nearly every civilized
nation: i. e., has an organized
govelnmen', prepared 10y law lot
war on either element, or Oh hoth.
He says the organized Cuban GoV'
eminent will quickly follow the
recent election Tor president held
by the CIOsns temporarily in the
United States, and that then 1t
will only need vessel or two 20
comply with all the requirements.
Tue Monroe doctrine may also De
appealed to 10y the Cubans to aid
them in their fight for recognition.
President Monroe wrote In that
famous message, which, 10y the way
dealt with the revolt OF SPANS
South American Colonies; GAS
soon as the movement assumed
such steady and consistent form
as to make the success Of the
provinces possible, the rights to
which they were entitled by the
laws of nations as equal parties to
a civil war have been accorded
them.o Should this Government
accept President Mouroe'S view OF
a similar affair there would be
little doubt of early recognition.
No one need be surprised when
the demand tor recognition Is made
to see it strongly backed by IN
fluentlal Americans.
To hear the talk of Pennsylvan
ians who come to Washington, one
might suppose that the Preslden'
tial campaign was raging in the
keystone state, instead of a fight
for the head of the Republican
State Committee, the result oil
which will merely give to Senator
Qlay or his opponents an oppor'
tunlty to control the state delega
ton to the National Convention Of
that party. A Penn, ylvania bust
ness mau SAID of this 6ght: Il
heard, on the best authority IN
Philadelphia that the anil quay
forces had raised S25O,OOO with
which to down their enemy. On
the other hand, | heard that one OF
the big PittSburg iron manutac-
tnrers had notified Senator Quay
that be might draw on him for
500, 900 whenever he needed the
money" Considerable interest
has been aroused among the
siIv,r men by The report that the
anti Quay men we're trying &c
create feeling againstQ lay because
of his frlendliness towards Sena-
tor Cameron, who is an avowed
silver candidate f,r the republican
presidential nomination. q lay
Is not silver man, and 1t Ii
we'll known in Washington that
his first choice tor president IL
Ex.Speaker Reed.
There is much curiosity to know
what the opinion Of Presiden
Cleveland aud Secretary Olney /
on bet recent diplomatic breaks o
Ambassador ElstIs, in allowing
himself TO be interviewed by TIL
Paris newspapers. Ole whose
relations with the administrator
are sure that be would not ALLOW