The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-30

SPAIN IS NOT DANGEROUS
Has Her Hands Full with a Full
Blown Revolution.
NO DESIRE FOR FURTHER WAR
New Minister WIN Investigate the
Allianca Affair-Attitude Towards
the United States Is Peaceful.
RevoIutiOnists at New Orleans.

Washington. March 29.-The Allianca
incident is regarded as almost as good
as closed The assurance of the Span
ish government that they are acting in
good faith, and that the delay in MAX
ing apologies for firing on the American
flag Is due entirely to the necessity OF
making an investigation, coupled as 1t
Is with the relief of the officer com
manding the Spanish war vessel. which
committed the offense is accepted as
sufficient to warrant this government
in waiting patiently for the expected
reparaton. The fact that Spain has
her hands fun in dealing with the
Cuban rebellion is assurance enough
that everything possible will be done to
avoid trouble with the United States.
Much qualification is manifested In
official circles here. Although the state
department officials decline to admit
the fact there is reason to believe that
these matters have been communicated
to them. either through United States
Minister Taylor at Madrid or through
Senator Murugua, the resident Spanish
minister here. There is now no dispo-
sition in any quarter to doubt that the
Spanish assurances are satisfactory as
far as they CO. and the incident has
already passed into a phase where 1t
will yield to adjustment by the ordinary
methods of diplomacy. The instruc-
tions reported to have been sent to the
Spanish naval commanders indicate
| that the Spanish government has not
yet accepted the doctrine laid down in
the United States note as to their TACK
of Jurisdiction within the shore waters
in cases of foreign vessels plying on
their established routes. but it is be-
lieved that this may be safely left to
further discussion and that meantime
the Spaniards will do nothing further
calculated to force a decision on this
issue.
Commanders Acknowledgements.
Among diplomatists here the relief
of the Spanish commander Is taken 10
be an acknowledgment that he was In
error and as a step toward the repara-
tion Spain is to make.
There is little doubt that the new
! Spanish minister, Senior De LONE. Will
go to Cuba before coming here. The eff
feet of this will be to leave Spain with
out a minister in the United States
after the next two weeks, for Muruaga
! has determined to leave about April 10
or II. as he has important private busi-
, ness demanding his attention. The
new minister could not reach here by
that time If he came direct and as he
will wait to go with troopship to
Cuba, it will take considerable time for
him to reach the United States. The
Spanish legation will be under the di-
rection of the Charge d'Affairs after
April 10 or 12 1t is said, however, that
no significance will attach to these
conditions, as they are necessary under
the circumstances, although 1t comes
at an unfortunate time when grave
questions are pending between the
United States and Spain.
New Orleans Recruits.
The Spanish legation denies the
Florida reports that an expedition Of
thousands of revolutionists are about to
leave Florida for Cuba. 1t is said, how
ever, that actual enlistments are now
! being made in New Orleans. From the
Spanish stanpoint the imsurrection has
been recognized as existing, and re-
ports concerning 1t have been made
to the state department. But the Span
ish government, it is declared, does not
intend to carry this recognition to the
point of proclaiming a rebellion to be
in existence, as this would be a step
toward recognizing the insurgent cause
| for Cuba's independence. 1t Is claimed
also that the state department has In
effect recognized the existence of an
nsurrection, as It has invoked the OPP
Grafton of the protocol of the Spanish
treaty. which protects American citi-
Zens In Cuba, charged with sedition
treason or conspiracy, against trial by
martial law.
| 1t is rumored that the Cuban revolu-
| tionists have made indirect efforts to
have the United States recognize them
under the law of nations as belligerents
The report Is based on the statement
that prominent revolutionary sympa-
thizer is now In Washington and one
of the most noted leaders of the revolt
| Is said to have been here not long ago
! Itisnot known, however that they have
done more than urge the Justice of their
cause on senators and members of
congress and certainly there Is no pres
ent prospect of the grant of any such
recognition.