The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-21
UNCLE SAM And spain.
An International Commission Con-
sidered Probable. -
SEVERAL CLAIMS TO BE SETTLED.
We Have the Mora Claim Against the
Spanish Government, While Some of Her
CIaiuas Against Us Have Remained In
Allegiance for Years.

We Have the Mora Claim Against the
Spanish Government, While Some of Her
CLAIMS Against Us Have Remained in
Allegiance for Years.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-It is not i'm
probable that an international commits
sion between the United States and Spain
will result from tho urging OF the Mora
claim against Spain. This latter claim
has brought up several others, and the
situation IL the same as that at the time
the United States and Great Britain settled
their conflicting claims by the Alabama
commission, and France and this country
came to an accord by the commission Of
1851. At present the United States is urg.
ing the Mora claim, while Spain has as an
offset tho claims for the invasion Of
Florida when 1t was a Spanish colony,
and for damages to Spanish ships during
the civil war. In addition to this there ia
the prospect that the Cuban rebellion will
result In further claims.
1t is said that the British claims COM
mission gives precedent on the subject.
The treaty for that commission provided
that oil classes Of claims should come be-
fore it. The Alabama case was only one
Of these, and the award was made in Gen
eva. Then the same commission sat at
Washington and Newport and considered
Great Brltain's claims against the United
States for damages to British ships during
the civil war. This resulted ip an allow
ance to England Of 81 9a9, 800 Subsequently
the commission considered the San Juan
boundary and eventually all pending
questions between the United States and
Great Britain were settled. The French
commission sat in Washington for two
years and finally awarded France 1928, 500
for damages to French shipping during
the civil war.
Officials who took a prominent part in
those memorable commissions say that
the claims between the United States and
Spain can be settled in the same way, and
that such an arrangement is not unlikely
as a solution of tho present controversy
over the Mora claim. 1t Is believed that
Spain would regard this as more equit-
able means OF adjudication than a settle
ment of the Mora claim on the spur OF the
moment. ...." 49,.
A commission between the United States
and Spain, 1t is declared, has been desir-
able for many years, as there has been no
commission since that of Fob. ~, 1871,
This commission passed on claims of the
United States arising out Of the early
SuDuu FeDellOn, DuI no provision WIS
made for passing on the several other pend
ing claims. At the time OF this commits
sion Spain commended herself to the
United States by paying the awards as
they were made from time to time with
out waiting for tho final award. Since
then the old Spanish claims have remained
in allegiance, although the Spanish min
listers here have taken action from time to
time to show that they were not aban-
doned.
1t cannot be learned that negotiations
for a commission have as yet boon opened,
although they are regarded as likely to be
the natural outcome of tho present cir
cumstances.