The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-16
SECRETARY FISH'S DIARY.
Reveals Why Cuban BelIigerency
Was Not Recognized.
GRANT SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION
by the PresIdent Who Commended
Him for Two IhinGs-Secrsts of
tho State Department..


Albany, N. Y, March l5.--tCopyrightedi
l%h. by the Associated Press. )--During the
debate of the Cuban question in the United
States senate many illusions were made,
both by Senator Sherman and Senator
nm as 10 the attitude of President Grant
and the then secretary of state, Hamilton
Fish.
Senator Sherman declared that there
was conflict Of opinion over Cuban
,ff,trs hatrao,, ti,o nrosiaort an; bie. ,cc
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Of the New York assembly. Hamilton
}-tsh snn If tho Iata serr.tarv e. IN ms
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session OF Information upon 'hls SUBJECT
contained In the diaries Kept by his father,
and theso were shown TODAY to the COR
n, ,,.o,,,,a,,, 80 IN -.,,i.t,, D.,
E'Spohuen' OIL the AsSoclatea PRESS
Under date of February II, 1870 there
is n suggestion of a rift In the unity OF
The republIcan marty in defrnre Of ,ba
va. i1P""''r'h p"i'S li' "cIH'Se VI t'le
policy respecting foreign affairs which
policy the president had announced i'm
his annual Inessnee Of tho nrovious nn-
e"Hl'er. Tue HIatpy Is as tolio"s: called
this morning. by appointment. to see
Senator John sherman on the snhiect ot
a. ,,,,i, ~ ,n,sa Wv VI
on that question / referred to his reso-
tuition Introduced in tho senate .rd hi
sno,,b en- fa,,or n, r,ar,,,t.,,r,s ,,'s
SpVev" IA iaVor Oh recognizing the BEL
hserency OF Cuba. He was asked IL he
had recently examined the treaty with
Spain OF l7l5. He said he HAD NOT. ,yas
not aware of the existence of such
treaty. referred to It's provisions and
to tbe rrohab,c consoo,,a,cce NJ ~, ,vo,.
~ '''o Pt''""'u eo,'S'luei'ceS ol tuS 'Nef-
tiHf ny SPAN OIL the right OF Visit Tor of
s,drch); thought our people would not sIl1-
init to ii and ,ha, thr consoouencas ,yo,,I,
coon d~yelon a. ,.a,.. , ~ H9u't
was NOT b!ltstr,',,cy. th,.ro '' ia ,nsmiils
hit n@ , ,Vii,s leiivS usnG Is n6niihs,
no sovernIntnt Of tne insHrrei,on o'I n,yt, ~
t6at o'i,l'a b ofgai4Sat,on ETC, ne admitted
ci%s,I,. , i,"u ny S5"unnHed the SUBJECT
of .vcitsn,.,, 'I i ~ 'iiV ~ ~ " Soou uHal
iassa ~ h,e i,sa II, Win the
IN ,r9r,,. XIII 80 .i "a DVllsceeilVy
public dabt mmd 20 "a meet ny IT,, aST OF me
in,,nro,,,iaptJjt,, any, 20 tm99et inc increased
the ai-rnw yi,,v ~ m''' NC necessarily iof
n at.t{{ nav u ~;
lost tbe parf S9l'g IN ne anong republicans
approaching autumn election should ' he
OF repres"ntttionH ' to by reason
gard to tha nrneidcnt's renI ~ 80 ~ re-
Indicated on i.InNn 10 ~, "' ~ ,teutuue Is
"T1id"e orth oui'o ~ ny inns entry:
IN W. o,.dn ~ anu ntheIai Butier called
,nss .nu eIv,''ts 20 urge me sending of
Of r,hau In - W wv puNSllVh
y,ote u,iu eViIiseteHey. Orth says the
cloSirs, -, N'Sae hahhs WIN make the
or tbtrtv CI,il; utt there are some twenty
ci4ad ~ TViot hbiilpefs VINO may be de-
anninst the spGTen; put would not go
's Cn Tue ptesldents views,
~ ~ suue ~ mere Is TINS entry; Stay
az az nome ana prepare message on the
nuuan HSnlsegeecy question to be sub
iinltt'u tof inc presidents consideration
~ s"sc ny uEleeu 10 SEND one.
,oG.i NY discussion In the cabinet on the
lSth, the uay on which the special mes
sage was sent t9, congress, the diary says;
" was generally admitted that If war
lS 10 ne feSoIted TO II should he by a d.
rect declaration and not by embarrassing
Snaln pY declaration of helligerency
fences by referring In general terms to
seizures on the high seas, embargoeS OF
propertN and personal outraces. Robson
adds the concluding sentences, claiming
that the question of belligercncy Is dis
ttnct from those questions OF wrongs
which are being pressed for indemniica-
ton and II not satisfied they will be made
the subject OF "A future MESSAGE And
thus IL Is agreed that the message shall
be sent in"
Speaker Fish said that tho original
draft of tho message with its many
erasures and interlineations is all in
Secretary Fish's own handwriting The
message sent to congress and printed as
ex does. No. ?, is Verbatim MS in that
draft down to thu following pararrap nh
near tho end: There is no de facto gov
eminent In the Island of cuba sufficient
to execute law and maintain lust rein
tons with other nations snain has not
been able TO supprpss tho opposition 10
Snsnisb rulo on XXX fs,ord D npr 20 on,ar ~
specdy iustice to othcr nations or eli.
1pns of 'other notton. .hnn thcir ri,bts
have hecn invalid " N' H"''
These two sentences were written and