The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-14
TO SPAIN
Correspondence Between That Country
and the United States.
MORA AND ALLIANCA CASES
There 10 Nothing Printed Touching
the Cuban Rebellion. Its Causes.
Progress or Prospects = Mr..
Cresham's Diplomacy.

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printed pages in the volume Of foreign
relations TO set out the correspondence
which has passed between the United
states and Spain during the year 1896.
yet In no case were there printed any
matter In the nature Of reports from
United States officers touching the re-
bellion and It's causes, progress or pros
peGts The chapter on spain begins
With the celebrated Mora cause. which
having been settled satisfactorily by
the payment of an indemnity by Spain
OF million and halr dollars, is now
a closed incident. Next in order comes
the Allianca incident. beginning with
Secretary Gresham's vigorous demand
upon the Spanish government for .
prompt disavowal Of the act of the
Conde venadtto In firing upon the
American steamship: for an expression
u regret and the issuance Of orders to
Spanish naval commanders to refrain
from interference with legitimate
American commerce. whether within
/ three miles Of the Cuban coast or not.
The conclusion OF this incident IL for
the first time told Of serially In this
publication. The spanish government
showed its entire readiness to do ev-
erything that International law requires
90 smooth away the bad impression
made by the incident. and after pro-
curing q report on the subject from
the Cuban officials. the Duke Of Tetuan,
spanish minister OF foreign affairs. de-
, livered TO United States Minister Tay-
! lor "a statement In which he says that
the Allianca was fired upon with a spe-
cal purpose. not TO hit her. she being
outside OF the Jurisdictional zone OF
/ Spain. This was an involuntary error
which no one could lament more than
the government cf his majesty. whose
purpose never was to set obstacles or
hIndrances to the legitimate commerce
| OF the United States and much less to
give the slightest offense to the nag Of
a friendly power He addressed the in
structlons which have been sent TO the
commanders OF the navy to avoid q
repetition OF events similar to that now
! In question which Is disavowed by the
government OF his majesty" Mr.. Uhl.
then acting secretary of state. closed
the incident by accepting the Dukes
communication as sufficient satisfac-
tory explanation Without conceding
! that the exact location OF the Alliance
at the time the shot was fired can be
considered as a controlling circum-
stance.
/ Correspondence passing between the
state department and the resident
spanish minister relative to the en-
, forcement OF the United States neu-
( trality laws takes up considerable
space. II begins with the cases OF the
yachts Amadalia, Lasonda and Nara
Goa. but these have already been made
/ public through legal proceedings. Half
a dozen letters tell the story OF the
fruItless attempt OF Marshal Campos.
then captain general. to prevent United
states Consul General Williams from
, exercising diplomatic functions In in
teryen,ng to protect American citizens
arrested by the Spanish officials In
Cuba. Secretary Olney ACTED with
vigor In this action. addressing himself
10 Minister lie Lone here and the
spanish government at Madrid at the
eame time. through Minister Taylor,
and in less than a month Consul Gen.