The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-14
SPAIN MUST PAY UP
CLAIMS AGAINST THAT COUNTRY
HINTED AT IN OFFICIAL COR
RESPONDENCE.
YEARS LETTERS PUBLISHED.
TEXT OF THE DIPLOMATIC COM
MUNICATI0Ns BETWEEN COUN-
TRIES MADE PUBLIC.
NUMEROUS PEN VICTORIES WON
In No Case Did the United States
Come Out Second Best in the
Tits.

WASHINGTON. July 13-It requires
II printed pages. In the volume of for
eign relations, to set out the CORE
spondence which has passed between
the United States and Spain during
the year 1895, yet in no case is there
printed matter in the nature of reports
from United States officers touching
the rebellion, it's causes, progress or
prospects. The chapter on Spain be-
gins with the celebrated Mora case,
which, having been settled by the pay
ment of an indemnity by Spain Of
million and half dollars, is now
closed incident.
Next In order comes the Alliance
incident, beginning with Secretary
Gresham's vigorous demand upon the
Spanish government for prompt dis
avowal of the act of the Condo de
Venidito in firing upon the American
steamship; and an expression Of re-
greet and an issuance of orders to Span
ish naval commanders to refrain from
interference with legitimate American
commerce, whether within three miles
or the Cuban coast or not. The con-
clusion of this incident is, for the first
time, told officially in this publication.
The Spanish government showed its
entire readiness to do everything that
international law required, to smooth
away the bad impression made by the
incident. and after, procuring a report
on the subject from the Cuban officials
the Duke Of Tetuan, Spanish minister
of foreign affairs, delivered to United
States Minister Taylor a statement
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fired upon with special purpose, not
to hit her, she being outside of the
jurisdictional zone of Spain This was
an involuntary error which none could
lament more than the government Of
his majesty. whose purpose was never
to set obstacles or hindranceS to the
legitimate. commerce of the United
States, and much less to give the slight
est offense to flag of friendly power.
He adds that Instructions have been
sent to the commanders of the ships
of the navy, "to avoid a 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
SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION
without conceding that the exact loca-
ton of the Alianca at the time she
was fired upon, can be considered as a.
controlling circumstance.
Correspondence passing between the
state department and the resident
Spanish minister, relative to the en-
forcement Of the United States neutral
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1t begins with the cases of the yachts
Armada, Lagonda and Baracoa, but
these have already been made public
through legal proceedings.
Half a dozen letters tell the fruitless
attempt of Marshal Campos, then cap
tain general to prevent United States
Consul General Williams from exer-
cising diplomatic functions in inter-
fering to protect American citizens ar
rested by the Spanish officials in Cuba.
Secretary Olney acted with vigor in
this matter, addressing himself to
Minister de LONE here, and to the
Spanish government at Madrid at the
same time, though Minister Taylor
and In less than a MONTH Consul Gen.
eral Williams was recognized as hav-
ing full power to look after such mat
ters, being thus placed on an equality
with the German consuls in Cuba
A short letter from United States
Minister Taylor to Secretary Gresham
in Feb. 9, 1895, tells the story Of a
diplomatic victory that from it's busi-
ness value deserves a prominent place
in the volume This was the final con-
cession by the Spanish government to
the United States citizens of the right
to pay minimum import duties on goods
sent to Cuba
A premonition of claims to be pre-
ferred against Spain appears in several
letters from E. Atkins & Co., Of Boston,
to Secretary Olney, giving notice Of the
destruction of their valuable Soledad
sugar estate by the insurgents In
cidentally they note that the insur-
gents are mainly negroes and that the
orders to burn their property were
sent from Cuban headquarters In New
York, with a purpose Of causing
trouble between the United States and
Spain. The chapter on Spain ends
with correspondence relative to the
cases of certain American citizens ar
rested and expelled from Cuba, Fran
cisco Garlic, John A. Somers and the
Ansleys.