Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-13
C0RTES OPENS.
The Queen Regent, in Person,
Reads Her Speech.
She Deals at Considerable Length
With the Cuban Situation.
After Peace is Declared Several Reforms
Are Promised for Cuba and Porto Rico
She Speaks of the Cordial Reia-
tions With All Foreign Powers.

MADRID, May 12.-The new cortes met
Monday Great interest was manifest
ed in the speech from the throne, open
ing the session, which it was known
would deal at length with the situation
in Cuba. The speech was read in per-
son by the queen regent, representing
the youthful king. Among other things,
the queen said:
What the consequence would be of
the substitution of the sovereignty of
Spain over races nearly balanced and
with irreconciliable character, there
is no statesman who will not foresee.
The final result would be that Cuba
would make a step backwards in civil
ization.
1t would be an error to imagine that
the interest of the country and COM
merce in and out of the island of Cuba
could in such conditions prosper or con-
tinue in existence.
The Spanish nation. in the meantime,
is not going to be indifferent to the
future of those of her sons, misguided
by improvident political ambitions, and
she will, not abandon the mission
of civilization that she has i'm
posed upon herself, and that she has to
this moment accomplished, and that her
history and honor imposed upon her;
and much less will she deny the rights
and advantages demanded with reason
to those inhabitants of the Antilles,
who, forming in the different political
parties have Indignantly condemned
the insurrection from the first moment,
hai ia1 v W
side of the metropolis and have shed
their blood for her.
When peace will be reached, to con-
solidate it it will be necessary to give
to both islands, Cuba and Porto Rico,
an economical and administrative per-
sonality, with character exclusively
local, but that will make possible the
total intervention of the country in
it's peculiar affairs while maintaining
untouched the right of sovereignty and
untouched the necessary conditions for
its existence. To that end will the
government bind it's steps if that line
of policy merits the approval of the
cortes.
/ have the greatest satisfaction in in
forming you that we maintain ex-
celeuI anu cOrlldl Tcldll WIFI dIl
the foreign powers
The correct and friendly conduct of
the American republic in the presence
of the Cuban irsurrection is a good
proof that every day the ties are
united closer with Spain. In
the United States, notwith
standing the great efforts
that part of public opinion has sue
ceeded in making in a contrary sense,
the president and his government, have
not departed from the line of conduct
that corresponds to the loyal friend
ship that has existed between the two
countries from the beginning of the
republic.
New testimony both of prediction
and fatherly love of the supreme pom
tiff which have been received by the
blessing of our expeditionary army,
have increased the gratitude inspired
by our flial sentiments.
The government will report to the
cortes the treaty of peace and friend
ship negotiated with the republic of
Honduras -
Editor of Puck Dead.
New YORK, May 12.-Henry Cuyler
Bunner, editor of Puck, died at his
home in Nutley, n. j., Monday after
noon of consumption. After Mr.. Bun
ners return from California where he
went in search of health, failed stead
lily. Mr.. Bunner has been editor Of
Puck since 1877, having succeeded the
first editor of that paper within few
months of the time the publication was
begun. He was born in Oswego in
1855.