The evening times., 1896-04-20
MAKES YfO BOUTELLE
Cuban Treasurer Rierra Answers
the Congressman's Charges.
IntimatiOns of Some Pretty Interest,"
ing Things In Connection With the
Pan American Conference.

legation, has received from SenOr Plerra,
treasurer OF the Cuban Association, a
letter in reply TO MIR. Boutelle's speech In
the House u few days ago. In this COM
municatiou MIR. Pierra mitIlnates some in
teresuing thugs about the fan-American
conference held in this city some years ago.
The leuer is as follows:
Il thank you for the copy OF the Con
gressionai Record which you nave sent me-
containing the speech delivered by the Hon.
Charles A. Boutelle, opposing the cuban
resolutions, aud in whlcn he was pleaseu
To assail my veracity and honesty.
Tine gentleman attempts TO justify his
charge by quoting the passionate utter
ances made in 1880 by two Senators VINO
were misinforIned, mis!ed, aud imposed
upon by certain parties, whose peculiar
proceedings while connected with the
Fan American congress caused them 10
become very eager to discredit nf, know
ing that / was familiar with those pro-
ceedings aud had refused TO countenance
their ntrigues. The iutrigues were the
main cause OF the barreness OF the Work
of that congress, which otherwise would
have accomplished great deal OF good
"Of course, everybody knows that the
Senators, not being endowed with tile gift
OF infallibility, their assertions have no
more force than what truth lends them, and
were ba sed upon misinformation and
prompted by passion, cuuningly inflamed
by those persons wanted to use the Sen
ators for the purpose already stated, 1t
is evident that the charge made by the
gentleman from Maine finds no support Ill
them.
Il said in 1890, and that was artfully
used 10 irritate the Senators, that SIX out
of the ten delegates OF the United States,
gentlemen, were utterly incompetent TO
take part i'll the proceedings OF the Pan
American Congress; l repeat II now and
/ can prove 1t, as l can prove the IN
trigucs which were set on foot in order
to annoy me when ii was discovered that
i was not as plable some persons ex-
pected and desired me to be
'Or my relations with Mr. Blaine l
have the most pleasant reCollectiOns, al
though l have reason 10 believe that IN
the latter part OF my connection with the
n-Amcrican Congress the clique of In
triguers also reached him and poisoned his
mind with misrepresentation and false
hoods Whether II was so or not l DO
not know
I made no inquiry never stoop 10
inquire into these things The duties
which lie entrusted to me i discharged
faithfully and to the hest OF my abilities,
and | suppose, TO his satisfaction AT
least he SO expressed himself once pub
Hcly
when he died. in several Of the rapers
of spauish-AmerIca to which l am con
tributor, paid him tie tribute which his
great qualities as a statesman deserved,
and which 1 was the first to admire and
to eXtol
Il was elected to the secretaryship OF
the Pam American Congress by the vote
OF the delegations composing II. The
honor came TO me absolutely unsolicited.
/ never spoke about it TO single one OF
the delegates, and i'll what estimati tion l
was held by them and in what manner
discharged my duties, is recorded i'll very
plain language on the pages Of the journal
OF the Congress.
During the last two months that held
the office the most provoking paragraphs,
inspired by those TO whom / was an OBJ
struction, appeared IN the he wspapers with
great frequency, and although l was III
vited 10 answer them, / Invariably refused
10 notice them.
Il never asked for any compensation Tor
nv services, and several times refused to
receive il. If l finally accepted one OF
the checks which was rendered to me L
did so "a the written request OF several
OF the Spanish-AmenCdn delegates, ana
merely to please them. l have the docu-
ment in my possession.
when the opportunity came for me TO
deal with the results of the Congress in
nv contributions to the press of Spanish
America, | did what / always do told
the truth l did not advance a single state
mcnt which ] cannot prove with documents
then and now in my hands.
Those attacks call for no defense: they
carry ii III themselves and are always more
harmful 10 those who make them than to
those against whom they are directed.
The Representative from Maine hasaliowed
some one TO use him as Il tool. The evi-
dence OF the fact is plainly visible through
out his speech. ! hope that he VIII prCft
thereby. F. G. PIERRA.'