The herald., 1896-10-21
GENERAL WEY[ER
| AND AIZHU|IH uE
Never Had Any Serious
Disagreement
NIL The RUM0RS OF WAR W|TH l)Dl
Are Based on Reports and
Imagination
THE GOVERNMENT POLICY
Has Not Been Changed Nor Is chases
Contemplated
The Officials as individuals Sympathiss VIM
the Insurgests
But International Law Is Sacred, and 4
the Cubans Obtain Freedom They
Must Win 1t by Their Own
THE GOVERNMENT POLICY
Has Not Been Changed Nor Is chaafo
Contemplated r
The Officials as Individuals Sympathise VIM
the lnsurgests
But International Law Is Sacred. ana n
the Cubans Obtain Freedom They
Must Win 1t by Their Own
Efforts or Not at All.
Associated Press Special wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-It is stated
| by officials that the reports coming from
New Orleans of an exciting controversy
at Havana between General Fitxhugh
Lee, United States consul general, ana
General Weyler, over the attempted ap-
| prehension Of a Mexican named Fernans
dez on board the Vigilancia, give signifi-
canoe and Importance to tfle event not
warranted by the facts. The law on the
| subject is SO clear and its application
has been so firmly established by pre-
| cedent that the officials here were ID
no doubt as to the outcome. Consul-
General Lee has not Informed the state
| department of the affair, and the fact
that he did not deem it worthy of the ex-
| pense of cabling is evidence of the little
| importance accorded the incident. The
| Spanish authorities have received Ha-
vana advices fully explaining the case.
but these were entirely pacific and treat
| ed the matter as an incident which had
| been satisfactorily adjusted between
| General Weyler and Consul GeneralL Lee
without any breach of their friendly re-
| lations The facts as reported are sub.
stantially these:
| General Weyler ordered the arrest OF
Fernandez as suspect. not knowing he
was on board nsAmerican ship Lee
notified the Spanish authorities that the
Vigilancia was an American ship, which
under treaty rights had immunity from
search and seizure for suspects in trans
it between other ports. General Weyler
promptly acceded to the position taken
by Lee, and the affair ended. No pro-
| tests or claims were submitted to WASH
ington by either side. 1t Is said positive-
| ly that the report that Weyler ever con-
| templated firing on the vigilancis or
| trained the guns of Moro Castle on tho
ship are incorrect
1t can be said on good authority that
there has been no change in the declared
policy of the government in respect to
| CUBA, nor is any contemplated. AS u
| well known. the sympathies Of the ad-
ministration, as individuals, in q large
measure, are with the insurgents, but IL
they gain their independence It will be
without any Intervention other than am
icable on the part of Cleveland. From
the inception of the present difficulties
in Cuba the administration has used All
reasonable diligence to prevent the fit-
| ting out In this country of hostile expe1i-
| tions against the Spanish authority IN
Cuba, and this vigilance will be contin.
| ued.
The government has taken this courvs
| for the purpose of showing to the world
that International law is held sacred in
the United States, and also for the pur.
| pose of making it impossible for Spain
to prosecute successfully any claimn
against the United States for damages
growing out of filibustering expeditions.
as might be the case were the officials
less alert in preventing such expedi-
tions, and in prosecuting offenders. It
can also be stated that the sending OF
the revenue cutter Window to sea with
sealed orders has no special signin-
canoe whatever. beyond the purpose Of
the department to keep secret from
Cuban agents movements Of the revenue
| fleet. Hitherto insurgent agents in thIn
! country, through Cuban sympathizers.
| have managed to secure all necessary
information regarding any contemplate
! ed movement, even in advance Of our
| own officers, and as a result the purposes
Of the government have been defeated.
| This has occurred so often the oficialp
have determined to stop it, as far q
possible, by issuing sealed orders to the
captains of the revenue cutters, which
orders are not to be opened until we'll
! at sea.
SPANISH DISCONTENT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.--A dispatch 70
F.! the Herald from Havana says: THE
Madrid press boldly attacks Canovas
and Weyler because of their inability
to check the Cuban insurrection. The
| Madrid Heraldo says: While Havana
and New York inform us that the Cuban
rebels are penniless, with hardly any
money to carry on their revolt Premier
| Canovas tries to make US believe that
they have money to burn, and SOW Is
broadcast in spain and her colonies
The recent uprising in Valencia aud
| Perdalva, Spain, and Cavite, Philippians
islands, he boldly charges to the Cuban
| junta through its paid men. Every
time disturbance occurs the governs
(, ment declines responsibility for It, AZ
| tributing 1t to underhand doings Of tRa
| Cuban rebels.
1.-THE truth is there Is deep feeiinU
| among the masses. who are In open ooos
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