The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
ne BILL OF DAMAGES.
!. Be Presented by Spain
Against United States.
.ecAusE OF FILIBusTERiNc.
=. Taxes the Position That we
cid and should Have Stopped
- Expeditions Tor Cuba

~r.<.,rxfen City. Aug f5.-The Gpauish
.ss-rcn@as il preparing a big biz OF dam
! -. - h. prs&entsd - the United States
.erossnt OF the numerous expeditions
/ - 10 have gene from our shores 10
| q s~ss<s Of the Cuban insurgents. In asss,-
= - sse c;ssra 10 reDaratiou. il intends
sys.~o<e fsse prece1ent established aga.nHt
-. britain n the celebrated Alabama
80 awards made by the Geneva ar
..s~..sa,s tribunal. There have been re-
.ssss heretofore that Spain at TIE proper
- xogid present series OF claims on
.ss..srs Of the use the frsuFgenss hav.
- sse Tnlted States az q base for suu-
- for hostile operations In Cuba
ss<ss we're nothing more than rumora
- ss8sy. when the government officers
s.ss,.e1 coples OF repors OF the Spanish
s<as.or. made By It's legal adviser. Cal
go, Carlisle. The report. handsomely
.S-ssa In pamphlet form. with It's FIVE
sr--sralces makes a book Of over 80 pagea.
- WEboYx case, recently decided by the
-s-sssd states supreme court. IL cited ana
.<srre8 10 az the one solitary conviction
/ .ssssn~s in she United States since the
s.~sunspr OF the present Cuban Insurrec-
80 The attorney says IL h thought
--saey 10 show from the case OF the severe
s.srs against Great Britain what the
rrssea siates expected OF a neutral ma
- ami also 70 recall the attitude OF
s~ssr saWard the United States during the
- war. The principles indicated asd
seforesd by the United States against
r-sxt Britain az those which should have
<ss,raed her conduct would seem, the
,~sert says, 70 be clearly applicable TO the
.a'Iss and obligations Of the United states
ss.ara spain in the recent instance. In
,-rsex.ng the Geneva award, the report
s.yx TIA. II was clear that the United
s,.ses made It's complaint mainly upon
~ sftisg out and shipping from England
II sssssis and supplies.
4. oonciudlng the first section Of his
rsDorf Sir. Carlisle says the powers In
800 IN the president OF the United
s..tss have not been officially used for
~-sssatsng the carrying on OF military
srsssltsons forbidden BY the statutes. The
s.-ssed States, he says. contende6 at Gen.
- taat no nation can under cover of
,sa deficiencies or It's Own laws disregard
sg,lss toward smother power. Whatever
prstext and attempts may be made TO
ssry an these expeditions as peaceful and
arsai voyages, the fact remains, says
IL attorney. that from tie beginning Of
H. Insarrection the base OF supplies for
var material has been In the United
safes. This branch OF Mr.. carilsle's re-
sart concludes as follows: ITO tolerate
iAls state OF affairs and these acts Is
violation OF the treaties OF neutrality
aadsr the law OF nations as they have
sssn proclaimed 10 the rest of the world
b tie United States. To prevent and
ezn.sh these acts which are In violation
q sss statute laws Of this couatry, IL Is
Asasvsd that the Federal government has
Ill the attributes of sovereignty with re-
Eeet 10 the subject under discussion.
sd has for Their exercise the appropriate
agencies which are recognized among
sis.szed nations Nor Is IL perceived what
tx,incslon or difference in principle can
excuse the exercise OF She diligence COM
rensarate with the existing emergency
wash In the sight Of the world they re-
CURED and enforced against Great Brit
xls a. Geneva"
Ia concluding review OF the prociasna-
tI1ns Of Iha various presidents of the
United States. tho attorney says that
shlls II could not he insisted thai one ma
ton il bound 10 take notice OF the exist