Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-14
SITUATION IN CUBA.
The SpaDiards Insist on Killing tho
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WEYLER NEEDS RrlSronCEaESTs.
The Status Of Majority Of Natural.
ICED American Cilisns
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the World from Madrid says
The majority Of the newspapers ask
the government 10 repudiate the treaty
Of 1895 with the United States and the
(Cushlngl protocol OF 1877. Thee
Journals alloge that the conventions
referred to are biuding only to spain,
ne the United States daily proves their
contempt for international law and
all usages among civilized nations.
The United States, say these Journals,
openly tolerate a case Of piracy In vlo-
lntion Of neutrality and hlibustering
cxy editions against Spain, because
they suppose che IL weaker than tho
United States ana In position In
which II would be difficult Tor her to
vindlcAto her rights and obtain fair
play.
The main reason General weyler
gives for remaining In command In
cuba after the government has die.
aeuted from bis viowa In the Compc-
tit0r case IL tbat he deems his presence
there necotsary to restrain vOlu ntoofs
ana the spanish party In HavanS who
snow n strong deposition TO take the
law into their own hands, and who In.
sist upon the putting to death OF the
Condemned fillhustors.
General Weyler contomplates send.
ing several bAttalions OF volunteers 20
reinforce the columns trying 10 arrest
tho advance OF General Gomez towards
MstanEas and Havana. Much stress
IL laid 10 the prets and official circles
un tho fact that tho continental and
European and the telegraph press
manifest sympathy with spain In the
Competitor Instance. IL IL believed
that Spain might make n strong case
against most natuTaiikOd Americans
arrested In Cuba, said senor Lastres TO
the World correspondent In an inter.
view.
Senior Laslrcs Ia tho leader OF the
conservative deputies from Porto Rico,
vice president OF the chamber, aud IL
much respected ty the Spanish con
teTvAtiveS. He Ia devoted 10 the Pre-
mier Canovhs. IL Is well known here
that several Of the naturalized Amori.
caue arrested In Cuba resided IN the
United States very little beyond the
time required 10 abiAin naturalization.
some had even until lately filled mu-
uiuipal ana other offices In their native
island, thus by implication pretending
90 be subjeoia Of spain. "5pain could
show" continued Senior Lastfes, "thAt
the majority oi those claimants to
United States protection come well
within the scope OF the sweeping stern
comments once made by President
Lincoln on Germans aud other Euro
peans duly invoking alien citizenship
tolsvoid obligations and resi- onsibili-
ties to their native countries,
81 admit that the spanish authorities
IN Cuba were negligent In not properly
seeing 10 II that the treaty stipulation
was observed before the filibusters OF
the Competitor were tried by court
martial as Consul General Williams
has made representations upon the sub.
ject before. The Washington govern.
ment not only instructed Mr.. Taylor
at Madrid 10 call attention TO the
treaties. but insisted upon Minister
Dupuy De LONE getting the sentence
suspended.
~ have often endesvored within n
year, though vainly, TO Induce
Premier CanoyaB TO put reforms In
force In Porte Rico. believe he oer-
tBinly will draw up and keep In readi.
ness complete scheme Of colonial re-.
forms, something like that which was
contemplated In the bill OF 1885, only
such a scheme will be purely al.
mlniatfatiye and economical, allowing
the colonies 10 put In operation meas
urss voted by the imperial parliament,
In which West Indian senators anu
uepulits VIII continue TO att"
Senior Tastes ~ very confident that
Premier CAnovHs viii psTaoveTe In the
struggle to paciiy Cuba and Ia equal to
the task Of carrying out the program
laid down In the royal speech.