Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-07-18
IS ALMOST AN APOLOGY
CORREsPONDENCE BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.
Orders Were issued by His Majesty
Aot to Fire Upon Ameri-
can Vessels.

Washington. July 13.-It requires IL
printed pages in the volume OF forelgn
ralatfons 10 set out the correspondence
which mas passed between the United
States and Spain during the year 1879,
Yet in no case was there printed any
matter in the nature OF reports from Unit
ed States officers touching the rebellion
and its causes, progress or prospects.
The chapter on Spain begins with the
celebrated Mora case which, having been
settled satisfactorily by the payment OF
an indemnity by Spain OF a million ana
q half dollars. is now closed incident.
Next in ORDER comes the Alllanca mel
dent, beginning with Secretary Gresham 5
vigorous demand upon the Spanish gov
ernment for a prompt disavowal OF the
act of the Conde Nenadito in firing upon
the American steampship, for an express
sion of regret and the issuance OF orders
to Spanish naval commanders to refrain
from interference with legitimate Ameri-
can commerce, whether within three
miles of the Cuban coast or not.
The conclusion of this incident is for
the first time told officially in this pub
Heation. The Spanish government show
ed it's entire readiness to do everything
that international law requires to smooth
away the bad impression made by the
incident, and after procuring a report on
oiiiSiSsA'1 49,
duke Of Tetuan, Spanish minister of for
e;en affairs, delivered to United States
Minister Taylor a statement IN which
he says that the Allianca was fired upon
with a special purpose not to hit her. she
being outside of the jursdictional zone OF
Span. This was an Involuntary error,
whil no one could lament more than
the government of his majesty, whose
purpose never was to set obstacles or
hindrances to the legitimate commerce OF
the United States, and much less to give
the slightest otfense to the flag OF a
friendly power. He adds that instructions
have been sent to the commuters OF the
ships of the navy to "avoid a repetition of
events similar to that which is now IN
considerat on, which is aglnst the wish
OF his majesty.
MIR, Uhl, then acting secretary of state,
closed the incident by accepting the
dukes communication a sufficiently
satisfactory explanation, without con-
ceding that the exact location Of the
AIlianca al the time the shot was fired
can be considered as a controlling cir
cumstancc.
The snondence passing between
the state department and the resident
Spanish minister relative to the enforce
ment of the United States neutrality laws
takes up considera BILE space Il begins
with The cases of the yachts Amadal!a
LaSonda and Naracoa but these have
already been made public through legal
proceedings. Half a dozen letters tell the
story of the frutless attempt of Marshal
Campos then captain general, to prevent
niteG States Consul General Williams
from exercising his diplomatic functions
in ntervenng to protect American citi-
zens arrested by the Spanish officials in
Cuba.
Secretary Olney acted with vigor in this
Il, u.
De LONE here and to the Spanish govern
ment a Madrid at the same time,
through Minister Taylor, and in less than
a month Consul General Williams was
recognized as having absolute power to
look after such matters. being thus placed
OF an equality with the German consuls
in Cuba.
\ letter from United States Minister
Taylor to Secretary Gresham i'll F'ebru-
airy, 1898, tells the story of diplomatic
victory that, from it's business value, de
serves a prominent place in the volume.
This was the final concession by the
Spanish government to the United States
citizens of the right to pay minimum i'm
port duties goods sent to Cuba.
\ premontion of the claims to be pre-
ferreC against Spain appears in several
Secretary Olney, giving notice of the de
$ struction of their valuable Soledad sugar
estate by the insurgents
incidentally, they note that the insu1-
gents are mainly negroes. and, with or
lers to burn their property. We're sent
from Cuban headquarters in New 1irk
with a purpose of causing trouble between
the United States and Spain. The chap
ter on Spain ends with the correspondence
relative TO the cases of certain American
citizens arrested and expelled from Cuba
-Francis Carrillo, John A. Somers and
The AnSieS.