The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-09
THOSE FILlBUSTERS.
Uncle Sans Efforts to Prevent Aid
Going to Cuba.
THE INCOMPETENCE OF SPAIN.

Had That Government Been as Active
as Has Our Government, Says Sec-
retsry Gage, Not Man or Cartridge
Would HIVE Been Landed.
Washington, Dec. 9.-Secretary Gage
has submitted to the department of
state his report upon the action of
the treasury department in suppressng
| flibustering expeditions to Cuba in
violation of the neutrality laws. The
secretary points out the fact that dur
ing two years and a half only six
American vessels, of an aggregate of
1881 registered tons, are alleged to
have successfully landed expeditions
from the United States in Cuba. With
the exception Of the Laurada the six
| American vessels alleged to have sue
cessfully taken part in expeditions in
| Cuban waters are small tugs and a
| pilot boat, each of less than 100 net
tons. and obviously incapable of car
rying large numbers of men or large
quantities of arms and ammunitions.
Three foreign vessels of an aggre-
gate of l,712 registered tons are al
legged to have been successful In the
same effort. Referring to these for
eign vessels, the Norwegian steamer
Leon, the Danish steamer Horsa and
the British steamer Bermuda, the Sec
retary invites attention to the fact that
the crews of these vessels are required
to be shipped before the consuls Of =
respective nations. in accord W Z.
laws Of those nations, which al .
ba Q
various other duties to be performed
before the consuls. He suggests the
inquiry might be pertinent whether the
Spanish authorities informed these
consuls Of the alleged expeditions, and
whether. If not. some measure of re-
sponsibility does not rest on the Span
ish authorities for the alleged depart
ure Of these vessels, or, if the consuls
were notified, whether some measure
Of responsibility does not rest upon
them. This suggestion is made
not to shift the responsibility, but to
show that If these alleged expeditions
started without the knowledge of
treasury officials, they also departed
without the knowledge of officials of
other nations, whose action was a nee
essary preliminary to clearance.
,ao,,, thara h,,,a ha,,, n,sa,,i,,on at,,.
. doyen borhor tuos tbraa nr r,vr
H,,htors fo,, .,,,,I, r,,,,u, 49,,
oLnut a aozo, email s,oon. ,n1 eo,,onn-
or. i, oil ,ass .h,, "a n, a., A.
lantic ,n,l ,u,f co.,is l., ,soe uoro ,,oro
IN cGe s,iIinu ,,.ss.,Is ,,,,aar ooo ,a,,. 49,,
. az sto,,, ,,a,,ol, ~ :, ooo .,,,,, ,,.I,,.,
to,,I ~ ss5 ,,rortnon ,.an',,,, ar
do.cri,,tion ,rd loo,litr o,,,ioI,a ron
flihucterina n,,rnoYss ,rh,, orl,, civ
ont nf 1qrSs ,n,ar,,on ,,asaa,, o' s,a,
oil IN re,cbipe Cu,o and ,h,t lace +ho,
6o hod a,,y sbora T., ,ha-a avnaditian,,
Socro,arv Eoro s,ys l., . an,,,n,rt,,a
t;,n nf Ina Low ,Lia,nr ,oi,i. af ,t,
n,tion of tho oro1i,,on ,f ,ha o,no
Ia ,ho rrosi1,,t,. ,,,a,Io,,n.;a -
a rhoias,,n,o ava r,,,ass;,.o
tho r,rt ~ +ho.o ,rh, ,,,i,rh. -. s,n
n,..h to he Iowloss
ri,,ht revenuo crtters with or,,,,. 80
o. ,,,, go, ,,t,h ~ ,
oru;sn5 -E-e4 ,,,i,a, a,o,,,,,,i,o 700
,,,,,,r II, ,ho ,xa,,,x. ,',,,.-
ma c,,st to nro,,,,,, t,u,,,r.su,,,,
no1;u. MI, ha,. ',.,
.---.,--.
TWO expeditions ana nave heiu uiuer
surVcillal'ce ID VeEseiS uhuer suspiclon'
FROM tlhie 10 tiiiie seVera' o'her Le'e-
nue. cutters nave peeh einploNeu oh
temporary ou'v'
Perhals the strongest statement Ill
the report is tllls: II the spanish pa
trol Oh z'z"o hilles ol 'upai coast Hau
frustrated ohe-hal tie huihper Vi eA-
petitions when were frustrated by the
United STATES authorities along coast
line OF DIV hl!es' moi one man hor oi'e
cartridge would nave peeh Illegally
landed IN Cupa from the uhi'eo o'a'eS'
Out or ~ alleged expeditions only 1our
nave been broken up py spain
Illustrating tlls statement ne refers
partiruIariy 10 lhe expedition 'lat lelt
on IN" Laurada from Baltimore anu
landed at 5anes on Mafch Il. bahes Is
an important seaport on me northern
coast OF CUBA with Wh!ch the tnlted
States earned on d Ftlluaple lrult traue
until the spanish orucr prohlplting the
export or bananas was issued. Yet IL
appears that the Laurada renamed IN
this seaport two days, landing men ana
arms, and was not molested by the
Spanish authorities in CUBA, who had
been informed or her lanulng. Inc
spanish authorities nave repeatedly as
serted tnat all OF the SeaDDrtS OF CUBA
,ra,a il, tbair poscaeciop