The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-12
STATUS OF CUBAN AFFAIRS.
DEPARTMENT BY LEE AND
TAYLOR.
NEW CAPTAIN GENERALS POLICY
BIancO Announces That He Will
Do All He Cam to End the
Conflict.

ulSnl, ana was at the state department.
early this morning, in conference with
Assistant Secretary Day, leaving later
for Warrenton, Va, to attend the fu-
neral of friend. He returned tonight
to advise further with officials here as
to the Cuban situation. 1t is under
stood that the state department is go
ing over with Gen. Lee and Hannis
Taylor, exminister to Spain, the effect
of the recent cabinet changes, the re-
suit of Cen Weyler's withdrawal and
his succession by Gen. Blanco, and
other new phases developed by the ac-
cession of Sagasta. The escape of Miss
Cisneros from Havana prison,
through the efforts of a representative
of the New York Journal, has been
talked over also, the prevailing view
being that it will not lead to any inter-
national complications. Gen. Lee said
today that he did not think any serious
question would arise over the incident.
Ex-Minister Taylor when asked if
international complications were likely
to arise. answered: Il think not, and
the probable result will be that Sagasta
will give royal decoration to those
who have been good enough to rid
Spain of this troublesome subject"
Mr. Taylor will not discuss the pres
ent situation at Madrid. He is en-
gagged, however, in writing a review of
the political, economic and diplomatic
phases of the Cuban problem, with his
own views drawn from experience at
Madrid, and refuses to make any com-
ment in advance of his carefully pre-
pared review of the case. The talk Of
administration officials with Mr.. Taylor
and Gen. Lee has given an accurate
view of the situation, both at Havana
and Madrid, resulting from the charge
of Spanish cabinet and policy. There
is good reason to believe that the view
communicated to the state department
is that the accession Of Sagasta means
a Fabian policy Of delay, not only for
the present, but for many weeks to
come. and that no definite policy for
Cuba will be announced for some time.
AS evidence Of this, it is pointed cut
that Gen Blanco, the new captain gen
eral of Cuba will not leave for his post
before the 18th inst. Officials believe
his departure is more likely to be de-
ferred until the 20th The trip from
Barcelona to Havana will take about
eleven days, so that the new captain
general will not reach Havana before
the early part of next month. This, it
is said will permit all pending Cuban
questions to be held in suspense at
least until the new official reaches his
post After that, it is anticipated the
Spanish cabinet will desire that Gen.
Blanco be given time to familiarize
himself with the situation and his
duties, and to mature the policy he is
applying to the island. The execution
Of that policy, an allowance of time for
it's fair trial, ETC., according to tho~e
in a position to accurately judge the
situation, will lead to protracted de-
lays on those subjects to which the
United States recently has invited the
attention of Spain.
Senior Dubose, secretary Of the Span
ish legation, has returned, and is the
only Spanish official in Washington
He maintains strict reserve concerning
the present situation of affairs.
State department officials make light
of the prospect Of any international
trouble following the escape of Miss
Cisneros. They say that, presuming
that the girl and her rescuer have
reached the United States, they cannot
be surrendered even if claimed by the
Spanish authorities. The case is COW
cred by two principles of law that are
never deviated from, according to the
state department people. AS far as
concerns Miss Cisneros, she, being a
political refugee, cannot, under our
OF ganic law, be surrendered, and there
is no clause in the Spanish extradition
treaty that would serve as a basis for
claim for her surrender. The cir
cUmstances under which she may have
reached the United States cannot af-
feet the force Of this doctrine AS for
the Journal agent who secured the es-
cape of the girl, his case is expressly
covered in the following article Of the
extradition treaty between Spain and
the United States, concluded in 1877:
Article S-Neither of the contracting
parties shall be bound to deliver up its
own citizens or subjects under the stip-
ulations of this convention.
This treaty was amended in 1882, but
this particular article s was not
touched and remained in full force.
Moreover it has been the general policy
of the United States to refuse to de-
liver up its own citizens to foreign
state. even when they were accused of
crime in such state. At the last session
of congress, President Cleveland sent
to the senate the draft of two treaties
he had negotiated and submitted for it's
approval. These were the extradition
treaties with the Argentine confedera-
tion and with the Orange Free State.
In each case an article was inserted
permitting the surrender of the citizen
of a state to another state upon
charges Of a crime These articles
were inserted by express direction of
the president. When the treaties were
taken up in the senate the new form
was discovered and the senate very
promptly cut out the two articles, the
debates very strongly asserting the de-
cision of the senate to countenance
10 such principle. President Cleveland
was 50 firmly convinced of the value of
the articles and so determined in his
opinion that this country could no
lcEger be permitted to shield criminals,
even though they were Americans, that
he refused to complete the negotiations
although neither Of the other contract
| ing parties cared particularly for the
retention Of the articles.
MADRID, Oct. 11.-Gen. Ramon