San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
TIE Daily tiqat
TUESDAY. JANUARY >, 1854
CLEVELAND AND OLNEY-

They Hatch Il Secret conspiracy
Against Cuba
lanes .Creelman in his letter TO the
New York Journal, dated, Madrid,
December 81, exposes the conspiracy
between Cleveland, Olney and The
Spanish minister, DeLOme; he says
the negotiations were carried out in
4 verbal way to avoid written dor
ument-
The understanding was that If Gu
ban leaders refused to lay down their
arms upon condition of local self-gov-
eminent to- be proposed to them by
or through the United States. the
whole influence and power of the
American government would be eN-
Crted to crush the new republic.
Creelman charges that in order to
help Spain Olney has avoided present
ing any of the claims of American
citizens for losses in Cuba, amounting
to millions on millions Of dollars. He
says:
In other words, Cleveland'S adj
ministration declines to recognize the
independence of the Cuban govern
ment or the berigerency of its arms,
and at the same time calmly abSOlveS
Spain from all responsibility for the
protection Of American property in
The island.
MY investigations in Madrid show
that, Notwithstanding Cleveland's
empty expression of sympathy for
fy.,I l.. -. hi. - vic
liant and deliberate enemy. He has
searched the records FOR preteXts to
avoid pressing the Just claims of
Americans upon Spain. At the same
time he has intimated 10 the mon
archy, through more than one chan
mel. his desire to prevent Cuba from
achieving her independence.
IF it were not for the fear of iDdi-
eating my high sources Of infOrma-
ton, l could give some startling de-
tails. At the very time that the Amer
government, through Cleveland and
Olney, was prOstituting its influence
TO the service of a degenerate and cor
rupt despotiSm, the Spanish minister
of foreign affairs was plotting with
six continental ambassadors to secure
joint note from the European pow
prs debating the policy of the United
States.
But for the prompt and patriotic
action of our American minister in
Madrid, the appeal of Spain to Eu-
rope would have been made. These
facts, too, are within the reach of
Congressional investigation.
The recognition of the indepen-
dence of Cuba by Congress would
end the struggle between Spain and
the new republic Immediately. have
investigated the question thoroughly
this year in Havana, Washington and
Madrid. I know the facts. Spain is
practically penniless. Her treasury
is almost empty, and today her finan-
cial agents are securing the capitals
of Europe for money in vain. She has
pawned everything but her great to-
baccO monopoly, and that can not be
hypothecated. for it is the sole source
from which the government at home
secures the means of its support. The
COrts have given CanovaS the right to
pawn even this monopoly. but he
does not dare to do it.
IF congress will act. boldly and
spain llluSl W" W lllc III W
of human progress. There may be
threats of war and even a show OF
arms, but in these displays will
amount to nothing.
'The most thoughtful men in SPAR
know that Cuba is lost to the mon
archy, and that Cleveland and Olne!
are simply prolOnging cruel and dis
astrOuS struggle. But for their prid
they would be glad to see the en-,
come at once. 1t is impossible to tall
with representative Spaniards with
out realizing the fact.
Spain has plundered and desolate,
Cuba at will. She has tried to legis
late against nature. As wal
through the streets of Madrid l hav
pointed out to me dozen of men VIII
have suddenly made fortunes in CT
la. They have been favored and pr,
tected by the court in their enterpri
eS while deserving Cubans have was
cd their time and money in Madrid
fruitless efforts to secure concession
which have been freely granted
government parasites.
And now Cleveland and Olney DR.
pose to ask the Cuban patriots in II
hour of their victory, to abandon. the
free government, surrender their arm