New-York tribune., 1897-08-22

by Spain Is idcnticay the same as that maue
by this country in connection with the Alabama
claims namely that If the laws against hlipus- 1
toring had been vigorously enforced incaicuiap'e
injury to the State as well as to private property
would have been avoided.
THE SPANISH CASE
The memorandum contains a long list Of fill
clustering expeditions of vessels laden with arms
and ammunition for the insurgents. first arrested
by the United States authorities and then re-
leased; Of verdcts of local tribunals In the
United States favoring the rebels. and OF III
stances where the good intentions of the uniteu
States Government itself have been entrei!
paralyzed and set at naught by the sympathy vi
its officials with the Cuban cause. Then, too 'he
memorandum gives an exposition OF the opihi'"s
expressed by every President Of the ohi'eu
States. from George Washington to MAJOR NC
Kinley concerning the duty of the United o'''eS
Government in dealing with hiiDusters' anu ~
fulfilling the stipulations of international '""'
and likewise cites numerous cases peari"s upon
the subject decided by the Supreme 'ouit VI '''
country in order to show that the ohi'cu "'"'N
officials have been remiss in thcr uu''9 60.
have been guilty of Intentional hesoo' III
execution of the laws Of the land' rs i''''
hy the highest tribunals and by the Hi"S' '
ncnt iurists and executive officers OF this ->'''o
II cannot be denied that the memorahuui" III
question presents a plausible ana c'eNei'' f'
case and that inasmuch as the 'pahiaiuS p'o
,oeo to hasc thereon their argument that this
country, &c reeponsbe for the undue prolohsatloh
or tho insurrection as well as for the immense
amount Of injury done to Spanish HE anu p'oP
ertv in Cuba they will have claim Ior ia
against the United States at least as 'd' "' Wv
latter's demand upon England III coiiioot'o" WIN
,,l Alabama controversy and calculated to more
| than offset any claim which the ''"'e ''i"
rnor, =, WASHINGTON may have to present at
Madrid for damage done 10 Ai'o''''''
property in the Antilles.
II is possible nay even probable 'ha' '"e
isto,co of This memorandum of NJ Dupu! ue
I6ue and Of Calderon Carlisle may be ueI''e"
q, the spanish Legation at Washington hu''
! for All that il is in the hands OF the Duh' VI
r.tuan the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Mad
rid who is only awaiting what is ccnsidcieu ~
he the most convenient and propitious momeh,
for presenting il to the United States. Ana IL
;u ho dir;cuIt for the latter To decline Spain 5
roouos, for the submission Of the matter 10 IN
| t.rnational arbitration. The only thing tha'
the American Government should guard against
| in that event is the selection Of any crowned
| head as umpire since public sympathy on TINS
side Of the water has been avowedy and notori-
! cuslv with the Cubans, and empcrors ana kings
! cannot bc expected in any way to couhtehahce
those who sympathize with people in STATE oil
insurreclion against their monarch
LEOPOLD'S RELATIONS WITH JAPAN.
/ In addition to these general objections to the
| onlloymcnt Of reigning sovereigns as arbitra-
| tors particularly in disputes to which republics
are parties. there other reasons why King
| Leopold is the very last person who should ever