Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26
SPAIN MAKES HERREPLY
amman, IS Now in The Hands Of Minister
Woodford.
oy,1rD STATES HAS NOT BEEN NEGLIGENT


p,,srany (MondaY. says UNITED
VS. minister Woodford received
ssa,n's reply today. 1t is said to be a
F,,,ent of over thirty pages. The
eSanlsh papers assert that the govern
Won't will not send note to the Euro
a"an powers on the question until
sor,nel II TO do so.
4 ~ understand that this rumor may
n no received with caution as when the
,1so Of a memorandum was first moot
"a no senior Canovas and the duke of
sgi.,on II had to be abandoned Under
~ ueremptory representations OF
L american diplomacy.
Aasince then the powers, though very
n ,Iendly. have shown no disposition TO
n.,tbIng more than platonic sympa-
A., Financial circles In Spain are
.l W., anxious than political circles. The
i seem to expect that the United
s,ates viii hesitate when they see
spaln is in earnest"
L. s. HAS BEEN DILIGENT.
n washington. d. c., Oct. 25.-As init
,.a,ions have been made that the
ins,ructions to Minister Woodford
N nav he made public at Madrid, the
statement is made by officials here
,sat no publication of the instructions
II taf0
n Ia anproyed by the United States, and
II ,ritbout this approval 1t would be con-
Il cary TO the usage of diplomacy for
n he Madrid authorities to make public
Il the correspondence.
II There was an abundance of specula-
Il Atom in and about the White House
az 10 the issue made by Spain, as brief
4 IL summarized in cable reports. but
a rom no authoritative source could IT
Il be learned that the administration had
4 outlined any line of policy.
| II is not doubted among officials that
a the basis of the Spanish reply to Mr..
4 WoodfOrd's note VIII he the charge
that the United states had not OBJ
served the requirements of interna-
tlonal law in the matter Of preventing
fllbustering. In this case the state
DEPARTMENT will have some pertinent
facts to present, which its officials be-
1 lleye will completely ALLEVIATE from
Spain any sympathy she may have
contracted from any European nations
on that score.
II is asserted positively that in no
single case where the Spanish authori-
ties have brought to the attention OF
our government the fact that an He
gal expedition was about to start from
our shores for Cuba, has 1t neglected
to use all the means permitted by our
laws to prevent the start. 1t has been
cept statements from the Spanish Off
Gals not accompanied by proofs of the
facts alleged, but mere suggestions
that they had reason to believe that
an expedition was formed.
In some cases our government has
proceeded to lengths in restraint OF
American commerce on insufficient evil
dence furnished by the Spanish gov
eminent that has resulted In the pre-
ierment of large claims by American
vessels for illegal detention. Then the
expense of maintaining the patrols
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts has
been very heavy. Every time the state
department. has been Obliged to cal
upon collector Mt port the result has
been heavy bill of expenses for tugs
special officers and other charges. while
the attorney generals office, and. II
fact most of the executive depart
ment have been put to more or less
trouble and expense.
The navy department especially has
been embarrassed. owing to the neces'
sty for relieving vessels from othel
places for the disagreeahle Florida pa.
troll. on the official estimates the ex'
pense the United States has been Il
10 protect tho Cuban coast for SpaiI
Is about 100000, This Is probably {
large estimate, but one naval officer
who is thoroughly cognizant of th'
SUNNI put upon lnf w Wv
patrol stated that II would really III
cheaper for the United States to sent
a fleet TO Cubn and blockade the coas
there against incoming fillbusters THAI
10 try 10 stop them on our own eNten
give coast line.
Altogether the officials here are con
hdent of Their ability to show that tn
government has more than compiled
with the requirements of internationa
law, which ns laid down IN the Ala
hama arbitration. slmplv demand
that a nation fuse due diligence" T.
prevent the departure of hostile expe
dtlOns
On this phase of the question tn
correspondence may he kent alive be
tween the state department and tn
spanish government until Congress
meets, hut It is expected that unles
tome results In the direction OF tn
suggestions NJ Mr.. WoOdford are forth
coming by that time the President wi
refer the entire matter to Congress an
await It's orders.
denial was made by an authorize
I'VE source that Minister de Lone ha
minated to the state department tina
spain would resort to the search an
seizure OF suspected American vessel
o. the high seas If filibustering expe
nluons continue to leave this countr!
The report. II Is believed, grew out {
day.
a. On these visits he called the after
ton OF the officials to the circun
stances Of the departure of the allege
nhbuster Silverheels. after the author
YES We're put In possession OF explic
,htormatlon OF the plans of the vesse
regret was expressed by the minist'
~ ms occurrence. and II was felt thi
y would create bad impression {
saurld Mt time when the governmei
vas maturing Its policy. Beyond thi
nVWeNer' the minister made no refel
snce To retaliation upon American We
ssels or as to searches on the high sea
Y Is said prerequisite to such actic
nVuld be an announcement by Spa
IN blockade of all ports OF Cuba nj
nWsrainly no steps along such radio
Nnes have been proposed thus far.
ENGLISH PAPERS HOSTILE.
London, Oct 26.-The Times tn
morning In an editorial based on lie
We from Madrid describing the sltl
suAon, after remarklng editorially thi
,ns real danger is that America wi
nays;
General Woodford's note, like 9TH
rpyIs emanating from Washlngto
,Juot be construed by the ordinai
80 applicable to diplomatic CORE
ss ueNee' This IL fortunate, inasmuC
~ contains expressions, which,
ion' came from n European chance
W must be Interpreted as menacir
mo- hut 1t is unfortunate because
uo,e me meaning of the note amblj
a., mat no clear limitation is give
a., ne consequences of a refusal to a.
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