Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-28
SPANS REPLY TO AMERICA.
Full CT Friendly Feeling Toward The United
States.


New York, oct, 2S.-A special to the
World from Madrid says:
Here are the principal features of
SPANS reply to Americas note. 1t is
understood that the Spanish govern
ment does not intend to make either
communication public unless the gov
ernmcnt at Washington sets the ex-
ample.
he Spanish answer begins with a
warm profession Of friendly feeling to-
ward the Dul States declaration of
a desire to y. .=iye cordial relations
between the two governments and
hearty Acknowledgements OF the
trleudly spirit shown by the United
states IN volunteering in the note of
Sept. ~ 10 assist Spain In bringing the
Cuban war to speedy end. IL Is re-
marked IN this connection that ii the
American government viii explain how
IT IS proper to cooperate III the paciit-
cation OF cuba, the suggestion VIII re-
celNe due atten ton in Span, proVid-
ca Spanish rights of Sovereignty are
respected and Spaln's rights to settle
domestic disputes With her colony
when and how she deems fit are
also recognized
The note goes on to show how the
liberal government in the short time
thnt has elapsed since it took office,
voluntarily to carry out the home rule
policy announced in declarations made
by Seniors Sagasta and Moret before
they took Office and meets the demands
of the Cuban autOnumists The first
acts Of the cabinet were the recall of
Cen Weyler from Cuba and the APP
pointment of Marshal Blanco to sue
coed him as governor general with in
structions so liberal and so conclliatory
us to amount to a reversal of the poli-
cy of the past two years, thus paving
the way to obtain the support of all
colonial parties, esecially of the auton-
omists.
The new policy will not only go fur
thar than Premier Sagasta's scheme,
1t is said, but virtually will put into
execution all that American sentiment
and the government under President
Cleveland and Secretary Olney recon-
mended in order to satisfy the asplra-
tiors of the West Indies,
This policy is to be carried out i'm
modiately as far as the Spanish oNecu-
| tive can go under the constitution and
under the conditions of affairs in the
colony, and viii be ratified by the
cortes early in 1898 Spain expects, she
says that the well known American
spirit Of justice and fair play, together
with the friendly disposition of the
! Washington government, will give the
new policy the time required to test
| its sincerity and efficiency Spain there
! fore can fix no date for the close of the
war, but the United States can nobly
assist Spain and prove the sincerity of
! their offer OF cooperation by
henceforth checking filibuster-
lions whose moral and material as
! sistancG hitherto has contributed more
( than anything else to the DEVELOPMENT
/ and the maintenance Of the rebellion
In Cuba that has cnused the damage
1 of which the United States COM
plains
The most carefully worded, the
longest and the most elaborate part
Of the rutc IS that in which is set
forth the Spanish case against fill
clustering expeditions. Precedents
are quoted from decisions of the
| United States supreme Court and from,
| utterances Of Presidents Taylor Buch-
anan and Grant, and past modlflca-
| tons of laws Of the United States
with a view TO the better enforce
ment of the rules of International law
are pointed out Spain hopes that
President Mckinley viii follow the
footsteps of his predecessors for then
a pacihcution OF cuba, she promises
viii become a question of only few
months.
The Spanish note EXPLAINS that Spain
only recognized the belligerency of the
! confederate states after several other
European governments had done so
while she constantly showed marked
attention TO the North tending and re-
turning Immediately prisoners cap
tured at seq, and landed in a Spanish
port by n confederate war vessel. II is
said that In the diplomatic and poll
| teal circles Of Madrid the Spanish note
| is considered very clever move to
| gain time to ward OF the action fore
Swallowed in the American note and
to secure the sympathy of the Euro
pean governments The council of
ministers discussed whether II was
better to exercise the authority given
by the cortos last June to negotiate
n big loan with an imperial guaranty,
or TO resort to successive BORROWINGS
for Cuban war expenses. Only $20,-
| 100000 is left on hand and the govern
mont is $7,OOO,0O0 in arrears on account
of Cuba.