The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-29

m a Piece of imDerttnence.
New York, May PA dispatch TO
the Journal from Cienfuegos, Cuba,
says: In an interview Capt. Gen. Wey-
Ter, upon his arrival here from Placetas,
in reference 10 Senator Morgan's Cuban
resolution said:
far taken, nor shall be N the house con-
ours IN the senate resolution and SENDS II
70 the president. Your jingoes are IN the
saddle and evidently bent upon forcing the
country In some foreign complications IN
order TO distract attention from the rast
approaching internal crisis.
The few scattering bands or CUBAN
dynamiters, railroad wreckers, horse AND
cattle thieves, plantation burners and
highwaymen now In the field here, who
hold no port and possess no seat or civu
government, have no right TO expect recog-
nitlon Such distinction at President Nc
Kiniey's hands issued In the face or my
own proclamation officially declaring the
greater part OF the island to be already
pacifed, would hold the Washington ex-
ecutive up 10 the ridicule OF European pow
ers and prompt healthy outburst OF sym
parhy for the Spanish cause, especially
from neighboring old world governments
also possessing colonies In the West Indies
sIn brief recognition may aid the Cuban
junta in placing few bonds In the United
states but Will at the same time assure the
successful issue OF our proposed new Span
ish loan in Paris. London and Vienna and
enable us TO carry on the war with re-
newed vlgor.
Personally. / shall be glad. If recogni-
ton comes. our position Will then be more
clearly defined. IL VIII work a virtual
abrogatIon OF our special treaty with the
United States. place Yankees residing in
Cuba in an identical position before the
courts with other foreign residents. and
shall be troubled less by the constant COM
plants and often ridiculous demands from
American cOnsuls.
1T would also relieve the Spanish gov
eminent OF all responsibility for the de-
struction OF foreign property not actually
within the line OF Spanish defenses and
further simplify matters by assuring US
the right to board and search American
vessels whenever suspected.
For one shall heartily rejoice that the
emptiness and hypocrisy OF the United
States governments reiterated professions
of friendship shall be finally unmasked. 1
have always had little confidence In the
sincerity or its assertions Each new
declaration from Washington calculated TO
throw our marine officials engaged In pa
trolling the Cuban coast OF their guard. has
invariably been followed by the departure
OF some new Cuban fllibuster from an
American port with arms and munitions
for our enemy"
Continuing, the captain general ex-
pressed delight at the proposition to
have consuls here to furnish free trans
portation to all Americans who desire
to return TO the United States, but he
said he considered the plan to distrib-
ute food TO resident Americans as an
indirect and unjustified attempt to in
terfere in local affairs.
Washington, May 25.-The resolution
appropriating $4,000 for the relief of
distressed American citizens in Cuba
reached the white house at 1880
o'clock Monday, just as soon as il could
be sent up after being signed in both
houses while they were in open session.
The president signed the resolution inn
mediately, and will proceed at once TO
consult with the officers of the state de-
partment respecting the adoption of
measures of relief in addition TO those
taken last week, when Consul General
Lee was authorized to draw upon the
state department for $4,000 for the
procurement of immediate supplies.