The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-22
ANSWER OF SPAIN.
Ii DiScloses Mr.. Cleveland S Beliefs
Relative to Cuba.
CUBANS UNFIT FOR GOVERNMENT.
Evidently Predicted There Mould BE
Reign of Anarchy.
SPAIN NECESSARY TO ISLAND.
SPAIN NECESSARY TO ISLAND
Spanish Minister Quoted MIR. Otnry's
own Letter as n reason Tor he
fusing rroncreL Mediation.


spondence between the United States and
Spain relative to Secretary olney's offer
OF mediation on the Cuban question is grad
ually coming 20 light Mr.. olney's letter
was made public during senator Forakers |
speech yesterday with brief extract from |
the Spanish minister's reply To-day the
fun reply Of Minister Dupuy de Lone be |
came available. 1t IS as follows;
Washington. June 4 1S96.--Mr seoreta-
Nv; AS had the honor 80 inform your
exccllcncy some time ago l lost no time
in communicating to the minister OF state
of hie majesty, the king OF Spain, the ex-
| ccutiyc note that your oXcclency was
pleased to address to irc under date Of the
9Th Of April last in regard 10 the events
! that are taking place IN the island Of Cuba.
In his answer dated May g last, the Duke
of Teutan tells me that the Importance OF
tho communication here referred to has led
the government OF his majesty to examine
| 1t with the greatest care and to postpone ar
answer until such tim" as its own views On
the complicated and delicate Cuban cues
tions should be officially made public. Tho
/
tenslvc and liberal purposes OF Spain TO-
ward Cuba have b,eu laid before tho ooFtes
in the speech from the thrune. the PR
yious yumntarly decisions ot the spanish
government IN the matter may serve -
they are now serving, as the basis OF q
| reply to your cXcelencys nQte.
THE goyernncn; of hts majesty arpre-
ciatcs TO it's full value tho noble frank
ness with which that OF the United StaleS
hls informed IL OF the very definite opinion
it has formed in regard 10 the legal shpos-
sibility OF granting the recognition OF bel
hgercucy 10 tAc cuban insurgents
Indeed those who are now AFhlinS IN
Cuba against the integrity oi the spanish
| fathcrland are in possession of 70 GualUl-
I cations emitting them to the respect or
even 10 the consideration % .lhe other
Countries they do no. rs your esoeileScy
expresses Ii. pusspss any c'vil govern
mont established ana organized WIN u
known seat and administration OF dennel
territory and theY have not succeeded IN
permanently occupying any Town ibuon
less any city large or small
| Your oxcellenev declares In the nctc 10
which am now replying, with great Zeal
ncumen and spontaneously, IhAl ~ 10
| IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CUBAN lNst n
GENTS TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS
OF A REGULAR GOVERNMENT WITHIN
IFS own frontiers. aud much less to eNSr-
else the rights and fulfill the Obligations
that are incumbent on all the members 81
the family Of nations. Moreover, their sSh
tomato campaigning OF destruction ag"'hS'
all the industries of the island anu lhe
means by which they are worked would. Of
itself be sufficient to keep them wl'hnt
tho pale of the universally recognized ru!ea
II international law.
"Ils maiesty's government, has read with
no less ratification the explicit ana spon
t1ueous declarations to the effect that the
| nj of ~
Iodvsutage i'm connection with the Cuban
insurgents. the only wish being that the
lnoluctable and lawful sovereignty Of SPAN
be maintained and even slrenSihenVu
through the submission OF the rrhels wn.c"
| ms YOUR eNcelloucy states in your note, Is
paramount necessity TO the spanish gov
ornment for the maintenance OF It's author
| itv and its honor
while expressing the high qualification
with which his maicsty's government LOOK
note Of the emphatic statements WhlVn
your eXcellency was pleased to make IN
your note OF the 4th of April with regard
10 the sovereignty of Spain and the de-
termination Of the United states navy NOT
to do anything dcrosatory 10 IL, anu ac-
kncwlcdging with pleasure all me WelEhlh
thew carry. the Duke Of Tetuan says that
nothing else was 70 be eApecien OF INC
icftv sense OF right cherished by the gov
eminent Of the United siates II is I'M
necessary. as your oNceliency remarhru'
and I'm view Of so correct and so trlenllY
an attitude. 10 discuss the hypothesis of IN
| teryontion. as IL would be utttTly lhr"h-
slstcnt with the above views.
The government OF his majesty the
king of Spain, fullN concurs in the opinion
that your exccllency was pleased 10 eN
press in regard 10 the future OF the isIahu
: II, the eycnt-~which can not ana shail not
he-of the resurrection in It's triumph
There can be no greater accuracy OF
Judgment than that displayed by your ox-
cellency. and as you said win great
truth such a termination of the conflict
would be looked upon with The most Sc
rioug misgiylngs even by the most cnthus-
iastic advocate of popular government be
cause IA remarked by your eNcolcncy,
with the Heterogeneous combination OF races
7. that exist there. the disappearance on
q spoiu would be tie disappearance of the
only bond of union which can Keep them
In balance. and an unavoidable struggle
{ a,nonp the men Of different color, contrary
10 the spirit Of Christian civilization. would
! superyene.
statements Is all the more striking, as
wing 10 the condition OF population In the
island. no part OF the natives can be con-
Z ce1cd SUPERIOR over the others If the as
I sislance of the spaniard from Europe is not
= taken into account.
p The island OF Cuba has been eNe'nHiyrly
snanish since It's discovery: ire senerai
aeyelopInent of its resources, whatever u
is whatever value and whatever IT'S
I standing In the community OF rnahklhu'
IL owes in It's entirety 10 the molheI coun
try and ever at this day, among The va
ri5ns groups Of people that inhablt II.
,,baterer be the standpoint FROM which
Inc question be examined, the natives oil
he peninsula there are absolutely neces-
~ Cor The reaee and advancement; 81 the
ssrE ,V' Wv !
"AII reasons fully and clearly demon !.
st,s,e that il is not possible TO think that
~ island Of Cuba can be benefited eH-
cent through the agency Of spain ao''ns
? ~ her own impulse and aetuated. az
! he has long been. by the principles OF
liberty and Justice ., ~.