The age-herald., 1897-10-12
CUBA AND SPAIN
 BEING REVIEWED By the State Department, Lee and
 Taylor. NO TROUBLE LOOKED FOR
Between Spain and the United States
 on Account of the Escape
OF sENoRITA cOssIo Y clsNERos
Article VIII. of the Treaty Between the Two Countries Bars Proceedings Along That line-ConsuI General Lee Dis
 cusses the Question.

Washington, Oct 11-Consul- General Lee arrived here last might, and was an early visitor at the office of Assistant Secretary Day, leaving later in the day for Richmond to attend the funeral of a friend. He will return later to advise further with officials here in regard to the Cuban question. It is understood that the state department is going over with Gen. Lee and Mr. Hannis Taylor, recent minister to Spain for the United States, the effect of the recent cabinet changes in Spain, the result of Gen. by Gen. Blanco and other new phases developed by tine succession of Sagasta. The escape of Miss Cisneros from a Ha- vana prison through the efforts of rep reseniative of the New York Journal has been talked over, also the prevailing opinoin being that it would not lead to an international difficulty. Gen. Lee said today that he did not think any serious question would arise over the in- cident. Gen. Lee, when asked if compli- cations were likely to arise, said:
 q think not, and the probable result will be that Sagasta will give a royal decoration to those who have been good enough to rid Spain of this troublesome subject"
 MT. Taylor will mot discuss the polbtl- cal situation at Madrid. It is understood that Gen. Lee and MT. Taylor have given an accurate view of the situation, both at Havana and Madrid, resulting fram the change of the Spanish cabinet and policy. There is reason to believe that the view communicated to the state de- gasta means Fabian policy of delay, not only for the present, but for many weeks to come, and that mo definite policy for Cuba will be announced for some time.
 Senor Dubose, secretary of the Span ish legation, has returned and is the only Spanish official in Washington. He maintains strict reserve concerning the present situation of affairs
 State department officials make light of the prospects of any international trouble following the escape of Miss Cisneros. They say that presuming that the girl and her rescuer have reached the United States they cannot be sur rendered even if claimed by the Spanish principles of law that are deviated from, according to the state department peo- pie. AS far as concerns Miss Cisneros, she being a political refugee, cannot under our organic law be surrendered, and there is no clause in the Spanish extradition treaty that would serve as a basis for a claim for her surrender. The circumstances under which she may reach the United States cannot affect the force of this doctrine. AS for the Jour- nal agent, who secured the escape of the following article of the extradition treaty between the United States and Spain, concluded in 1877:
 Article VIII-Neither contracting par ty shall be bound to deliver up it's own citizens or subjects under the provisions of this convention.
 This treaty was amended in 1882, but this particle article VIII, was not touch- ed and remains in full force. Moreover, United States to refuse to deliver up it's own citizens to a foreign state even when they were accused of crime in such a state. At the last session of congress President Cleveland sent to the senate the draft of two treaties fe had negoi- ated and submitted for its approval. They were the extradition treaties With the Argentine republic and the Orange Free State. In each an article was in- serted permitting the surrender of cfti- zens of ona state to the other state upon a charge of crime. Whsn the treaties were taken up in the senate the new form was discovered and the senate very promptly cut out the two sections and very strongly expressed the opposition of the legislature to countsnance no such principle. President Cleveland was so firmly convinced of the necessity of such articles and expressed his opin- ion that this country should no longer be permitted to sh:lter criminals, even though they were Americans. thatshe re- fused to complete the negotiations al-