The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-02

CUBAN CLAIMS.
Spain Getting Evidence of
Damages.
Her Suit Likely to Be One
For Large Amount.
Legal A'vlser Prepares Volumiu-
Gus Mss of evidence.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. g. Spain Is
laying the ground work for an enormous
claim for damages against the United
Ststos. as "a result of the departure OF
hlibustering expeditions from this coun-
try for Cuba. Mr. Calderon Carlisle, the
legal advisor OF the Spanish legation hore.
has submitted TO Minister Do LONE a
voluminous report on the fiilbustering
expeditions. After reviewing the rela-
tions of the American people TO the
neutrality laws and the law OF tho
Washington to Mckinley. he devotos "a
chapter To the attitude OF tho executive,
giving the prooamations issued by
President Cleveland, his reference 70
flibustering in his message and extracts
from the inaugural address Of President
Mckinley.
Mr.. Carlisle takes issue with tho in.
terpretation put upon the Monroe doc
trine by the Cameron report on the pro-
posed recognition OF the Independence Of
Cuba and contends that tic doctrine
precludes the United States from interier-
ing in Spanish affairs in Cuba.
While there is no reference in the roT ort
to any proposed claim OF damages it is n
compilation of evidence on which Spain
on which she will attempt 10 subst nti 10
it.
In a table of hlibusterinQ expeditions
which left the United States for Cuba, It
appears that there were in ALL ~ expedi.
tions fitted out. or these. 81 were total
failures. six partial failures and in IL
out of the 10 expeditions classed AS sue
cessful by MIR. Carlisle. oproceed ngs
against persons or vessels We're instituted.
One OF the most important features OF
the report is rhe publication of large
number OF official papers issued by Senior
4. Estrada Palma, the head OF the Cuban
Jun in New YORK, tending TO show that
the juDta Is originating and setting on
foot in tho United States hostile expedi-
tions against power with which the
United States is at peace.
This is the second report on this line by
MIR. Carlisle The present report deals
particularly with tho municipal laws OF
the United States and their construction
by the courts. as furnishing tho means at
the commsnd Of the government TO fulfil
what is termed the International duty of
the United States, admitted in principle
at least. nv the procl8mations OF the
president
In summing up his conclusions, Mr..
Carlisle says that, In srite IL the various
failures Of justice which have occurred,
the laws are sufficient in themselves TO
enable the United States TO me up to
the full measure OF international duty
which they required of Great Britain.
To accomplish this il is only necessary
that the executive should, by its own ex-
ample in preventing and prosecuting
violations of the law, impress both the
courts and juries OF the country with the
gravity OF the matter in hand.
1he convictions by jurios of American
citizens in the cases of Wilborg, Louis
and Hart. he thinks, demonstrate that
there is no public sentiment sufficiently
strong deli Oerately 10 encourage it's vio
lation or defeat its enforcement. and that
the people can be depended upon to re
spond to every earnest demand OF the
government for the enforcement of all its
laws.