The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-02
CLEVELAND AIDED SPAIN.
Sensational Charges Brought Against
He and Olnoy.

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- mas taken me many days 10 trace
o o tne astounding dealings OF president
eNelaHu ana MS administrator win
.he spanish monarchy put am now In
d positlon 10 give the American public
sotiie iisht on the SUBJECT
oca c'usI iuSts snow that Cleveiands
oter Oh incubation was simply a cover
uhoeI wnlch the american Government
SSsisis proposeu 10 heip SPAN 10 over
ny" anu suppress inc hepupllc OF
Suoa anu 10 enforce peace IN that Is
ianu oil Terms which the parrot army
WI" sri', not uecepl'
MS oIei was not ihaue IN the form
~ " written uocuinent, transmitted
| .nrousn me usual channeis. but. FOR the
sakc Oh greater secrecy, was conveyed
IN veroai statement made by Secretary
Oihes ~ .he spanish Minister NJ wash
ns.on, pe LONE; VINO capied the whoie
yer 70 Maurlu:
NJ unusIstahulns was that II CUBAN
ieauers reused 10 lay down their arms
upon conultiohS OF local seii- Eovernment
~ pS pIoPoseu 10 tnem py or through
lhe ohlteu states. the whole influence
anu power Oh me american Government
Wouiu De eSerted 10 crush the new re-
PUBIC
me siightest investigation by Con-
Sress VIII reveal the truth oil this state
IHeht. nave the iacts upon nnim-
peaGhaDIe authority but the most sur
prisihS tact IN thls well -concealed con-
spWacy against the cuban Republic IS
,hat III oruer 10 heip spain In her pitt
Tess massacre, secretary Olney has not
presented any OF the claims for dam
ages arising out or the obstruction OF
American property In the present war.
rms seems almost Incredible. but II Is
true. RECORDS IN washington VIII con-
| hrHl my statement. IneSe claims rep
resent millions upon millions OF dollars.
Ihey are supported by sworn, and. In
ilost cases. lncohStestable evidence L
| know as ract That injured citizens.
whose interest are represented by
CLAIMS. nave supposed that Mr.. Olney
was uoinB everything IN ms power to
secure an indemnify for their losses.
Inc truth is that. with unimportant ex-
ceptlons, Mr. Olney mas simply notified
| the spanish government that such
claims nave been HE'D at Washing
ton But his view Is that Spain can
not De nelo responsible Tor property
DESTROYED by the insurgent armies.
In other words, Cleve!and's admins
| tration declines to recognize the inde-
pendence of the Cuban Government or
the beliigerency OF is arms. and at the
same time calmly absolves Spain from
all responsibility for the protection of
American property In the island.
| There Is spectacle for the edification
| of the American people, The Spanish
press and public laugh and sneer at
Congress and eullgize the President and
| the Secretary of War who secretly plot
with the Spanish Minister at Washing
| ton against the brave people struggling
! for their liberty almost within sight Of
the American coast
Thus Is explained at last the mystery
with which Olney has yelled his traffic
| with De LONE and the reason why he
has shrunk from public Congressional
investigation. The shrewd lawyer, who
succeeded. as Attorney C eneral, in pro-
tecting the Millionaire trusts from prose
gument to bind the hands OF Congress
My Investigations in Madrid show
that, Notwithstanding Cleveland's
empty expressions of sympathy for
Cubans, he has been their most vieilant
and deliberate enemy. He has searched
the records for preteXts to avoid passing
the just claims OF Americans upon
Spain. AT the same time he has init
mated to the Monarchy, through more
than one channel, his desire to prevent
Cuba from achieving Independence
If 1t were not for the fear of indicating
my high source OF information, I could
give some startling details. At the very
time that the American government
through Cleveland and Olney, was pros.
tituting its Influence to the service Of
a degenerate and corrupt despotism
the Spanish minister of Foreign Affairs
was plotting with six continental am.
bassadors to secure a Joint note from
the European powers debating tho no,i.
cy of the United States.
But for the prompt and patriotic &C
tion of our American minister In Mad