Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-22
THE CUBAN NATTER.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THIS
COUNTRY AND SPAIN.
De LOME'S REPLY TO OLNEY.
Fu1 Text Of che Letter written by
thc Spanish Minister nj Washing
ton 80 Our Secretary of state
Thanks for AGNicc-But.

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~e-.- - ,,,o3to,,o, ~, ,,o c,ha question
o' 49,.
Is tI"ou"'y coming 10 ''eI'' '''' IN
letter was MADE pubic during senator
Foraker's recent speech, with a brief eX-
.,oct iron, tho Saanfeh Minister'S reply.
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Ao-""'' '''o '"" ''i'' ''
de LONE became available. IL is as io'-
lows.
Legation Of Spain in Washington,
"yasaiurton June a. 1895.
49,. ,. "a .,,, honor o.,
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INFORM your ENceAchcy some ''"e "7o'
] lost no timc m communicating TO the
Minister Of state Of his Majesty. the
r-i,, of c,.,fr t,. tovt of tbe note that
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.,. .t. 80 .,r,
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I1al' ln regard 10 'Ne e'o".9 'i'"' az
taking place ln Che Island or CCpa
.In his answer. dated May 22d. last
.t r..t.. 80 ,r...e, +,rs mo fhaf the
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Importance Oh ul-
referred 10 has led the government oi
Dis sIairefe to examine it with the great
g.. , and to ,oefu.,rs eu answer
.a .. ........,. a.. ,,.,, ,.f,o.s an tbe
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complicated ana uel'~-c O""''- f''''''
fhouli Boz officially made public.
"Ihe Minister of STATE adds That since
,he recent liberal purposes Of spain TO-
wards cuba have been laid before tie
.ori.s by the august lips Of his Majesty
DO The speech from the Throne the pre-
yious voluntary decisions of the Spanish
Government n the matter may serve.
ls they arc now serving, as the basis OF
1 rerlv 10 your EXccucucys S note.
"Ths government of hs Majesty APP
rrccates 20 its fuI value the noble
frqukress with which that of the
ru.tcd states has informed il of the
c,iri.r 81 has formed ir regard TO the
lrreI iupossibility of granting the recOs-
ri1on of belligereucy to tine Cuban In
rurceuts
no CI-EAN GOVERNMENT.
.a..5.., .ho.. ,,t.o arc noo fighting
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~ Cuy" "s'ii.4' -, ,,l o-,oiid-
1tl'-" +til,,,-' ,,.,, IN tha resDect
+t ,,,,.fI,r,tio, or otber
,'S.'.. az, a. rot nc vour Excel
r' o., ,.o..,rs o,,,, civil ,,,v-
.~r,-',,,t sst.i,Iieied and orrarized with
"a known scar and am administration
IN No., 49, tlr,i'or,. and trcy have moi
,,,(c,1,.d ir r.rr,.nontlv occllovjne any
..I. Il Cd. ~ .
..yo.,r r,vce,epc, declares i'm the note
~ Win + ar, now rcnIy.ng with great
leyaI .ruuan aud spontaneously. that 10
g. f,-,o..il5n for t6e C,iban insurgents
80 1'crforro tbe functions OF a rcaular
oo,.rrrr,ent within their own frontier
and -,,roa laes 10 exercise the riehts and
fYldl The OBLIGATIONS that are incumbent
on AN the members of the family of
r9.irn.. Moreover their systematic
campaign OF destruction against all the
i,dre-ries of the island. and the means
a.. --bf.b thov are worked. would OF it,
~ ,,.,i,..,,, 81, Room trer1 without
81" ,-,.,fI,. yooogrigal
me pd!e ol 'le li u'''
ellis 0lajestya Government has rea4
with no less h!"'l"-@'.o" 'l'o 80 .f- ,'i-
spontaneous net.ai"'io"7 40 '"0
that the Government OF 1Hc OAit'"
e+4tSs seeks no advantage I'm connection
,+t ,b. Ciboo ouestfon its only wish
-, ,r,t th, l1vfu soverelsnitv OF
heh@ ''''' t'' l., str.,,,,.,
Spain Doe maintained ana even SiIeA5,H
cucd. through the submission OF lI-e
rebels which as your LNccIency STATE.
Do, ,.r,r rofe is Of uaramOuut necessity
e,,,t.b Covernroent for the
u" 'i- , ,,,,,-tt,, and it's
maintrieAcc OF 4'9 "''''''''' ~
honor
"NLile expressing the mSh siallAla-
tom with which his Malesty's Govern
,,oI rnte of ID. emphatic state
ment TOOK ho'e o- '''1 f,.'.ii...,''.,. ,,..
mcnts Whlch yo' 49,,
pleased TO make ln your n''e vi .n. i..
og April. with regard 90 the sovereign!
90 enetD and the determination of the
,-.,.l4 &C., mot to do anvtning dero-
Olii''I '' .,....,,.l,1oir, with
Eatory 10 d. ""u H~H'.0 " .'-9, ~
pleasure. AN lhe No'5"1 '"'s .,'.'.'
Dlke Of Ietuan says that IOthihS cl7e
was to he expected Of the lofty sense OF
A.. .t...,fei-.r f,,, the Government Of the
ll-A'
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"lt is unnecessary, as your LAtv.l'iNs
remarks. and in view OF so coIfecl anu
SO friendly AN attitude, 10 enter OF om,'IiiI MA
De- utterly inconsistent with 'he ABOVE
views
SHOULD CIBANS SUCCEED.
.u,t. c,,.-rn,ant of his Majesty. the
ms ,l.,f ,-o,r I,,reilercv was pleased
o.'li.n 10y r..,. o.,. m me future of thc
lo tNpi'a .H Ns-i,I, ',,.tich rg1Tot ava
island, I'D the eN,yhml' rMsi,l,octi"nis Mi.lr bcir
s,i"t,,it, s,i"t ito ~
..,ri ir. Dan be mo- rrc9ter accuracy OF
trdgrnert than thai disulaycd bv your
it-Cen,~cv when ae Won said. with great
reason. such a termination OF the conflict
would be looked upon with the most see
rious mssNngs. even by the most en-
thusiasic advocate OF popular Govern EN-
meht' Dtcau5e, dA I'"io'@ ny hv' ~! , go~I IT,, -
ceilency. with me he,e! seheous compiid-
Ton OF races lhtl exist thtie, tNe N4s
appear inte o, Spaih Mouiu Dc the ulsap-
pcaiahtt oi Jle VIIi4 Do u ol union N'llCl'
can h'tp tiL'H ili u"lt4lNy; anu an uli
sgollaole s,i 1s.e ei,io"5 '''I men oi ull
14T-S.N ~ rit,il,y.ticr ,.1.-,i5 e,,,,,i,'t',-',, V
..qitc acc,,ra,v 0f tour frreIonc,.,s
et.femauf- i- aU trc more striking as
,,tr+ to inc conlffion oe he nonrl9
ION I'm Nh. island. mo- p9rt of me rativc,l
T ba concealed surCri0rIty oycr tfoI
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