Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-09
SPAIN IS TO BLAME.
Gage Places Responsibility For
Fiiibustering.
CUBA NOT PROPERLY GUARDED.
The Steamer Laurada Lay In an I'M
portant Seaport Two Days DIscharging
Arms Some Foreign Vessels Engaged
In Carrying Expeditions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Secretary
Gage has submitted to the department
of state his report upon the action of
the reasury department in suppressing
filibustering expeditions to Cuba in vio-
lation of the neutrality law, a synopsis
of which, as furnished by the depart
ment, is as follows:
Secretary Gage points out the fact
that during two years and half only
six American vessels of an aggregate of
1881 registered tons are alleged to have
successfully landed expeditions from
the United States L Cuba. With the
exception Of the Laurada the six Amer.
lean vessels alleged to have successfully
taken part IN expeditions in Cuban
waters are small tDgs and pilot boat,
each of less than 100 tons net, and OBJ
viously incapable of carrying large
numbers of men or large quantities of
arms AID anlmsnitlons. Three foreign
yes Q OF All aggregate of / Unregistered
tons are alleged to have been successful
i'll tie same EFFORT.
"1SeIerflng to these foreign vessels,
the Norwegian steamer Leon, the Dan
lsh steamer HGrS;t and the British
steamer bermuda, the secretary in
vlte~ attention to the TACT that the
crews of these vessels are required to
be shipped before the consuls of their
resptctI 6 nations III accordance with
the laws o those nations which
also impose On the masters of hose
vessels various other duties to be per-
formed before the eonsuls. He sug-
gests the inquiry might be pertinent
whether the Spanish authorities in
r1 .5i6 ftxr oil
petitions and whether, if not, some
measure of responsib lily does not rest
on the Spanish authorities for the al
legged departure of these vessels, or, if
the onsuls were notified whether some
measure OF responsibility does not rest
upon them.
NV, tire vessels referred to it is al
legged there have been associated about
zen harbor ( gs three or four
lighters, few small steamers and about
IA Oxen small sloops and schooners, in
all les than 10.
Eight g enue tiers with crews IF
3i7 men. armed Will 10 guns, have
cruz 81 Z s miles occupying /,
mon IA Ia 10 aggre<ate. patrolling the
coast Ia a3tt tilibu> ering expedt-
ii IL aeY I'd - ca Ire vessels
and / fa'H rave Or KIN up two ex-
pedlil3ft aud Ia Aelu undor SurV6ll-
lance els nier sus lrion. From
timat It'll" seyeral other revenue en-
tgs az hcsn en- loyed Ii temporary
duty.
Perhaps the .IrGnGest statement in
the rerOr is this
If the nani<h patrol of 1920 miles
OF Cutaf4 Quasi ma frustrated one-half
thA IT, MIR of expeditions which were
fms rate, by the [ Jl)ted rates tuthOri-
ties out u coastllne of $40 miles not
one man nor one cartr dge would have
been iinci ly landed in g ba from the
United States. cur OF 90 alleged expe.
ditions only 4 have been br ken up by
Spain.
THE IJaurada remained III the i'm
portant seaport of Banes two days,
landing men and arms. and was not
molested by the punish authorities in
Cuba, who had been informed of her
landing and even mlnutely where tor
pedoes had been placed Unless Spain
is prepared TO avow the inability or in.
dispo-itIon to defend her interests in
Cuba, ecretary Gage holds that the re-
sponsiblify for the Success of this expe-
dition may properly be fixed upon Span
ish Officials in Cuoa, who had been fully
informeu by the Spanish legation. The
Spanish authorities have repeatedly as
serted that all 0 the seaports Of Cuba
were i'll their possession"