Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-22
ENTIRE LETTER DECLINING MEDIA
TION MADE PUBLIC.
SHOWS CLEVELAND'S ATTITUDE
PROFUsE THANKS sHOwERED UPON
"YOUR EXCELLENCY.,
CubnnS Declared to he Wholly Inca
pabIe of SeIf-GOVernment-Nee
Spain to Rule Them-NOw
Enjoy n Most Liberal
Political system.

SnOnQence between the InlIeu states anu
Spain relative to Secretary Olney's offer of
mediation on the Cuban question is grad
ually coming to light. Mr.. Olney's letter
was made public during Senator Foraker s
recent speech. with a brief extract from the
Spanish minister's reply. To-day the fun
reply of Minister Dupuy DeLome became
available. II contains the following Ian
guage indicative of the attitude Of the last
administration:
The government of his majesty appre-
ciates to its full value the noble frankness
with which that of the United States has
Informed it of the very definite opinion it
has formed in regard to the legal impossi-
bility of granting the recognition Of bel
hgerency to the Cuban insurgents. Indeed,
those who are now fighting in Cuba against
the integrity of the Spanish fatherland pos
sess no qualification emitting them to the
respect or even to the consideration of the
other countries: they do not, as your ex-
Cellency expresses it, possess any civil gov
ernment. established and organized with a
known seat and administration of defined
territory, and they have not succeeded in
permanently occupying any town, much less
any city, large or small.
While expressing the high qualification
with which his maiestys government took
note of the emphatic statements which
your exceIlency was pleased to make in your
note of the 4th of April with regard to the
sovereignty of Spain and the determination
of the United States not TO do anything
derogatory to it, and acknowledging with
pleasure all the weight they carry, the
Duke of Tetuan says that nothing else was
10 be expected of the lofty sense of the
right cherished by the government of the
United States.
1T is unnecessary, as your excellency re-
marks. and in view of so correct and so
friendly an attitude, to discuss the hy-
pOthests of Intervention, IL would be ut
terly inconsistent with the above views.
The government of his majesty. the king
of Spain, fully cOncurs in the opinion that
your excellency was pleased to express in
regard to the future of the island. in the
event. which cannot and shall not be- of the
insurrection to triumph.
Your eXcellency declares in the note 10
which am now replying, with great legal
acumen. and spontaneously, that IT is i'm
possible for the Cuban Insurgents to per-
form the functions Of regular govern
ment within its own frontiers. and much
less TO exercise the rights and fulfill the OBJ
legations that are incumbent on all the
members Of the family of nations. More
over, their systematic campaign of destruc-
tion against all the industries of the island
and the means by which they are worked,
voud of itself. be sufficient to keep them
without the pale of the universally recog-
His majesty's government has read with
no less qualification the explicit and spon-
taneous declarations to the effect that the
government of the United States sees no
advantage in connection with the Cuban
question. its only wish being that the law
full sovereignty of Spain be maintained
through the submission of the rebels
which, your excellency states in your
note, is of paramount necessity to the
Spanish government. for the maintenance
of its authority and its honor
There can be no greater accuracy of
judgment than that displayed by your ex-
cellenCy, and, as you said with great rea-
son, such a termination of the conflict
would be looked upon with the most serious
misgiyings even by the most enthusiastic
advocates of popular government; because.
as remarked by your excellency, with the
heterogeneous combination of races that
exist there, the disappearance of Spain
would be the disappearance of the only
bond Of union which can keep them in bal
ance. and an unavoidable struggle among
the men of different color, contrary TO the
spirit OF Christian civilization, would su-
pervenc.
THE accuracy Of your excellency's state
ments is all the more striking, owing
TO the condition of population in the ISL
and, no part OF the natives can be conceded
superiority over the others. II the assist
ance OF the Spaniards from Europe is not
taken into account.
"Al these reasons fully and clearly DEM |
onstrate that ii is not possible to think |
that the island of Cuba can be benefited |
except through the agency of Spain, act |
ing under her own impulse and actuated |
she has long been, by the principles of |
liberty and justice.
The Spanish government is aware of the |
fact that, far from having justice done it |
all sir daGH Hf1af hes ffara any
persons obviously deceived by incessant |
ISLANDERS, who honestly believe that a fero- |
Clous despotism prevails in our Antilles. |
instead of one of the most liberal political /
systems in the world. being enjoyed there |
now as well as before the outbreak of the |
inSurreCtion.
"A collection OF Cuban newspapers pub
lished in recent years would suffice to show
that few civilized countries then enjoyed |
TO an equal degree freedom of thought and /
Of the press-the foundation Of all liberties. |
THE government of his majesty and the /
speedy pacihcation in Cuba. In order to
secure II. they are ready to exert their
best efforts and at the sane time to adopt /
such reforms as may be useful or neces-
sary and compatible. of course. with their
inalienable sovereignty, soon as the
submission of the insurgents be accom- I
plished.
The minister OF state. while directing
mo 10 bring TO the knowledge of YOUR
eXCellency the foregoing views. instructs
me 10 remark how pleased he was to OBJ
serve that his opinion on this point also
None is more fully aware of the seri- |
Gus evils suffered by Spaniards and aliens |
IN consequence Of the insurrection than the |
government OF his majesty. 1t realizes the
Immense injury inflicted on Spain BY the
uutting forth. with the unanimous CO. |
operation and appreciation of her people Of |
such efforts as were never before made in |
America or by any European country. It |
knows. at the same time. that the interests |
of foreign Industries and trade suffer- as |
we'll AS the Spanish interests. from tine in
surgent system of devastation: but n the |
insurreCtion should triumph. the interests |
of all would not only merely suffer but |
would entirely and forever disappear amid |
the madness of perpetual anarchy
The government OF his majesty most |
heartily thanks that Of the United States |
for the kind advice IL bcstOws en- Spain |
but It wishes to state. and vntertains the
&C nfidenCe that your eXCcllenCy will read |
fly see. that it has been forestaling IT for
a long time past. 1t follows, therefore rs
a matter of course, that it will comply with
II in practica! manner as soon as cir
make IL possible.
Your eNcellenCy VIII have seen. never
theless. how the announcement of this con-
currence OF views has been received. The
Insurgents. elated by the strength which |
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