Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-03-25
AFRAID OF MCKINLEY.
RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED

RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED
The Secretary of State Informed
That the Warming Has Been
Needed and Unusual Leni-
ency Has Been Shown i'm
Havana to ALI American Cit.
liens.
Washington, March 22.-Span-
ish Minister De LONE has been
informed that the government at
Washington will insist upon COM
plete protection to the rights of
American citizens in Cuba, re-
CARELESS of what reason may be
entertained for ~suspecting them of
sympathy or completely with
the insurgents on that island. The
Spanish Minister has also been in
formed that the present admins
tratiop has absolute confidence in
the conservatism and wisdom of
Consul General Lee.
Ten days ago the authorities at
Madrid were informed of the
proposed policy of the new adj
ministration. Since that time the
Secretary of State has been adj
vised unusual leniency and for
bearance have been exhibited by
the officials in Havana, and a
number of American citizens airs
rested on suspicion have been
released at the request of Gen.
eral Lee. During the c~onsidera-
ton of the arbitration treaty in
an executive session OF the SEN
ate on Wednesday last Senator
Davis, of Minnesota, chairman
of the committee on foreign e
lations, said: Il believe that this
treaty of arbitration, as amended
by the committee, should be very
promptly ratified l am particus
larly anxious that this shall be
done without delay, because our
foreign relations with another
government have become some
what strained since the begins
ming of the new Executive ada
mjnistration. We need a friendly
understanding with Great Brit-
ain without delay"
1t seems that President Mckinley
was deeply impressed with the
story of Madame Ruiz, who claims
that her husband was foully
murdered in a Spanish prison,
while with the Cuban insurgents.
Secretary of State Sherman was
also interested in the story of the
widow. He personally assured
her of his sympathy and took the
hands of each of the little orphans
and patted their heads in an affec-
%tionate n People say that
John Sherman is cold bloeded.
Maybe he is in the political arena;
but he is a man of strong Ameri-
eanism and perfect patriotism.
The Presiden: and the Secre-
tary of State have been in har-
mony on this subject, and when
the citizenship Of Dr.. Ruiz shall
have been established beyond
controversy the claim of his
widow for damages will be pre-
sented to the government at
Madrid. Whether DR.. Ruiz was
murdered in prison or not res
mains to be demonstrated by
evidenUiary facts. One thing is
certain, he entered that prison a
W Ill man. He was taken out an
attentuated and bruised corpse.
His widow and children are
pleading for justice, although
vengeance might bs more aps
propriate word.
It may be stated authoritatively
that the President desires the
maintenance of friendly relations
with Spain; and it is also fully
understood that the declaration
in his inaugural address was we'll
weighed when he said that the
rights of American citizens shall
be respected aud preserved
everywhere. Spanish Minister
De LONE has had almost daily
conferences with Secretary of
State Sherman during the past
ten days. The Minister has call
ed not only at the Department of
State, but several times at the
residence of Secretary Sherman
for private conferences.
The majority of the Senate
committee on foreign relations
under the aggressive leadership of
Senator Davis have expressed their
views to Secretary Sherman in
their committee room and they
individually inform the President
that they desire to have American
citizenship particularly respected
in Cuba, at the present time at all
hazards.