The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-22
D'LoME'S LETTER TO oLNEY.
FULL TENT OF THE REPLY GIVEN
TO THE PUBLIC.

the Communication of the seere-
tary of state-Mr. OIney's Letter
Interpreted by the spanish Minis
This Government Did Not Intend
TO Intervene In the War.
Washington May 21.-The full corre-
spondence between the United States and
Spain relative to Secretary Olney's offer
of mediation on the Cuban question Is
gradually coming to light. Mr.. olney's
letter was made public during Senator
Forakers recent speech, with brief ex-
tract from the Spanish minister's reply.
To-day the fun reply OF Minister Dupuy
de Lone became available 1t is as fol-
lows:
Legation OF Spain, in Washington, June
4, 1s96.-To Mr.. Secretary: As I had the
honor to inform your excellency some
time ago, lost no time in communicating
to the minister of state of his majesty,
the King OF Spain, the note that your ex-
cellency was pleased to address to me un.
der date Of April last, in regard TO the
events that are taking place In the island
of Cuba.
In his answer, dated May %, last, the
Duke Of Tetuan tells me that the import-
ance of the communication here referred
to has led the government OF his majesty
TO examine with the greatest care and to
postpone an answer until such time as its
own views on the complicated and deli
cate Cuban question should be officially
made public.
tfTba Fnlpfatav oF efota aH1g thot .sune
the extensive and liberal purposes of
Spain towards the Cubans have been laid
before the Cortes by the august lips of
his majesty, IN the speech from the
throne, the previous voluntary decisions
Of the Spanish government in the matter,
may serve, as they are now serving, as
the basis of a reply to your excellency's
note. The government Of his majesty APP
preciates to It's full value the noble frank
ness with which the United States has in
formed 1t OF the very definite opinion 1t
has formed In regard to the legal impos-
sibility of granting the recognition of bell
ligerency to the Cuban insurgents.
Indeed, those, who are now lighting In
Cuba against the integrity OF the Spanish
| fatherland possess no qualifications enti-
ting them TO the respect, or even to the
consideration of the other countries; they
do not, as your excellency expresses ii,
possess any civil government established
and organized, with a known seat, and ad-
ministration Of defined territory, and they
have not succeeded In permanently occu-
pying any town, much less any city. large.
or small.
your excellency declares in the note to
which am now replying, with great legal
acumen and spontaneously, that II Is i'm
possible for the Cuban insurgents to per-
form the functions of a regular govern
ment within ITS own frontier, and much
less TO exercise the rights and fulfil the
obligations that are incumbent on all the
members OF the family OF nations. More
over, their systematic campaign OF de-
structlon against all Industries of the Is
land. and the means by which they are
worked, would, OF Itself, be sufficient TO
keep them without the pale OF the unlver-
sally recognized rules Of international law.
His maiesty's government has read
| with no less qualification the explicit and
| spontaneous declarations to the effect that
the government OF the United States
seeks no advantage in connection with the
| Cuban question, It's only wish being that
| the inductabe and lawful sovereignty
| OF Spain be maintained and strengthened
| through the submission OF the rebels,
which, as your excellency states in your
note, Is of paramount necessity TO the
| Spanish government for the maintenance
"While expressing the high qualification
| with which his maiesty's government took
note of the emphatic statement which your
excellency was pleased to make in your
note Of the 4th OF April with regard to
| the sovereignty OF Spain and the deter
minatlon of the United States not to do
anything derogatory to it and acknow-
Lodging with pleasure all the weight they
carry the Duke OF Tetuan says that moth
ing else was 10 be expected OF the lofty
sense OF right cherished by the governs
ment OF the United States.
"It Is unnecessary, as your excellency
remarks and In view Of so correct and
50 friendly an attitude, to discuss the ny
pothesis OF Intervention, as II would be
utterly inconsistent with the above views.
"The government Of his majesty, the
King of Spain, fully concurs In the opn-
ion that Your Excellency was pleased to
express. in regard 20 the future OF the
island In the event. which cannot and shall
not be, of the insurrection In It's triumph.
There can be no greater accuracy OF
judgment than that displayed by your ex-
cellency when, as you said, with great
reason. such a termination OF the conflict
would be looked upon with the most se-
rious mlsgivings even by the most enthus-
iastlc advocate OF popular government be-
cause, as remarked by your excellency.
with the heterogeneous combination OF
races that exist there, the disappearance
only bond OF union which can keep them
IN balance. and an unavoidable struggle
among the men OF different color. CONTRA
ry to the spirit OF Christian civilization,
would supervine.
"The accuracy OF your excellency's
statements is an the more striking as ow-
ing to the condition OF the population i'm
the island, no part OF the natives can be
conceded superiority over the others, n
tho assistance OF the spaniards from Eu-
rope ~ not taken into account.
"'rhe island OF Cuba has been exclusive
~ Spanish since It's discovery; the great
normal development OF It's resources,
whatever is value. whatever Il represents
In the community OF mankind, Il owes In
It's entirety to the mother county and
even az this day tho various groups
OF people that inhabit a, whatever be the
standpoint from which the question be
examined. the natives OF the peninsula
there are absolutely for the peace and ad-
vancement Of the island.
IAN these fully and clearly demonstrates
that it r. not possible to think that the
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