Evening star., 1897-02-24
THE SANGUILLY CASE
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Presents Report.
The Facts Set Forth fin Detail and the
Course of the Spanish Gov
ernment Criticized.

Inc resolution presented in the Senate
today by Senator Morgan from the COM
mittee on foreign relations demanding the
release of General Julio Sangailly was &C
companied by a written report.
The report Is introduced by quoting the
joint declaration by the Spanish minister
and the minister of the United States in
1877, making the Spanish law of 1921 part
OF the treaty between the two govern
ments. After commenting upon the ex-
plicit character of this agreement the re-
port proceeds with the declaration that
during the present hostilties in Cuba this
declaration has been frequently called to
the attention Of the Spanish authorities in
the effort to secure the benefit of it's stipu-
lations in favor of the citizens of the
United States who have been arrested
led and condemned for alleged offenses
'in gross violation Of our treaty rights
The case of Sanguiily is then taken up
explicitly of which it is said that it is
characterized by deliberate injustice and
persistent disregard of these engage
mentS.'
A Law-Abiding Citizen.
After quoting the dispatch Of Consul
General Lee Of January g. describing the
condition and environment of Sanguilly.
the report proceeds: 1t is only just and
in accord with the well-established opinions
of mankind to attribute to a man who has
exhibited high courage and devotion to
honorable duties in behalf Of Mr.. San
gully due sense of obedience to whatever
obligations he has voluntarily assumed to-
ward the United States with reference to
Spain under his oath of naturalization un-
til the contrary is made to appear.
In this instance there Is no evidence that
Mr.. Sanguilly has manifested toward the
Spanish government in Cuba any hostility
11-fa af dina In a
respects he has been true to his duty to
the United States while residing in Cuba
his native country-under the passport and
registry of the United States and also of
Cuba The only ground of proceeding
against him has been an unjust suspicion
derived from the honorable devotion and
courage he exhibited in his efforts to free
Cuba from Spanish dominion in the for
mer revolution that ended nearly twenty
years ago.
Trumped-up Charges.
1t is shown that Mr.. Sanguilly is now
feeble old man, still suffering from the
wounds of twenty years ago, and that for
eighteen years he has lived in peace in
the island. 1t is charged that the Spanish
authorities have concealed from this gov
ernment much of the actual record of the
proceedings against the prisoner and that
this has been done notwithstanding the
frequent demands of our government for
full informa ton. Attention is called to
the facts that the proceedings We're by
court-martial and in secret and thus con-
trary to our treaty rights. It's then as
serted that the facts SO far as they have
been obtaine ed show a deliberate purpose
to prosecute an innocent man."
1t Is shown that he was alone with his
family and without arms when arrested
and the details of the prosecution
tered into at length, as are the efforts of
this government TO secure fair treatment
for him, and 1t is declared that every
added to the burden of his wrongs and
made his deliv. rance more hopeless. The
evident purpose was to multiply prosecu-
tions against him in order to hold him
in prison."