Evening star., 1897-03-10
SPANISH TRANSFORMATIONS Y
A Broadside Of p Published at Havana
About Plesidmt Mckinley.
Hailed with Delight N Sure to Put
tD1f
an End to the PFO-Cuban
Cleveland Policy.

President McKinley's Cuban policy has
been settled. He may not know 1t himself.
but nevertheless he has been enrolled as
firm friend Of Spain. Witness the follow
ing extract from broadside published in
Havana March as a supplement to the
Saturday Letter. "a political and indie
pendent Journal edited by the Marquis de
Cervera Y de Villa-Itre. The text is given
In both Spanish and English. under the
heading "God Save the President of the
Great Republic! Welcome.! Mr.. William
MacKinley." The following paragraphs
are of especial interest:
'Ts the new President friendly to Spain?
We trust and expect he may prove such
hut as any absolute statement might result
premature, guided by the precepts OF logic
we are justified in arriving at the conclu-
SION that the distinguished senator Of Ohio
President -elect-who on entering in the
discharge of his great office carries such re-
spcnsibilities that ne will set aside the alb
surd projects Of Cameron and Spencer
and place himself on record as the apostle
Oe reason, Justice and of right.
And in this case reason, justice and
right contend on the side of Spain in her
struggle in the peace Of the Antilles. Any
foreign power meddling in the internal af-
fairs which unfortunately threaten the
fabric of our Industrial and mercantile ex-
istence would constitute a misdemeanor
against the rulings of international law. as
acknowledged and sanctioned by all civil
ized nations either through the practice of
such tenets or by adhering to the provi-
sions in treatises of International law and
the agreements existing betwixt honest and
law abiding citizens. to whom the Suaran-
tee of a pledged promise even when merely
verbal is considered absolutely binding.
and it is not to the direct interest of the
United States to provoke conflicts of diff
cult and problematic solutions.
a confirmed the
authorized opinion of Sherman, created
prime minister of the incoming administra-
ton, which is this:.. I believe that the gov
ernment should not interfere in Cuban
think this is all, is the purchase of Cuban
products and her markets. 1t is true in
the exchange of products in the COM
mercial relations are founded necessarily
the wealth Of nations. and the United
States an industrial and commercial peo-
pie, the ambition IS to control with her
products all the markets. Cuba exported
to the United States in 1897. If millions OF
dollars and improved merchandiseS for G
millions and imported 20 in the first quar-.
ter of '96 the last statistical informations
which we possess shows that exported IL
millions in exchange for only } millions i'm
portation, 1t is absolutely plain that te
maintain this state Of thing so beneficial
for Cuba as well as for the United States
1t becomes absolutely necessary to estab
Hsh commercial agreements OF reciprocity
q genuine one pased Oh lne ackno"leuse
ment of favored action. The United States
needs Cuba much as Cuba needs the
United States ray
|. "Such is the doctrine we are supposed t
be accepted by Mckinley, since the momen
he accepted the political program of Mr.
Sherman. l8se
This acceptance implies the immediat.
termination of the war hereto encouraged
by the indirect system of Mr.. Cleveland
who, at the end. has not proved friendly t.
them SPAIN. and his diplomatic note:
had led US to hope. We expect that thu
new administrator shall put an end to tn,
insurgent propaganda existing in Ney
York and in other important cities of th
Union formed by the group of wretche'
and ungrateful attainment of Cuban indie
pendence from Spain. While in Spain Their
exist soldier and the patriotic senti
ment that is Implanted in the hearts o
her sons" 70
The translation Is given verbatim.