The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-11-12

J.,tg@ h9 SEEMS THAT Hon. naonj, Taylor, the late mIot1er,o
GA-FsSl J. Spain. has gotten himself Il little mixed. In addition to
+tHtaHrst. author statesman and diplomat, he has some of the accom-.
.pU'uuut nt The gay Lotl'ro y recent issue Of the Chicago Chronicle
CONTAIN. ', ralowjo@
uv, may api,ye the tale told by one Salvani, n senator Of spin. cx Minis.
.tr q. mlaa ay drwiyer who has cruelty tnhed with the aHectionso of the land
.ut ana,oryl colombo. Mr. Taylor H also according to the same high m
HoIy WHY diplomat who has used words not &c much to conceal ideas a to
.tmi.g not erroneous impressions regarding the state of his mind and heart.
anr u. hai ceased to represent his country in Il diplomatic capacity at the
.ampiu nuut #r Taylor felt impeued to say some things about Spain and Cuba
|rlrJrNl MruHI mm # the Eorth American Review The things he said we're
NOT complimentary to Spnn. He declared in effect that that country is incapa
.huo governing rHot justly and peacefully, and has no intention, and never
H.ug- That SPUN herself has no true parliamentary government and that
#6mramu bwr no intention Of permitting anything Of the kind in Cuba They
#"ramt"b4 as ~ place to be p1mderei nl ensave1" They have mo clear
'r't. g#n OF tue moaning of the term autonomous government and the Span
fish poIo mu almost unit in their resolve to lose Cuba by force Of farms rather
than permit such a concession to be made" And he calls Spain the fierce bird
of prey that now whetting its beak upon the yitals of Cuba"
5mDr Shynt Processes to be astonndel at such uterancos from Mr. Tay.
.~ L.dw'antaat Taylor the minister was profoso in his voluntary declara
upu1o. friendship AMI @lmrlion for Spain. lie says he met Mr. Taylor on the
arat w Madrid oc day, when the latter volunteered the information
that a1nn mass Curry oat reforms in Cuba, adding that peace would then fol
l& IurnrUnIy spain has Il friend in the white house whose powers re o.
The eve .oswruF and she ought to profit by the opportunity to obtain peace
specify for wur'aHoT succeeds him he is certain to be less favorable to Spain
Taoauaor mstcncl to communicate this to Canovas and shortly after he
was commissioned to lay the latters reform programme before Minister Taylor
Concerning the interview with that diplomat which followed the senator says:
Mr. Taylor embraced me saying; You and will bring about peace in Cubs,
nt tm contribute to the good of humanity and uphold the great interests {"
civilization etc
Sayaui further states that Just before these events Minister Taylor lunching
oths house in company with CASTELAR, and othsrs toasted peace, warmly pro
testing his admiration and love for Spain and expressing the desire to see us sue
coed in the work of pacdcaton'
ocolraH was the dnty of the American minister to be polite and to nlr
stain a,o ceiling Spain a fierce bird of prey while at table with Spanish
Na."Jn1 A AtVirN3. Eat nnlcalu nty hardly required him to protest warm al
uirUYm u love for Spain when his real feeling was N Of strong detestaton
Sorwgtn necessary that he should express hearty and unqualified approval Of
tn taHNwJ5 pro TauImr Cf reform by falling upon Senator Salvanis neck and
embracing hm when in reality he disapproved of the whole scheme and had no
G@t4 10 l. sincerity Of tanoyas in promising to put it in effect
Their. i,No good reason why an American minister should disemble to any
such extent as the Spanish senator would have Us think Minister TAYLOR did But
possibly i. senator leyintes somewhat from the straight and narrow path of
ta1r He als uus to suspect Is much when he describes the behavior of Mr.
Iulrau l.Ihing the substance of the canovls scheme of reform for Cuba
Americans ui the st"Uncr sex ire not greatly addicted to the habit of embracing
$50. u4aBer or lg}alHng in other tropical demonstrations when IN of them hap
pms 20 ia what the other regards az his plain matter of fact duty.
o." way question the pr0priety OF Mr. Taylors course in giving publicity to
things d. '9nne| while serving his country in n confidential capacity and th.
Decreasing tr 3atrulY my successor of his in Madrid would have to contend
wish hH. oar rrelujiy is taxed u little too much when we are told that Minis
mv |gliu. embraced Senator S7lyani because Camovas had formulated II plan of
rooua Of which Minister Taylor did not approve and which he did not believe
.tInyyaa intended for q moment to put in effect