The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-21
DUPLIClTY SOMEWHEp1
U. s. CONSUL TOLD F.r.
SPAIN.

These Orders are Said to I.
Been Issued by Assistan
tary of State Rockhill, ana
True Shows the Close Intim.
Existing Between the Late
minlstration and Spain-A ~
Investigation Will be Mada
ALI Facts learned-Mass M
ing in Washington for Cuba I
Says James Creelman in the \. .s|
York Journal, of Monday last;
One of the most extraord,
revelations OF infamy aftenS
the dealings of the Spanish Mls Ia.
ter Delome with the United Ssas
government was made by SenatorSs
Tiger this afternoon when be resS ~
the Cuban mass meeting the follo~,l
extracts from letters said to have pl e
addressed by Assistant Secreta,v
State Rock bill to one of the A ma;Hu
Consuls in Santa Clara ProyiSa 30
Cuba:
81 advise you to make your renO,.
less favorable to the insurgents bsu
after, as the administration w,shoS
avoid all possible friction with Snsin1
Hereafter, when you have mats.
OF this kind to report, mark your Coa
municatioB confidential, 50 that II n
Senators demand consular REPORTS frau
Cuba the report need not be given /
the Senate"
A copy of these almost Incredible a,
tracts was taken to Mr.. Rockbill +
night, by representative of the ,Io,
nal, and the Assistant Secretary 4.
MED that he bad ever written ihsm
/ have been assured that the extrsS
are absolutely correct, and the SelsIs
can, if it wishes, verify the fact.
Washington is ringing tonight with
the story. This is only one bit of ev.
dence that must surely come 10 lsb
1t is in line with the policy which n,
duced Secretary Olney to advise n,
Delgado to take SIS, 900 offered secrellv
to him by the Spanish Minister, y
[ that the United States could have an
excuse for ignoring one of the foues
I insults ever offered to our flag.
An enthusiastic mass meeting was
held in the Columbia Theatre SUNDAY
afternoon in behalf of the cause of M
/ Cuban insurgents. General William
/ Henry Browne, president of the Cuban
League, called the meeting to order
1 and introduced Senator Gallinger. 0
New Hampshire, as the presiding off,
/ Ger. The latter made a brief address
/ and read number of letters and tele
/ grams of regrets, among them being
those from Senators Frye, Chandlerand
Burrows and Commander Clarkson. Of
the G. a. r. In his letter Senator
Chandler says:
president Mckinley willingly rec.
ognizes the binding force of the plat.
form upon which he was elected, aud
will soon do his part toward making
Cuba free aud independent. He NAV
proceed with what will seem to imps.
tient spirits to be undue caution, with
the cries and groans ringing in lis ear
of unarmed men, women and children
enduring inhulnan cruelty and das
tardly murder, but he will not fail t
be faithful to his pledges, and he will
before long register the decree whiel
went forth in his triumphant election
that Cuba should be taken from th
control of Spain and made peaceiu
aud independent. In this faith, in
great party and its president, let u
rest patiently and most hopefully
Karl Decker, of Washington, whC
as correspondent of the New YOr
Journal, spent some time in Cubs
much of it with a branch of the Cuba
army in Santa Clara province, gave
description of the condition of affail
existing and of the pitiable plight
many of the people suffering for th
necessaries of life
Other speakers were Senator Allel
of Nebraska; Mrs. Clara Belle Brow
of the Woman's National Cuba
League, and Marion Butler, of Sout
Carolina.