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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Mr.. Everett gives the following inter
esting expression of opinion as TO how
even England and France might view the
compact in the future. He says.
1.-The history of the past decade Of the
recent past affords no assurance that
twenty years hence France or England
Will even wish that Spain should retain
Cuba
Even now the President cannot doubt
that both France and England would
prefer any change in the condition Of
Cuba 10 that which is to be most appre-
hended an internal CONFUSION. which
should renew the horrors and fate of San
Domingo.
How certain Mr. Everett was that the
evolution of time would make it ueces-
sary for the United States 70 take an ac-
tive interest in the affairs of Cuba is
shown by an extract from the conclud-
ing part of his great paper:
mo admission of this Government" he
says. however strong in the public con-
fidence in other respects. could stand u
day under the odium of having stipu-
lated with the great powers of Europe
that in no future time. under no change
of circumstances, by no act of lawful
war Should that calamity occur. by no
consent of the inhabitants of the island.
should they. ike the possessions of Spain
on the American continent succeed in
rendering themselves independent: in
fine, by no overTuling necessity of self
preservation could the United States ever
make the acquisition Of Cuba.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. 1895.
Pence erd PeIf.

Braced by the whole force Of the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION, the Spanish-Cuban bond
syndicate has been doing some clever
work in Europe during the past month.
That industry and diplomacy is bear
ing fruit which the people Of this coun-
try win not like the flavor of when
they come to eat it.
There are many ways which the
''best business interests of America
have TO suppress popular sentiment, or
rather, action resulting from it, One
is to induce certain powers in Europe
influenced by allied financial houses 10
intervene against any action on the
part of this Government that might
jeopardize a bend deal II is apparent
enough that exactly this has been done
since the Maine disaster. We were told
yesterday, and with emphasis. by the
Administration press, that Russia. Aus
tria and Germany were prepared to Of
fer joint protest against amy further
American interference in Cuba"
Whether the report be true or not, it
is significant Of the fact that the bond
sharks are preparing a European war
scare to brighten the American Con-
gress and people into compliance with
their demands. 1t may be that official
communications from this side have
invited such a movement. 1t could only
have been started on such a basis.
What right has any power to say that
NE shall not exact redress for the mas
sacre Of Havana? What nation has or
would assert the right to say that we
should not recognize a state OF war"
in Cuba? Not one. And not one would
think Of doing either. except in re-
Spouse TO an intimation that such ac-
ton would be agreeable 10 the Admin
istration in Washington.
Systematically shrewdly and satan
icaIly we are being drawn into a net
work of international complications
which are totally unnecessary. and the
G0rdian knot which Congress could
CIT in a moment By taking the simple
method Of insisting upon the recogni-
ton Of Cuban belliserency. That would
60 a long way toward redeeming the
national honor. It would place the
Cuban Republic in a certain position
would insure the ultimate recognition
Of its independence without indemnity
TO Spain. and. above all things, would
wipe cut from our foreign policy this
foul blot Of the Spanish Cuban bond
deal
Democrats in both houses Of Congress
should think and act upon this Their
attitude with regard 10 it viii be the
ultimate measure Of their weight when
next they come in contact with their
constituencies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Nothing could be more evident than
that the inspired utterances of the Ad-
ministration organs yesterday, especially
those printed in New York papers, Great
ed an unpleasant impression throughout
the country which was quickly reflected
in urgent kilograms to the White House
from leading Republicans in all sections.
On Monday the Administration sunset or
gan in Washington was all for the as
sumed Presidential policy of peace at
any price Last night it hedged. and
once more suggested that starch had been
rubbed on the Executive backbone. We
have only TO hope and pray that it was
d frst-cIass. stiff and adamantine kind
of starch. Something of that kind is
sadly needed under the melting influence
of Hanna and McCook. Hard solder would
be better.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Kaiser Wilhelm now desires to estab-
lish a protectorate over Liberia. The Lii
berian government has sent a Metho-
dist preacher as special envoy to Presi-
dent Mckinley and Lord Salisbury to Sc
cure their friendly Intervention. We are
afraid that his mission is a futile one.
For years our best and most charitable
efforts have been expended fruitlessly to
make something out Of Liberia, which, as
far as practical results of civilization
are concerned, is merely a geographical
term used TO denote nominal state in a
savage territory. If the kaiser can DO
better with it, we might as well let him
fry
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

In Madrid, the shopkeepers under the
influence of the Spanish court, will not
sell a pound OF meat, loaf of bread. or
a potato to Gen. Woodford or any mem
Der of the American legation. The whole
party is dependent upon the unique civil
ization of a hotel keeper, who is liable
at any moment to be murdered for his
humanity. But Gen. Woodford should
not complain. Martyrs are necessary TO
every cause, and the Spanish-Cuban bond
deal has counted them already by hun
dreds of thousands. What is the Spanish
starvation Of our minister and his family
TO us? DO we not see Adee and Polo
hug2inG and kissing?
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

If ii be true, as alleged, that the Span
ish-Cuban bond conspirators have Sc
duced the Hon. Levi p. Morton to lend
his hitherto honored name to promote
their criminal designs, we have only to
express the most heartfelt pity for him.
1t is sad TO think that, at his age, he
would deliberately sacrifice the respect
which he has earned through a long and
distinguished career as sterling
American citizen. II is to be hoped that
he is in position to meet the libel with
= declaration that he Is not, and, as a
patriot and lover of liberty could not be
connected with plot so detestable and
infamous.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16
KNITTING MILLS BURNED.
Many Weeks of IdIeEe ss for Fully
One thousand Hands


Troy \. Y, March 15.-Fire started in
the carding room OF No. mill of the
Victor Knitting Mills Company at Cohoes
Al 4:3) o'clock this morning Before the
lire was got under control, nearly seven
hours later. mills No. and were prac-
tically destroyed. The loss is between
$4,000 and S25ooOO, fully insured All the
buildings were of brick and fully equip
ped with the latest and most improved
machinery. The output Is LOCO dozen OF
shirts and drawers daily. The fire is sup
posed TO have started from spontaneous
combustion.
The mills started on full time in every
department Monday morning. and were
also running at night. OF the 1009 hands
800 We're women, and they COngregated
about the buildings during the progress of
the fire weeping piteOuSiy as the destrue-
tion of the mills means many weeks of
idIeneSs. The big FIRE seriously cripples
the business interests of COhOes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Our naval officers in Havana harbor are
Inferred on board the Montgomery. 1t is
no longer safe for them to go ashore. Ali
pretense of friendship has been aban-
doned on the Spanish side. But that does
not in the slightest degree abate the af-
lection which Hanna, McCook. Belmont
Ickleheimer and Atkins feel for the coun-
try which allowed Columbus to discover
America-and put him in chains for do
ins it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16
Great Britain Ought TO Be Proud.

From the Chicago Record.)
Great Britain ought to be very proud OF its
present offer of moral support to the United
States. II indicates great intellectual advance
ment over the Great Britain which attempted
to play a part IN the American civil thirty
five years ago.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

A decline in the price of sugar shares
at the opening Of the New York Stock
Exchange yesterday may have been con
nected with the idea that Cuba would be
Independent without indemnity to Spain.
or with the other one, that the prospects
Of Hawaiian annexation were improved.
Either horn would be a bad one for sugar
to hang its hat on.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

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The Times should be teIsey and plainly written,
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munieations viii mol he preserved, and only man
uscripts Of obvious Importance viii bc returned
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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

At present the pre-eminently wicked
princess of the house of Savoy is the
Princess Laetitia. Duchess of Aosta She
is daughter of King Humberts sister,
the Princess Clothilde. and of the late
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte. known as
'Plon Plon" The Princess Laetitia mar
ried her own uncle, her mothers brother
the Duke Of AoSta. She was his second
wife. and he married her merely to exer-
else a fatherly control over her wayward
nature. He died in 1890 and since then
she has been a thorn in the family side
Her last and worst offense has been to
infatuate her own stepson. the present
Duke of Aosta. He has been so devoted
TO her that his own wife has left him.
She was the Princess Helen of Orleans, a
handsome, clever and high-sprited wom-
an. She could not brook Laetitia
Laetitia has figured in innumerable es-
capades and galIantries. Besides her mar
ried cousin. the German emperor and sew
eral less exalted young men have been
among her victims
The Duchess Laetitia has Just passed
thirty. She showed her freshness, or her
'Plon Plonism." in her teens, and was
the despair of her family till. at the age
of twenty-one, her uncle the Duke of
Aosta, married her to keep her out of
harms way. A special dispensation from
the nope was obtained Tor the strange
marriage.
The duke took his young bride to Berlin
on a wedding journey, feeling sure that in
his care her rapid inclinations would be
subdued. The duchess was tall, handsome
and brilliant. with figure of superb
molding. and a fine carriage inherited
from the house Of Savoy. Her disposition
was gay, light, mischievous and loving.
If there are two ways of doing anything
she is pretty sure of choosing the wrong
one, and the consequence is she is In hot
water half the time,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Mr. Everett then draws splendid pict-
ure of the development of the United
States as evidence of the uIwisdom of
committing this country at that time to
any compact as to Cuba. There then oc-
ours this very remarkable passage:
Spain meantime has retained of her ex-
tensive dominions in this hemisphere but
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

After commenting upon the traditional
policy Of the United States to avoid en-
tangling alliances with foreign nations
Mr.. Everett proceeds:
But the President has graver OBJ
lection to entering the proposed conven-
ton. He has no wish 10 disguise the
feeling that the compact. although equal
in it's terms, would be very unequal in its
substance. France and England. by en-
tering into it. would disable themselves
from obtaining possession of an island
remote from their seats of government,
belonging to another European power,
whose natural right to possess 1t must
always be as good as their own. a distant
island in another hemisphere. and
one which by no ordinary or peaceful
course of things, could ever belong TO
either of them.
THE United States. on the other hand
would. by the proposed convention, dis
able themselves from making an acqui-
sition which might take place without
any disturbance of existing foreign reIa-
tons. and iii the natural order of things.
The Island of Cuba lies at our doors 1t
commands the approach of the Gulf of
Mexico, which washes the shores of five
of our States. II bars the entrance of
that great river which drains half the
northern continent, and with its tribu-
taries forms the largest system of in
ternal water communication in the world
1t keeps watch at the doorway of our
intercourse with California by the 18TH
mus route. If an island like Cuba, be-
longing to the Spanish crown, guarded
the entrance to the Thames and the
Seine. and the United States should pro-
pose a convention like this to France and
England, those powers would assuredly
feel that the disability assumed by our
selves was far less serious than that
which we asked them to assume"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

The Princess of Pless, like her mother
before her, is desperate firt She has
a superb figure and great liquid eyes. Her
beauty is not majestic, but of the most
enticing order.
Her husband is one of the wealthiest
princes in Germany He IS an Angloma-
Mac in sport. clothes and all his ways of
life To complete the role he married an
English wife. Now he Is sorry for it.
Last year the Duke and Duchess of
York paid a visit to Ireland the British
government wishing TO show that the
royal family loved 'our warm-hearted
and loyal fellow-subjects in the sister
isle" as the Tory newspapers put it.
At a great reception given by Earl Cad
ogan the lord lieutenant of Ireland the
Duke of York met the Princess Henry Of
Pless and was smitten. The princess
spared no pains TO hold her royal admirer
She hirted with him outrageously. She
displayed her prize too publicly.
The princess was to have been present
at house parties given by the Duke of
Abercorn and the Marquis of Londonder-
ry. but the Duchess of York protested so
violently to her husband that the princess
was omitted.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

When Cuba is made free it may be that
the accomplishment will be found so easy
that the American people will wonder how
they became worked up over the posi-
bilties of war. Spain has her peculiar
way of letting go. Her mode of relin-
quishment is not like that of any other
nation. The natural course. from the usu-
al point Of view when a struggle is on be-
tween nations is for the one that fortune
DEGREES must yield to do so point by point
and to save as much as possible in the
Her craftsmanship and warcraft keep her
in the position of maintaining a bold and
unyielding front up to the point of com
plete breakdown. And then she goes all
to pieces and saves nothing from the
wreck. Her army is fighting and claim
ing everything one day. The next day il
is abandoning all That has most fire.
quently been the end of SPANS struggles
with her colonies. The quality of com
promise or concession seems to be lack
ing in the Spanish character. And so
those who have read Spanish history will
not be surprised If Spain busters and
threatens and says she will never give
up Cuba and talks of fighting the United
States then suddenly eVacuates the ISL
and and carries back across the sea the
flag which has been over American soil
ever since Columbus hoisted it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Nothing could be more pertinent to the
existing situation as regards Cuba, from
the standpoint of international law, than
this correspondence on the proposed tri-
partite agreement. 1t is given in con-
densed form, the salient features being
set forth.
In his note to the British minister at
Washington, John +. Champion, the Earl
of Malmesbury, the British premier, said:
The attacks which have lately been
made on the island of Cuba by lawless
bands of adventures from the United
States, with the avowed design of taking
possession of that island, have engaged
the serious attention of her majestys
government-the more especially as they
are most anxious that the friendly rela-
tons now existing between Great Britain
and the United States should not be en-
dangered as they might be by a repe-
tition of such attacks.
The earl then cites declarations of the
United States Government that it would
not see with Indifference the island of
Cuba fall into the possession ''of any Eu-
ropean power but Spain and puts forth
the assertion that her majesty's govern
ment could not view with Indifference the
island of Cuba in possession "of any
power whatever but Spain
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, etc, ETC.; the Prince President Of
the French Republic. etc, etc, and the President
OF the United States, etc, etc. who, after having
communicated to each other their respective full
powers, found III good and due form, hive
agreed upon and concluded the following articles
Article l. The high and contracting parties
hereby. severally and collectively disclaim- both
now and for hereafter, all intention 10 obtain
possession OF the Island OF Cuba; and that they
respectively bind themselves to dlScounteE4nce
all attempt TO that effect on the part OF ans
power of individuals whatever. The high CON
tracing parties declare, severally and collectively
that they VIII not obtain or maintain, for them
selves, for any of themselves, any exclusive
control over the island. assume or exercise
any dominion the same.
Article ,. The present convention shall be
ratified and the ratification shall be exchanged
at - as soon as possible within - months
from date thereof
In witness whereof the respective plenipOten-
tiaries have signed the same, and have affixed
thereto the seals OF their arms.
1t was after the receipts of the proposed
agreement that Mr.. Webster died. Mr.. Ev-
erett succeeded him and the answer of
the United States rejecting the proposal
of France and England was written by
him. He addressed the French minister
Comte de Sartiges. Mr.. Everett dealt ex-
haustively with the subject of the United
States relation to Cuba at that time and
| its probable relation toward the island in
| the future. His communication, calling
| forth as it has such high praise from
| Wharton for its legal soundness and the
| brilliance of its style, is at the same time
| a most admirable illustration of that in
! sight of craftsmanship which enables the
gifted possessor TO peer into the future
with almost absolute accuracy.
Senator Hoar. in speaking on the sub
pect of Cuba in the Senate at the last ses-
sion. remarked that prophecy was not
an exact science" but surely in his letter
to Comte de Sartiges. Mr. Everett has
demonstrated that discernment of what
the future has in store for nations may
be had by the statesman who is gifted
enough To study the development and de-
cline of nations with the same perspicaci-
ty as the scientist studies the develop
ment and the decline of the individual or
d species.
/ In stating the reason of the American
/ the tripartite agreement, Mr.. Everett
covet the acquisition of Cuba for the
/ siders the condition of Cuba as mainly
an American question.
The proposed convention says Mr.
Everett, proceeds on a different prinCi-
pie. 1t assumes that the United States
/ question than France or England; where
I as. it is necessary only to cast ones eye
on the map to see how remote are the re-
lations of Europe and how intimate those
/ of the United States with this island
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

The Princess May has almost homely
features, but at the time of her marriage
she had pretty complexion, which gave
Eer the popular reputation of a beauty.
Now she has lost the complexion
The Duke of York is an insipid person,
without character, except in his incon-
stancy. As a youth he married the
daughter of naval officer. but this was
set aside when he became heir to the
throne, in order that he might wed his
cousin for state reasons He has always
been fervent admirer of the ballet girls
twinkling feet
The Princess Henry of Pless, who has
now captivated this inconstant prince, is
the daughter of Mrs CORVALLIS West.
long a reigning beauty in English society.
Mrs. West is an Irish woman, and pos
sessed wit and beauty typical of her
race. Her daughter has inherited them.
Twenty years ago Mrs. CORVALLIS West
gave as much cause for jealousy to the
/ Princess of Wales as her daughter is Civ
/ ing to the Duchess of York. The fact
/ that Mrs. West wore no corset and dane
( ed with Oriental abandon was once freely
commented on in British society.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-16

In order as. he says, to give practical
effect to the views entertained with re-
gard to Cuba by England. France and
the United States in common, he pre-
SCENTS a project "of such a convention as
her majestys government thinks would
answer the purpose intended" He in
structs Minister Champion to present
this to the Secretary of State of the
United States and leave a copy with him.
The draft of the proposed convention for
a tripartite agreement was as follows:
preamble-rer majesty, the Queen of the
nitcd Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
the Prince President OF the French Republic, and
the United States OF America, having Judged II
expedient. with a view to strengthening the
friendly relations which happily subsist between
them, To set forth and fix by convention their
views and intention with regard To Cuba, have
named as their respective plenipotentlarles for
that purpose; that is TO say: Her majesty, the
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