The times., 1898-06-19
.FETED By THE SPANIARDs
German Naval 9 Officers Entertain d M
ed al. Havana. :.
BEER, BANQUET AND CIGARS
Cordial Relations Established BE-
tween BlaDco's Men and the Kafs-
er's Saiiors-SpnDish Analysis
Based on "a. Alleged English View
of How the War Was Started.

@4s
New York, June 1s.-The Herald prints
the following from Spanish correspond
dent, dated Havana, Friday:
The German vice consul at Cienfuegos
gave a banquet the other night at the
Union Hotel, of that city, to the COM
mander and other officers of the German
cruiser Geier Colonel Rios. of the Span
ish artillery, was present as guest He
was brought up in Germany.
There was great cordiality during the
banquet between the Germans and Span
iards. While the feasting was going on
the band of the Alfonso Treice regiment
played at the hotel door.
Several of the Geier's crew received spe-
cial attention from the Spaniards. and
were treated to beer and cigars, which
pleased them greatly. The Germans and
Spaniards understood each other perfect
ly speaking French. The Geier's COM
mander visited the Spanish authorities,
and the latter returned the call. The
cruiser Is expected today at Havana
Inc colonial cabinet resolved at ses-
sion yesterday to grant pardon to several
political convicts. On one of the ships
that will sail from Manzanilla in a few
oaSS Will DE embarked a Dan-Amer1Can
citizen. who filled the office of interpre-
ter in the custom house. He was dismiss
ed by the government and ordered to leave
the country.
/ The Spanish columns operating in
Puerto Principe have had a fierce fight
with the rebels. They captured thirty
six. killed several and wounded many.
! The British steamer Adula probably will
! leave CienfuegoS today.
La Lucha publishes an editorial on an
! interview held by a member of its staff
! with e. f. knight, the London Times
/ correspondent. who has been allowed to
remain in Havana Mr.. knight" saws
L Lucha, expressing his opinion about
! the Spanish-American war, says with re-
gard TO the origin of II that he cannot
give solid opinion because he comes
! from London. where he was for two
/ years, being little informed on the Gu
! ban question. But he can say that only
one point of the problem was divulged
throughout the world. A gang of cerre-
spondents of American newspapers sent
/ a Few months before ana those who in
the West followed Bryan cIamorIng for
! the free coinage Of silver land others who
/ were in some way interested. were tho
ones who cast~the American nation intp
war. The men6acious newspapers com
bined 70 hallucfnate the people calumi
mating the Spantards, exaggereting what
was disagreeable. concealing what could
show the contrary. and irritating the pas
sions of the believing and ignorant multi
tuue. Those We're the true responsible
persons, he believes
In Europe it is known that Spafn has
not been properly treated and that the
insurrection would have been overcome
The United States received large indem-
nifty for the damage caused to them by
the Alabama during the civil war That
ship sailed from England II tho uues-
! ba h.
Deen submitted to arbitration the United
States would have been declared respon-
sible. II the United States worked for
a Just cause and We're honest in their
protest in behalf of humanity they had
no need to employ calumnv and false
hood to excite the people against Spain
me unfaithfulness of the Yankees mus:
lmpeil wise men to distrust them
Ihelr blockade increases suffering
They boast that they are about to remedy
the situation in Cuba if they prove vic
torious. Mr.. Knight questions to himself
as to what form of relief they are going
TO give to Cuba. 1t is difficult TO answer
the question as TO what the United States
purposed on declaring war When they
dld so they solemnly rejected the idea
of annexation, declaring that they would
free Cuba, and now do they openly de-
clare that the Cubans are not capable
of governing themselves If the Cubans
succeed in gaining independence the is-
land would be in a state of anarchy
They are daily showing in their newspa-
pers that the Americans must govern Gu
ba.
The correspondent would like to learn
| how the rebels would receive American
government. He asks himself afterward,
| Would not annexation impel this country
to perpetual revolution and misery? And
he continues, saying that some, go fur
ther, declaring that the Philippines must
: l.
/ With victory American greed would in
crease, and that is taken into account in
Europe. 1t is impossible to foresee what
viii be the acts of a government weak
and irresponsible, such as is that of the
United States.
las has just been seen in the abandon
ment of rooted convictions, the commits
sion of crimes and nonsens1cal acts and
the obeying of the popular hubbub, any
permanent alliance with such a govern
ment by a European power would be a
dangerous essay for the one that ven
tured It, 1t is not possible to trust that
the United States would fulfill their
promises.
Mckinley has found himself compelled
to swallow his own words by the clamor
of the multitude.
Mr.. knights first impression on
reaching Havana was astonishment al
, finding the city quiet ana everything fol-
ic"Ai'5 Niic Istte'i NOuAoS. II as Vel y
different from the description of the
American papers. His Judgment in re-
gard to the Americans is that they have
done very little apparently up to today
! Probably they understand that to make
a landing of their forces near Havana
would be very dangerous task. bear
ing in mind the fame gained by the Span
ish infantry.
The Americans at FIRST did not appre
ciate the difficulties. cherIshing the idea
that they could take possession of Ha
vana in a few weeks. Among them
there must be some chiefs who know tn,
situation better. Mr.. knight says hi
, could observe in the city an ardent de
sire that the Americans attempt to make
a landing within reach of the Spanish
I forces"