The times., 1898-01-19
THE CABINET AND HAVANA.
A Statement Made After Receiving a
Letter From De LONE.

"A
Letter From De LONE.
The supreme sense OF satisfacti W hich
is patent in every declaration OF Cabinet
officers when talking about the situation
in Havana is a guarantee that they DO
not mediate any hasty interference IN
spa nish-Cuban affairs. There wa snort
Ca binet meeting yesterday, at which three
subjects were considered Cuba, Hawaii,
as to annex alton, ana HAWAII with rela-
tion to the ysit to this country OF Presi-
dent Dole, OF that republic.
One of the Cabinet officers said yes
ter,lay, after the meeting OF the Cabinet,
that the situation in Havana had been
under discussion. lie said that the Cab
met had been amply satisfied as To the
condition of affairs in Havana. The Presi-
dent and his secretaries expect nothing
OF a serious nature to occur in the near
future, this quiescent state of mind OF
the Cabinet being induced by the repre-
sentatiuns of Consul General Lee and by
the dispatches which come very frequently
from Havana to the state Department
through the Spanish legation.
The Spa nish CATION has evidently been
much stirred up by the sta tements made
by the ncwsps pers, and which ale gen.
orally credited, that there has been an
unneces esSary and unexplained delay IN the
delivery of supplies shipped to Havana for
the suffering Cuhans. II has been stated
thai the row in Havana week ago blew
over in very short order, owing TO the
prompt measures taken by the Spanish
military, yet it 8 argued very naively that
. n is al
Gen. Lee, was cause d by rioting. 1t has
a aDpearp d to all readers of ne wspapers that
when the suffering really meant the dea tn
daily of scores OF people, that the sup
plies should have been rushed for ward with
all possible expedition.
The fact that the report of the delay got
out has moved the Spanish minister to an
immediate explanation OF the same. He
wrote to the state Department yesterday
this explanation, which was received in
time TO be of service at the Cabinet
meeting.
Based on Minister Dupuy de Lome's let
ter and information furnished by Consul
General Lee, the State Depa rtment yes
tcrday furnished the following for publi-
ca tion.
Minister de LONE has written to the
Department of State, denying the report
that obstacles have been thrown in the way
by the Havana customs house to the land
ing of supplies for Cuban sufferers. This,
together with other information in posses
sion OF the President, fully justifies the
statement made yesterday by the Secretary
of State, and given to the press. that all sup
plies foI Cuban sufferers will be promptly
landed in Cuba and properly distributed"
As to the waiian matter, it was stated
that the Cabinet considered it only in a
general way, and with reference to the
chances of legislation in Che Senate, and
failing there, in the Senate and the House,
ON bill. as in the case OF the annexation
of Texas.
The question of the manner of the recep-
tion of President Dole, of the Hawaiian re-
public, was discussed, and it was decided
that Mr.. Dole be the guest of the nation.
Instructions We're issued for thepreparations
to be made by the State, War and Navy
Departments.