The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-25
DENIES THE PROTOCOL.
Colonial Minister Morct Talks on
the Cushing Treaty.
DOCUMENT NOT OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
sunrcmc Court OF spain Has Not
Recopnised Its Legality Becausc
1t Is Unsigned.

Nav York March PA dispatch to the
world fran Madrid says: Colonial Minister
Marc, denies the validity of the protocoi
Tor supplement to the treaty, "eeo'''''
in 1877 brtwcen Caleb Gushing, then United
states Minister to Spain, and Caincroh
| co,antes. then Spanish minister OF iore's'
| affairs
| The protocol prescribes the procedure
!, In the trial OF American citizens W S'o"
| and exempts them from summary VIZ" W
| drumhead court martial.
There has been manifested of late IN
| ,,o,i,,cal quarters and in the press AN III
cre.s,np disposition to deny that the pro
,ocol Is binding on Spain. senior More'
twho is the head of the colonial m'nis"s
and has the direction oil anairs III oHo''
| tells In the Epoca that senior oo''n''s
vent out of office without having sisheu
Tho protocol and that his successor Man
uel slvcta, declined TO sign II. IT.,
| fore. according to custom pics"'sn.,
| Senior Colantes ultimately sieue" -
treaty, though he bau se
lister OF state h,,,had 4, the
| c,zetto', said Senior Morct, "ano TOT tu"a
reason the supreme court wouin uehy ." Una
The protocol Is a law OF the rcai,n NV, ~
that would reduce II TO mere coh'ens'o-
and not binding upon SPAN ,o,,,
az" Corar,ont,ns on this view, lawyers point
az, that the suprcme court coulu not nav
considered the protocol Dihnins, up
. reference whatever is mace 10 ~ W t ha
decision of the case OF the Iuphh 'nie''
! Sanguilly. ~ ,,,,a !, ao-
fend the conservative party ana Oaho. W.,
, Who always deemed the protocol OF 100
. | binding asserts that the text q. the docu-
meut shows that 1t was signed III mau.
, January Il, 1877, and That senior Iolah.ea
only ceased TO be minister OF state January
IA. when he was appointed minister VI
Justice In. the same cabinet
The question will be discussed In the
| cortcs at the coming session
, The Imparolnl deprecates the Suggestion
, recently made OF forming a Nationai cepi'
net OF the leaders OF oil the parties %
: consider and solve the uiIi"n,liye Oh r nj,
| situation IN Spain and her colonies fh'
Jmnarcial SAYS: "The liberals must re-
!. main In the breach to the bitter end
. keeDing in reserve all OF their poiitica
a worthlnese and forces for formidable con
~ tingencles. already looming up. on TN
- ance 10 preserve and reorganize mach ma
/, is Indispensable to the existence of spai
herself ,,a
q ing the ministerial. Journals, print eni
tnrial and news articles 10 prepare IN
"A public mind for an early revelation OF tn
fact that the reports OF the American an
n SPANISH commissions OF investigation In,
q. the cause o, the Maine catastrophe ar
n certain 70 clash
err The Liberal. hitherto steadily fayorap'
ny to The present cabinet and for years a
OF advocate for home rule In the West lf
or dies publishes today a long aud stront
IN | ly worded article lomenting the clectio
a arrangements In Cuba and Porto Rlc
o. especially the conduct OF the imperial go'
n eminent and the politicians OF all shad
us In exercising an Influence even putin
his pressure upon the new rulers OF tho
mt colonies TO such an extent as 10 demo-
.ct strate that the new regime has very lit
altered the old practices and systcnis
Is The Liberal gsllantly calls attention
ir- the danger OF thus tamperlng with q
mt reality and effect o. home rule lust wh
q the pewly Aedged autonomy requires 4
Of colonial and international considerable
err every possible evidence OF It's being mo
- than reform on p9rar.
nd The Liberal washes It's hands o. all
loi sponsiidliiy for the tendency ~ the col
fic NAL elections and hopes all concerned m
m yet though tardiy, change their course