The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-29
WHEN SPAIN GAVE IN.
AsPINwALL CASE AND sA-
oAsTA's POLICY


Demand That Meant Business
Kansas City Star: Thirty years ago.
in 1853. Spain and the United States
were on the verge Of war The strug-
gles Of Cuba for independence and
Spanish conduct toward an American
ship were then. as now. the thorns
IN the flesh OF the American people
The capture OF the American ship
Colonel Lloyd Asplnwall by a Span
ish man-of-wEr led 20 an international
dispute which. but for the final sur
render Of Spain. would have exploded
che shells of actual warfare between
the republic and the monarchy. The
iAcident Of the AsplnWsll brought out
the unchanged national disposition OF
spain-that Of procrsstinstion and I'M
warranted delay In rs dealing with the
United States. The Colonel Lloyd As
pinwall, owned by New York firm.
had arrived within Ave miles Of Ha-
vana on January 81. 1859. on lis jour
ney from Port-au-Prlnce. when the
Harnan Cortss a Spanish man-Of-war.
brOugh, the American 10 a standstill
with a shot across It's bow and sent a
force Of armed men aboard. In spite
OF the protest Of Captain McCGrty OF
the American ship that be- bore dis
patches 20 Rear Admiral Poor Of the
North Atlantic squadron. and In the
face Of McCorty's Official passports and
letters. the Spanish captain kept the
armed force aboard the Aspinwall FOR
ak days. and then when McCariy re-
fused 10 sail for Havana under Span
ish orders the AspInwall vas towed,
her crew stIll captive. into The harb0r
Of Cuba's capital under the shadow Of
MORO castle There was whole days
delay before the captain Of the Ameri-
can ship was allowed 10 send his dis
patches sshore 10 the American con
sui general Not until February ~.
tWenty-thrse days after the capture
was Captain IcCarty permitted 10 hold
conference With the American con-
sui and 50 dllstory we're the tactics o.
the spanish that the United States GOV
eminent Old not learn Of the capture
by a foreign power of an American
ship upon the high seas until Febru-
AIRY l6 tweniy-sIK days after the oc-
currence After two DAYS. Secretary
Fish Of the state department tele-
graphed to the consul general IN Cuba
Report particulars. and n seized on
the high SEES demand release" On
February 70 Captain MrCarty hled his
formal protest with the authorities %
Spain. Then followed q period OF In
eHcusable delay Spain appeared 70 lg-
more the protest of the United States.
Meanwhile Spanish cruelty and out
RACES fonrished unchecked In reyolu-
toned Cuba The United States gov
eminent. With General Grant az ms
head rlFidly enforced ~ lEws against
flibusierInE This curling OF the
American sympathy Tor the oppressed
was an unpopular measure OF the ad-
miplsiration. but stiil The Spanlards
delayed. A telegram was AZ last sent
by the secretary Of state 70 United
States Minister sickles az Madrid. au.
thoriRing him 10 make an Official de-
mahd for the release Of the Aspinwall.
March 9 Spain replied after more de-
lay that the ship Vas under the con
troll Of The admiralty court az havana
and could only he relcaseu By that
body The United 7tatc- removed lia
demand Spain again replied hat %,
ship had been seized On suspicion
that she was landing arms in Cuba
and Was therefore subi.c, Of -
prize court Secretary Flsh-
Suppose she had you =
Der Tor that ugle.~s u'u %.
Spanish w.,ssu vor 90 800 'GoA
DURING = fs,,.- 80.