The San Francisco call., 1898-05-06
Delivers an Address to the Parliament of
 Cuba.
Tn Bitter Words the Governor General Complains of the
 United States.
Asserts That the Americans Sent "Help" for the Purpose of In-
 creasing Existing Discords.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

l HAVANA, May 5.-The recently
 elected Cuban Deputies assembled yes-
 terday for the first time to effect or
 addition to the members of Congress,
 the colonial secretaries, etc., were Ad- miral Manterola, General Losado, the civil and military authorities, the
 bishop, the foreign consuls and the commanders and the officers of the British cruiser Talbot and the French cruiser Fulton, both of which are in port. Besides the officers and officials, there were present many representa- tives of the Spanish nobility, the lead ing politicians of Havana and the rep resentatives of the local and some of the foreign newspapers. There were also many ladies present.
 The Captain-General was received with the greatest respect as he entered the hall, which was finely decorated In the center of the hall on platform was a big presidential table, under q canopy, and right and left of 1t were portraits of the little King of Spain and his mother. the Queen Regent.
 General Blanco took up a position behind this table. At his right were the members of the Colonial Govern ment and the Secretary General of Cuba. On his left stood Generals Par rado, Pando and Solano. When all participants in the ceremony were in their places the Captain General sa luted military fashion and read his message to Congress. General BlaEco said in substance:
 take great pleasure in seeing the rep resentatives of this island united here for the first time. In spite of the fact that the United States has tried to impede the re-establishment of peace, Spain has fulfilled her promise of introducing re- forms in Cuba, and was approaching reconciliation and the ending of the war. But the United States though speaking of peace and autonomy, has tried to pre- vent us from bringing them about.
 If the declaration of the United States had been sincere its guns ought to be saluting to-day the first Cuban Parlia- ment, instead of threatening the lives of its members and proving herself so false to their policy, ambitions and plans. Spain has given the island all she is authorized to do for the purpose of restoring peace, and without any conditions. The autono- mist form of government established is as ample as that of the British colonies, and Spain has declared that 1t will be made more ample still if such a course is judged to be necessary by the members of this Congress.
 Rigid customs and other rules were abolished in order to help the reconcen- trados, the victims of the fight sustained by the United States We admitted free of duties the "help" sent from America sent for the purpose of increasing the ex- been left undone which might satisfy the aspirations of the people, if compatible with the national honor.
 On the petition of his Holiness the Pope and the European powers hoStilitieS were suspended In order to treat for peace, when, ignoring all this. the President of the United States declared that the auton- omouS form of government had turned out to be failure. when Parliament had not even assembled, and the patriots of the United States were excited by the Maine catastrophe, forgetting the gener- ous hospitality her sailors received here And now the United States is taking up arms to impose it's domination Before such an outrage Spaniards and Cubans must unite to defend the fatherland, and the recommendation will be all the more sacred in view of heactual circumstances in the case. The defenders of Spain and of the autonomy of Cuba all have Span ish blood in their veins. or were born on this soil.
 on July l. Preference should be given to the measures providing for public se- curity and the maintenance of the na- uonal honor of Spain, the only country which can protect the development of this colony and bring about the forma- ton Of a great country united to the Oiu CaSIllldn natlon, ana at the same time | be the mediator, in the new world, be- l tween both continents.
 When he had finished reading his | message Captain General Blanco shouted Viva Espana," which cheer | was responded to with considerable en- | thusiasm. The captain general then | declared the Cuban Congress open and l the oath to the Depu- | ties. He asked all of them If they | Swore to always defend SDaip and wac l answered with a spontaneous "yes.'
 At about 2:3" m. third salute of | fifteen guns from the fortress an- | nounced the departure of the captain | general froIi the hall, while a fourth | salute of fifteen guns announced his l return to the palace.
 At the palace the captain general | from a balcony witnessed a march past | of the troops.