Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-30
COURSE Of DIPLOMACY.
What Has Been Going on Between Wash
ing and Madrid.

Ing ana Maurlu.
LONDON, March 2S.-The Madrio
correspondent of The Standard says:
IL am able to state that the follow
ing is the real course of the negotia
tions: During the week, on Wednes
day, United States Minister Woodford
had an official interview with the min
listers for foreign affairs and the colo
nies, Senore Gullon and Moret, at the
private residence of the former. II
lasted two hours. General Woodforc
left with them an official note, explain
ing fully the views and intentions ol
the American government.
"In this document no comminatory
Information was made nor any date
fixed, but it was clearly and firmly
stated that the United States govern
ment could no longer withhold from
congress the correspondence and con
sular reports which not only put in
full light the condition of the distress
ed rural population of Cuba, the in
adequate relief and the persistence oi
disafection; but also that the new
colonial policy and other efforts Spain
had not produced the results that
would justify holding out the prospect
of early pacification.
consequently, the American note
lays stress upon the fact that contin'
gencies are now fast approaching for
the action which was foreshadowed in
presidential messages and diplomatic
correspondence so frequently and
clearly during the last three years.
"The American note and the Ian.
guage of General Woodford in his con-
ferences with Senor Gullop, leaves no
doubt that it is the intention of the
Washington government to act very
soon, beginning with the communica-
ton of the above document and the
Maine report to congress and sending
relief officially to the distressed Gu
bans"
LONDON, March 27.-On Friday,
says the Madrid correspondent of the
Standard, General Woodford held, by
appointment, another interview with
Senior Gullon, in which he received
the official reply of the Spanish gov
ernment to the American memorandum
of March %.
The Spanish reply, couched in firm
language, says that the Spanish gov
ernment cannot agree with the con
clusions the American government has
drawn from inaccurate information,
that does not tally with the recent ac-
tivity and progress Of the military
operations in Cuba and the visible pop
ularity and progress of the new colo
nial institutions, which have been 10y.
ally accepted and are supported by
even the old adversaries of home rule
in the colony.
"Spain," the reply continues, "can-
not naturally admit the interference
which is foreshadowed in the Ameri
can note and deprecates the sending OF
official relief and war vessels to Cuba,
as being the very element that has
retarded the pacification of the colony.
Spain reminds the American govern
ment of all the concessions she has
made to preserve peaceful relation and
to conciliate the United States, the
last proof being her willingness to sub
init the conflicting commission reports
as to the Maine to arbitration"
In conclusion, the Spanish reply
shows that the government believes it
has reached the extreme limit of con-
cession compatible with the honor and
dignity of Spain and will not admit
encroachments on her rights of sover-
eighty in the west.
The matter.now rests with the pres
ident, and both governments evidently
consider the Maine affair mere Incl
dent in the more important issues
about to be raised by the conduct of
the United States.