The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-27
RED BOOK IS OUT
Oh SPANISH VAR
MANY THINGS IN OFFICIAL coz
REsPoNDENcE JUST NOW
MADE PUBLIC.
Acquisition Of the Philippines Was
Demanssd By the People Of the
United States Sherman csIIes
Austrian Minister Down.

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-The Red
Book Of America FOR 1885. comprising
the foreign relations during the event
fnl period Of The spanlsh-American
war. has just appeared II contains
an exhaustive summary Of the Official
correspondence. The Dupuy de LONE
incident and the blowing up 81 the
Maine are treated under separate
beads The first Official notification 70
Spain that the United States expected
the independence Of Cuba vas In a dis
patch from Secretary Hay 10 Minister
Woodford on -.arch IS, 1885. The
President had previously instructed
Mr Woodford 20 eBdeavor 10 have
Spain grant Cuba -full self govern
ment Spain az once asked the mean
ing Of this term.
In reply Secretary Hay cabled.
Pull self-government with iniem-
nifty would mean Cuban indepen-
dencer
Il appears tha. Just before the war
broke out Minister WoodfoTd sent
word that the Queen Regent. yielding
TO the request OF the Pope. was about
10 decree a termination OF the war in
Cuba for a period OF six months Mr.
Woodf0rd was hopeful that this would
avert a crisis IN the trouble between
Spain and the United States. but this
hope was not realized as Congress
soon after adopted the resolution Of
Intervention.
The peace negotiations both In Paris
and Washington are given IN extenso.
When the acquisition OF the Philip
pines came up Secretary Hay cabled
Mr. Day. saying;
The sentiment in the United States
Is almost universal that the people Of
the Philippines. whatever else be done.
must be liberated from Spanish do
mination. In this sentiment the Presi-
dent fully coneurs. Nor can we per-
nit Spain te transfer any of the is
lands TO any other power: nor can We
invite another power or powers to
join the United States In sovereignty
ever them. We must either hold them
or turn them back TO Spain. Conse-
Quently. grave as are the responsible
ties and Unforeseen difficulties which
are before Us, the President can see
but one plain path OF duty-the ac-
ccptance Of the archipelago"
Early IN the war the State Depart
ment directed our ambassador at Lon
don to discreetly sound the British
government upon war vessels using
the Suez canal In reply il was stated
that the British government held that
we were unquestionauly entitled to
the use OF the canal for war ships.
The declarations OF neutrality by
most Of the foreign governments, ex-
cept Germany, are given, and as to
Germany ambassador White gives a
conference with Baron Won Buelow in
which the latter says that Germany
has not for twenty years issued a
proclamation Of neutrality.
The foreign relations with other
countries during 1898 are also treated.
Few OF the incidents are of import
ance. II appears however. that Mr..
sherman. then Secretary of State. had
a spirited exchange with the Austrian
Minister at Washington. The latter
had said that his government would
hold the United States government re-
sponsihle for the rioting at Lattimer.
Pa Secretary Sherman took sharp IS
sue with the remarkable language"
used by the Minister and registered an
absolute dissent from some OF his
views
Chinese affairs are treated only in
the initial stages Of the trouble.