New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
Circular telegram.)

Madrid March %. 1898.
The Spanish representative in Washington
has just reported that he is informed by the
United States Government that Monday next
the report of the American commission on the
Maine catastrophe will be brought before Con-
gress without previously communicating the
same to us, having the Spanish report com
municated to them.
For the reasons stated in my telegram of
yesterday, and in view of the fact of the sub
mission of that matter to a popular chamber
thus taking ii out of the jurisdiction of the
executive pOwer-a step which, in our opinion,
may provoke conflict between the two nations
the Spanish Government deems it a duty and
considers it to be in accordance with the prin-
ciples governing International relations between
Christian powers, to communicate these facts
to that government and to request its friendly
offices (to induced the President of the United
States to maintain within the jurisdiction of the
Executive everything bearing on the questions
or differences with Spain, in order to bring them
TO honorable settlement.
And so convinced is Spain that is
with her and that she is acting with prudence
that if the above mentioned end is not attained
she does not hesitate to ask the advice of the
great powers, and in the last term their arbi-
tration for the settlement of differences
pending and of those which may, in the
future, disturb the peace which the Spanish
nation wishes to preserve as far as compatible
with her honor and the integrity of her terri
tory; this not only for her own sake. but also
for the consequences which the war, be-
gun, might have for the other countries of Eu-
rope and America.
You will read this telegram to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs of that country. GULLOM.
REPRESENTATIVES, ANSWERS.
His majesty's ambassador to the Minister of
State:
(Telegram)
Paris. March % 1898.
This afternoon l have had long conference
with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and have
communicated to him your circular telegram
concerning the last verbal note presented by the
Minister of the United States . | told
him that, as the crisis had reached its highest
point and demands rapid action. L thought that
besides actively cooperating TO obtain a Euro
pean concert the most effiCaciouS thing in these
moments would be that France should address
England, invoking the traditions of interna-
tionai politics regarding Cuba from the begin
ming of the century and proposing that both
nations act in common with view to peace.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs accepted this
indication in principle, and asked to give
him time To think and to submit the matter
the council of ministers.
LEON CASTILLO
His majestys ambassador at the Holy See to
the Minister OF State:
(Telegram.)
Rome. March % 1895
l have communicated TO Cardinal Rampolla
vour telegram of last night relative to the dec
Iaration received from the Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of the United States.
His Frninence expressed himself much i'm
nressed by the statements which l made to him.
He approves of the which you in
tend TO give to the American Government
nraises the calmness and moderation of our
Government and recommends that endeavor
IA induce the European cabinets to their
infiuence in Washington TO avoid war. He is
convinced shat France. whose form Of govern
Ynent cannot inspire suspicion 70 the United