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4 READY TO FIGHT FOR OLD GLORY California Naval Reserves and Militia Awaiting Orders. Within a Few Hours This State Would Respond With Men and Cash to Washington. 4 SACRAMENTO, April .'v.«(‘allfnrnh‘s[ contribution to the strength of the na- | tlon’s forces on land d sea is ready. | In forty-eight hours two war vessels could be officered and manned from the State's naval militia, and in the same length of time forty-nine companies of infantry, four companies of cavalry and three from the signal corps—in all 5000 men—could be on the way to tie field of battle. Adjutant-General Barrett, in speaking of the efficiency and con- dition of the n: 1 militia and National Guard of California, said to-day to The | *all correspondent: Vo State in the Union is better pre pared to meet a call from the Pre: ent for arms and men than is Cali fornia. In anticipation of the war with Spain it was directed by the Gover- nor yesterday to send the following message to the War Department at Washington: To the Secre of the Navy, { ingto: D. C. 1am d ted by ernor t rm you that California w of compe RRETT, Adjutant General. the > the sending answer ately following t . all for thei the United = 1 “blanks Assistant Sec D “In answer I forwarded this reply: SACRAMENTO, April 5, 1898 Replying to vour letter of M S, to the Gov sudden c 3 President of the I will state that_this com- b ntic office, and s taken to place the State on a thoroughly 2 have the 1 that California stands y, and is willing, to furnish the i States Government with six well nd well drilled divisions cer division nt to man nse vessels or any other be assigned to. he reports made as to 1 am now having what vessels can be had that could be utilized for a mosquito fle as in ac- cordance with your communication of re- oon be able to give you | n regarding this cent date. more def matter. this communica- | tion may be satisfactory to your depart- | ment, I am sincerely yours, | A. W. BARK Adjutant-General. | Hon. Theodore R elt, Assistant | Secretary of the Navy, Washington, | DL C. | “To-day I received another dispatch1 from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy as follows: ‘WASHINGTON, April 5. To_the Adjutant-General of the State | of California: Convey to the Governor | this department’s thanks for the infor- | mation as to the strength of the naval | militia. ROOSEVE | Assistant Secretary of the | ‘When asked what arrangements had | been made for supplies to the National Guard in the event of war the adju- tant-general replied: ‘ “We have been in communication | with different 'merchants throughout | is the State, and at A4 moment’s notice could supply our men with ten days' | rations.” | “In what condition are the arms?” | was asked. [ “For the most part good,” he replied. “We have now before Congress a reso- | lution which will enable us to make an exchange of our arms, and as soon as that resolution passes we will be splen- | didly equipped in that respect.” “How about the clothing of the sol- | diers? } “New uniforms for the entire guard have been ordered and are ready.” | “What returns, if any, have been | made from the recent inspections?" “Those I have received have br-en‘ verbal, and they show the guard to be | in a splendid condition in every par- ticular.” Referring again to the naval militia the general continued: “The naval militia of California has | been used as an example to other| States by the officers of the United | States navy, who have been sent out | here to make inspections. Lieutenant | ‘W. 8. Hughes, the last one here, and | who recently reported to W: ington | for duty, told me just before he left that he would not sitate to recom- mend our State naval officers and men to the task of managing any man-of- war that might be given them. I feel equally confident myself, and in th ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Pears’ soap is noth- ing but soap. Pure soap is as gen- tle as oil to the living skin, | multiplied, as ‘he constitution places no res a Call From event of war California officers and men will acquit themselves to the com- plete satisfaction of the State and na- tion.” The office of General Barrett pre- sents a busy scene, and between the | correspondence and visits of men from | all portions of the State, making in- iry as to the state of affairs, the gen- and his assistants are kent on the run day and night. The following let- s a fair sample of the kind that are 1z received there now. It is dated | at Visalia, is addessed to the adjutant- general and is as follow! | In the event of war with Spain I desire | a place i department, either | stant or hospital nurse. ELIZABETH R. OSTROM, M. D. The power lodged in the Governor as commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the State enables him, with the consent of one other member of the State Board of Exam- iners, to rais sum of money he may deem ne ary for the public de- fense. In fact, the Governor, on his own motion, may exercise that power. v to convene the Leg- ssion; hence the ex- m, which is considerable, may be saved and the money applied to the equipment of troops. In the event of a declaration of war | to-morrow, the Governor, the Attorney- | General and the Secretary of State | could meet and authorize a deficiency of §500,000 to be created. In supreme | emergency this allowance might be on's as: riction on the means to be em- | ployed to repel invasion. The unani- | mous voice of t* Board of Examiners is not required under the law to author- ize creation of the deficiency, but the | assent of two members is required by the provisions of the general appropria- | tion bill for the maintenance of the | St Government. ‘Whenever an appropriation is made | for the support of any department or i itution of the California State ernment, and the money so ap- propriated is insufficient for proper | maintenance, the head of the depart- | ment or institution is entitled to make an ation to the State Board of Examiners to create a deficiency. The | Board of Examiners makes inquiry as | to the merits of the application and in | its judgment may authorize the defi- | ciency to be created. An appropriation | having been made in the regular man ner for the support of the National Guard and the Naval Reserve as an or- ganization of the Guard, the Governor, | as the head of the department, may apply to the Board of Examiners for power to create a deficiency. In New York, Ohio, Tllinois and Towa and other States it is necessary for the respective Legislatures to be convened and measures of appropriation passed | in order to provide money to equip, or- ganize and purchase supplies for the! military forces of the State. The power vested by the constitution and the laws in the chief executive officer of Califor- | nia enables him to act promptly and to provide money necessary for placing the troops in the field at the disposal | of the general Government. Of course | it is well understood and accepted as E: tablished national princlple that Congr never hesitates to reimburse a State for money advanced ta meet emergencies of this character. ‘When the National Guard of this State was called out to suppress the tumult growing out of the railroad strike Governor Markham could have called the members of the State Board | of Examiners. A resolution could have | been adopted euthorizing a deficiency, and the money for the expenses of the campaign might have been drawn di- rectlv from the State treasury. Gov- | ernor Markham preferred that the sup- | plies should be purchased on a pledge of the State's credit and the subject of payment referred to the Legislature. Tt | alled to mind that the troops ob- tained subsistence and transportation on credit of the State, but excessive prices were charged for all kinds of supplies furnished. The Legislature, | when it was convened in regular ses- ion, promptly paid all the demands, mong them many extortionate claims. | The officers and enlisted men were also | r{uid for the time that they were on | duty. | When it becomes necessary to call out the military and naval forces of the State, Governor Budd will pursue a course different from that adopted by Governor Markham. As commander- in-chief, he will provide cash directly for the equipment and organization and subsistence of the forces, and get the advantage which the buyer in the mar- ket derives from the ability to pay cash. On such requisition, with proper voucher, no dealer would think of charging more than the market price for an article required by the troops. | Governor Budd has given due con- sideration to the subject of convening the Legislature in extra session. He understands fully that great expense is attached to a session of the Legis- lature apart from the per diem of mem- bers and attaches. The cost of light- ing, heating and providing service in the building is not small. The expense of printing and binding is great. All things considered, it is regarded as a waste of money to call the members of the Legislature together in extra session to perform the duties which the Governor is authorized by law to exe- cute, Governor Budd is fully apprised as to the condition of the various funds in the State treasury. Tt is estimated that $1,000,000 could be wused without embarrassment to the public service, The item of $250,000 appropriated for the debris dams could be used and re- a.lpproprm(ed at the next regular ses- sion. Recently the Governor and adjutant- general went over the field of probable action in calling out the troops of the State. The judgment of the Attorney- General has been asked, and it may be sald now that California is.in position to respond at twelve hours’ notice, to any demand the President may make for the support of this State in carry- ing out measures of natiomal defense. No State in the Union is in position to respond more readily than California, THE SXN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1898. NAVAL MILITIA #182-H-K To Governor James H. Budd—Sir: The Department requests that you will immediately proceed to put the navalmilitia of your State in a thorough condition to meet any sudden call for their services by the President of the The divisions should be recruited to their full strength and thoroughly drilled. be made of all the vessels in ports of your State that can be utilized for a mosquito fleet, in accordance with the instruc- United States. tions and blanks sen TRavy Department. OFFICE OF ‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY, WASHINGTON. Washington, D. C., March 31, 1898. A careful inspection should t to the Attorney-General. SPANISH MINISTER HOPEFUL He Gives an Authorized Interview to the Ameri= can Press. Does Not Think His Country Has Assistant Secrelary. WAR SHOULD BE DECLARED Senators Maintain That Our Dead Must Be Avenged. Turner Denounces Minister ‘Woodford’s Course at Madrid. Charges Also That McKinley's Sec- retary Is Collecting Peace Memorials. Spectal Dispa Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 5. “The United States ought immediate- ly to declare war against Spain and maintain that war until the people ot Cuba are free from Spanish starvation and cruelty, and the government of the | |island firmly established as an inde- pendent republic.” This utterance by Senator Chandler of New Hampshire in a carefully pre- pared statement of his position on the Cuban crisis, was the climax of an ex- tended discussion of the subject par- ticipated in by several members in the Senate this afternoon. been delivered b:- Turner of Wash- ington, Harris of Kansas and Kem- ney of Delaware, all of whom took strong grounds for vigorous and in- stant action by the United States. In- deed, Turner took same position as Chandler, basing his demand for action upon the Maine catastrophe. Profound attention was attracted by speech delivered by Turpie of Indiana, one of the members of the Foreign Relations Committee. Briefly but scathingly he reviewed th: Spanish conduct of Cuban affairs and declared in the strongest terms for intervention that would mean something—that would drive Spain from the control of every foot of territory in the Western hemisphere. The speech was a clear, concise statement of the position in which this country had been placed “by Spanish outrages, insults and me At the conclusion of the speeches on the Cuban question the Senate resumed consideration of the sundry civil bill, the only important progress made be- ing the adoption in slightly modified form of the committee amendment sus- pending the forestry reservation proc- lamation of 1897. Caffery of Lousiana presented a telegram from the commercial bodies of New Orleans, which he desired to have read. “Is this one of the stereotyped tele- grams in favor of peace which we are receiving at this time?” inquired Cock- rell of Missouri. “If it were stereotyped, and if such telegrams were being sent from all parts of the country,” replied Caffery, “I should be very glad of it.” “I suppose it is one of the peace tele- grams,” said Cockrell, “as I hold in my hand one of a similar nature from the Republican City Committee of a | Kansas City, Mo.” Platt of Connecticut said that while he sympathized with the tenor of the telegrams, he did object to the inser- tion of such matters in the record. The resolution offered by Turner of ‘Washington, declaring war against Spain, was laid before the Senate, and its author took the floor in advocacy of it. The speech was brief, but was given the most careful attention by both the galleries and the Senate. “The fateful question of peace or war,” he began, ‘“belongs in its last sis to the Congress of the United States. Belleving in this, I have no apology for the resolution I have of- fered. I have the greatest respect for the President and his office, but I have never been one to ‘bend the pregnant hinges of the knee, that thrift might follow fawning.’ The time has now ar- rived when some expression ought to be made on this subject by this na- tion. A spectacle has been made of the United States in the whole matter. “With a diplomatic representative at Madrid,” declared Turner, “complicat- ing the business of this country and defeating even his own frantic efforts for peace at any price; with a private secretary—the alter ego of the Presi- dent—circulating appeals throughout the country for petitions and memo- rials to control an unruly and unpatri- otic Congress; with the manner in which the fate of ogr battle-ship was treated by this country; with the fran- tic appeals for delay, it is not surpris- ing that the American people are out- raged and have given notice to take the whole matter into their own hands.” Discussing the Maine disaster, upon which Turner practically based his speech, he declared no reasonable man could fail to realize that the battle- ship was destroyed through the cow- ardice and perfidy of Spanish officials, who, by their action, made their Gov- ernment responsible for the crime. The same officials who had laid the mine had anchored the Maine over it and had exploded it. The act was cowardly and perfidious in the extreme, and con- stituted warfare. Turner declared that it was immaterial whose was the hand that sent the electric spark on its fatal mission. Spain was in every sense responsible for the act—an act that ought properly to be resented by the United States. A brief but pointed statement of his position. on the. Cuban - question was Speeches had | substantially the | T | then made by Harris of Kansas. After reviewing the position of the United | gtates and Spain with reference to | Cuba, he maintained that for a long time this country had been fully jus- tifled in enforcing her demands by armed intervention. Turpie of Indiana, a member of the Foreign Relations Commlittee, followed in a bitter denunciation of Spain and Spanish policy, THE POPE ONLY SOUGHT FOR TIME. He Had No Illusions About Media- tion as Between the United States and Spain. LONDON, April 5—The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily News says: Both the Pope and Cardinal Rampolla, papal | secretary, declare that they never had any illusions about mediation, knowing that the United States would reject it | and that, any way, it would cause bad | blood between Catholics and Protest- ants there. In fact, the Vatlcan has received several dispatches from prom- inent Americans saying the interven- tion of the Pope might seriously retard the progress of Catholicism in America. The Pope’s only object now is to gain time £o that both Spain and America | may reflect. I have heard also that influential pre- lates at the Vatican consider it is well | for the church and the prestige of the | | papacy that the undertaking of the | Pontiff proved abortive. They think that if Leo had been appointed medi- ator he would have found himself in a | | delicate posision, as, because of his | known affection for Spain, and being | godfather of King Alfonzo, he would | have been open to a suspicion of sym- | pathy with Spain, and unless the nde- | pendence of Cuba had been granted | the United States would have been dis- | satisfied. | He would have found a great ob. stacle also in having to declare for or | against the Monroe doctrine. Strange | to observe, while the intervention of | the Pope, no matter how noble and | generous, is censidered by outsiders a failure, at to-day's weekly reception of the diplomatic body by Cardinal Rampolla he received and accepted congratulations on the Pope’s proceed- ings at Washington. Cardinal Rampolla himself asserted that these proceedings had had the re- sult of delaying President McKinley's message, and he made’ it understod | that negotiations were continuing, with | & nrospect of obtaining an armistice in | Cuba. It is announced that the Pope, | in order to set the real truth before the | world, will in due time publish a his- tory of the whole affair. Sl FORT SHERIDAN TROOPS WILL MOVE TO-NIGHT. CHICAGO, April 6.—The Times-Her- ald says: Fort Sheridan soldiers will move to-night at midnight unless con- trary orders are received. The news is given out by one in authority, but who will not be quoted. The 800 or more soldiers of the Fourth Regiment at the fort will be on their way south, it is said, by dawn on Thursday. It is said on the same authority that the regiment will probably go to Chat- tanooga. The regiment will be trans- ferred at midnight to avoid publicity. As a part of the war preparations at Fort Sheridan, the officers have drawn camp outfits from the quartermaster’s department. FLYING SQUADRON TO SEIZE THE CANARIES. NEW YORK, April 5—The Washing- ton correspondent of a conservative morning paper says: “The flying squadron, under command of Commo- dore Schley will move on and seize the Canarfes within twenty-four or forty- eight hours. This from the Navy De- partment is the first positive war order issued. “If it meets the Spanish flotilla the squadron will capture or destroy it. The islands will be made the base for the operations of this country against Spain.” ITALY SELLS TORPEDO- BOATS TO AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 6.—A dispatch from Rome says that the Italian Gov- ernment has sold three first-class tor- pedo-boats to the United States and de- nies that Spain has been able to ob- tain the Italian warship Garibaldi. ENGLISHMEN BATTLE WITH DERVISHES. ABADAR CAMP, south of the Atbara, Nubia, April 5.—A reconnolssance In force, with cavalry, artillery and two Egyptian battalions, to the camp of Mahmoud Pasha this morning brought the enemy out in force. The hting lasted from 9 o’clock until 10:30. ’Fhe British _loss was six kKilled and ten wounded. The vishes lost about 200, DOWNFOUR OF RAIN. SACRAMENTO, April 6.—Rain set in to-night at about 11 o'clock, and is now falling at a lively rate. Word\was also received that a good downpour was being recelved at Woodland. STOCKTON, April 6.—Rain commenced falling here at midnight, and while itis not as heavy as the farmers would like to see, there has been a steady precipita- tlon, and all indications point to a good rainfall before morning. The wind is Der- blowing from the south and heavy clouds are hanging over the city. Liberal rains are reported up the San Joaquin Valley, and the crops will be greatly benefited by the moisture. SAN JOSE, April 5.—It began raining about 11 o'clock to-night and indications are that it will continue until morning. Rain 1s needed for the grain cn:r. and a number of good showers dus ng the present month will insure a good fruit &rgga..'rha total rainfall to date is 6.04 MISSION OF THE TEXAS Probably Ordered to Sea to Protect American Cruisers. Will Meet the San Francisco and New Orleans on the Atlantic. Belief That Spanish Warships Had Been Sent to Intercept Them. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call BOSTON, April 15.—The Journal to- | morrow will publish. the following | Washington special: The battleship | Texas, which has been in New York un- | dergoing some slight repairs, has been ordered to proceed at once to sea as soon as she has finished coaling. Her | destination is a secret, and Captain | Philip, her commanding officer, will | learn whither he is bound only when | he opens his orders at sea. | It is the imrression that the vessel | will proceed to the regularly traveled lines of trans-Atlantic commerce, and there await the arrival of the cruisers San Francisco and New Orleans, now n their way to the United States. There is considerable anxiety among naval officers for their safety, for it is thought probable that the Oquendo and Vizeaya did not go to Porto Rico, as was given out at the time they sailed | from Havana, but that they have steamed north, and are awaiting the arrival of the two American ships | somewhere near the coast. If this is | true they could easily capture them as | soon as found, thus striking a stinging | blow at the American navy at the very | outset of hostilities. Nothing has been officially heard of the two Spanish vessels and their whereabouts is a matter of uncer- | tainty. SALE OF ORANGES TO HELP CUBANS. A Carload From Riverside Will Be Offered at Public Auction in | New York on Thursday. | NEW YORK, April 5.—For the bene- | fit of the Cuban relief fund, a carload | of California oranges will be sold at public auction on Thursdav afternoon. | ‘These have been sent by the Chamber | of Commerce of Riverside, Cal., in con- | junction with the Riverside Fruit BEx- | change. There are about 300 boxes of fruit in | the consignment. The entire proceeds | of the sale will be turned over to the Cuban Relief Society, each person en- gaged in packing, shipping and selling | the fruit having contributed his serv- | ices. Members of the fruit trade are | prepared to do their share of buying, | and ask for the co-operation of the | general public. It is expected that from $1000 to $2000 may be realized from | the sale of the oranges. Eaeigs SR TORPEDOES SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES. War Materials Purchased in Ger-| many and Austria Are Now on the Way. BERLIN, April 5.—All of the pur-| chases made by Lieutenant-Commander A. P. Niblock, the United States naval | attache here, in Germany and Austria, | have been safely shipped. The war ma- terials consist largely of Schwartzkopp torpedoes. Commn nder Niblock has re- | ceived many offers of vessels and ma- | terials, including North German Lloyd steamers; but the ships offered will not be finished for months, so the negotia- tions were dropped. Spain has not purchased any vessels in Germany. INSURANCE EOMPANY REFUSES A WAR RISK. Declines to Issue a Policy for an American Vessel to Sail From Cuba. NEW YORK. April 5.—Officers of one of the marine insurance companies de- murred to-day about accepting a war risk upon an American vessel sailing a week hence from the south side of Cuba. The rate asked for was 10 per cent, but the offer was not accepted. The rates quoted to-day were about the same as prevailed yesterday. S AR The Texas to Sail To-Day. NEW YORK, April 5.—The battle- ship Texas will sail for Hampton Roads to-morrow. The new powder- hoisting apparatus was tested to-day and found to be highly satisfactory. ‘With the aid of the new appliances the guns can now be fired three times in the same time it formerly took to fire them once. ————— A Large Increase of Business. NEW YORK, April 5—The sales of the Remington Standard Typewriter, the world over, for March this year largely exceeded any previous month in its history. Typewriter sales are a 8ood barometer of general industrial conditions. Received Fair Treatment at the Hands of This People. WASHINGTON, April 5.—The Span- ish Minister, Senor Polo de Bernabe, was seen at the Spanish legation to-day and consented to talk on the present condition of affairs. He spoke freely and at times with intense earnestness. The interview is authoritative through- out. “I am still hopeful of peace,” said he. “That may seem optimistic at a mo- ment when such passions are aroused, such naval and military operations are going on and when the current of pub- lic sentiment seems to be that war is inevitable. I cannot say that I base my views that peace will prevail upon any direct or official information. On the contrary, I express my individual judgment based solely upon the convic- tion that in these enlightened days two self-respecting nations, made up of men and women of high aspirations and noble’ instincts cannot resort to that last and brutal expedient of war. It would be too wanton, too criminal, too offensive to all the dictates of civiliza- tion and Christianity, for such and awful consequence to be brought about. To be sure, I cannot close my eyes to certain obvious ci_r- cumstances existing, both here and in Spain. At times these have inclined me to share the popular view that the re- lations between the two countries were fast approaching an irreconcilable is- sue. And yet at no time has it seemed to me, nor does it now seem, that the issue has progressed beyond the bounds of a reasonable and just settlement, alike honorable to both Governments. “Consider for a moment some gf tfi: ents this present crisis, vigor. “Can it be possible that your people will consider only one side of the case? Let us for a moment admit that th are two sides to this case. “There are always two sides to a case, and is it just or fair or chivalrous for your people, borne on by sv.r_ox{g and innate patriotism, to say We are right; Spain is wrong; that ends it? 1n a spirit of simple justice, why will not this disposition yield for a mo- ment to a calm consideration of both sides of the case, including some of those factors which are vital and es- entis Spain. - s“x‘)(l.‘ixfll);uhigabeen a colony of Spain from time immemorable—from the time of its discovery by Christopher Colum- | bus—and as a part of Spaln there is clustered about it a reverence that is :\llmost sacred. Cuba is regarded by our people just as you regard one of the States of your Union. What would "be said If some foreign power said to the United States that 1llinois or Texas or California must be free and independent of the TUnited States? Would not your very honor be brought into question? Of course I can understand that some one will rise up and say ‘Yes, but the States are well governed and are at peace, while Cuba is misgoverned and in a state of insurrection.” “There, again, simple justice and fairness demand that there be some- thing more than abstract assertion. To be sure, your press tells of brutal sav- agery existing in Cuba. I do not wish to deal in recrimination. The time for that has gone by. But I give you my word that this savagery ,does not exist at all, that all reliable reports, official and wunofficial, Spanish and American, agree that whatever may have been the condition of affairs a year or two years ago, General Blanco has inaugurated a humane and benen- cent system characteristic of the man. Naturally, with an insurrection in pro- gress, military affairs have pursued the usual methods of military life. Ana in this they have been constantly re- strained at all times by the determina- tion to have their operations worthy of | an honorable nation and an honorable people. That is all Spain has sought to do in putting down a rebellion. It is what any government on the face of the earth would do. It seeks no more and no less than to preserve her estab- lished rights. “Now, as to autonomy. For some reason intense feeling has been aroused in this country against th> home rule regime which Spain hes inaugurated in Cuba. It seems to be overlooked, in the | passing of the moment, that this home rule has been the aspiration of the Cubans for years. It seems to be over- looked also that President Cleveland and Secretary Olneyv urged a full meas- ure of home rule as the means most likely to bring about a termination of the Cuban conflict. Spain has granted that, granted it with the deepest sin- cerity. There ig a disposition to find flaws in the d-tails ¢f the plan. Let any one who is anxious to pick flaws and who cares for war take this home rule plan and examine it in detail. He will find ti- t it gives the Cubans the most comnl>te eontrol ~Z their own af- fairs. They have a rarliament of their own and a cabinet of their own min- isters. Is it fair, just as this local parliament and local cabinet is about to assume complete control of the Cuban affairs, to sweep aside this en- tire system and t declare that it is a failure before it has even been tried? I do not —ish in this to repeat an argu- ment for autonomy. but simply to call attention to the fact that plain justice dictates that & system of hom: rule, brought forth after the deepest solici- tude and consideration and based upon what the Cubans the: lves have long desired, and what the United States Government deemed most fitting as a settlement, should not be lightly dis- missed on representations of the press, or even on the representations of men of sober judgment. If the latter say that this home rule is not a success I reply, ‘Your opportunities for investi- gation have not been adequate,”and moreover, success or failure cannot be Judged before a system has been tried and when its initial steps have been at- tended by difficulties not only in the in- terior of Cuba, but circumstances with- out tending to defeat the very end sought.’ Even though we may differ in this, at least we should agree that the judgment of one should not be formed arbitrarily upon the other. For | the moment it seems as though this equitable view was set aside and in- stead we hear ‘Autonomy is a failure. We say so. So that ends it. Spain must not say that she is either sincere or that the plan is a success.” Now is such an attitude consistent with the usual process ¢f considering both sides of a question? Can a self-respecting nation admit of such a contemptuous disposition of a policy she has presented in the interest of peace and prosperity for Cuba? ““As to the reconcentrados, I can only say that the decrees of concentration have been revoked and urgent steps are being taken for the relief of these poor creatures. While there is no doubt of the misery of their condition, the Government is making the most heroic efforts to alleviate this condition. As to the insurgents, they have borne arms against Spain for three years. en- tailing terrible loss of life and money. And yet, believing these men to be mis- guided, the Government has sought to regain their confidence. Even to-day the Official Gazette at Havana pub- lishes an appeal by the home rule Gov- ernment urging all those in arms, in- surgents as well as Spaniards, to cease hostilities, join hands and unite in cel- ebrating the restoration of peace. It tells them also that if this home rule is not perfect it may be fmproved. In short, the insurgents are invited to Join the Spanish soldiers in laying down their arms, saying that a period of calm may be given, during which just and wise counsels may prevail for the permanent betterment of Cuba. Whether this will succeed I do not know. It seems as though some of the insurgent leaders, and particularly their Cuban advisers in this countr were bent upon an irresponsible policy. and were deaf to reason, to a cessation of arms or to any proposition caleulat- ed to restore peace, no matter how beneficial it might be for Cuba. “You ask me as to the latest pha of negotiations. Of this T cannot spe: owing to the restrictions of my pos tion. 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