Show BLOCKADE IS EFFECTIVE I I Secretary Long Is Quite Certain This Is True Washington June 21The Washington Washing-ton Post will tomorrow print the following fol-lowing The Spanish government is endeavoring to prove to the European powers that the blockade of Cub ais I indfectve Naval officers in Waahlne tcn yesterday cussed with no sm ll amount of interest the published statements state-ments that supplies were being smuggled smug-gled into Cuba in large quantities Secretary Long in speaking of these I reports to a representative of the Post pointed out that the presidents proclamation proc-lamation did not propose a blockade of the entire Cuban coast but only of certain ports among them Havana and Cienfuerros These ports said the secretary are effectively blockaded I am confi dent that no ships have been able to enter Havana even while the larger vessels of our navy are at Santiago I nm certain that Spain has no ground rn which to appeal to the powers against the effectiveness of our blockade block-ade |