| Show CUBAN correspondence president transmits papers including 2000 Let letters teis washington feb II 11 the president today transmitted to the house such correspondence relating lne to cuba as lie dooms deems not incompatible with the rub pub lie Int interest ereaL this was in response to a house ro resolution solution tile the papers are voluminous aminous ant and include over 2000 10 letters t v alch passed between seart secretary gitary olney anil and senor do de lome the Span spanish hil minister consul general beneral williams and other united states consular agents arenta the entire correspondence submitted contains nothing that has not been made public through the newspapers there are many references to claims by americans tor for property destroyed at the hands handa at 0 tile the insurgents A list of 0 these claims la Is submitted there Is also given a letter from acting secretary uhl to vice consul springer at havana dated july last which will c h gais in part it la Is a generally cene rally accepted apted principle ot of international law cc that a sovereign government la Is not ordinarily din dina artly rily responsible to all residents tor for injuries that may be received within its territories from insurgents whose conduct it can not control there Is much correspondence also relative lv to each individual case 0 of the arrest by the spanish of the men calim ing ine to be american citizens in discussing one ot of these cason cases az As aslant secretary uhl in a telegram to springer at havana says the treaty of 1735 1705 excludes the exercise cx ercle of military jurisdiction altogether and requires arrests to be made and off offends ennist proceeded against by ordinary on the military arm he said bald ling lina no judicial cognizance over our citizens at any stage |
