Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-06-07 | Page 2 | Official War Secret is Now Made Public

OFFICIAL WAR SECRET IS NOW MADE PUBLIC I i WASHINGTON WASHINGTON June 7 In In order that r the United States may not be ia liable e for the the pay payment elt of f in settlement of cf sixteen claims arising out of the insurrection in Cuba counsel for forthe forthe forthe the Gover Government m before the Spanish claims commission ton has hag formally re o og- og that tha prior to American intervene tiona st state stae of war existed in the is island and I This This' c cl declaration is ac accompanied o by the statement that Spain herself through ugh her Governor-General Governor in Cuba proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro claimed the fact that a state of war existed and after this declaration had been solemnly confirmed by the home Government at Madrid a final judg judg- ment was made up from which the law of n- n nations tio s gives n no l appeal The solemn confirmation of which counsel for the Government speaks is that made by the Duke of Tetuan Spain's Minis Minister er for Foreign Affairs Inan in inan inan an official ial note addressed to Minister Taylor September 29 29 1896 The claims which are being considered considered considered consid consid- ered by the Spanish claims commission commission commis commis- sion are are- those growing out of the de destruction destruction destruction de- de of American Americ n property during the Cuban insurrection Counsel for the Government say say- sayin in their brief that Spain Spain- and therefore the United States is acquitted of liability if she did directly or indirectly recognize recognize recognize nize the Cuban insurgents as