| Show SPAIN ONLY the of reforms in cuba a hollow mockery new aorl nov 5 the herald presents abis a remarkable letter from hannis taylor formerly otate E minister to in after tellina of bis strenuous courte to a of diplomatic relations be tween the two countries during the days of the competitor cabo he asserts that the classes of spain are determined ter mined to refuse any conces none which would be accepted by the cubans mr taylor the seal of secrecy having been removed tella haw senor tried to persuade the ate premier canovas to offer genuine reform to the cubans as that otherwise intervention by the states must follow inevitably this was mr taylors attitude as a diplomatic representative anxious to prevent war kor a time he believed bili eved he the iron premier bad yielded but when the proposed reforms were made public he says 1 I say that the great man had trifled with us as it we were children mr taylor denounces the hollowness hollow nets and emptiness 0 tin whole shadowy pre tenee embodied in abo royal decree of february 1897 and after what he believes to beabe at ruling clytise bays he ebee no solution of the cuban problem which will end the strife except intervention there are many dramatic in the letter and it makes plain much eliat wes dark mr taylora Taj lora leite co clode follows in my fonner article I 1 deliberately ventured to aberi that 1 I am after careful investigation that the rulina claresea ot spain civil cleric and military are resolved regardless of party to refuse to make any concessions to their rebellious colonists would meet with their acceptance I 1 cannot doubt that coin laler who dares to undertake such a enterprise ter prise will be at once and driven from office and it will be areat weakness on our pait to be misled by any alee hopes and promises iu that regard evenstein Even tein he that I 1 am relit on that point ot if general blanco had brought with bim anything like autonomy ho would have proclaimed it at once ilia effort on the contrary was to conceal the fact that he was to give any eccli assurance su rance in alie light of facts I 1 believe that all fair minded men ivall sen how utterly unreasonable it is to call me a jingo I 1 an just the reverse my dear friend the duke ot tetuan laia mili ister of elate who escorted me to the train upon my de gave me his lt with a tender inscription in memory of my continuous efforts daring times to keep the peace for that reason many trembled to see me go away and now that this personal transaction baa been brought to light by Senor Salvini who has the right to senor castellar as well as himself it appears that in and out ot season personally as well as officially I 1 was always working to find a way to end this cruel cuban war and to render unnecessary the intervention of the united states 1 I am now the advocate of soch intervention because I 1 am satisfied satis tied that it Is the only remaining remain inc means by which peace in cub can possibly be secured |
