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Title: An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Russell, Henry Benajah, 1859- Thurston, John Mellen, 1847-1916 Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Hartford, Conn : A. D. Worthington
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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but con-sidering the spirit in which the proposal was made there couldhardly be reason for any diplomatic objection, and any Span-ish alarm might be prevented if a Spanish war ship made asimilar call at some American port. On January 24th, Assistant Secretary Day sent the follow-ing despatch to General Lee: It is the purpose of this Government to resume friendly naval visitsat Cuban ports. In that view, the Maine will call at the port of Havanain a day or two. Please arrange for a friendly interchange of calls withauthorities. Secretary Day made a statement to the public in which hesaid: Sending the Maine to Havana means simply the re-sumption of friendly naval relations with Spain. It is cus-tomary for naval vessels of friendly nations to pass in and outof the harbors of other countries with which they are at peace,and British and German war ships have recently visitedHavana. This is no new move. The President has intendedto do it for some time, but heretofore something has happened
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1. DRILLING MARINES ON THE BATTLESHIP NEW YORK. 2. UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP MAINE. Blown up in Havana Harbor, February 15, 1898. MAINE 397 to postpone it. The orders for the Maine mean nothing morethan I have said, and there is nothing alarming or unfriendlyin them. The Spanish minister here is fully informed of whatis going on, and so far as I know has not made the slightest ob-jection to it. In a public statement the Spanish minister atWashington said: It is perfectly in accord with usage forAvar ships of two friendly powers to enter and leave each othersports; the war ships of Spain have visited American ports oncomplimentary missions three times in as many years, and ifthere has not been an American warship in Havana in thesame length of time it is merely because the United Statesgovernment has not seen fit to order one there. Unques-tionably, it was a purely friendly act from a diplomatic pointof view, and it was so published by the Spanish government,but the Spanish people were

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