Mr. Day to Mr.
Hay.
Department of State,
Washington, May 9,
1898.
No. 612.]
Sir: I append on the overleaf translation of
your cipher telegram of the 7th, and of my reply of the 8th instant,
regarding the treaty of 1795 between the United States and Spain.
Respectfully, yours,
[Inclosure No. 1.]
Mr. Hay to Mr.
Day.
[Telegram.]
London, May 7, 1898.
(Received 3.50 p.m.)
Spanish Government have informed British ambassador, Madrid, that the
whole of the treaty of seventeen ninety-five is abrogated, but if
the Government of the United States will propose through British
embassy an agreement embodying conditions of article 13, Spanish
Government will accept; agreement must be limited to merchants.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
Mr. Day to Mr.
Hay.
[Telegram.]
Department of State,
Washington, May 8,
1898.
Department does not consider treaty provisions expressly applicable
to war between contracting parties as abrogated by war, and
therefore can not propose or make new agreement embodying the
conditions of article 13, treaty 1795. So inform British ambassador,
Madrid.