§ SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFFI wish to ask the Under Secretary of 1166 State for Foreign Affairs a Question of which I have not been able to give him private Notice—Whether the Foreign Office has received any intelligence as to the very rigorous manner in which General Maceo has been treated by the Spanish Government; whether any representations have been made on the subject; and when we are likely to have the Papers that are promised?
§ LORD EDMOND FITZMAURICEIn reply to the hon. Gentleman, I have communicated with the right hon. Gentleman (Sir E. Assheton Cross), who put to me a Question on the subject, and the cause of whose absence we all regret. I hope to present these Papers in a few days. In regard to the further Question, the Foreign Office, to the best of my knowledge, has not received any information such as that the hon. Member asks for; but I would add that full information of everything that has passed will be contained in the Papers which I hope in a very few days to present to the House.
§ SIR H. DRUMMOND WOLFFAs the Question with regard to General Maceo is very urgent, and as he and wife are ill, and he has been treated with great rigour, I shall call the attention of the House to the subject on the Report of the Address.