New-York tribune., 1891-04-22
CONFIDENCE OF THE sPANIARDs IN PREMIER
CANovAs-oPINIoN OF sPANIsH.AMEM-


CANovAs-oPINIoN OF sPANIsH.AMEA-
CAN AND MADRID PAPERS.
The spanish organ in America, alas Novedades,' OF
New-York has been publishing for the last few Gays
leading articles which contain the first judgment YET
expressed by SpanishAmeroans in regard to the COM
mcrcal agreement concluded by General Foster.
Las Novedades" also quotes the opinion OF Maoriu
papers on the subject, and it appears that even
before knowing the conditions Of the agreement SPAN
was ready to accept IT, she has such aosonte CON
fdcnce In Premier Cano~as del Castillo, who person
ally discussed the commercial conVenuon WIN '
American negotat0r.
at seoms indubitablen said Las Novedades" as
early as on saturday. that the trade convention Dc
tween Spain and the United States, concerning t'e
Islands of Cuba and Porto Rico. Is an aeoompnsnou
fart We cannot doubt that the advantases
conceded to lis will fully compensate iof th0Se
granted by the Spanish Government 70 lhe NVrS ,,'
American Nation. Senor CanovsS uN IL
has personally assumed the direction Oh U'e
rncotiations on the part Of spain' anu
This fact is a sure guarantee that we must nave
drawn the last possible advantage from tne o'rouu,
stances Had we not already that eeruAn1 IV'.S ~
in our mind and justified by our Kho"leue0 " - vs.
worth of Senior Canovas, the first statesman Oh opA
as a man OF learning and as tatrio', 'ii". S0@, ,'S
would he seen by us in the unanlnN WIN "
Spanish opinion even that Of people tie mosU w
nrincples. has praised the personal management Vi
the President OF the Council In that olhoul" sp''
ton Of the negotiations with the United states.
ain proof OF what we say, let us read the ioilo".
inc extrocts from an article in 'El lmparciai' oh
Madrid newspaper not at all partisan OF the Con-
servative Government: ,,o,,
.senor Canovas' says 'El Imparcal,' OF March
81 .has assumed tho difficult task Of negotaung lne
treaty with the United States. The ehece VI '"a'
resolution Of the President OF the Council nus Doon
excellent upon public opinion. 1t is faf 70 s's''
It. Wherever we have gone we have hearo only cum
g!es concerning the determination OF the CONSERVATIVE
leader. and manifestations Of the confidence ehUer,
talned by all that in the said negotiations ne Will
obtain much more than could be obtained Dy any
other parsonage of our official world THIS patnouc
tronouItv in regard to the doings OF Senior Canovas
IN uesfion which is outside OF party quesuons ms
Acknowledgement OF his eminent talents-thesS t
nobJy and spontaneously paid by the majority OF te
neonIe 10 his exceptional quallties-are not only nat-
terinr TO the man, but they place, In eXchahge, inc
statesman undcr great obligations to do MS pest
Referring 10 the opinion Of another Madrid paper, paper,
Las Novedades" said in It's issue OF Monuay lne
agreement between Spain and the United Staues a., -
therefore a kind of 'modus vivendl,' reclprOcay
beneficial which will serve as prologue OF pIeiaee;
10 formal treaty, which, as declared oy FL Da, .,
Nadrd which reflects the sentiment OF welllnforned
persons will be signed later on at washington, where
negotiations must be definitely concluded accoruhe 10
diplomatic usage"