The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-11


MADRID, May 10.-There are evil
dences of growing popular excitement
in Spain over the attitude of the United
States government to the question of
the filibusterers captured on board the
Competitor The riots and outbreaks
of popular hatred toward the United
States at the tine of the passage
through congress of the resolution
favoring the recognition of the Cubans
as belligerents have not been forgotten,
and the sentiments which caused them
are but smouldering.
The Spanish government has on all
possible occasions expressed its ap-
probation of and satisfaction with the
efforts made by the United States gov
eminent to prevent, as far as lay in
its power. the giving of unlawful aid
to the Cuban insurgent citizens Of the
United States. But the
WIDESPREAD SYMPATHY
felt for the insurgents in the United
States is we'll recognized by the Span
ish people and the news of expeditions
from the United States landed from
time 10 time in Cuba creates intense
irritation.
The news of the capture of the men
on the Competitor was received with
great satisfaction and rejoicing 1t
was felt to be the first opportunity that
had been offered to make an example
Of those engaged in feeding the in
surrection The popular clamor for
the execution is general and is likely to
become vociferous. Little account is
taken of the refined questions Of treaty
Interpretation involved in the protest
of the United States government
against the execution of the sentences.
The action of the United States is re-
garded rather as an expression of
sympathy with the instruction and
there will be 2 strong popular clamor
to disregard it.
THE PUBLIC FEELING
on the subject is fostered by the tenor
of the advices received from Havana.
Dispatches from there affirm that Cap
tain General Weyler is greatly irritat-
ed at the attitude of the United States
on the question of the sentence 1t is
asserted that if the Spanish govern
ment adopts a contrary view owing to
the representations made by the United
States government Weyler will resign
his position. Allegations are made in
these Havana dispatches of very ex-
traordinary conduct en- the part of Mr..
Ramon o. Williams, the United States
consul general. If these are not true,
they are nevertheless, certain to add
fuel to the fire of popular Indignation
in Spain. Mr.. Williams attitude it is
asserted, is the subject of general CEN
sure in Havana, and is said to be very
provocative. The story goes on to
relate that the United States consul
general shows himself everywhere in
public places in Havana, using
IRRITATING AND MENACING
language regarding the probable ac-
ton of the United States toward the
in case the sentence upon
the Competitor captives are executed.
The impartial, commenting upon the
attitude of the United States says that
a man accused of acts of piracy, adj
mitted before a court martial in Ha-
vana that the American police made a
point of vanishing when filibustering
expeditions for Cuba were about to
leave Key West.
A SENSATION
Ell Liberal declares that the Spanish
ought to have sent a
squadron to Cuba in addition to arm
ing all the transatlantic steamboats,
at it's disposal for that service. This
asserts that the steamer
Bermuda, belonging TO the Cuban in
surgent committee, embarked upon the
Florida coast, 10000 rifles, six pieces of
artillery, three mitralleuSes, a quantity
Of munitions of war and 399 men, the
of whom were gunners of the
United States militia for the supply of
insurgent forces in Cuba. This en-
barkation took place, 81 Liberal says,
in spite of the protests of the Spanish
consul at Jacksonville against allow
ing it, and the Bermuda left without
difficulty or obstruction and according
to kilograms received from Captain
General Weyler, the expedition has al
ready landed.
This report has created a sensation
IN Madrid and establishment is ex-
pressed by FL Liberal at the conduct
IF the United States in the matter
At a meeting of Conservative sena-
tors and deputies on Saturday evening,
the premier, Senior Canovas del Cas-
tillo, declared it would be impossible
to introduce reforms for Cuba before
the ellcLC i1dO OCCOillS llOlIIIdI
again.
He admitted that the Spanish arms
alone would fail to terminate the war.
but he said he believed that the dis
of the insurgents and the
of racial hatred among them
would contribute largely to the cessa-
ton of hostilities.
All the comments of the press mani
fest the deep impression made upon the
pulic mind by the action of the United
States towards the sentence of the
Competitor caDtives.
A later dispatch from Havana con-
firms the report that General Weyler
has threatened to resign unless the
are carried out.
Senior Canovas de Castillo, the pre-
mier, being asked for an expression of
MS opinion regarding the matter, said:
1.-THE affair must be settled in
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
md existing treaties
The Heraldo compares the offensive