The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-02
The News of Spanish Riot Dis
cnssed at the Capital.
For the Attack Upon Oar Legation
at Barcelona.
This Violation Makes Df~avowai of
Intent From the Spanish Govern
menr seceS~ary-Au Indemnity VIII
Probably ge Demanded ~
pressed by Congressman Hit and
senator Lodge.

'te~ss1 is felt here fonaght In the dispatches
showing tire demonsfrafiye feelings exist
ing Ia Spain regaraing the Cuban question.
ard The Statement that thai government -
increasing lis naval force Copies OF tha
Associated Press dispatches we're Shown 10
public men interested in the question. No
surprise Was expressed a. the slefnnnssra-
tiers which have occurred, N fact. such
were expected. The speeches in the SEN
ate. extracts OF which have 10 doubt been
published in the Spanish pc pers. have
bad their influences on the masses OF the
people. inpulsEve excited AMI inspired
with patriotism. ard have thrown them
into an unfriendly mood against the United
States ofEiei94s. The whole matter is re-
garaea here as simply that OF mob violence.
l1v ,N1nsch The Spanish governments has not
In any manner been responsible.
So far as eouia be learned tonigAt. no Off
cial news had been received here ny the
government STEPS undoubtedly will be
taken very promptly tenorrow to aseeF-
tain the situation. through state depart
ment channels, IL Minister Taylor at Mad
-id and Consul Bowen at Barcelona do not
anticipate the officials and make A report
The Spanish minister. Senior de LONE,
heard Of the disturbances in Spain today
through the press. and he was hssteged by
reporters for an expression of his opinion.
He automatically declined however. to
say anything for publication pending news
from his government. which be expects To
receive soon.
me violation OF the consulate Of the
United States az Barcelona makes a dis
avowal necessary BY Spain, and the United
states VIII probably inquire of the Span
ish government what amends VIII be made.
The case finds an analogous one in an
event which occurred In this country pro-
baby sixty years ago, when mob of per-
sons in New ORLEANS assaulted the Spanish
In ~. at ~t~yasN arid
tion was unpermost in the public mind.
II was a case of mob violence and the
government Of the United States gave cem-
pensatton 20 Spain for the damage done.
More recent cases where the United States
has paid or Is about TO pay indemnity
fer damages 10 foreigners for assaults
committed on them. are the eases of the
Chinese In Wyoming and the Italians in
Colorado. In these cases however. the
outrages were the work Of mohs or inai-
viduals, not officials.
snlfe outraged against The consulate AT
Barcelona Is looked upon here BY those
who have given an opinion OF the matter,
as the work of a moh. for which the Span
ish government Is not directly responsible.
On the contrary. as sFosH fnstl4e dishatch-
IS. II has taken precautions 10 protect the
consulate and exercised due diligence IN
the matter. This being the case, Spain may
be expected 70 make an expression of gem
uine regret or proper repaTation for The
damage done. This, az least. is the opinion
OF Chairman HIT. of the house committee
on foreign affairs. who. from his actual
experience In diplomatic usages, is well
qualified to say what the requirements II
International law and custom are In such
cases
MIR. Hit il confident that the attitude Of
our governmen viii be one Of great eau
ton M this iuncture. and 1t Is not prob
able that any act or expression that may
"a he
Guilty Of neaceable and honorable settle
ment Of the trouble. The danger TO be
apnrehenHed In his mind is solely In
some incorporate utterances In congress
that may add 10 the excitement and pre-
cip!tate collision unnecessarily. As the
case now stands. nothing has happened
that cannot be easily and readily - f@tcd
by the means at the disposal Of diploma
cy and that too. in a manner that VIII
leave no stain upon the honor of either
OF the parties to this affair. Even u the
Spanish government should he reluctant
10 undertake 70 do what is esseuM 10
heal the wound voluntarily. which may
well ba doubted. there Is every reason
to suppose that some ono or more Of the
great European powers who have sound
reasons for preventing, II possible. any
hostile collision between the United States
and Spain. win exercise their good Of
fees 10 bring about a peaceful conclu-
son Of the incident
1t is said 10 be- a fact that in countries
Of Spanish tendencies and extraction
these attacks upon the personal repre-
sentativeS Of an offensive foreign nation
are most common. and scarcely one nf the
great European powers has. in the course
Of the present century escaped an on
sIauzhf on one II its .consuiates or even
LEGATIONS IN some 81 the countries of
South or Central America Yet these in
cideuts rarely lead 20 anything more se-
rious than temporary strainiBg ~ the
dipsanatfc relations. and end in n proper
apology and In case Of the destruction
of property or Hi-trea tHeut of an indl-
viaual. the payment of an indemnity
Mr. Herbert Bowen The United States
consul general m Barcelona. Is believed 70
be very good official 70 have IN this trou-
hfeaorr1a nlaee AZ this time lie Is a man
Of about - years OF age, a New Yorker by
birth. son Of the late Editor Bowen. or
the InsenenHent. and a Yale man. having
graduated from The class OF ~ He has
the reputation OF being a man OF sound
discretion ard excellent Judgment cool
and well prepared 70 face ar emergency.
with STABILITY OF character and plenty OF
nerve Now that fhe Spanish officials have
taken steps 10 protect the consulate. it is
MT doubted that his personal safety is as
sured. no matter what the issue may be.
Senator Lodge said 70 an Associated
Press representative. The news from
Snatu IN your dispatches - grave Tor "
shows the Spanish people ard the spanish
editors utterly fan 10 comprehend the situ-
alton here They forget that they reeog-
rlzes the belligersncy of the Confsderacy
within three months after sumter while
We allowed ten years 10 pass In the last
Cuban war. and ore year In this. before
moving We have shown a long f0rhesr-
ance. which they failed 20 show us.
y cannot believe the Spanish minister has
been instructed % protest against the ac-
fton and speeches of the senate Such
ser, ts frconeetvable. A. Mr. Webster SAID
ia the farnsus Hulsemann letter Il would
te an iuterfarenrs with our 1omegf5c ar
fairs which no independent state could ad-
nit for a moment trust ard be2.eve the
Spanish government understands their Sit
yfatlan and ours better than these spanish
newspapers ard popular meetings appear
10 20. and have 10 Doubt iaey do
There n nefhsne ia All this which Should
affect "a. The United states must 30 Wnat
~ rEat ard shat IS lts autv 20 DO. Na
eaun0t suffer that useless. brutal warfare
% 20 on. and that slaughter house 70 20
maintained and our large business Inter
ests II Cuba 70 ~ destroyed right ~ or
doors and Under our eyes. without protest
ard without every effort which a great and
civilized ration can % % eEd Z and 20 ne4p
these people IN fighting for thekr liberty.
Senator Sherman. E1t chairman eF fFe
senate feresgn relations committee, after
carefully reading tas dispatch, said. oE