The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-22
THE TONE OF COMMENT IN OFF,
CIAL CIRCLES is NOW OPTI-
MYSTIC.
INTERVENTION IS AvERTED
SO MADRID BELIEVES, BY THE
LAND AND CONGRESS.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT ALONE FEARED
Mckinley May Be Forced, Says the
Opposition Press, to AclSnowI-
edge Cuba's Independence.

MADRID, Dec. 21.-There can be no
doubt that the Spanish press and public
now take a much calmer view Of the
attitude of the United States toward
the Cuban question. The expressions
heard in government circles and the
view published in the ministerial press,
inspired by members of the govern
ment, are especially optimistic today.
This is, in a large part, due to dis
patches received from Senor Dupuy de
Lone, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, giving the views of Mr.. Olney
as to the power Of the president to
ignore the behest Of congress for the
recognition Of a new government, and
the presidents opinion that no govern
ment had been established by the in
SurgentS in Cuba.
The ministerial organs and all the
sympathizers with the government are
taking the ground, from this, that there
will be a conflict between the legisla-
tive and executive powers in the Unit
ed States government which will de-
lay action and give Spain respite from
Intervention, during which she may
have opportunity to crush the rebel
lion. 1t is noticeable also that the
Cameron resolution itself, offensive as
are it's terms to Spanish pride, is looked
at with degree of moderation as COM
pared with the first view of it. The
view is attributed to Senior Canovas
himself that the adoption of the Cam
eron resolution need not necessarily
mean war, since there was no attempt
in 1t to provide for armed Intervention
in Cf111o fN, O+ixy ~.
insurgents, but simply for the recogni-
ton Of their government. So far as the
friendly Intervention with the Spanish
government was concerned, it lay in the
power of that government to decline
overtures to that end
The mood of optimism of the minis
terialists today goes beyond President
Cleveland's term, since they express the
opinion that Mr.. Mckinley, upon COM
ing into Office will follow the same poll
icy toward Cuba as President Cleye-
land has done.
On the other hand the newspapers
FL Imparcial, Ell HeraIdo and El Liber-
al do not believe that a pacific solu-
ton is possible of the problem Of Span
lsh relations with the United States.
Ihey consider that Mr.. Olney's utter
ances are simply those of a secretary
and that they carry little weight with
the great body of American citizens
In whom, 1t Is pointed out is the foun-
tain of all power, overruling both the
legislative and the executive. These
newspapers express the belief that
congress, backed by public opinion in
the United States, is bent upon gaining
independence for the Cubans Mr.. Nc
Kinley, they say, will also follow pub
lie opinion and his crWn convictions and
will declare the independence of Cuba
and terminate the war in the island,
even at the cost of armed intervention
by the United States, if the war shall
be prolonged beyond the month OF
March, when he assumes the presi-
dency
The Republican press expresses sim
liar views, urging the necessity of the
government preparing for war with the
United States The revolutionary Re-
publicans, headed by Nicholas Salmer-
on, who defeated Julio Sanguilly. the
American citizen held in Cuba for
treason and conspiracy upon his ap-
peal to the Madrid court from the
Havana court, purpose entering upon
strong propaganda in the Spanish
provinces and preparing for a revolu>
tionary action
Senor Moret the distinguished Demo-
crat Liberal, in speech al Valencia,
uttered severe cOnsures upon the gov
ernment He believes that war with
the United States is imminent unless
the amplest Liberal autonomy is i'm
mediately established in Cuba. He con-
siders that the pacifcatfon Of the ISL
and by force Of arms would require
period that would be ruinous to the
Spanish exchequer, would entail the in
reference of the United States and
would result in a war with that coun-
try followed by revolution in Spain.