The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-02
various views.

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subterfuge.
mo American will say" the Graphic
continues, that Maceo has achieved
any success justifying such a meas
ure (the action of the senate), which
has its root less in human sympathy
than in the mischievous spirit evoked
by Mr.. Olney's Monroe doctrine"
The Standard has a dispatch Grom
Madrid which dwells at great length
ON the Indignation melted in all classes
! by the action of the United States SEN
ate, and the unanimity of the press in
calling upon the government to tolerate
no interference. This dispatch de-
scribes the
SCENES IN THE STREETS
upon the arrival of the news of the
| passage of the senate of the resolution,
the people literally snatching the even
! ing papers from the vendors. Form
| ing groups under the lamps, they read
! the kilograms aloud.
A similar feeling is evinced in the
leading towns of the provinces, the Of
fcials everywhere expressing their fear
of anti-Ameriean demonstrations.
The Standard correspondent adds
that the Spaniards are especially in
censed because during the past year
the government has done its utmost
to conciiate the United States by set
ting all outstanding American claims,
besides making concessions to Ameri-
can trade IN the Cuban tariff
The SpaniardS were led to suppose
the correspondent continues, that the
insurgents did not command serious
support in America. when President
Cleveland, his ministers and federal
authorities were affording the Spanish
legation and consulates every facility
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expeditions, and the notorious prepara-
tons by Cuban refugees.
In financial circles there is even
greater impression, because the Span
ish business men are more alive than
the politicians and officers to the con-
sequence of the Spanish finances from
the moment American interference OBJ
ligates Spain to augment her already
costly naval and military ornaments.
All securities have fallen heavily and
foreign exchanges have hardened. The
monthly settlement on the bourse was
rendered difficult
Most of the party leaders condemn
the senate's action as unwarranted by
international law. Senior Mare-ilI
chief of the federal republics, saws
that Spain has the remedy in her own
hands by granting Cuban home rule
and ending the war by a treaty with
the insurgents.
Senior Salmeron, another Republican
statesman, and the Marquis Ceralbe.
chief representative of Don Carlos
agree to loyalty cooperate with the
government in defense of Spanish
rights against foreign intervention
The Liberal party will support any
measure to preserve the Spanish rights
in Cuba.
I am able to state that Spain intends
to follow the same course that America
did when the European governments
recognized the belligerency of the
south during the secession war, should
President Cleveland carry out the SEN
ate,s resolution Meantime four iron
clads, two cruisers and several gun
boats will be sent to Cuba.
THE COAST DEFENsEs
Of Cuba, the correspondent concludes.
viii be increased.
Orders have been issued to prevent
demonstrations throughout the coun-
try.
The Standard says in an editorial on
the above dispatch:
We cannot be surprised at the strone,
Ieellng evoked. even granting for
sake, that the United
States had the right to interfere The
language which the senators used was
almost recklessly offensive. If Presi- |
dent Cleveland is compelled to act. his
task Is rendered almost hopeless by the |
extrava gaIBce of American sympathiz- |
erS with the insurgents. Spanisb |
statesmen are urging their country !
men to keep cool. It would be veil |
II America would follow their examine |
Neither nation has anything to gain I
by allowing the dispute to deveIon |
into an open conflict. We hone thai |
President Cleveland will do nothjnp (
further to exasperate a sensitive peo- 4
pie. The Americans may dismiss as |
an IDLE dream the suggestion that any |
diplomacy viii induce the queen re- |
gent to recognize the independence of
Cuba.
THE OLD STORY.
A New York dispatch to the Dailv
News calls the resolution an election [
manoeuvre, and says: President
Cleveland will not act hastily, if at
ALL"
The Daily News also says in an edi-
torial: There are many reasons why
the president should not aci hastily +
In the present fierce temper of the I
Spanish people the recognition Of bel
ligerency would almost certainly lead
to war; though the ultimate issue could
not be doubtful if the Americans put
their whole heart into ths business.
Ii would be difficult to get them to do