The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

scar. al sfee-fo-eurn." ard says n be-
lseves * 3 merely another exalosr1cn o.
ese gzrnhaEs % the Wal street bears TIE
Csaeae ads. Tee United States ard srssn
ere uoE yer H. war. ard n sT1fe q ne b@IE-
ssrsze der -sssfSnz OF IRE c0E1Fns Teee. 10
body reed ne Alarmed There 1'4I D. no
war r-a@ss IRE Epsuizrsis choose 20 &C.
care oze. From ire poEzz. ot view cf ne
r,4frporsc American, n II sErgularay hu-
gnsasatsng tEYa1 American Markets should
50 70 pieces a. <ae remote prospect % war
rsn a p5xer sxatcn - commonly de-
scr1ea BY courtesy secoEc-class
Th1 WESTMINSTER Gazstts ignores TIE
master St0zAaliy- A coaSg4sss para pa.
dated Madrid. SPEAKS % profound lnd-z
rsasAon." ard expresses fear CT 'patrfotSc
dszDsays." but oraerwise there - a COM
go sfr.~nee of news from Span. owing
10 delay o. Eae telegraph 1nes 81 the con-
tlnsas.
TIE Manchester Guardian says: Amer
Tea today Is doing 1er 5es- 20 iuyolve nsr-
self again "a 9 4ang1e OF European olpso-
matte relations, BY opening one foreign
question after another n which Europe
f. deeply interested
TIE Times. in an editorial, says: SHOULD
the resolution which has received favor
ab,s consideration at the hands OF the
forslxn Affairs COMMITTEES be passed, an
open breach between the United States
and Spain upon the subject OF Cuba would
be almost inevitable. Spain IL in no con-
dltion 20 fgnt the United States Cuba
nas successfully resisted for TWO years all
of the troops which Spain has poured IN
upon the island. Tire best solution OF the
dIfFicuity would be for Spain TO adopt
gsnor saeastFs scheme looking for home
rule for Cuba The reform party OF the
island would accept local self-g0yernment
IN ser<isment OF all demands, and would
~ f-1h Fsf IN 4.
IL the Spanish statesmen were well ad-
vised they would grant Cuba constitu-
ton and amnesty 20 the island insur-
gents"
Madrid Newspapers at Variance.
MADRID, Dec. Is.-Copyrighted. isss, by
the Associated Press. Tho Epoca fminis-
teriallED considers the adoption or the
Cameron resolution as doubtful, owing
10 "the contradictory wording. including
ths Independence OF Cuba and friendly
peace offerings IN one resolution" The
Epoea also thinks that President Cleye-
land VII veto the resolution should :;
be- passed. and Il viii thus have weak
ening effect
The Naelonai condemns what II classes
as ''ahs unPAtTiodo attitude Of the span
isn press" IN attacking Capt.-G@n. Ney-
lev ard other spanish generals. claiming
this hurts their prestige with the army.
but the Nacl0ua& considers that var De-
tween spain and the United STATES Is
Impossible. even shOuld the resolution q
adopted, oWluE - the disastrous eject
which ia would hays upon American
finances 7" Il thinks Americas only an
is u autonomy ID Cuba in order 90 secure
special advantages IA a poAlcal-conlmer-
cial treaty. tAntamoBnt % q monopoly OF
Cuban trade" and also expresses the
onInioa that tia Spanish government
should establish rhs Porto Rico reforms
voted ~ TIE c0rtes, while Postponing the
reforms n Cuba sntil Tie rebels are
crushed
RI correo UAheraD advocates granting
Immediate reforms. or evan autonomy. TO
Cuba. TO satisfy the Yankees ana oo-
yiats war"
The impartial. although attacking Gen
Weylsr advocates crushing the rebel
lion by arms" as the FIRST necessity. and
advises the government 20 prepare against
tho possibility q war with the United
States.
The Heraldo condemns the hesitation OF
the government in relying upoa the
friendship OF President Cleveland. who.
the Heraldo adds. lis impotent TO over
rule public opinion in the United States.
which Is bent upon quarrelinS with spain
and gobbling up Cuba"
The Correspondencla considers the gov
ernmenf 60 'be between the dilemma OF
accepting the friendly, although degrsd-
ing intervention OF the Yankees or n war
which would be ruinous TO Spain. while
the United States cannot win unseathed.
French Press warns Europe.
PARIS. Dec. BE Jour says that the
position OF the Spanish government will
become singulArly critical. even desperate,
IN the event OF rupture with the United
States. and points out 10 the "araitra-
ton faddistS" that democratic America
has twice within q year been ready 10
pass from threats 10 action.
The Figaro expects that IN view OF the
attitude Of Spain. who Is firmly resolved
not 10 draw her sword against the United
States except In case OF positive insult.
cleveland and Mckinley Will refuse 10
sanction resolutions calculated TO make
war Inevitable