Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-16
SPAIN IS DESPERATE
Home Situation Strained Greatly by the
Rebel Success in Cuba.
QUEEN-REGENT LOOKS FOR THE WORST
Brings Campos Home to Have Near Gen.
eral She Can Trust.
CARLlSTS AND REPUBLICANS REJOICE
Scenes at Valladolid and Madrid but Ex-
emplify the Public Spirit.
rllpA MCANc cN-pvTlIiNH AT ppCcCNT
CUBA MEANS EVERYTHING AT PRESENT
All Classes of Spanish People Ear
nestly Strive for the Retention
of the Last shred of the
American Empire.


American Empire.
Copyright, 1896 by Press Publishing Company }
LONDON, Feb. 15.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram )-Advces from
the Worlds Madrid correspondent do not
indicate any very great excitement in Spain S
capitol over the Cuban resolutions before
the United States congress. The Herald, the
leading newspaper in Madrid, says: "It is
not for the United States government to give
Spain lessons in humanity. Those who live
in glass houses should not throw stones.
Let the United States government put down
lynching before it reads us homilies on our
duty to the Cuban insurgents"
The recall Of General Martinez Campos is
shrewdly suspected to be at the personal
initiative of the queen regent. Campos is
the only general upon whose loyalty the
present dynasty can unhestatingly rely in
the event of the loss of Cuba giving rise to
political disturbances at home, and, it is
thought that the queen regent, apprehending
danger, desired that her most faithful sup
porter should be near at hand tn the
troublous times that seem to be coming for
Spain. Some color Is given to the foregoing
theory by that malicious joy manifested by
the Carlist and republican organs at what
they consider to be the end of Martinez Cam
pos military and political career. The mar
shall is said to have been much hurt at the
hostility manifested at Valladoli and Madrid,
but so resoute a man as he is not likely to
be discouraged by casual ebulitions of popu-
lar discomfort
MUST CRUSH THE UPRISING.
The Worlds correspondent adds that 1t is
an open secret that the Madrid government
and its new representative in Cuba are de-
termined, If possible, to conduct operations
against the insurgents with view to stamp
ing out dissatisfaction with a rapidity and
vigor calculated, in their opinion, to crush
the present rising ere foreign sympathy can
take tangible form. The government is aware
that this new policy embodes the inclina-
tons Of the Cuban constitutional party and
of all Spanirds outside of liberals and re-
publicans, who are beginning to regret that
Marshal Campos did not succeed in recon-
Cling Cubans and Spaniards by policy OF re-
forms and home rule.
1t is the irreconciliable tone Of public opn-
ion in Spain and the angry feelings of all
classes against American interference that
strengthens the hands Of General Weyler in
Cuba and of the Canovas cabinet in Spain.
Unless the insurrection is very effectually
subdued no government could make public
opinion in Spain assent even to the conces-
sion Of home rule for Cuba.
at is useless to conceal the fact" continued
the correspondent, "that the Spaniards would
be unanimous in resenting and resisting for
egn interference, whatever the consequences
might be- They look upon the preservation
of the last shreds of their colonial empire
in America as not only sentimental and
patriotic matter, but as question Of vital
Importance for their trade, their industries,
their agriculture, their capitalists, their inan-
cial and political prosperity in the old world.
"That they will make desperate stand to
retain their hold upon Cuba there can be
no doubt The whole tone of their press,
Of their political, financial and military cir
cles, and even of popular demonstration,
shows that neither the government nor the
regency and monarchy can recede from the
attitude taken without risk to their prest-
ge-nay, very existence"
LIEUTENANT CHURCHILL'S OPINION
Young Winston Churchill, writing in to-
uay'S saturday review OF MS recent expert
ences with the Spanish army in Cuba, main
tains that the success of the revolution
would be unfortunate for the rest of the
world.
with Cuba as a Spanish colony" he says,
"Spain is responsible for its behavior to-
wards foreign states and its respect of in
ternational law. But. with Cuba free, in
stead of dealing with traditionally friendly
power. we should have to prepare ourselves
for another irresponsible frebrand republic of
the South American type"
He points out that two-ffths of the in
surgents being pure negroes. and Antonio
Maceo, being far the ablest man among the
revolutionists, these blacks would demand
a predominant share in the new govern
ment. This would be resisted by the white
Cubans, and racial internecine war would
inevitably follow, with the ultimate estab-
lishment of another negro republic.
Lieutenant Churchill does not seem to
contemplate its annexation meanwhile by
the United States. BALLARD SMITH.