Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-08
MAY SETTLE WITHOUT WAR
Spanish Government Affects to See a Com
promise on Cuba in Sight.
EXPECTS CLEVELAND WILL TEMPoRlzE
Hope Seems Based on the timn
Granting of Cuban
ana Commercial Concessions
to the United states.

Copyright, 1896, by Press Publishing Company
MADRID, April 7.-CNew York World Ca
blegram-Special ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
uron the rumors foated in the French aud
American press on the probability of Presi-
dent Cleveland delaying recognition of bel
ligerency OF the Cubens until he has
sounded the Madrid government on 1t, Cuban
autonomy under the Spanish flag, Cuban
tariff reforms and a better modus vivendi
for commercial relations between the Spanish
West Indies and the United States, La
Epoca. the principal organ of the govern
ment and the conservative party, says: 1--WE
do not believe that the United States has
as yet questioned the Spanish government
on any of these three questions, but 1t
seems to us that If America did attempt,
In a friendly way, to discover what the
Spanish government thinks they would re-
ceive an equally friendly reply"
The Spanish newspapers, especially the re-
publican and the diss,ntient conservatives
express mournful regret that the various
Spanish governments have not themselves
understood the expeiiency of putting into
force at the very beginning Of the present
insurrection the home rule bill and the
tariff reforms voted by Parliament last year,
and which they will now have to carry out
awkwardly under pressure Of circumstances
erd foreign mediation.
/ am able to state that the government
does not apprehend any fresh demonstra-
lions against Americans, despite the aglta-
ton famed by the press. Great precautions
are being taken in many provinces TO queli
any disturbances and protect American rep
resentatives. 1t Is evident, however, that
much suppressed excitement and irritation
is prevalent among all classes.
PRESS GENERALLY INDIGNANT.
The significant attitude of the ministerial
press excites ironical and very angry pro-
tests ard comments. Papers of the largest
circulation and opposition journals like I'm
parcial, Pals, Globo, Ell Liberal and others
go so far as to threaten the government
with serious consequences in domestic polh-
tics in Spain IL Canovas should assent to
mediation on the part of President Cleve-
land and purchase the neutrality of the
United States by commercial concessions.
All the papers Indignantly condemn the
American congress for adopting the belli-
berency resolutions, which they persist in
y considering an act of hostility and insult
to the Spanish people which must be met
by resolute and active preparations for re-
sisting all kinds of Intervention. 1t is un-
derstood that the government will calmly
await the decisicn of or advances from Pres
ident Cleveland, but will in the meantime
push the opposition in Cuba and prepare
tions in Spein to keep in touch with public
opinion, while firmly checking all eXag-
~geraticn and demonstrations that might Gre
ate international complications. Spanish
diplomacy has led the government to be-
lieve that Mr.. Cleveland will endeavor to
gain time until the rainy season begins
in Cuba. in May, to see if the military sit
uation is really modified, and meanwhile IN
structng the American minister at Madrid
to negotiate direct with Canovas In a
friendly way, with a view to making some
compromise that could satisfy the autono-
mist aspirations Of the majority of the
Cubans and the imperial interests of Spain,
through American mediation.