The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
HOT TALK From MADRID.
SPAIN WILL NEVER RELINOUISH
HER POSSESSION OF CUBA.
Bitter War 10 be Preferred-Must Perish
Rather Than Consent to Mutilation of
Territory-Canovas Prepared to Bat
tie With the United States.

his last speech in the Chamber of Depu-
| ties, said Spain must conquer the
Cuban insurgents. For this we must
| make the greatest sacrifices As long as
| the Spanish people may wish the war to
continue | will not abandon my rost.
| How far our sacrifices shall go is..for the
| national conscience to decide
What he really meant nobody knows,
| but two days later FL Nacional, his
| favorte organ. made the following impor-
| tant declaration, which is considered to
| have been inspired by the Premier him
| self
Senior Canovas thinks that..the honor
| and future of our country make it neces-
| sary for us to maintain the Spanish SOY
| ereignty in Cuba ut whatever cost The
| rebellion must be conquered by force of
| arms. and Spain must heroically DISPUTE
| the possession of that territory with the
insurgents, or with whomsoever may
| openly favor them Our history our
| past glories, our present, our future. re-
| qUire the sacrifice of life and fortune and
| credit that the Spanish flag may
haughtily wave forever in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Spain must perish rather than con-
sent TO the mutilation of her territory
The Island of Cuba must not be the fun
eral stone upon which the loss of our
| American empire is to be inscribed. She
| must he living testimony that we have
been the discoveries and colonizers of
the New World. and that we know how
| to preserve the last remainder of our inn
| mense colonial empire with our blood
| and our riches. This is what Senior Can.
ovas thinks. what he wishes what he has
often times said. This is the reason he
Is at the head of the government This is
what his military and diplomatic success
means. To this end his war preparations
are made and artillery placed on our
coasts and in our continental and insular
harbors.n
1t was said yesterday in political cir
cles that Senior Canovas would certainly
90 TO war with the United States as soon
as he sees that this step is necessary to
| avert the downfall of the monarchy.
which, he realizes, is seriously threatened
by the Cuban rebellion. He is fully
aware of Spain's lack of means, but mt
the same time he is convinced that if the
| nation pronounces itself in favor of for
eign war in order to have Il decorous is
size for the present conflict the nation will
also give, at whatever sacrifices as
much as may he required To show the
world that Spain may be beaten but not
Inundated. 1t is also said that il will
not he long before we hear of some out
rage in Cuba against American .citizens.
and rs no apology will he offered by the
Spanish government this will cause the
explosion OF the inevitable conflict. Here
are further remarks in the line of hostil-
! ity to the United States from Senior Cas-
| tillo, former Minister OF the Colonies
and OF the Interior;
AS long as the humiliating treaties of
| $50 and 1877 are not denounced. = he
| said, why does not the government pro-
NO 70 Th. init .1 IL Il.
modified; War cannot be made in Cuba
| while. treaties exist. 1t must he re-
membered that diplomacy is an art to in
| timidatc rather than to please. Have we
| forgotten the energetic act of the
Marquis of Havana in 1851 when lie
| shot ffty-one American citizens? Does
the government do anything like thise
| Its policy is Inundated before the United
| States, while money and blood are
wasted in Cuba But nothing will be
| obtained either in Cuba or the United
| States. TIE government is .impotent be-
fore America. You will not give reforms
in Cuba, and you seem to forget that
| 400, 900 men and 81 600, 900 are required TO
| continue the war
| All this arrogance against the nsur-
| gents amounts to nothing. IT would he
| acceptable if it were against the United
| States. The fact Is that the government
| is incapable of restoring peace, and has
not the means of carrying on the war.
| General MARTINEZ CampoS was sent to
| Cuba. and although he could pacify the
island if anyone could, he was recalled.
| and now General Weylcr's policy is mn
| held. when it is evident that he can make
neither war nor peace
The Cortes devCtes almost of its time
to Cuba and the United States So many
| remarkable statements are made in the
sessions about Spain's impotency that
| Senior Gonzales Lopez, a so-caled Deputy
| from Havana. who is one of the fero-
| cious Cuban eXtcrminators. indignantly
exclaimed Immediately after ssSenor Leon
Castillo had finished his speech: "One
would imagine we were in the Congress
at Washington.
army in Cuba mutinied here few davs
| ago. The ministerial organs say the in
cldent had not the slightest Importance
but other papers report that the riot was
| due To the fact that the volunteers fam
lilies have not been able to collect
| amounts due them, and had assembled be-
fore the military headquarters shouting
that, while their relatives were taken to
Cuba through deceit, they were robbed
| OF their scant allowances. The volunteers
| were hurriedly sent to CadiZ and shipped
to Cuba.
FL TEMPO, Senior Silreta's organ. an
nounceS the existence of a Cuban revolu-
tionary club ut the Gale de Relations. in
| this city and says that the government
| must punish the traitors without mercy.
La Cores pondencia Militar declares
that the members should he sent to Il
place whence nothing further will he
! heard from them.