The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-19

Spanish officials cannotsbelieye that it will
pass Congress. but IL il does ssrefy Presi-
dent aen{ clsyniaaa. eve, Judging from his past
There is no parallel between the rebellion
IN Cuba and Spain's recognition of the
Confederate States Of America as bell
governmentsarad a regular army, held pos
session of important cities and were well
supplied with finances. The Cubans, on
the other hand, are only bands of rebels
scattered In the woods and mountains
without. the possession of a single town.
It would be folly to recognize them as
bellfgerents.''
In reply to a question as to what action
Spain wouk- be likely to takesfn the event
Of the adoption of the resolution by the
United States Senate and House of Rep
resentatires, the officials, Of the Embassy
said it wpuld besimpossible for them to
anticipate the action Of the Government
at Madrid.
Baron de Courcel. the French Ambassa-
dor, was seen by the reporter as he was
leaving his office The Ambassador begged
TO be excused from expressing any. opinion
upon the subject at the relations between
Spain and the Unitfd States.
Both United States Ambassador Bayard
and the italian Ambassador. General
Ferrero. are out of town and In their
absence the officials of their respective
embassies decline to talk on the subject
The Pail Mall Gazette commenting
upon the action of the Foreign Relations
Committee of the United States Senate
IN regard to Cuba, says
The resolution of the Senate's commit
tee advocates the right sort of solution
OF the Cuban question in the wrong
sort OF way. Public opinion has still to
assert itself and it may prove to be far
calmer than the temper of the tempest
uous politicians. Constitutional delays
and the Christmas holidays will give the
United States season Of reflection
The "St. James Gazette" in strong
article on the subject, says -
If Spain keeps cool it will give time for
the large party in America which is op-
posed to policy OF adventure TO influ-
enee public opinion. Even if a joint re-
solution is passed by two-thirds vote of
Congress and the independence of Cuba
is thus recognized such recognition would
bind nobody except the power making it..
Spain need not even protest against it and
the United States would continue TO be
bound by its own neutrality laws, and
would think twice before taking the often
sive and assuming the responsibility for
such a hopeless anarchy as Cuban Re-
public. with no alternative except the oc-
cupation of the island by the United
States"
The Evening News says little doubt
can exist s,to what would be the answer
of a strong nation to recognition by the
United States of the belligerent rights of
the Cuban rebels. Spain, though weak,
is high spirited, and will doubtless view
such course as taken with intent to
provokesa a quarrel. The News" article
concludes -
I'VE have hope in the firm attitude OF
President Cleveland and sober American
feeling, and that any action of America
will not be taken in such a way as to
incur reproach. But it has stirred in
stead of healing strife.f
The Sun" thinks that the fate of the
colonial empire and also the present
monarchy of Spain will be decided within
the next year, it being difficult to see
how Spain can do otherwise than declare
war against the United States in the event
of the recognition OF Cuba's independence
by the American Government Spain,
the paper says, has only herself to
blame, through the drastic methods she
has adopted in Cuba. In conclusion. the
Sun expresses the opinion that hence
forth America must be seriously consid-
cred in the settlement of international
questions affecting the interest or senti-
ments of the people of the United States.
The Globe thinks that despite the ac-
ton of the United States Senate's COM
mittee, nobody need be alarmed. as there
will be no war unless Spain chooses to
declare one. 1t is very humilating from
the point of view of the patriotic Aneri-
can. the paper adds. that the American
market should go to smash at the extreme-
" remote prospect of war with "a power
commonly described by courtesy as Sec
ond class"