The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-24

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MADRrD, Dec sL-Prims Minister
Csuovas del Castillo said In reference
TO threats Of American Intervention In
Cuba: II desire 70 say In the strongest
possible manner that Spain is ready 70
grant local self-govsrnment TO the 10
land Of Cuba ~ soon - the Spanish
aglns have triumphsd over the patriot
forces sufaciently to mske'it clear 70
the world that the monarchy 70 grant.
ing the reform Of its own free will, and
10 not yielding either TO domestic or TO
foreign threats. 4ei
...k3ut this. government will not yield
IN ineh to force or to threat Of force.
No concession Of any kind will b made
until the insurrection In Cuba has been
brought under control, and until Spain
can give what she refuses to allow any
ono to take, either by armed insurrec-
tion or by reasonable intrigues with
other nations. , ,
II can not undertake to discuss the
domestic politics of the United States,
but firmly believe that q majority Of
the Americans, who are assisting this
deplofable agitation, are opposed to
the independence of Cuba, and are at
heart in favor of annexation.
''Spain can not undertake to be
guided in her domestic affairs by any
other. government, nor can she allow
any foreign agitation to influence her
in dealing with her rebellious colony.
This government seeks peace, but she
will not shrink from war in any mat
ter touching her honor. If the United
States forces war upon Spain we are
| ready to defend ourselves, but we are
determined that Spain shall be the
nation attacked, and not herself the
sggressor.
II deny that either the government
or the people of Spain want war with
the United States. If the war comes IL
will not be through our fault. The
Cuban question il q question Of terri.
torisl integrity, and the crown of
Spain will defend its domain at all
timeA
"Spain is strong enough to carry ON
the campaigns in Cuba and Philippine
islands until peace is restored, no mat
ter how long the struggle may last.
This nation II united, the queen, the
government and the people have but
one mind-they are determined to con-
tinue the wars until the Instructions
are crushed.
"Spain will defend herself at all
hazards She seeks no foreign war,
but she fears not war"
LONDON, Dec 21.-The Standards
Madrid correspondent telegraphs that
the feeling Is unanimous there that the
people Of the United States are treat.
ing Spain unfairly an d that they want
to systematically provoke her to an un'
equal struggle simply because the
United States has obtained assur'
ances that the European powers will
only display platonic sympathies 70,
Spain.
The Spsniards are convinced Of thil
and hence they forbear expressing
their deep resentment Suppressed ir
ritation pervades all classss and par
ties The correspondent adds that Il
IL reported that there has bsep some
display Of amonitsy against the Unitsd
!. States In Bsrcelons and Bilbao
| MAD1ID, Dec 9I-Senor Canoval
does not think that the Cameron reso
luton need cause serious perturbance
It will only make ths relations between
Spain and the United States mor>
strained, but need not cause . rupture
He will never consent TO foreign
interfencs in what 10 question o,
Spain's domestic politics. Spain WI
regulate her acts so that nobody viii
be able to say that she made war upor
another power, yet she will always re
pei aggression. The tone Of the news
4 papers generally was more moderate
Sunday than It was Saturday. They
coatain little to excite the populace.
i MADRID, Dec 21.-The explicit An
nouncement is made that Senior Dupuy
de LONE, the Spanish minister q
Washington, has autographed to hi
government here that he had confer
ence with Mr.. Olney, the secretary O.
state. in the course Of which the latter
assured him that Spain might res
tranquil until March 1T least, since
despite the attitude Of congress, Presi
dent Cleveland would not recogniz,
the Independence of Cuba.
GEN. COLBY