The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-24
TAKES COMFORT
Believes Olney's Stand Will
Delay Intervention.
THE PREMIER NOT A BIT MAD.
A. the Cameron Resolution Does Not
Provide For Armed Interference, Ho
Cannot See Anything Menaoins, should
i. Pass-Papers Not SO Optimistic.

MADRID, Dec. 22.-There can be no
doubt that the Spanish press and public
take a much calmer view of the atti-
tude of the United States toward the
Cuban question. The expires lions heard
in government circles aud the views
published in the ministerial press, in
spired by members of the government,
are especially optimistic. This is, in
large part, due to dispatches received
from Senor Dupuy de LONE. the Span.
ish minister at Washington, giving the
views of Mr.. Olney as to the power Of
the president to ignore the behest Of
congress for the recognition Of new
government and the presidents opinion
that no government has been estab.
lished by the insurgents in Cuba.
The ministerialist organs and all the
sympathizers with the government are
taking the ground, from this, that there
will be conflict between the legisla.
tive and executive powers in the United
State government which will delay
action and give Spain respite from in
terventiOn, during which she may have
opportunity to crush the rebellion. 1t
is noticeable, also, that the Cameron
terms TO Spanish pride, is looked at with
q degree of moderation, as compared
with the first view of it, The view is
attributed to Senor Canovas himself
that the adoption of the Cameron reso.
luton need not necessarily mean war,
since there was no attempt in it to pro-
vide for armed Intervention in Cuba or
for active assistance to the insurgents,
but simply for the recognition of their
government. So far as the friendly in-
tervention with the Spanish govern.
ment was concerned, it lay in the power
of that government to decline overtures
to that end.
The mood of optimism of the minis.
terialists goes beyond President Cleve.
lands term, since they express the opin-
ion that Mr.. Mckinley, upon coming
into office, will follow the same policy
toward Cuba as President Cleveland has
done.
On the other hand, the newspapers
FL impartial El Heraldo and El Liberal
do not believe that pacific solution is
possible of the problem of Spanish rela-
tions with the United States. They
consider that Mr.. Olney's utteranCes
are simply those of a secretary and that
they carry little weight with the great
body of American citizens, in whom, it
is pointed out, is the fountain of all
power, overruling both the legislative
and the executive. These newspapers
express the belief that congress, backed
by public opinion in the United States,
is bent upon gaining independence for
the Cubans. Mr.. Mckinley, they say.
will also follow public opinion and his
own convictions and will declare the
independence of Cuba, and terminate
the war in the island, even at the cost
of armed Intervention by the United
States, if the war shall be prolonged
beyond the month of March, when he
assumes the presidency.
The Republican press expresses SINH
lar views, urging the necessity of the
government preparing for war with the
United States.
The revolutionary republicans, headed
by Nicholas Salmeron, who defended
Julio Sanguilly, the American citizen
held in Cuba for treason and conspir-
acy, upon his appeal to the Madrid
court from the Havana court, purpose
entering upon strong propaganda in
the Spanish provinces and preparing for
a revolutionary action.
Senior Morat, the distinguished demo-
crat liberal, in speech at Valencia, ut
tered severe censures upon the govern
ment. He believes that war with the
United States is imminent, unless the
amplest liberal autonomy is immediately
established in Cuba.