Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-08
SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT.
The Situation 10 Spain After The
Action on Cuba by Congress.
A Part Of tue Press Trying 90 Fan
tho AEiiaIion-the Goysrn-
ment cain.

NEW York, April s. - A World
Dispatch IRON Madrd ssyG
All the papeTs molly condemn the
American Congress for tho bulllgef.
sncy resolutions which they persisl In
ron,idering an act Of hostility AMI In.
suit TO tho Spanish people which musl
DO met by resoluIe. active preparations
Tor resisting oil kinds Of intervention.
Il Is Understood that the governmsnI
will calmly await tho declsion or al.
vaneos from Pr sident Glove aud, aud
viii In the meantime push operations
Ia Cuba aud preparations In spain tO
keep la touch with public Opiuion,
whist nrmly checking all exsSgofa-
tlOns aud demonstrations that mighI
create International complicatiJns.
Spanish diplomacy has led tho gov.
eminent TO believe that Mr. CluVs.
land Will endravOr TO gain ums until
tue rainy season begins Ia Cubi, In
MAY, 10 sec " tue military situation IL
really modified and meanwhile In.
strucling the American minister NJ
MaInd to negotiate dirvcdY with
CAnovRs In friendly way, with a
view To making some oJmpTumisu that
could satisfy the autonombt aspiTa.
tons OF tlu majority VI tue CuOAns an
the imperial Interests Of SPAN, through
American Intervention,
The spanish newspapers, especially
the republIt an aud the CONSERVATIVES,
express mourn al regret that the yari.
Ous Spauisn governments have not
themselves understood the expsuiency
Of putting iulO force a. the very be-
ginning OF tho present inturtrotiun the
home rule bill, and the thfifi reforms
voted Oy The party last yer anu which
trey VIII now have 10 carry out AWk.
wardly under pressure OF oifcum-
6tauces.
The government does not approhend
any iftsn demonstrations against
Americans, despite tho agitation famed
by the pTsse. Great precautions are
being taken In Madrid aud In the
provinces 10 quell any disturbances
aud project American representatives,.
IL In evident, however, that muuh sui
pressed excitement anu Irritation IL
prevalent among all classes. Tue sig-
nificaut attitude OF the minlsttfial
press eNcltes ironically very Angty
ptOtesi6 ana comments. Papers OF
the largest circulation, anu opposition
Journals like mparcial, Pals, GIobo,
I'll Liberal, CJrTeO anu others 40 30
Tar a. 70 threaten the government with
serious consequences In domestic
palltios In SpAIn, n CAnovas Shouts
assent 10 mediation on the part OF
President Cleveland aud purchase thr
neutrality Of tbs United States by COM
mefolal concessionr.
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New York, April s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid, says;
An article In the Imperial scolds the
Spanish government TOR laxity OF
spirit against this attitude OF the A msrl.
can Congress. Il asserts that danger
still exists which IL perhaps Rrester
than before. More than ever, the
etlJrts Of the insurgents arc folt In The
farming districts, where, Mt tue present
time, II IL hard { engage laborefa.
Any one who takes trip through
the agricultural districts VIII DO con.
WINGED beyond a doubt that the present
ttfain on he country IL terrible anu
one which spain cAnlot stand without
serious Injury 'or any length OF time.
MIR. Burnett, manager OF the Peniu-
sulA oompAny's big holding OF Macp.
says he found II almost impossible TO
secure sufficient help 60 work his LAM,
~ many young men having gone 10
Cuba.
Another gentleman, who owns a
large tract ntaf IoleIO, says that out
OF lorty hands twelve had recently
gone " war.