The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20
THE SPANISH PREMIER
Does Not Believe Congress Will
Pass the Resolution,

Madrid. Dec. l9.-Scnor Cauovas del
Castillo, in an interview to-day said thot
re knew yesterday, through the mediums
oil cnbegramS received from minister, ,lr
LONE that Il resolution looking to the i'm.
dencndencc OF Cuba would lie aioptcd bv
Tue United States Senate committees on
foreign affairs, but he does not believe
that Congress will eventually pass 4 rrso.
luton of this character Even though
pubic opinion may influence the Ameri-
can Congress Scnor Castillo expresses -
doubt whether it will be able to Influence.
the other branches of the United s;tntcs
GoVernmcnt ana President Cleveland.
spain 50 far, according to Premier Cono
vas uei Castillo. is satisfied with the sit.
uai!on Senior Canovas del Castillo was
OF The opinion that Secretary of state
olney had supported the cause of inter
national law with wisdom. The holt
days, he thought, would give Congress-
time for reflection
senior Canovas del Castillo made the
Significant and important statement dur
ING the course of the interview TINT the
recognition OF tine bclligerency, and even
0he independence of the Cuban iusur-
gents, need not necessarily he considered
cnsus bclli, but nevertheless ha tbou,,ht
any such action on the part of the United
states Government could not fail to have
It's elect upon the Spanish nation. The
government OF Spain, he insisted how
ever, would determine for itself what
course to pursue. Energetic action would
not be lacking, he added, but he thought.
that 1t was necessary that the govern.
ment's action should not he embarrassed
10y manifestos
In another interview obtained by The
Associated Press from Senior Cnnovns del
IA mr. IL ,,f e..
pressed himself as believing that the war
like attitude of the American politicians
ana certain classes of citizens ami sec
lions of the press was cXplainable only in
the hight of their absolute ignorancc of
fhc true state of fairs in Cuba Accord
ing TO the prime minister, the peoule of
CUBA nave always receives. special fnvors
from the mother country, instead of
tyranhlcal acts, as imagined by the
Americans II the former administers
ton OF affairs in Cuba was immoral, con.
tlnued senior Cannvas del Castillo. it was
lault largely of the Cubnns who re-
ceived the principal benefit from the dis.
honesty of governmental employees from
the peninsula. The government is snri
ously disposed to grant satisfactory
powers OF self administration to Cuba on
the submission of the insurgents, he eN-
planned The rebels, he added, do not
want reforms, but independence This
tact, he thought, was perfctley evident
when Senator Camcrons resolution. pro-
nouncing for the Independence of Cuba,
was introduced. Scnor Canovas del CAS-
tillo said that Spain would succumb
rather than give Cuba her independence
voluntarily In conclusions he said that
0paln was preparing against all eventtl.
alitics. Should matters require the MS.
scmbling of the cortcs the government
Will instantly summon the members of
the spanish parliament together, ana in
case of great national struggle he
thought that MI Spnnards would become
as one party for the purpose OF defending
the national honor
Ambassadors Ilanns Taylor, during the
course of al interview with the cores
pendent of the Associated Press said tlat
he attached slight Importance to the reso.
luton offered by Senator Cameron, and
ordered reported favorably by the United
states senate committee Oh foreign
affairs. lie thought the probable result
would he II friendly understanding he
tween the American and Spanish govern
ments, and that this would ultimately
lead to II guarantee by the government of
the United States for the Cubnns of n
satisfactory system OF self administers
ton.
Admiral Beranger, minister of marine.
has wired instructions to the government
ana to ali private shipbuilding yards to
hasten forward to completion all the war
ships now in course of construction. He
received replies to the effect that NIL OF
these orders would be carried ont