The herald., 1896-12-22
AS She COntemplates Possible
Recognition
SOME COMFORT IS FOUND
In the Fact That Armed Intervention Is
Not Threatened
Some Long-Headed Editors Express
Fear of the Power of Public
Opinion in the United States.
Associated Press Special Wire

| 1885, .)-There can be no doubt that the
Spanish press and public take a much
| calmer view of the attitude of the
United States toward the Cuban ques-
! tion. The EXPRESSIONS heard in gov
ernment circles and the views published
in the ministerial press, inspired by
members of the government. are es-
pecially optomistic today This is, in
| large part, due to dispatches received
from Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spar
ish minister a Washington, giving the
! views of Mr.. Olney as to the power Of
the President to ignore the behest of
| congress for the recognition of a new
! government has been established by
the insurgents in Cuba. The ministe-
rialist organs and all the sympathizers
| with the government are taking the
! ground from this that there will be
| conflict between the legislative and ex.
| ecutivc powers in the United States
! government, which will delay action
and give Spain a respite from interven
! ton, during which she may have an op
| portunity to crush the rebellion.
1t is notable, also, that the Cameron
resolution itself, offensive as it seems to
| Spanish pride, is looked at with a degree
view of it. This view is attributed to
| Senior Canovas himself that the adop
| ton of the Cameron resolution need not
| necessarily mean war, since there was no
| attempt in it to provide for armed inter
| vention in Cuba or active assistance to
| the insurgents. but simply for the rec
| ognitiou of their government So far as
| the friendly Intervention with the Span
ish government was concerned, it lay in
| the power of that government to decline
| overtures to that end.
| On the other hand, the newspapers FL
| Impartial, IL Heraldo and El Liberal do
! not believe pacific solution is possible
! of the problem of Spanish relations with
| the United States. They consider Mr..
Olney's utterances simply those of a sec
| retary and that they carry little weight
| with the great body of American cit-
zens 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 gain
| ing independence for the Cubans. Mr.
Mckinley, they say will also follow pub
| lie 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 interv|tion by the
United States, if the EAR shall be pro-
IL.
| 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 head
| ed by Nicolas Salmeron, who defended
| Julio Sanglilly, the American citizen
held in Cuba for treason and conspiracy
| upon his appeal to the Madrid court
| from the Havana court, proposes enter
| ing upon strong propaganda in the
| Spanish provinces and preparing g, for rev
| olutionary action.
/ Senor Morel, the distinguished Demo-
| crat- Liberal, in Il speech at Valencia
| uttered severe censures upon the govern
| ment He believes war with the United
| Stats is imminent unless the most liberal
| autonomy is established in Cuba He
, considers that the pacihcation of the
| island by force of arms would require
period of tinIea that would be ruinous to
| the Spanish eXchequer, would entail the
! interference of the United States and
would result in a war with that country,
followed by a revolution in Spain.
| WON'T NOTICE TALK.
LONDON, Dec 22.-The Standards
| Madrid spondent says that the
| government has signfiedi TO the Wash
| ington government that it is satisfied
with the friendly tone of President
| Clevelandfs message and with the atti-
| tude of Mr.. Olney before the senate
committee on foreign relations.
| This correspondent says: "Senor Ca
novas will not take theslightest notice
| of talk or resolutions by congress as long
! as the executive preserves an attitude
| of harmony with the usages and prov
| inces of international law, which Spain
| is entitled to expect both from President
| Cleveland and Mr.. Mckinley. He an
| ticipates that a similar common sense
will animate the American. Sress and
| people when the jingo scare fades away.
| Indeed it would be next 10 impossible
| for any Spanish government to yield to
| foreign Interference now.
THE press today is much cooler arr
confident of gaining time. Rumors of
| unusual war preparations must be re-
| ceived with caution, as the ministers
are only asking within the budget lin
| its They do not wish any aggressive
| meaning to be attached to purely de-
! fensive precautions and to the provision
| of war stores for Cuba and the Philip
| pines"
The Daily News warns the Spanish
war minister against any warlike prep
arations against the United States. ''It
| is quite clear" says the Daily News,
that nothing is ever intended to come of
! the Cameron resolution"
ITALY INTERESTED.
ROME, Dec. 21.-In the chamber of
| deputies today Signor Imbriani, the
| Socialist leader, submitted motion in
| viting the government to ascertain the
truth as to the death of he brave and
| generous Maceo."
The Marquis di Rudini, premier, beg
| ged Signor Imbriani withdraw his
motion, which, he said, might disturb
che friendly relations of Italy With the
| brave Spanish people.
| Signor Imbriano persisted in his mo-
tior amid uproar in the chamber The
| president loudly called for order.
The Marquis di Rudini protested
| against Signor Imbriani's remarks and
said that if Italy wished to maintain
| her independence she could not inter-
fere with the independence of others
| Therefore prliament could not Judge of
the incidents which had not already
| been veried in Cuba. The premiers 8
| statement was greeted with cheers and
the matter was dropped.
A NEW YORK DEMONSTRATION.
NEW. YORK, Dec. 21--The demon
stration In favor of the Cuban insur-
gents under the auspices of the Soci-
ETY. Of American Friends of Cuba to-
night was a remarkable one. Four
| thousand men marched from East
Elghty-seventh street to Cooper Union.
| Led by Frank Meyer, a survivor of the
Vlrglniu@ massacre. The parade was
| civideddnto tan columns. A large Amer
L ican flag was. borne at the head of the
procetsion, which moved to the strains