The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-21
CONFIDENCE IN CLEVELAND
LEADS THEM. HOWEVER, TO VIEW
THE PRESENT CRISIS WITH
EQUANIMITY.
wEYLER ORDERED TO MOVE.
Hint Given Him That His Forces
Must Not Come Back Except
as Victors.

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| government here that he had had
conference with Mr.. Olney, the secre-
! tary of state, in the course of which
the latter assured him that Spain
might rest tranquil until March at
| least, since, despite the attitude of con-
gress, President Cleveland would not
recognize the independence of Cuba.
A representative of the Associated
Press sought to secure an expression
| from the war office, on the relations
with the United States, as influenced
/ by the action of the senate foreign re-
! lations committee on the Cameron reso-
! luton. Gen. Marcelo de Azcarraga, the
| minister of war, was suffering from an
! indisposition and was not able to be
| interviewed. But a number of high
| officials of the war office consented to
supplement the expressions secured
yesterday from the foreign office
These officials stated to the repre-
| sentatives of the Associated Press that
Capt. Gen. Weyler in Cuba has re-
cefved instructions to hurry up his
| campaign by the delivery of a bold
! stroke against the insurgents in order
! to prevent the Cubans from rallying
! from the disaster of Maceo's death and
Z in order to deprive Americans of any
pretext for a demand for Cuban in
| dependence.
1t was added that Spain was quite
able to meet the situation and can
promptly mobilize as many as 100000
! fresh troops in addition to those now
engaged in Cuba and the Philippines
The offlcials of the war department ex-
/ planned that large orders have been
! placed abroad for arms and ammuni-
| ton, and SPANS rife and munition
| factories are working day and night
to provide against any possible ex-
! ternal complications that may arise
/ in Cuba or the Philippines
The war Office said one of the high
officials in that department today, will
not provoke nor will it finch from any
contest upon which depends the ma
tional honor. The army can rely upon
absolute support, with patriotic en-
| thusiasm and with the entire resources
! of the country
I'VE can land
HALF MILLION SOLDIERS
in Cuba within three months We be-
| lleve that the principal inhabitants of
! Cuba would unconditionally support
War office officials also assert that
Capt. Gen. Weyler's army will not be
allowed to return to the Spanish penin-
sula except as Victors. 1t is claimed
that Gen. AZcarraga, minister Of war
Is considered the ablest, though quiet
est, organizer of modern times and
that he is perfectly able to carry out
the war office statement that, If cir
! cumstances compel them to do So they
are ready to meet complications with
/ the United States. Senor Emilio Cas-
I telar, the distinguished Spanish re-
| publican, was asked to supply to the
Associated Press an expression of his
opinion on the relations between Spain
and the United States. In reply Senor
CASTELAR, gave the following signed
! statement:
Inspired by high patriotism, joined with a
great appreciation Of the American people, 1
believe the sense of justice and the material
! interests of the majority of the people of
the United States will prevent a war with
Spain, through whose instrumentality the
new world discovered by which Ameri-
cans have been most highly benefited. -.
In the course of an interview, Senor
Castelar, said further that he was act
ing as a bond of union between the
Liberals and Conservatives in order to
secure the agreement of all parties in
Spain to ward off or repel any outrage
upon the national honor. He had Sc
cured good understanding, he said,
! between Senor Canovas del Castillo
the president of the council, and Senor
Sagasta ex-premier Of the Liberal gov
/ ernment, to carry out the necessary
measures to satisfy the reasonable de-
! mandS of outsiders and affording con-
tent to the colonies, while always de-
Tending the national honor. Senor Cas-
telar considers that, if she were pushed
to desperation, Spain could inf1ict Sc
/ rious damage upon the United. States
! in case of war. She cannot refuse it
| while right and honor are on her side
Nor would Spain be alone Grave in
ternational complications would en-
sue.
Senor Castelar, pointed out that he
considers international wars al the
present day a disgrace to modern civ
ilization. Such a war, he thought
would be more illogical for the United
States than for any other nation He
regarded the United States as the mod
Ell for all other nations in avoiding wars
and seeking the settlement Of inter-
national disputes by arbitration
A dispatch received here from Hava-
ma says that the rebels in Santa Clara
province have been scattered into
small groups and have thus been made
powerlesls to resist the activity of the
Spanish cavalry. The Spanish govern
ment is informed that the Dutch gov
ernment has given orders to it's colo
nlStS TO prevent the expectation of
arms and munitions Of war for the
rebels in the Philippine islands
/ According to interviews published in
Madrid newspapers Senior Canovas is
represented as saying that everything
is ready to apply reform in the Spanish
West Indies but that ell will depend
upon the course of the campaign in
/ Cuba. The reforms, he says, will be
applied first to Porto Rico, but moth
ing has been decided upon the sub
ject, pending the receipt of further
dispatches from Capt Gen. Weyler
While 1 am premier" said Senior
Canovas, Spain will not provoke a
conflict with the United States but
will brook no attack on the sovereignty
OF Spain. l say this calmly, but / am
resolved to abide by it. That is my
last word
Admiral Jose Maria Boranger the
minister Of marine, in response to
request from a representative Of the
Associated Press. consented to express
his views regarding the existing rela-
tions between Spain and the United
States:
"I consider a rupture between Spain.
and the United States improbable" :"
said Admiral Boranger,~ but with q
view Of averting any chance of con-
nict, the Spanish meE-of- war IN Cuban
waters have received strict instruc-