New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02
prOTrRs SURE TO BE PUNISHED.
TIE SPANISH MINISTER SAYS THE fhNAhii FUN
ATTACKING THE AMERICAN CONSULATE

WILL BE SEVERE
,,.ah,,r,o, March THE dispatch reported 70
h,.e hoo, sent from, Madrid Sehor Depuy de
Lame Spansh Minister at this capital, directing MN
IN nresen, to the United States Government ior''a
pr1test against the character OF the speeches l"o
4, the Senate on the Cuban resolltions' hau ho'
heer received by the Minister up to midnight the
United Press dispatches containing accounts OF 'he
demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona were shown
,o tho Minister and read by him with much interest
He declined to discuss them. further than 10 say
TIM, the sparish Government would doubtless cause
the arrest of the leaders and punish them Inc
,enalty he said. would bee a severe one
R.specting the report that the Minister OF Marine
had ordered six warshps and fleet Of torpedo-boatS
to he held In readiness for immediate dispatch 10
Cuba in case the United States acknowledged the
Cubans as belligerents. Senor De LONE SAID he had
not been Informed that such action had been taken
.But II would be only natural" he SAID, 'that II
should be so \ recognition Of the cubans as bel
ugerents would necessl;ate blockadIng OF the
Islands for which such IA force OF ships would be
necessary At present there are only one or TWO
l,rg. sAlps in Cuban waters. the renanier OF the
spanish naval force being little boats DOING patroI
duty to prevent the landing OF hbuserng parties
in smal. schooners
Mr. Hit chairman OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs who reported the Cuban resolu-
tions which are pending before that body read the
news contained in the United Press dispatches with
much interest
THE outbreak In Barcelona" he said. is bu:
the natural expression OF popular feeling. OF which
there have been manifestations in this country.
some OF them directed against SPAN The Lega-
,ion OF that country when the capital OF the United
States was located at Philadelphia. was the centre
O! disorder and the subject OF attack In 1854 the
Consulate at New Orleans was attacked. and this
Government paid for the damage inflicted. Mr.
Webster Secretary OF State then. and apollo
gized 10 the Spanish Government for the assault.
THE Government OF Spain has taken the proper
position. and IS doing all that be done TO pre-
vent trouble and protect our representatives from
annoyance and danger. The popular feeling in
Spain. feel assured. is based upon the general
lief there that the United States proposes or at
least is ready, to proceed to hostilities This i'm
preston belief in part. grows out OF the fact
that up 10 the present time there has been no COM
plant by the Spanish Government OF any action by
the United States or OF its failure to act, and the
Spanish people assume that the passage OF the bel
ligerency resolutions means that We ready 10 20
further
may follow our action and enforces the necessity OF
proceeding with great caution and realization OF
Barcelona continued Mr. Hit, lis carense sH' W A.
OF his led the outbreak there, for. according to
my information Mr. Bowen is inclined to be pro-
Spanish in his views"
MIR Hit was asked whether the events OF to-day
would influence the disposition Of the resolutions
In the House or tend TO hasten their consideration
II do not see that they WILL, he replied. Under
instructions from the committee tried the other
day to get ynd Hnanimoqs consent for their cSnsd.
of tho pending appropriation bill. tells me that he
Is acting under Instructions from his committee In
pressing 1t upon the intention of the House. and
that he cannot yield the right OF way for anything
else His position is perfectly proper and until
the Legislative Executive and Judicial bill Is dis
posed Of the resolutions VIII have no chance tha'
| to be considered.
Secretary Oirey could not be seen to-night